Stingray Chevrolet of Plant City Florida and Bubba The Love Sponge have teamed up to help “Unity In The Community“, a non profit group in Florida that helps other local charities.

For only $5.00 you can buy a raffle ticket and win this customized 2010 Chevy Camaro, autographed by Hulk Hogan himself.

Tickets can be purchased online. You can find more information on the Hulk Hogan Camaro Raffle here.

The Camaro is a 2010 customized with Hulk Hogan Flare including paint, custom rims and an autographed dashboard.

This vehicle will bocome a collectors item for sure. Not only is 2010 the first year for the Chevy Camaro, it’s also a one-of-a-kind Hulk Hogan Edition.

Hulk Hogan has been going strong for over 20 years, and he’s still as popular as ever.

This Shows Where Hulk Hogan Signed The Camaro

All New and Used Cars Will Be On One Website

Today, Showroom Logic launched a used cars website for Panama City Florida. Bay Auto Group will be the first dealer on it, showing the inventory for all of their dealerships.

Besides used cars and trucks, they also sell brand new Hyundai, Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Jeep, Lincoln and Mercury. All new and used car inventory will be live in the next couple of days.

This will add to Showroom Logic’s current reach in Florida. Currently they have 2 websites in each of Orlando & Tampa Florida.

They also have websites launched in Lakeland, Brandon and Sanford Florida. Some car dealers use their automated twitter and Facebook tools.

Showroom Logic also developed an Automated Google Adwords for Car Dealers, which Park Automall and Napleton Jeep Chrysler Dodge are utilizing.

“Our Google Adwords tool is ground breaking.”, says Mike Annable of Showroom Logic. “Our software automatically creates campaigns for every new and used vehicle in a dealer’s inventory. It’s basically where every dealer wants to be (the first page of Google searches). Our dealers are loving this, and there is no other company that can do this with a dealer’s inventory”.

It’s all about saturation”, say Mike Annable ; Co-Founder of Showroom Logic. “Social networking is here to stay, and car dealers need to get on board. I have seen many car dealers who have created Facebook Fan Pages and Twitter accounts and abandoned them. This makes them look bad, because every Facebook Update and Twitter Tweet has a time-stamp. Our software is designed to take over where they left off.

If you look at this image, you can get an idea how the software works:

Each Vehicle Is Sent To Twitter & Facebook Automatically

• A. Facebook will be updated automatically with a photograph and a direct link to the vehicle’s page.
• b. Twitter will be updated with each vehicle with a track-able bit.ly link.
• c. The landing page from each includes up to 72 photographs, several calls to action, a backlink to the dealer’s website and similar vehicles on the bottom right designed for the user to keep clicking.

Showroom Logic also developed a ground breaking Google Adwords System For Cars Dealers. If you want to sell more cars, check it out. I also suggest your read their blog, it has a wealth of information for Internet Sales Managers.

Click This Image. Print Out & Read Below

A simple Wordpress blog can be your greatest tool, and for less than $100.00 a year you can easily beat the dealer down the street for internet traffic.

If you are a struggling Internet Sales Manager or Director, we all know that your job is in jeopardy at the end of every month. “You’re only as good as your last sale”, as Dave Ingold at Park Automall puts it.

If you plan on staying in the business, I would suggest getting your own blog. Spend the 96.00 a year for hosting, and buy a good keyword domain for 10.00 a year. You should already know this stuff, and if don’t now is the time to start learning. Here is a hosting company I recommend. Don’t go to Wordpress.com and get a free blog, because you will never own it. Get your own.

Once you juice it up, you can take it with you wherever you go. If you get a better job down the street you simply change it to reflect your current dealership.

When you first install Wordpress on your server, the first thing you will need is a theme. You can find many free ones here.

When you setup your widgets you can still change themes as often as you’d like. To see this actual blog in action, you can see it here.

Now print out the photo above and see what each Wordpress Widget is:

A: RSS Feed With Photos

This is a great way to advertise your inventory. If you have an RSS Feed for your inventory you want to go to feedburner.com and create this widget. You will need Feedburner so the images will show for each vehicle. When you’re on the Feedburner website, simply find the box that says “Burn This Feed Right This Instant”.

Copy and paste your RSS Feed Url into this box, and follow instructions. Here is an example of what an RSS Feed Url looks like: http://www.tampa-used-cars.com/feed.php

When you’re done click the “Publicize” Tab. Now click “Buzzboost” and follow the direction. When you’re done, simply copy and paste the code they give you in a new wordpress TEXT widget (Do not use an RSS Widget). Buzzboost converts your RSS Feed into HTML, so you can use it in blog posts as well. Every time your inventory updates your blog widget will too.

B: Feedburner Inventory Updates

Now that you have your Feedburner account set-up, this is another cool thing you can do. Your reader can sign up for email updates, so evey time you get a new vehicle in they’ll get an email with all new vehicles, complete with photos, description and direct link.

To make this click the “Publicize” tab again from Feedburner. Now click “email subscriptions” and follow the directions.

When you’re done simply copy the code they give you and paste it in a new Wordpress TEXT Widget.

C: Twitter Widget:

This is a great way to get more Twitter followers, and to show off your recent promotions. It takes about 5 seconds to send a tweet. Once you send a tweet, this updates automatically. To set this up, log in to your Twitter. Now click “settings”. Scroll down a little an directly below the “more info” url box you will see clickable text that says “You can also add Twitter to your site here“. Simply click that and follow the directions.

Again, copy the code they generate for you and paste it into a new Wordpress TEXT Widget.

D: Facebook Badge Widget

Facebook is just as easy as Twitter. Be sure you are logged in to Facebook, then click this link and get your code. For my example widget, I clicked the “Fan Box” from that page.

Once you have the code, create a new Wordpress TEXT Widget and paste the code in there. Depending on the template you use for Wordpress, you may have to manually change the width in the code they provide you so it will fit better. I had to change this one to 250 pixels wide because the width they generated was too wide.

E: Link To Your Credit Application Page

Simple HTML Code To Display A Clickable Widget

You will need to know basic html and the location of your image for this one. Simply make another Wordpress TEXT Widget and write your html. If you already have the image you want to use on a website, simply go to it and right click over the image. Click “properties”  and it will tell you the location of the image.

F: Image Link To Your Dealer Website

Use the same method as above for this widget. Many people look at pictures before text, so this is  a great way to get clicks to your dealer website.

You still want to put a text link to your dealer website from another spot for the SEO benefit, with anchor text. Just like this:

Visit Napleton Jeep Chrysler Dodge of used cars in Orlando Florida.

Now play around with your blog. It’s easy to learn. If you get stuck on something, leave me a comment below and I will help you.

Date: November 11, 2009

Contact: Dani Lunsford, Internet Director

Napleton Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge of Kissimmee

(866) 934-0579

Orlando Auto Dealership Ventures into Social Media

Kissimmee, FL…When Napleton Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge of Kissimmee wanted to stimulate its car sales in today’s down economy, they decided to try something new. Instead of buying more newspaper, magazine and TV ads as they’d done in the past, they opted to try their hand at social media. It was a venture into new promotional territory at a time when budgets were tight and sales were down.

With assistance from Showroom Logic, an Orlando-based social media company, the dealership began building a social networking campaign. It created a presence on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube that automatically displayed the dealer’s entire inventory. It also offered instant updates as new cars came in, complete with detailed information, pricing and 25-30 photos of each vehicle.

“It was a way to hit a different demographic than we were reaching with traditional media,” explained Dani Lunsford, Internet Director for Napleton. “Because the cost to develop our presence on social media was minimal, it meant we could explore that option without taking any resources from our other marketing efforts. That made it an easy decision.”

In addition to the automatic inventory postings, Lunsford puts updates on Facebook and Twitter several times a day, talking about new cars that have come in, promotional contests, pricing specials, the dealership’s lifetime warranties, even listing its employment opportunities. She also has a car blog on which she posts automotive-related stories.

According to Lunsford, “The results have been incredible! Even though we launched the social networking campaign less than a few months ago, we can already see a positive effect. We have a good following, and that audience is constantly growing. On Twitter alone we get about five new followers per hour, yes PER HOUR!”

Lunsford said the dealership has seen a significant increase in traffic to its website and in the number of inquiries that come in by e-mail and phone. Also, she noted that the people who are following Napleton on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube appear to be qualified leads. “These are not just tire kickers. Most plan to buy a vehicle within the next 90 days,” she said.

Another benefit that the dealership has realized from its social networking is a surge in out-of-state buyers. Whereas with traditional media like newspaper and TV, Napleton’s ads only reached people in the Central Florida area. Now the dealership finds itself fielding inquiries from all over the country.

“Buyers see something they like in our online inventory and are willing to cross state lines to make the purchase,” explained Lunsford. “Our social media marketing is transforming us from a local car dealer into a digital dealership with a much larger potential customer base.”

According to Mike Annable of Showroom Logic, activity on sites like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube does translate into sales. “Social media works for automobile dealerships just as it does for other businesses,” he said. “It builds the brand. It increases the company’s visibility and strengthens its online presence. It puts the dealer’s products right in front of people who perhaps wouldn’t otherwise see them and yet are genuinely interested. And here’s the best part – it’s practically free. What other advertising medium can make that claim? Talk about getting more bang for your marketing dollar!” We pride ourselves in being the largest dealer for Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles in Kissimmee, FL. You can expect a world of top class New Chrysler Dodge Jeep and quality used cars, trucks, suvs at our Orlando dealership! We present a wide range of these vehicles with a variety of models and make. With us, the experience of shopping for vehicles will never be the same again!

Location of Orlando Chrysler Jeep Dodge | Used car Orlando | Napleton Chrysler Jeep Dodge Kissimmee, FL

Napleton CJD is located at 1460 East Osceola Parkway Kissimmee, FLORIDA 34744. We offer our services in localities such as Kissimmee, St. Cloud, Orlando, Haines City, Winter Haven, Clermont, Dundee, Lake Alfred, Ocoee and Ocala, Florida

Established in 1931, Napleton Chrysler Jeep Dodge is the leading dealer for Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles in Kissimmee, Florida. It offers new and pre-owned vehicles.

Showroom Logic is a marketing agency that specializes in helping car dealerships establish social media networking systems. For more information, visit Showroom Logic.