Lookers Shortlisted For AM Awards 2012
Fantastic news came this morning that Lookers have been shortlisted for Best Dealer Website at the AM Awards 2012. The new group website was launched in January 2011 with their “Customers for Life” values in mind: to be welcoming, innovative, trustworthy, inspiring and ambitious. The success of Lookers has always relied on the satisfaction of their customers and this was the driving force behind the establishment of the new website. By creating an easy-to-navigate, group-wide website that makes it easy to browse through the various brand microsites and retailer locations, Lookers represents the first of the nationwide ‘supergroups’ to ...
Time – our most valued commodity?
There’s an old saying that I’m sure you’ve heard before: “Time is money”. But have you ever stopped to wonder how you might put a value on your time? Now, this shouldn’t be construed as calculating your hourly rate. What I’m saying is, if you had more time to do what you wanted, would your life be richer and more rewarding? Let me put this into perspective. For many years, I was gainfully employed as a regional training consultant for a multinational company. During this time, I had the task of training staff from 42 separate locations in five counties in ...
Lookers Shortlisted For AM Awards 2012
Lookers have been shortlisted for Best Dealer Website at the AM Awards 2012. The new group website was launched in January 2011 with their “Customers for Life” values in mind: to be welcoming, innovative, trustworthy, inspiring and ambitious…
Automotive Brand Perfomance Assessment in Social Media 2011
An Automotive Brand Performance Assessment in Social Media 2011 – infographic
Time – our most valued commodity?
There’s an old saying that I’m sure you’ve heard before: “Time is money”. But have you ever stopped to wonder how you might put a value on your time? Now, this shouldn’t be construed as calculating your hourly rate. What I’m saying is, if you had more time to do what you wanted, would your [...]
Mazda UK Dealer Sites Launch
19 December was a historic day for GForces as we launched our first manufacturer website project, for Mazda UK.
Ninety-five dealer websites went live that morning, and overall the launch has been a great success. Nearly 200 Mazda dealers have attended training sessions led by GForces personnel this month.
Success at the Ewards
We are absolutely delighted to announce that two of our clients have won their respective awards at the CarDealer Ewards 2011.
McCarthy Cars shortlisted for WOW! Award
We are delighted to announce that McCarthy Cars, a longstanding client of GForces, have been nominated for a WOW! Award. The nomination was submitted by customer Andy Strang of Sussex, who first came into contact with McCarthy Cars via its Live Chat 24/7 service provided by GForces.
Over 1m seduced by Fiat 500 Abarth
The Fiat brand have had viral success after releasing their first 60-second social media spot promoting the new 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth. Watch here.
GForces HQ Version 4 complete
Monday 5th December was a momentous occasion for GForces as we finally opened our new office extension. We invited three guests of honour to open the new building, all of whom flew operationally during World War Two.
GForces Advent Calendar
With the success of our GForces advent calendar last year, we will once again be bringing little surprises to you each day, counting down to Christmas.
NetDirector Auto V8 Update (30/11/11)
Event Management CSV – Guest Count Column, Media Panel Image Display – Recent First, Codeweavers URLs Updated to Latest Copy, Dashboard Specific Stats, Email Marketing “From” field, Recruitment Print Application, Permissions Revised, IP Exclusion has been Removed…
SMC New Site Launch
SMC Cars have recently launched their new website on our NetDirector V8 platform. Part of SMC’s mission statement is ‘providing outstanding levels of satisfaction based on the constant evaluation and improvement of all the services we provide’ and this has been largely reflected in the site refresh.
NetDirector Auto V8 Update (31/10/11)
Bulk Multi Upload, Current/Discontinued dropdown for new car CAP model lists in backend, Anchor Tag added to Tiny MCE editor, Feed updates, Recruitment CV, Show Manual Upload, Custom URLs Show reduced stock tick box, Dynamic XML Sitemap, Download All Job Applications in CSV, New car CAP variants ordering, Deleted Vehicles can show as 301 Redirect, Webzation integration…
We raised £1250 from Bangers4BEN!
Earlier this year GForces took part in Bangers4Ben in association with CarDealer Magazine to raise money for the BEN motor charity. Bangers4Ben has so far raised £15,324.96
Jimmy Feeney: Peugeot Tanganyika 1000 Rally Team Founder
My Grandfather built a successful concession in the 50’s much due to first his personal success in rallying and then in the 60’s with his the Tanganyika Motors Rally team.
Join the ‘Touch’ generation
A rising trend I’ve noticed in motoring showrooms is the use of touch screen displays to provide more information about cars. I first saw it at Goodwood Festival of Speed earlier this year with Alfa Romeo. Quite a snazzy display in red and black next to each polished car. I’d already walked around quite a [...]
Bangers4Ben: Ferraris, Lamborghinis, pranks and a few dents
Two teams, two bangers, one destination and no rules. Needless to say the two GForces teams didn’t hold back on Top Gear style pranks to each other.
Steve Jobs 1955-2011
In an age when technology continues to advance at a pace hitherto unknown, it takes a bold character to stand head and shoulders above the crowd. As co-founder and CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs established a platform where his creative genius could flourish, pioneering a new age of consumer technology that would dramatically advance the [...]
Training Academy a Success!
Last year GForces kicked off their Training Academy providing many work placement opportunities for local undergraduates and students which has taken off with huge success.Technorati code – HH95JRT2JN2U