Cramer Toyota of Venice announces that it has recently finished an intensive two day consulting session with the renowned internet specialist David Kain

Cramer Toyota of Venice announces that it has recently finished an intensive two day consulting session with the renowned internet specialist David Kain. David Kain has a unique blend of dealership and manufacturer experience. As dealer principal of his family owned dealership he learned how to make every dime count and produce sales each day. David Kain recognizes how important it is to make every facet of a dealership profitable. The Internet provides an excellent opportunity for dealers to improve sales and gross at a very low cost. David has a real passion for the automotive Internet which resulted in his creating Kain Automotive Internet Sales Training and Business Development Center Installation. Cramer Toyota of Venice has a huge presence on the internet through its website, and sells many new and used cars through the internet. Cramer Toyota of Venice lists all of their new and used cars on the internet, maintains a blog page and is very active on Twitter. According to Richard Bond the General Manager of Cramer Toyota of Venice, “We do a lot of different things on the internet to service our customers, but needed to make sure our strategy took full advantage of the ever changing internet world. David was not afraid to tell us what we were doing right and how we could make things better where needed. He rolled up his sleeves and dove right in, meeting personally with many of our staff learning how they did their daily functions.” Before Kain was able to offer his critique, he worked with the employees of the dealership the week before he arrived gathering information and mystery shopping the dealership. On the first day, he already understood how Cramer Toyota of Venice currently does business on the internet. After meeting with managers and employees he started presenting changes to make the process easier for our customers. Richard Bond states, “It is always good to have someone from the outside evaluate your organization. Sometimes because we work with it every day we fail to see how it looks from the outside. David did a great job of helping us see areas where we can improve. Now the pressure is on our team to implement David’s suggested improvements. He provided a time table and will follow up to make sure he gets the job done.” To learn more about the types of services that David Kain provided to Cramer Toyota of Venice, seek him out on the internet. Cramer Toyota of Venice should be done implementing most of David’s changes by the end of the month making the buying experience that much better for our customers.

Cramer Toyota of Venice announces its partnership with our Toyota Sales Professional Mike Piscopo, in taking out an advertisement in the monthly newsletter of the Italian American Club of Venice.

Cramer Toyota of Venice announces its partnership with our Toyota Sales Professional Mike Piscopo, in taking out an advertisement in the monthly newsletter of the Italian American Club of Venice. The Italian American Club of Venice has been serving the community of Venice for over 30 years providing a strong local presence for the Italian American Community. The mission statement of the Club is to develop fellowship through social and cultural activities among its members, to further the aims, objectives and interests of Italian-Americans, encourage knowledge of the language, art, culture and history of Italy, and to foster an understanding of that cultural heritage in our country. Mike Piscopo has been a member of The Italian American Club of Venice for 20 years and counts many of the members as not only friends by customers. According to Mike Piscopo, “Over the years I spent a great deal of time with the members of the club, and count many of them as close friends. It is only natural that when it is time for them to buy a car that they seek my help.” Cramer Toyota of Venice is proud of the fact that Mike Piscopo has been a Toyota Pro for 8 years in a row and wants to do everything possible to help Mike achieve this status in 2010. Cramer Toyota of Venice General Manager Richard Bond states, “Mike has a special passion for selling cars. He never stops thinking about how he can help someone drive a new vehicle. This passion makes it easy to support Mike in his bid to be our only 9 year Toyota Pro.”

Cramer Toyota of Venice donates $150 to the Sarasota Sun Devils Football program.

Cramer Toyota of Venice donates $150 to the Sarasota Sun Devils Football program. The Sarasota Sun Devils are the local team for the Pop Warner Youth Football program in the area. The Sarasota Sun Devils are part of the Peace River Conference that plays from Sarasota to Naples. Cramer Toyota of Venice sponsors a sign on the field that lets the fans know that Cramer Toyota supports the local youth football program. According to Cramer Toyota of Venice General Manager Richard Bond, “We have a passion for football and our support of this program allows kids as young as seven to get out there and play. The thing we like about this program is that while being full contact, full tackle football, the emphasis of the program is on developing the kids through teamwork. The other thing that sets this program apart is the fact that while out there to win, the coaches put the safety of the player first, teaching the players at an early age how to play tackle football minimizing injuries.” The Sarasota Sun Devils practice and play at the Twin Lakes Park on Clark Road in Sarasota. If you would like to share in the fun, home games are played on Saturday afternoons. Cramer Toyota of Venice wishes the Sarasota Sun Devils good luck in the upcoming season.

Cramer Toyota of Venice donates $150 dollars to the Venice Area Historical Society’s upcoming fundraising event

Cramer Toyota of Venice donates $150 dollars to the Venice Area Historical Society’s upcoming fundraising event. Cramer Toyota of Venice shares the passion of preserving our fine city with the Venice Historical Society. According to Cramer Toyota’s General Manager Richard Bond, “Venice has so much to offer as a place to work, live and play. Venice has more to offer then great beaches and beautiful sunsets. We hope our donation will help preserve our city and its past for future generations.” According to The Venice Area Historical Society’s website, this region, while being known for its wonderful, accessible beaches and sharks teeth, also features:
• Superb “New Urbanism” John Nolen planning design
• Northern Italian architectural structures
• World War II Venice Army Air Field
• Strong leadership traditions of Bertha Potter Palmer, Dr. Fred Albee, and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
• Winter homes of the Kentucky Military Institute and Ringling Brothers Circus
• Pioneer 19th century homesteads with cattle, fishing, agriculture, turpentine, sawmill, boat building, railroad, and fishing enterprises
• Venice Inter-coastal Waterway, bays, and the wild Myakka River
Richard Bond further states, “Cramer Toyota of Venice donates money to lots of organizations, within our community. This donation is special in that it helps preserve our past for the future.” The story of Venice is being preserved for future generations because of the work of the Venice Area Historical Society. Cramer Toyota of Venice is proud to be part of this preservation.