9/28/2009
Peak City Film Festival Media Release
Strategic Alliance Announced
Contact: Bob Crowley
bob_crowley@peakcityfilmfestival.org
28 September 2009
Apex, NC - 28 September 2009 - The Peak City Film Festival - Family Style has announced a strategic alliance for festival sales growth and opportunity with VTR Consulting LLC, located in Apex, NC. VTR Consulting LLC provides retail sales training and recruiting for businesses and it will be now be the sole conduit for Peak City Film Festival sales, marketing and sponsorship support and growth.
"This is a partnering that will make the Peak City Film Festival an integral part of the community by seeking the support of local businesses and individual sponsors on a friendly and personal basis," said John M. Demers, Executive Producer of the event. "All the organization has come together and we are very excited to have the sales expertise VTR provides on board to help us grow Festival visibility. Jim Vogel's company brings enthusiasm and professionalism to community partnerships."
Sponsorship opportunities are open to everyone wishing to support the event and the local community. Everyone involved in these sponsorship opportunities will receive proper and appropriate credit for their generosity and be the recipients of very active and positive grass roots advertising.
Jim Vogel, Owner of VTR Consulting LLC, states, "I am honored and very humbled to be involved with the Festival Senior Committee. All the individuals on the committee are experts in their field and it now becomes my responsibility to seek the financial commitments necessary for the success of this exciting inaugural endeavor. Bob Crowley and John Demers have both taken a lot of professional risk for the success of this important event. And I am all about backing that up with the continued support of businesses, companies, and organizations in and around Apex and the Triangle Region of North Carolina."
You can reach Jim Vogel at sales@peakcityfilmfestival.org and at the sales office phone number 919.533.9069.
The Peak City Film Festival is an international new-media production competition specifically for producers of family friendly productions. Based in historic downtown Apex, North Carolina, the event attracts entries from all over the world to be judged on their entertainment value, artistic merit, and excellence of technique.
5/12/2009
VTR Consulting LLC
Apex, NC—Jim Vogel, Founder and Director of Training, Recruiting, and Career Services for VTR Consulting LLC, was appointed an Associate Faculty member with the University of Phoenix- Raleigh Campus.
Jim will be teaching Business Communication classes. “I am really looking forward to getting back in the University environment and helping students grow. These students often work full-time and go to school part-time to achieve their college degrees. I did the same thing and have great empathy for these hard-working individuals. Their goals are my goals, and I cannot wait to serve them and help them succeed.”
Jim’s first class is June 29th.
Media Contact: Jim Vogel
2/19/2009
PRESS RELEASE
VTR Consulting LLC Announces Price Cuts and a 100% Money Back Guarantee
February 19, 2009 Apex, NC--- VTR Consulting LLC, a retail training and recruiting company located in Apex, NC, announces a brand new re-pricing strategy and an unprecedented 100% money back guarantee. “I believe in increasing sales, motivating professionals, and giving complete customer satisfaction. If an organization does not get positive feedback from the salespeople and the management, then the training is not worth anything to anyone. The VTR Consulting LLC strategy is to bet big time on the training quality, to walk the walk, and make the process a win-win for everyone willing to take the chance on this unique proposal”, explains Jim Vogel, Founder and Director of Training and Recruiting.
Upon the condition of complete satisfaction, a 20% discount for services comes right off the top making VTR an even greater value for the teams taking advantage of this incredible offer. Jim comments, “Times are tough. If you are not getting the best from your people, shame on you. If you are not getting the best from your training, shame on me!”
This offer includes all in-house sales training and motivational meeting sessions, and is not exclusive to the car business. Any organization with sales staff is eligible for the exclusive offer. Offer ends 3-31-09.
About VTR Consulting LLC (www.vtrconsulting.com)
Headquartered in Historic Apex, NC, VTR Consulting LLC works with retail operatives all over the United States supplying sales training, recruiting and consulting services. Now in partnership with eautobusiness, located in Charlotte, NC, (www.eautobusiness), VTR now offers blended services ranging from Fundamentals of Selling to the AEROS software suite for CRM.
Media contact: Jim Vogel
Jim.vogel@vtrconsulting.com
2/12/2009
e-autobusiness Announces Strategic Partnership with VTR Consulting LLC
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – February 12, 2009 – e-autobusiness, a leading provider of software and services to automotive retailers, today announced a strategic partnership with VTR Consulting, LLC (VTR), of Apex, NC. VTR will market and distribute the Aeros Software Suite to automotive retailers nationwide by bundling the applications with the numerous professional services currently offered to VTR retail customers.
e-autobusiness’ Aeros Software Suite provides web-based customer acquisition and retention solutions to automotive retailers, increasing top-line revenue and bottom-line profitability for every profit center in the dealership.
VTR Consulting LLC specializes in defining the critical skills that every dealership employee must have, delivering training programs to build those skills, and measuring the short-term and long-term results. From showroom sales training and performance improvement, to call center assessment and Internet sales coaching, and even “Safeguards” and ‘Red Flags” compliance implementation, VTR’s services have been successfully delivered to automotive dealerships throughout the United States.
“VTR’s success is attributable to the unique and refreshing Systems Approach methodology we use to help dealers improve their bottom line”, says Jim Vogel, VTR’s Founder and Director of Training and Recruiting; “When I started in the business in the 1970’s, it was a completely different world. The evolution of consumer behavior and transaction transparency has been astounding. Dealers must have definable, trainable, measurable, and trend-able business processes in place to remain competitive in the first recession in the new millennium.”
A recent large-scale survey of customer loyalty cited that “future opportunities for competitive differentiation will be found in the people and service aspect of the customer experience” and less in technology and products. “To paraphrase… while a vehicle that can park itself is a feature that the factory might feel consumers don’t realize they need yet, what every consumer will tell you they want is a dealer that better understands and addresses his needs” states Christian Thornton, Managing Director at e-autobusiness. “It’s the customer experience today that influences present and future customer behavior towards your dealership.”
“Success with CRM is where talent meets consistent and disciplined business process. And CRM is not a product or application; it’s a retail business strategy” comments Mr. Thornton. “e-auto’s mandate is to provide retailers with world-class, easy-to-use tools to maximize customer acquisition and retention. VTR Consulting LLC’s unique services focus on a dealership’s business processes and the human resources that define what we call the ‘Road to the Customer Relationship’. Together e-auto and VTR will be helping dealerships align their talent with the best practices necessary to boost profitability and month-over-month growth.”
About e-auto (www.eautobusiness.com)
Based in Charlotte, NC with hundreds of dealers in over twenty states across the country, e-auto is revolutionizing Customer Relationship Management for automotive retailers. With a proprietary Crawl, Walk, Run™ design/deployment methodology, dealers experience bottom-line results in Sales, Service, F&I and Parts. The company’s solution portfolio includes the Aeros Software Suite for CRM, Internet & BDC control; Desking; Bullseye for targeted email & electronic marketing; electronic media; direct mail fulfillment; data enhancement services; outsourced call center & BDC services, and performance training & consulting services.
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Media Contact:
Christian Thornton
e-autobusiness
+ 1-704-246-1640, or cthornton@eautobusiness.com
2/3/2009
VTR CONSULTING INCREASES INTERNET VISIBILITY
Apex, NC – February 3, 2008 – VTR Consulting LLC, a retail sales training and recruiting company headquartered in Historic Apex, NC, announces a positive and public array of communication via the Internet, geared to support retail businesses and help them grow in this challenging economy.
Jim Vogel, VTR founder and Director of Training and Recruiting, believes the Internet is and should be the major conduit for information in companies who want to grow. “My training and recruiting methodology is unique and I believe that blogging will bring my training and recruiting message to a greater amount of interested parties. It is all about systems approach and measurement. It works very well but it is not for everyone. However, if you are unhappy with the quality of employee you currently have, or you are not pleased with your sales results and you want to grow, you need to call me for a FREE recruiting consult and my special offer of thirty minutes of FREE onsite training.”
Known as the Sales Therapist in the blogosphere, Jim currently has active blogs on Google, My Slingshot, Word Press, Inside 919, Boolean Strings, Six Degrees Auto, and ERE.net. “My strategy is the belief that it is not who you know. It is not what you know. It is who knows you. So I will blog commentary to a wide variety of audiences to get the business I believe is worth every dime for your individual company.”
The most common weblog is at http://www.salestherapist.blogspot.com
About VTR Consulting LLC (www.vtrconsulting.com)
Headquartered in Historic Apex, NC, VTR Consulting LLC works with retail operatives all over the United States supplying sales training, recruiting and consulting services. Now in partnering with eautobusiness, based in Charlotte (www.eautobusiness), VTR can offer blended services ranging from Fundamentals of Selling to the AEROS software suite for CRM.
11/21/2008
VTR Consulting Press Release:
PRESS RELEASE
OCTOBER 2, 2008
VTR Consulting, LLC Announces New Avenue for Automotive Sales Training and Recruiting
Apex, NC – Vehicle dealerships looking to improve sales training and employee retention can now call VTR Consulting LLC, the newest and only full-service automobile sales training choice for the Triangle retail automotive market. Headquartered in Apex, NC, value, training, and retention are central to the success of this exciting new venture.
VTR was founded by Jim Vogel, who worked for Ford Motor Company for over two decades, served as , a lecturer at the University of Michigan, and spent nearly 10 years in the Hendrick Automotive Group as a Sales Professional, a National Training Manager and a Director of Training and Recruiting. He has also instructed classes nationally on sales training and retention.
“I am a well-known training and recruiting resource in this area and am now ready to help create success for sales teams on a much larger scale,” Vogel said. “Customer loyalty is more important than ever today due to the increase in choices of vehicles on the market. Well-trained sales professionals make the difference between those dealerships that succeed and those that struggle. Plus, customers receive a more enjoyable car buying experience when they work with knowledgeable and professional salespeople.”
VTR Consulting LLC is ready to make sales teams stronger, more energized and more efficient by offering basic and advanced sales classes, training sessions, seminars, workshops and follow up time tables that are customized for any length. A simple process–driven, systems approach to the “Road to the Sale” and a true passion to create success are at the heart of the VTR Mission. A very efficient and cost-effective desktop recruiting program is also part of the VTR menu for dealerships.
“We will get your salespeople -- new and experienced -- all on the same page, increasing closing ratios and customer satisfaction,” Vogel added. “We establish careers and keep sales staff excited about this extremely lucrative profession. Sales professionals who are trained and are motivated will stay with the dealership they are with. The costs of sales turnover are enormous, both in money wasted and in time spent. VTR Consulting LLC is an affordable alternative to national sales training organizations and we have the tried and true credentials and skills that the less expensive training groups lack. We are right in the median of value and performance for the dealerships wanting solid well-trained staff. You will get what you pay for every time. This is the edge VTR Consulting, LLC has for the dealerships who want productive teams. It is a wonderful win-win for everyone”.
Contact Jim.Vogel@vtrconsulting.com to schedule a half hour presentation of both product and services or call Jim Vogel at 919 244-6989.