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Friday, February 26, 2016

DriveProfit, Rental Limo Strategically Align to Propel Operators’ ROI


Drive Profit Rental Limo Alliance
St. Petersburg, Fla. — Marketing firm DriveProfit and booking service and technology provider Rental Limo have partnered up in an effort to help limousine operators significantly increase their return on investment for online marketing efforts. The DriveProfit/Rental Limo strategic alliance will enroll all DriveProfit clients as Gold members of Rental Limo while empowering these operators to use Rental Limo’s 3-step booking process, known as Book.limo, on their existing websites.

“DriveProfit clients will be featured and geographically marketed in their respective cities throughout Rental Limo’s impressive and growing online footprint,” says Pat Charla, CEO of DriveProfit. “More importantly, DriveProfit clients can now experience the higher conversion rate of Book.limo, resulting in an immediate ROI spike for online marketing and website traffic. We are thrilled to be able to pave the path for our operators to upgrade to the latest and greatest online website reservation technology.”

According to Rental Limo, Book.limo lets operators embed a white-label version of the Rental Limo 3-step reservation process directly onto their company website in minutes. Operators can easily add vehicles, set rates, and create coupon codes with the click of a button by logging into the Book.limo control panel. Customers enjoy the ease of booking and paying for rides directly from the transportation company’s website in less than a minute.

“We’re very excited to be partnering with DriveProfit and their impressive clientele of chauffeured transportation and limo companies to increase their online presence as well as ours,” says Rental Limo Founder & CEO, Ryan Hilberth. “We look forward to working with each limo company, in tandem with Pat and her team, to significantly improve their website reservation process and web exposure.”

Rental Limo provides chauffeured transportation services across half the U.S. with over 150 different companies. The company’s main website, rentalimo.com, allows customers to easily browse, compare, and book providers and vehicles, everything from sedans and SUVs to motorcoaches. Customers can access a mobile version of the site on m.rentalimo.com on their iPhone or Android smartphone.

DriveProfit’s clients include Exclusive Sedan Service in North Hollywood, Calif., as well as 25 other top chauffeured transportation providers ranging across the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. The first operator to go live as part of the alliance is Exclusive Sedan Service. As a result of the partnership, Rental Limo’s coverage and company/fleet options will increase nationwide. “We are very pleased to hear that Ryan and Pat will be working together on this project to help our company continue to grow,” said Brandan Stein, president and COO of Exclusive Sedan Service.

Visit driveprofit.com for more information about DriveProfit; visit rentalimo.com for more information about Rental Limo.

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Chauffeur Training Program Set To Debut At LCT Show

<p>Kansas City operator Bruce Heinrich with fleet vehicles and chauffeur team near&nbsp;downtown skyline.</p>LAS VEGAS, Nev. — The limousine industry is about to get its first consistent, yet flexible, online training program that strives to set universal high standards for chauffeured service.

Tiered to chauffeurs as well as company employees, PAX Certified Training launches at its booth, No. 816, on the exhibit floor of the International LCT Show at the Mandalay Bay convention center in Las Vegas, Feb. 29 to March 2.

In creating and developing PAX, which is the Roman word for “Peace,” creator Bruce Heinrich, owner of LEADER Worldwide of Kansas City, Mo., drew upon his many years as an operator and his prior experience working for The Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey in Los Angeles. Heinrich, a 2009 LCT Operator of the Year Award winner, was inspired by the Ritz customer service training programs and the training philosophy of the late industry consultant and operator educator, Tom Mazza.

The PAX curriculum involves six key components of service and knowledge for which users can be tested and certified. Trainees work online at their own paces. Limousine company clients can add to the components or integrate them with their in-house training programs. As part of the program format, operators can communicate and update training points with employees via email as often as they like. E-verification options ensure employees have read and understood any training policies or instructions.

The online program marks a significant change in technology and approach from prior chauffeur training programs wedded to DVDs, videos and/or guidebooks.

“PAX was created to create a gold standard of what passengers should expect, especially when TNCs (transportation network companies) are making such an impact,” Heinrich told LCT. “It’s a way to differentiate ourselves from the TNCs. If you are farming a trip to another city, you’d feel better knowing that the chauffeur has been PAX certified and up to that standard of training.”

As of today, 26 limousine companies ranging from small to large fleets have either signed up with or requested PAX Certified Training. Among them: Reston Limousine of Sterling, Va., Premier Transportation of Dallas, and Hermes Worldwide of Denver.

“What’s really cool about program is it’s geared for every company no matter its fleet size,” Heinrich said. “The whole premise is to provide peace of mind for passengers, for their dispatches, for the owner/operator and for the chauffeurs because it empowers them to make good decisions with the common end goal in mind.”

More PAX Certified Training coverage coming in the April issue of LCT Magazine

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DriveProfit, Rental Limo Combine Client Reach To Increase ROI

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. —DriveProfit, a marketing firm for limousine companies, and Rental Limo, a nationwide chauffeured transportation booking service and technology provider, have partnered to help limousine operators significantly increase their return on investment for online marketing.

The DriveProfit / Rental Limo strategic alliance will enroll all DriveProfit clients as Gold members of Rental Limo, while empowering these operators to use Rental Limo’s three-step booking process, known as Book.limo, on their existing websites.

DriveProfit clients will be featured and geographically marketed in their respective cities throughout Rental Limo’s impressive and growing online footprint,” said Pat Charla, CEO of DriveProfit, in a press release. “More importantly, DriveProfit clients can now experience the higher conversion rate of Book.limo, resulting in an immediate ROI spike for online marketing and website traffic.”

Book.limo lets operators embed a white-label version of the Rental Limo 3-step reservation process directly onto their company website. Operators can easily add vehicles, set rates, and create coupon codes with the click of a button by logging into the Book.limo control panel.

“We’re very excited to be partnering with DriveProfit and their impressive clientele of chauffeured transportation and limo companies to increase their online presence as well as ours,” said Rental Limo Founder & CEO, Ryan Hilberth. “We look forward to working with each limo company, in tandem with Pat and her team, to significantly improve their website reservation process and web exposure.”

Rental Limo provides limousine services across half the U.S. with more than 150 different limo companies. The company’s main website, www.rentalimo.com, allows customers to easily browse, compare, and book chauffeured transportation providers and vehicles such as sedans, SUVs, vans, stretch limos, shuttles, party buses and motor coaches. Customers can access a mobile version of the site on m.rentalimo.com on their iPhone or Android smart phone.

DriveProfit’s clients include Exclusive Sedan Service in North Hollywood, Calif., owned by Ron Stein and Brandan Stein, as well as 25 other top chauffeured transportation providers nationwide, Canada, and the U.K. The first operator to go live as part of the alliance is Exclusive Sedan Service. As a result of the partnership, Rental Limo’s coverage and company/fleet options will increase nationwide.

The Rental Limo exhibit booth, No. 1315, will also represent Drive Profit on the exhibit hall floor during the International LCT Show, Feb. 29 to March 2.

Source: DriveProfit and Rental Limo press release

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NLA Leaders Speak Out On Ride-Hail Problems

The President of the National Limousine Association, Gary Buffo, and a board director and co-founder of the trade group, Dav El / BostonCoach CEO Scott Solombrino, issued these statements Feb. 25, following the Uber driver killings in Kalamazoo, Mich. last weekend.

Solombrino is part of a coalition called Ride Safe Massachusetts, which is pushing for regulations for transportation network companies.

NLA leaders will be discussing the issue of driver background checks and other safety-related measures at NLA membership meetings and presentations on Feb. 29 (10 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.) during the International LCT Show Feb. 29-March 2 in Las Vegas. Show schedule

Full text of statements:

“The tragic and horrific acts committed in Kalamazoo, Michigan are the latest in a string of incidents involving ride-hailing service drivers, many of which could have been avoided or averted with due diligence and basic communications protocols. Without suitably comprehensive background checks to prevent unfit drivers from getting behind the wheel or reliable early-warning standards and practices to monitor, respond and react to potentially dangerous driver situations, these services are putting passengers, drivers and the general public at risk. By relying on little more than algorithmic rating systems and providing limited means of communication between the company and its passengers, ride-hailing apps like Uber are operating in a bubble, without a reliable means of real-time, person-to-person communications.” Scott Solombrino, NLA board director and co-founder of The National Limousine Association

“The NLA and its members understand and champion client and passenger service as a cornerstone of their business, and value personal contact and relationships, both with drivers and passengers, as one of the most critical aspects of their responsibility as transportation providers. The ability to identify, address and rectify customer, employee and safety issues, in order to offer exemplary service, is the mission of our members and their organizations, and a mission that we feel is glaringly absent from the agenda of ride-hailing services, which all too often leads to disastrous consequences.” Gary Buffo, President of The National Limousine Association

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