Posts filed under ‘GM eSummit’
A Day at the Track
Have you ever had the urge to drive a car at lighting fast speeds? Maybe a better question, to ask, is who hasn’t? The four partners at Better Car People, Brian Musgrave, Matthew Belk, Tyler Uebele and Chris Martinez, had the chance to do just that at the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving in Chandler, Arizona.
The partners were heading to Phoenix, Arizona for the 16th stop on the 17 city tour with GM eSummit 4.0. The day before they were scheduled to be at the eSummit, they had the opportunity to take part in the one day Z06 Corvette Experience at the Bob Bondurant School. It just seemed fitting that while on the GM eSummit tour they should go to Bondurant, where the official vehicle used is the American performance-icon Chevrolet Corvette – Z51, Z06 and ZR1 models.
The Corvette Z06 is one of the most powerful production cars ever made by GM. It is powered by a 7.0 liter V-8, LS7 engine that puts out 505 HP at 6,300 RPMs. The Corvette Z06 is the exclusive vehicle used in their Corvette Z06 Experience course.
The morning started off with a brief class with the instructors, were they did a Q & A session and reviewed the impressive Corvette Z06. The team learned to harness the power of the Z06 in a number of sessions that included skid control, line techniques, accident avoidance and plenty of track time on a quarter mile, autocross and the 1.6 mile road course. The only incident of the day came on the quarter mile track were Tyler slid off the track and got stuck in a gravel pit. Fortunately, no damage was done to the vehicle.
On the autocross course their abilities and training were put to the test with timed laps. Chris had the fastest single lap, three times out of the nine total laps, but Matthew had the fastest overall average! At the end of the day they were let loose on the 1.6 mile Firebird Raceway Road Course which combines high-speed corners, long straights and low speed turns. The 1.6 mile course is used by many professional racing teams, club racers and the Bob Bondurant School’s Advanced Road Racing classes. The day provided a great team building experience and an unexplainable driving rush!
As a side note: there was a small bet between the partners. The partner with the slowest overall speed, during the timed autocross, would have to hand-wash the others’ car in front of the office…Hey Brian, the wash bucket is out front waiting for you!
November 14, 2011
The GM eSummit gives us a chance to meet our customers
Better Car People always enjoys meeting its customers and this year’s GM eSummit tour is going to be a great opportunity to do just that. Recently at the GM eSummit we attended in Dallas, TX. one of our current client came up first thing in the morning and was telling us how much he loved Overnight BDC and how he has his life back. No more waking up at 2:00 AM to answer a lead or better yet 60 Hand Raiser leads. He also let us know how much he liked the morning report. This gave him a quick reference to all his resent leads. Just then he remembered he didn’t update his schedule to accommodate that he was going to be at the General Motors eSummit all day. At his store they are on a schedule and use us during times when the store is closed or during holidays. We then simply logged in the system and manually changed the times to watch his sales leads all day while enjoyed his sections at the eSummit.
To learn more about Overnight BDC and how it can help you and your store with a fast quality response to sales and service inquiries, visit www.bettercarpeople.com or call (800) 691-882.
August 31, 2011
GM eSummit 4.0 Houston & Dallas, TX
We are looking forward to the Texas eSummit’s this week. Better Car People has a large number of dealers in the state of Texas and we know there are a number of them that don’t use our full line of products. As always our core product, Overnight BDC, is leading the way for our dealerships, and Overnight BDC for the Service department has been gaining strength all summer too. With our service product, dealers have been able to take control over Internet lead requests on the fixed operations side now more than ever. Our highly trained quality assurance representative act as the dealership staff when you are unable. We can set a tentative appointment for the store or let them know we will be confirming their scheduled service appointment by phone shortly. For our Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac dealers, Better Car People will also send out an email for your GM OnStar notifications. This has been most helpful in getting business into the dealership.
GM eSummit 4.0 2011 tour dates:
St. Louis, MO – 8.18.2011
Houston, TX – 8.23.2011
Dallas, TX – 8.25.2011
Atlanta, GA – 9.8.2011
Greensboro, NC – 9.13.2011
Ft. Lauderdale, FL – 9.15.2011
Boston, MA – 9.20.2011
New York, NY – 9.22.2011
Baltimore, MD – 10.11.2011
Pittsburgh, PA – 10.13.2011
Detroit, MI – 10.18.2011
Minneapolis, MN – 10.20.2011
Chicago, IL – 10.25.2011
Columbus, OH – 11.3.2011
Los Angeles, CA – 11.8.2011
Phoenix, AZ – 11.10.2011
San Jose, CA – 11.17.2011
If you are going to be attending any of these upcoming eSummits, come hear all about Overnight BDC and our service response program. You can also visit www.bettercarpeople.com or call 888-620-1920 to talk to a sales associate.
August 24, 2011
Meet Me in St. Louie, at the GM eSummit 4.0
We’re kicking this years GM eSummit tour off in St. Louis, MO. Come join Better Car People at booth # 20 and see all the new enhancements we have made to our Overnight BDC product. Serving over 500 car dealerships across America with a fast quality Internet lead response for Sales and Service request.
We have made some new changes to our service responses to better assist with GM OnStar notifications. These changes will help engage the customer and move them closer to setting a service appointment. Alone with the improvements made to our core product Overnight BDC, we have also stream lined our Social Media product, Social Connect. This helps dealers maximize a car dealer’s Internet presence on Facebook, Twitter and through your own dealership Blog.
Better Car People is releasing a new product this fall called On Call. We are rolling it out on the GM eSummit tour this year. On Call is a on demand call center helping car dealers answer sales and service calls when you are unable. It’s a 24 / 7 / 365 service that reduce overhead and increase appointments and customer satisfaction.
For more information on Better Car People and our products. Overnight BDC, Overnight BDC for Service, On Call and Social Connect visit www.bettercarpeople.com
August 18, 2011
In Houston, TX at the eSummit showing off our Lead Answering, Social Media and Reputation Management services
Better Car People successfully attended and met with a great group of dealers at the last stop on the GM eSummit tour in Houston, TX. Our services: Overnight BDC, Reputation Management for dealers, and Social Media Management for dealers as well as Overnight BDC for Service were well accepted.
Owner, Matthew Belk, spear-headed the presentation to the dealers present using his vast knowledge of the automotive industry and experience with the Hendrick Automotive Group to communicate the need and necessity of the web 3.0 services now available through Better Car People.
Thanks to the facilitators at the GM eSummit for their hospitality.
For more information about Better Car People services, contact us.
November 29, 2010
eSummit Dallas, TX at the Better Car People booth
We had a great time in Dallas, TX at the eSummit. We met a great bunch of dealers and reconnected with our southern roots. It was a pleasure introducing our Overnight BDC, Overnight for Service, Reputation Management, Social Media Management and Dealership Training to the Dallas area dealers.
For more information about our services, contact us.
November 17, 2010
Our service offerings at the St. Louis eSummit
We met a great group of dealers at the St. Louis eSummit today. It was a privilege to be able to show off our suite of services in front of so many businesses. Our ever-popular Overnight BDC service was well received as well as our new Reputation Management and Social Media Management services.
We look forward to following up with the dealers we met there and delivering the utmost customer service in our new relationships.
November 4, 2010
GM e-Summit 3.0 in Chicago was a success for Better Car People
We met with success at the GM e-Summit in Chicago, IL where we met with dealers showing them solutions for answering leads at night or during uncomfortable hours with Overnight BDC as well as how to achieve positive reviews through Dealer Reputation Management and harness their social potential with Dealer Social Media Management.
The dealers and dealer representatives in Chicago were very receptive and hats off to the exceptional GM eSummit staff for making this such a pleasant and productive experience.
October 27, 2010
GM eSummit conferences where Better Car People will be present as a vendor
Look for us at the upcoming GM eSummit meetings. Meet us in person, ask questions and see our company first-hand at the upcoming GM eSummit conferences:
- Chicago, IL – October 25th. 2010
- Detroit, MI – October 28th. 2010
- St. Louis, MO – November 4th. 2010
- Dallas, TX – November 16th. 2010
- Houston, TX – November 17th, 2010
Contact Us for more information or questions about these events.
October 21, 2010