Come Party with ActivEngage and HookLogic at Digital Dealer 12 Orlando

HookLogic-ActivEngage DD12 Party

If you will be in town for the 12th Digital Dealer Conference and Exposition in Orlando, FL, join ActivEngage and HookLogic on Wednesday, April 4, at the Blue Martini Lounge as we co-host a blowout bash for clients, VIPs and friends. Every year during the spring Digital Dealer Conference, ActivEngage throws the best party in Orlando! Walk the redorange carpet feeling like a real movie star as you and guests enter this year’s most anticipated Digital Dealer extravaganza.

From 8:30 till 11:00 PM, the celebration will feature complementary beverages and the best blend of 80’s, 90’s, and today’s top hits performed by live entertainment that will surely have you on the dance floor all night! Don’t care to dance? No worries! Bump elbows and network with industry peers as well as meet the brains and faces behind ActivEngage’s excellence.

As tradition, the Customer Appreciation party will be hosted at Central Florida’s finest upscale lounge and live entertainment bar, Blue Martini. Blue Martini is undeniably the top spot for both locals and visitors from all around, delivering you an unforgettable experience.

Why ActivEngage and HookLogic?

ActivEngage and HookLogic have recently announced a strategic relationship to deliver the industry’s most advanced and effective lead generation technology. ActivEngage is the most trusted brand in automotive live chat. With over 75 years of automotive retail experience, ActivEngage proprietary chat software, fully-managed service and real-time business intelligence reporting is expertly designed to maximize the amount of leads delivered from websites while reducing the overall cost of lead generation for dealerships

RSVP

Make sure to RSVP to the event to guarantee a spot to this year most anticipated social celebration by clicking the red stamp link to your right.

David Metter Leading ZMOT Panel at 12th Digital Dealer Conference in Orlando

12th Digital Dealer Conference Orlando

Are you tired of hearing that ZMOT is important to you and your dealership but not having a winning strategy to follow? Do you struggle with that elusive lead to show metric? On Wednesday April 4, 2012, HookLogic Automotive President David Metter will be moderating a panel discussion at the 12th Digital Dealer Conference & Exposition in Orlando where he and 4 other industry experts will discuss how to take your customer from that Zero Moment of Truth when they are engaged with your website or lead call-to-action and drive them into your showroom, providing your salespeople with the highest quality at-bat.

In this panel, Metter will combine great data from Google’s Automotive ZMOT study and apply it to real-world situations with our dealer panel. If you are interested in how progressive operators have figured out how to differentiate themselves in a highly competitive marketplace, you won’t want to miss this session.

On this panel are:

• Tom White, Jr., General Manager, Suzuki of Wichita
• David Kain, President, KainAutomotive.com
• Andrew DiFeo, General Manager, Hyundai of St. Augustine
• Shaun Kniffin, Director of Internet Sales & eBusiness development, Germain Motor Sales

Receive a $25 Best Buy Gift Certificate When You Visit Our Booth #414

If you are attending Digital Dealer and want to get a a sneak peek of HookLogic's AutoHook Suite of Products, including our new Web to Show 2.0 that supercharges your mobile websites and mobile apps, we would like to offer you a free gift.  Just visit www.leadtoshow.com/DD12 and fill out our simple form.  Then show up at Digital Dealer Booth #414 with your 8-digit code for your demo and we will redeem your coupon and show you how it all works.

About the Event

The last conference in Las Vegas drew more than 1,100 dealers and managers from almost every state and featured 94 sessions and workshops and more than 95 exhibitors. Combined, the last two Digital Dealer Conferences drew more than 2,100 registered dealers, GMs, sales managers, Internet sales managers, e-commerce directors, BDC/CRM managers, fixed operations managers, and pre-owned managers – every one of them there to learn more about Internet and technology-related issues from speakers and exhibitors.

The 12th Digital Dealer Conference & Exposition will continue to build on the learning and excitement from previous conferences with 94 sessions and even more emphasis on the cutting-edge topics for dealers and managers, such as using and managing social media to build business, online reputation management, effective website analytics, and more.

When: Tuesday April 3 - Thursday April 5, 2012

Where: The Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, Florida

Save $100 on Registration: Visit the conference website www.digitaldealerconference.com for more information and to register online today. As a first-time dealer attendee, let Digital Dealer know we referred you by registering with the ID Code "DD12PEBHL" and receive a $100 discount off of the registration fee!

HookLogic to Discuss the Lead to Show Process at Digital Dealer Workshop in January

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Are you ready to start 2012 with a competitive online game plan? The Digital Dealer Workshops are bringing you everything you need to succeed online, and HookLogic will be there presenting as well talking about converting Internet leads into showroom traffic. Two distinctively different tracks will be offered and are customized to your level of experience:

1. The dealer who feels behind on his or her e-commerce education.
2. The dealer who is prepared but wants to excel.

Topics range from social media to website analytics and maximizing your CRM to converting leads.

The workshops have been carefully crafted to give you the essential information to grow your business. Digital Dealer understands how critical education is to your success so they are bringing the best information to you.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Dealers, GMs, GSMs, Internet Sales Managers, e-Commerce Directors, CRM Managers, BDC Managers and Fixed Operations Managers Dealers, bring your managers. Managers, bring your dealers.

FOUR WORKSHOP TRACKS

Track 1: 360 Degrees of Automotive e-Commerce

This track is designed for dealers that know they "don’t get it" but understand the importance of it. This classroom style workshop will run the entire day with four consecutive workshops that will take you through the fundamentals of digital marketing and online sales. This workshop will have you leaving with the confidence to approach your Internet strategies.

Tracks 2-4: Intermediate to advanced education

Attendees can choose any workshops within these tracks as desired throughout the day.

Track 2: Social Media and New Technologies Track 3: Sales, Process and Fixed Operations Track 4: Websites, Marketing and Analytics

At the one day Digital Dealer Workshop you will learn essential information for online success, including:

• Maximizing online sales
• Improving online marketing
• Developing strategies for SEM and SEO
• Maximizing your social media and reputation management
• Creating e-commerce strategies
• Maximizing brand recognition
• Improving sales processes
• Demonstrations on emerging technologies
• Gaining market share
• Reducing costs and increasing gross profit
• Maximizing other profit centers

WHEN?

Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 8:00am - 6:00pm. Workshops begin at 10:00am.

WHERE?

Hilton Houston Post Oak in Houston, Texas, less than one mile from the Galleria area.

About HookLogic's Session

It’s all about the Show, Baby!

David Metter is on the session ticket to talk about the evolution of Internet lead management that has lead dealers to understand that their main focus has to be on driving quality customers from their leads into the showroom floor. This is an ongoing conversation Metter and HookLogic are having with dealers across the country that offers data-driven insight into what works today.

Other sessions include:

Mobile Marketing and the Dealer with Ben Anderson; Using Auto Shopper Data to Learn More about Every Lead with Jason Ezell Practices to Improve Customer Retention with Bill Wittenmyer 7 Online Strategies to Double Your Fixed Ops Profit in 2012 with Jeff Clark LIVE Mystery Phone Shop with Jerry Thibeau 7 Secrets To Internet Marketing with Larry Bruce Connecting with Customers in Every Moment of Truth with Ed Parkin The Future of Digital Finance with Pete MacInnis How Search Has Radically Changed The Way Consumers Shop For Cars with Julio Gonzalez Social Media: The most important things you need to know today with TBD

REGISTRATION

Register early to take advantage of early bird pricing. Early registration cutoff is December 31.

Click here to visit the Digital Dealer Workshops website for registration information.

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Jeff Kershner to Panel at 7th Annual KainAutomotive Clients & Friends Workshop

The 7th Annual Kain Automotive Clients and Friends Workshop for Automotive Digital Success in 2012 is coming up later this month. HookLogic Director of National Sales Jeff Kershner is slated to present there this year, and we wanted to make sure you know about it in case you plan to attend. The Kain workshop is known for covering advanced processes, tactics, technology, digital marketing Strategies and Solutions for Internet / BDC Operations. Kershner will be on at around 2pm sharing success stories that a few of our own customers have been experiencing since incorporating AutoHook into their dealerships.

The workshop begins Monday November 14 with vAuto Founder Dale Pollak kicking things off as speaker for the opening session. There will be numerous sessions, breakouts, discussions, panels, and presentations during the course of two days, so check out the site to see what suits your fancy. If you plan to attend be sure to connect with us there. Also attending from HookLogic will be Director of Business Development Ryan Gerardi.

Visit KainAutomotive.com and look for a link to the event details, or just click here.