Cramer Toyota of Venice announces their new web site to aid the customer in giving reviews.

Cramer Toyota of Venice announces their new web site to aid the customer in giving reviews. As more and more consumers rely on the internet for information, it is important to provide an easy way for the consumer to write and post reviews. According to Richard Bond, Cramer Toyota of Venice General Manager, “At Cramer Toyota of Venice, our motto is "We treat people right. We love hearing from our customers about their experience at our dealership. We know our customers love us because we have earned Toyota’s President’s Award 19 years in a row. In addition, we receive and post on a bulletin board two or three letters per week. The trick is to get the consumers who write letters to go to the various sites on the internet and leave these same positive reviews.” Cramer Toyota of Venice is one of one 13 Toyota dealerships in the nation to receive the President’s Award 19 years in a row and the only Toyota dealership in Florida to receive the award 19 years in a row. If you have had an experience at Cramer Toyota of Venice that you would like to share with others, please go to CRAMERTOYOTAOFVENICEREVIEWS.COM, and tell us how we did.

Cramer Toyota of Venice Collision Center announces addition of an advanced electronic laser measurement frame rack.

Cramer Toyota of Venice Collision Center announces addition of an advanced electronic laser measurement frame rack. This new equipment addition keeps Cramer Toyota of Venice’s Collision Center at the absolute cutting edge in automobile repair. Combined with the computerized color matching paint mixing equipment and dual down draft paint booths, Cramer Toyota of Venice is one of the most advanced Body Shops in the Sarasota Area. According to Jack Naughton, the Body Shop Manager of Cramer Toyota of Venice, “The recent addition of the advanced electronic laser measurement frame rack ensures that each and every repair is completed within manufacturer original specifications. We are able to measure within millimeters which ensures complete accuracy.” Cramer Toyota of Venice has one of the largest collision centers in the Sarasota area and has relationships with every major insurance company. Richard Bond, Cramer Toyota of Venice General Manager, states, “The collision repair business is fast becoming a business of very high technology in which if you want to be on the cutting edge, you need to have the newest most up to date equipment available. The key that makes our body shop one of the highest volume is that we never stop training our technicians on how to use the equipment in the most efficient manner. Having the equipment and being able to use it correctly is the key to our success.” Cramer Toyota of Venice would be happy to give anyone interested a free tour of our collision center. For a free tour contact Richard Bond or Jack Naughton directly at 941-484-9000

Cramer Toyota of Venice donates a free detail valued at $100 dollars to the Women’s Sertoma Club of Venice.

Cramer Toyota of Venice donates a free detail valued at $100 dollars to the Women’s Sertoma Club of Venice. Cramer Toyota of Venice’s donation of the free automobile detail to the Women’s Sertoma Club of Venice will help raise money for their annual Sun Fiesta Event. During the Sun Fiesta Event there will be a silent auction which is one of the center piece fund raising events of the Fiesta. Proceeds from the fundraising event will benefit worthy scholars and service organizations in the Venice Area. According to Richard Bond the General Manager of Cramer Toyota of Venice, “We enjoy supporting this program because the money raised goes 100 percent to scholars in the Venice Area. Additionally, the Sun Fiesta is a local event that is mostly attended by community people, which gives us great exposure as one of the contributors.” The raffle and silent auction items are exhibited throughout the entire event in the main gazebo located in the center of Centennial Park in downtown Venice. The Women’s Sertoma Club of Venice exists for the high and noble purpose of Service to Mankind by communication of thoughts, ideas and concepts to accelerate human progress in health, education, freedom and democracy. Since 1912 they have brought forward their talents and joined the collective experience to further community service. Cramer Toyota of Venice is proud to be part of such a lasting tradition.

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.

Cramer Toyota of Venice donates $100 dollars to the Fraternal Order of Police

Cramer Toyota of Venice donates $100 dollars to the Fraternal Order of Police Venice Lodge #57 for their “Shop with a Cop Program.” This is a back to school program that the Venice Chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police started years ago to help disadvantaged children in our community. Cramer Toyota of Venice donates every year to the Shop with a Cop Program both to support the Fraternal Order of Police, but more importantly to help the children in our community. According to Richard Bond the General Manager of Cramer Toyota of Venice, “We like this program because the money goes 100 percent to the kids. We are dealing with the local Venice Chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police, they make sure every dollar is spent on the kids in our community. We are proud to help out and look forward to this program because we know it make a difference.” Last year this program helped more than twelve local children get supplies for school that they would not have been able to afford otherwise. If you want to make your own donation, please contact the Venice Fraternal Order of Police directly at 941-815-4048, ask for Keith Quick.

Cramer Toyota of Venice partners with Rhoades Advertising Group

Cramer Toyota of Venice partners with Rhoades Advertising Group to enhance web presence of their primary web address of www.cramertoyota.com. Cramer Toyota of Venice had previously been relying on their own internal people to promote their website and drive traffic to the website. Cramer Toyota of Venice also used traditional methods like newspaper advertising, business card advertising, radio and TV. Other ways that Cramer Toyota of Venice promoted their website was by making sure that every printed piece of paper leaving the dealership had their web address printed on it. According to the General Manager Richard Bond, “Our people had done a great job within the scope of what we could accomplish using traditional methods. It became obvious that we needed to take it to a new level and that internally we did not have the resources to handle this. It is important that we get the customer to www.cramertoyota.com because once the consumer reaches this page the likelihood of them purchasing a vehicle greatly increases.” Cramer Toyota’s partnership with Rhodes Advertising will allow people trained in this field to drive ever more customers to Cramer Toyota of Venice’s website. Bond continues by saying “Reviews of what the Rhoades Group has done with other clients made the choice to go with them simple.” For further information on how this worked for Cramer Toyota of Venice, please contact Richard Bond directly at 941-484-9000.

Cramer Toyota of Venice announces record sub-prime auto loans funded in June.

Cramer Toyota of Venice announces record sub-prime auto loans funded in June. A record number of Cramer Toyota customers were financed through non-prime or sub-prime sources last month, according to General Manager Richard Bond. “it was an extraordinary month for Cramer Toyota of Venice. We were able to help so many customers that have recently had their credit negatively impacted.”
Cramer Toyota of Venice recognized that traditional banks and finance companies were no longer lending to customers with lower credit scores. The dealership set out to create a small network of local finance companies that were willing to lend. “I would like to thank our lender partners, especially Gulf Coast Auto Credit for providing much needed financing. I know this is a service we will continue to provide to the local community” Said Bond. Cramer Toyota of Venice has built a solid relationship with Gulf Coast Auto Credit recently funding its 100 loan. Bond reports, “Gulf Coast Auto Credit is by far our largest sub-prime lender. Our relationship with them has now helped provide over 100 good people with reliable transportation”. Cramer Toyota of Venice is currently looking for ways to increase its used car inventory so that it can continue to offer this valuable service to the citizens of Venice.