Taylans Project

The team here at motortradesolutions.net would like to support our friends at the Vines Group for their support of Taylans Project and Brain Tumour Awareness.

Vines Press Release:
Vines BMW Group
Vines MINI
Vines BMW Bikes
Vines Contract Hire

Last Friday (5 March), saw the staff at Vines don their best hats for ‘Wear a hat to work day’ to raise money for the brain tumour awareness charity, Taylan’s Project.

To show its support for Brain Tumour Awareness Month, all Vines staff across the seven dealerships were encouraged to wear a hat to work and donate £3 to Taylan’s Project. They managed to raise an impressive £714.66.

Fun was had throughout the day as staff enjoyed cakes and treats whilst enjoying their colleagues dressed in silly hats, and in full fancy dress in some cases.

To help increase the charity pot further, Vines are donating £1 per test drive taken throughout March and is encouraging drivers to come down and try out any car from the BMW or MINI ranges*.

Taylan’s Project was set up in 2009 to help raise money for the charity Brain Tumour Research, following the sad passing of 7 year old Taylan Rawlinson due to a rare and inoperable brain tumour.

Taylan’s Project is encouraging other companies to help raise much needed funds by organising their own events. Visit www.taylansproject.co.uk to find out how you can also raise funds. If you would like to make a donation in support, please visit www.justgiving.com/taylansproject

Vines BMW have branches in Gatwick, Redhill and Guildford. You can keep up with news, stories and events by following Vines on Twitter.

Vines BMW: http://twitter.com/VinesBMW
Vines MINI: http://twitter.com/VinesMINI
VinesBMWBikes: http://twitter.com/VinesBMWBikes

www.vinesbmwgroup.co.uk
www.vinesmini.co.uk
www.vinesbmwbikes.co.uk
www.vinescontracthire.co.uk

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Motor Dealer Website Design

Motor Dealer Website Design
Motor Trade Website Design
Social Networking for the Motor Trade
Motor Vehicle Website
Internet Car Showroom
Car Dealer Website Design Service
Used Car Websites
Websites for Franchised Motor Dealers
Used Car Locator
Motor Trader Website
Online Marketing for Auto Trade

1. Why use Motor Trade Solutions?
2. What happens next?
3. What sort of websites do we do?

Why use Motor Trade Solutions?
You are in safe hands when entrusting your online vehicle marketing to us. Which means that you can relax and focus your time and attention on other areas of your business.

From the point of your initial enquiry right through the website build and on to ongoing support you deal with the Directors of this business. You are not deferred to sales people, account managers or call centres.

First and foremost we are motor trade people who understand your needs and talk your language. Technical language and jargon is out - you will not be “blinded by science”

Our unique proposition means that we can communicate your desires with our specialist designers, programmers, SEO Specialists etc and deliver the result that you were looking for.

The combined expertise and experience of our team also extends to motor industry marketing. This means that the design of any work undertaken is with full search engine optimisation targeting the markets that you want to attack and also with a view to ease of use and functionality in the web design. This also means that (if you wish) we can support any motor dealer web development with full marketing support including email marketing, 3rd party advertising banners, social media the list goes on...

The 808 Stocklisting Database is fully Google indexed and optimised. It can send feeds to 3rd party advertisers such as the Auto Trader Website, Motors.co.uk, Fish4Cars, eBay Motors and more seamlessly.

What’s more the 808 Stocklisting Database can accept and manipulate feeds from your own dealer management system (such as Kerridge ADP, Dragon2000, Gemini etc) as well as from the motor manufacturers themselves which removes the need for double-keying of stock data to power more than one website and is fully automated.

As part of the Studio808 Group we are specialist motor trade dealer web designers who can cater for any size of automotive industry business from small independents and franchised car dealers to mutlti-franchise motor dealer groups, Plc Operations and the Motor Manufacturers themselves whilst meeting corporate identity standards.

What happens next?

• Initial Consultation
• Design Process
• Ongoing Marketing Support

Initial Consultation: Our approach is very simple. You are not put through to a sales team you deal direct with one of the directors of motortradesolutions.net

We listen to your needs and based upon our discussions we will arrange to meet to fully understand what you are after and share any suggestions or ideas that we have to make your online marketing truly effective.

Our costs and ongoing costs (where applicable) are simple and straightforward. They allow you to plan budgets because they are a fixed menu pricing system. At every stage you will know what you are going to be spending upfront with no hidden fees or surprise invoices. If you agree to go ahead with us then we detail everything we have agreed in writing as well.

Design Process: Once given the go ahead we go to the planning stage and agree with you the design, look and feel for your website. Logos and corporate identity and images are added and checked. Text and original copy isprovided or we can do this for you.

Once you are happy with the look of the site we move on to the build and integrating stock feeds, enquiry forms, offers pages, news pages etc

Ongoing Support and Marketing: Once you have your new website up and running we don’t just walk away and leave you to it. From a support point of view we are contactable on a local-rate telephone number or by email.

From a marketing point of view we keep in regular contact and help you with your online marketing activity and any updates you want made to the site to keep it fresh and optimised. Technology changes too, so we help by keeping your website up to date and as an ongoing client we add any new updates or improvements to our systems for you.

What sort of websites do we do?
As automotive industry suppliers our portfolio of motor industry websites and motor trade marketing activity is always changing, but here is a selection of our work so far and projects in progress:

• Independent Motor Dealer Websites
• Franchised Car dealer Websites
• Motorhome and Caravan Websites
• Websites for Motorcycle and Motorbike Dealerships
• Vehicle Importer Website
• Used Car Locator Sites
• Van and Commercial Vehicle Websites
• Stock Promotion Websites
• Used Car Websites
• Car Supermarket Websites
• Franchise Car Official Website
• Scooter and Moped Websites
• Independent Car Sales Websites
• Prestige Dealer Websites
• Breakdown Service, Rescue and Recovery Company Websites
• Online Parts and Accessory Shops eCommerce

This is a very brief overview of the service that we at motortradesolutions.net provide for more information and to experience the difference please give us a call on our local rate number 0845 658 6880, visit the website or use the enquiry form to receive more details.

So to summarise we feel that we are best placed to look after your online marketing needs because:

• You are dealing with motor industry experts who talk your language.
• The people you deal with own and run the business.
• We have a massive wealth of expertise.
• Our range of products do not require extra manpower to operate.
• Our technology is industry leading.
• With our personal service we keep on supporting you long after the website is built.

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Motor Trade Website Design

BMW Website Design and Build with Search Engine Database Design Motor Trade Social Networking and Motor Trade Marketing Tools built-in to new BMW Website in UK

The BMW Group website for Vines has been rebuilt and redesigned by the Motor Trade Website Design division of Motor Trade Solutions (motortradesolutions.net). The new Vines BMW Group website is designed to meet tough corporate identity standards and has a host of new features over the previous version. The main objectives being:

1. Generate enquiries and sales leads.
2. Further enhance the ease of use, functionality and ability to find info quickly.
3. Integrate with the new wave of motor trade social networking websites.
4. Increase visibility on search engines for the Group BMW Used Vehicle Stock and Used BMW Video Presentations.
5. Provide ability to highlight locally sourced offers and sales promotions.
6. Promote links to the other Vines Group specialised websites including eBay Automotive eCommerce Accessories shop and dedicated Contract Hire website.

Our knowledge of motor trade marketing has brought in a host of new features to this BMW website including the latest version of our 808 search engine database design: -

• Google indexed used car stocklisting system showing the group BMW used cars for sale and an easy to use BMW Used Car Locator.
• Tabbed BMW Offers pages for local level car dealer marketing and BMW deals including searchable sub-sections for BMW new car sales, BMW Motability, Dealer Events page, BMW Contract Hire, BMW Approved Used Cars and a totally new section for BMW Aftersales Offers featuring seasonal promotions and fixed price BMW Service Costs.
• Clear and easy 'call to action' sections to further increase the visitor:enquiry ratio.

The launch of this website by MotorTradeSolutions.net coincides with probably the most important new vehicle launch of the year for BMW dealerships - the new BMW 5 Series saloon - with a register of interest page to add to the customer database.

At the end of 2009 the Vines Group moved into social networking and continue to broadcast news, events and offers using Twitter. MotorTradeSolutions.net manage this communications channel using the 808 Social Networking Virtual Assistant and also produced the designs for the Twitter background and Avatar. The new Vines BMW Group website has links to their Twitter page and BMW news section with RSS feeds.

Check out our newest motor trade website here: www.vinesbmwgroup.co.uk

Searching for a motor trade website design company? MotorTradeSolutions.net are a rare blend of cutting edge web designers and motor industry professionals. By understanding the needs of motor dealerships and motor dealer groups by carefully listening to the specific requirements of our clients we can help maximise your investment in your online presence. We are not just a website design company. We can be your outsourced marketing partners and with a motor industry background, we talk your language.

To find out more please give us a call on 0845 658 6880 or send us a message to receive more information here>>>

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Motor Trade Websites - view our portfolio on motortradesolutions.net

Motor Trade Websites - view our portfolio on motortradesolutions.net

Our automotive website designs and car dealer website services can now be viewed on our new motortradesolutions.net client portfolio page here>>>

Find out more and see examples of our motor dealer website design incorporating the 808 stock listing systems and 808 offers pages by visiting our Website Creation section here>>>

motortradesolutions.net don't just create websites, we are a motor trade marketing company too. The difference with motortradesolutions.net is our level of expertise and service. Our team provide a unique solution because we are a team of motor industry professionals who have a track record in the UK motor industry.



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Contract Hire website for Vines by motortradesolutions.net

www.vinescontracthire.co.uk

The Vines BMW and MINI Group have added a dedicated Contract Hire and Leasing website to their portfolio with motortradesolutions.net

The new website covers both MINI Contract Hire and BMW Contract Hire. The task given to motortradesolutions.net was to allow Business Users and Fleet Managers to quickly get the information that they need in a simple format. All contract hire quotes are for 36 and 48 month agreements shown and are shown in a table format with quick reference guides for any optional extras.

The new website also allows the Vines Group to highlight its own Business Partnership Programme.

This website is designed to generate enquiries and sales leads. This has been made as easy as possible for the user by using several options in the contact us page. With a clear 'call to action' users can decide their method of contact depending on what level of information the enquirer wishes to divulge and how busy they are.

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Social Media Virtual Assistant Service from motortradesolutions.net

Motor dealers, before you visited this page you have probably been told (or read in the press) that Social Media and Networking is the new growth area and you must get your business involved before you are left behind. Sound familiar?

You probably are also a bit sceptical and asking yourself if this is a flash in the pan? Or does this really touch my customers? You may also feel that there is a stigma behind it and wonder if your business should be linked to that?

Still sounding familiar? And we agree... So we do things differently.

First some background: In the 1990s the same comments above were being said about the web, but today would you risk not having your business on the internet? Who would have thought that a large number of used vehicles could be sold based on a few photographs? Or that those customers would sometimes purchase from a dealer hundreds of miles away for the right car or deal?

We have to accept is that buying habits for an increasingly large part of the population are changing again.

The internet has been very successful in helping those who are short of time to research and enquire before venturing to a showroom. They have also been able to search across a wider database of vehicles nationwide and therefore not be reliant on what is on the forecourt at their local dealerships.

Social media is now changing the way people buy because a growing number of consumers wish to engage with the business. This is excellent, because if you do it properly you can build loyalty like never before and increase that cherished repeat business.

The problem is that if all you do is use it to 'market' your products and services then you will alienate your business and lose out to your competition.

There is an art to doing it properly and not damaging your brand or business. You cannot take your foot off the gas. To be really effective requires a consistent approach, is highly time consuming and requires some work outside of business hours.

The team at motortradesolutions.net realise that this is not a viable proposition in today's retail motor industry and so have developed the 808 Social Media Virtual Assistant Service.

Working with and on behalf of the dealer or dealer group your dedicated Virtual Assistant will manage the social networking that your business generates with a view to engaging and retaining existing clients whilst using the momentum that is generated to add new ones.

To find out more about how you can use this incredible tool to enhance your business and customer retention in an increasingly competitive world then please call our team on 0845 658 6880 or use this form to contact us.

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Help For Heroes Charity Event at Vines of Guildford.

The team here at motortradesolutions.net would like to support our friends at the Vines Group for their Help For Heroes Charity Event to be held later this month.

Vines Group Press Release:

VINES OF GUILDFORD WELCOME MIKE READ AND AUSTIN VINCE PLUS FIRST PUBLIC VIEWING OF TOURATECH “DAWN TO DUSK” VIDEO

Vines of Guildford is hosting a charity evening full of fun and frivolity in support of Help for Heroes as it welcomes adventurer Austin Vince, and DJ Mike Read on Friday 20 November from 7pm.

Austin is set to capture the audience’s attention as he talks about his two around the world trips accompanied by something not on everyone’s travelling checklist - his motorcycle. His comedic tales, which are for adult ears only, are sure to include the time he reached Siberia realising he had forgotten to take a puncture repair kit with him! Austin will be reminiscing for over an hour about his travels and answering questions from those contemplating something similar.

DJ and TV presenter Mike Read will be joining Austin on the night whilst doing what he does best and compeering the evening’s entertainment including the charity auction which will round off the evening’s proceedings. Confirmed auction items up for grabs so far include an LCD Flat screen TV, a K 1300 R for the weekend, a pair of MSV driving experience vouchers, a signed Charley Boorman book, two signed Bee Gees T-shirts, a voucher for BMW clothing and some signed goodies from Ian Wright.

The evenings antics will start with the first full 60 minute showing of the TourTech ‘Dawn to Dusk’ race DVD which took place on 29 and 30 August this year. Guests are welcome to sit and watch the race whilst others mingle and admire the motorbike showroom. Those wanting to watch the race in the comfort of their own homes can buy the DVD on the night, or at a reduced price when purchasing tickets for the evening.

Along with the unique entertainment, the ticket price includes a curry provided by the Army Kitchen, which can be enjoyed whilst listening to the Army Band, and washed down with a complementary drink from Hogs Back Brewery.

All profits from ticket sales will be donated to the Help for Heroes charity, along with all the proceeds from the evening’s charity auction.

Tickets are £20 each. Those wanting a discounted Dawn to Dusk DVD can purchase one ticket and DVD for £35. The DVD will be £20 on the night with £5 from each sale going to Help for Heroes.

So whether you’re bringing your partner or your bike, be sure to bring your sense of humour as Vines of Guildford prepares for a night of adult entertainment.

Tickets are available from Vines of Guildford by calling 01483 207000 or email marketing@vinesgroup.co.uk. Due to the content of Austin Vince’s tales, this is an over 16’s ONLY event.

Vines Group has BMW, MINI and Motorrad dealerships in Guildford, Redhill, Gatwick and now Motorrad at South London. To find a local dealership visit www.vinesbmw.co.uk

You can now follow Vines on Twitter: VinesBMWBikes & VinesBMW