The Herb Chambers Companies have kicked off a social media campaign with Tier 10 Marketing supported by Media Crush.

The program was initiated by David Schwartz Advertising Production Manager for the Herb Chambers  Companies.

The program is into its fourth week and is generating substantial results and on an upward trajectory.

The Tier 10 Marketing program is spread over a number of supporting  release points including Facebook and Twitter as well as Media Crush deployed and managed Herb Chambers hyper local targeted private network websites.

Enter the Herb Chambers Giveaway program:

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• http://herbchamberssocialmedia.com/giveaways/

Inbound Marketing – Brand & Reputation Management Domination

Herb Chambers Honda of Seekonk is honored to be recognized by American Honda Motor Co., Inc. as the winner of the prestigious 2010 Customer Service Experience Award.

This coveted award distinguishes Honda dealers througout the country for their commitment to go beyond “the call of duty” to make sure that their customers´ needs are met and often exceeded.

The Customer Service Experience Award is conferred annually to Honda dealerships with a CSE Overall score of at least 92%, which is computed from reviews and survey feedback by our customers.

This achievement reflects Herb Chambers Honda of Seekonk`s dedication to guarantee the highest standards of customer service and performance in the industry.

Herb Chambers Honda of Seekonk GM is Scott Birtles and the Service Manager is Peter Slota both instrumental in Herb Chamber Seekonk being awarded this prestigious honor by Honda! Congratulations to the entire Staff of Herb Chambers Seekonk!

In addition to being a multi-year recipient of this award, our store experienced record growth in sales in 2010 and this surely could not have happened without the total customer commitment our knowledgeable staff has made.

“Congratulations again for your dealership`s achievement and thank you for taking great care of our Honda customers” said Barry Zoll, Senior District Parts and Service Manager of American Honda Motor Co., Inc.

About Herb Chambers Honda of Seekonk:

At Herb Chambers Honda of Seekonk, our mission is simple. Provide you with the most engaging, enjoyable and rewarding automotive buying experiences ever.

Our skilled team is eager to serve you. You will discover that our commitment to customer and technical service is unparalleled. Our selection of new and used Honda vehicles is second to none.

At Herb Chambers Honda of Seekonk, the leading Providence area Honda dealership, you will certainly find the Honda you have been looking for. Feel free to visit us in person or call us at (866) 258-8352 for further information.

Contact:

Herb Chambers Honda of Seekonk

185 Taunton Avenue, Route 44

Seekonk, MA 02771

Phone: (866) 258-8352

http://www.hondaseekonk.com/

Car dealers are hopeful for brisk business this Presidents Day weekend – traditionally this one of the biggest weekends of the year for car sales.

“The company’s up 90 percent,” said Daniel Bortolussi, general manager of the Herb Chambers dealership, comparing this year’s Presidents Day weekend to last year’s. “There’s a lot of exciting cars out there right now.”

Sales managers said pent-up demand, combined with a break in bad weather, led to the high weekend sales.

Tom Van Fechtmann, general manager of Herb Chambers Honda in Westboro called this weekend phenomenal.

His dealership sold a record-high 34 cars on Saturday, compared to 19 on the same day last year.

“The best part about it was we sold a little bit of everything: pre-owned, new cars, different types of new cars,” he said.

While the snow was a challenge, sales at the Honda dealership were up 24 percent in January, compared to January 2010, Mr. Van Fechtmann added.

Though car sales are still well below pre-recession levels, the National Automobile Dealers Association reported that nationwide, sales were up 17 percent this January, and the industry is on pace to sell 12.6 million vehicles this year.

Still, Herb Chambers could have done without all the snowstorms that brought the region to a halt many times last month.

“Since the first of January, it’s been terrible,” said Mr. Chambers, who owns nearly 50 car dealerships in New England. “We’ve had atrocious weather. People weren’t in the frame of mind that they wanted to buy a new car when they had a foot of snow out the front door.”

While winter weather kept some consumers away from the dealerships, new cars kept arriving in dealers’ lots. Heading into the weekend, Mr. Chambers said, his dealerships were buried in inventory.

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Given the brutal winter they are having it’s the least we can do.  Herb Chambers Cadillac features  sales and specials from Herb Chambers award winning Cadillac dealership!

CLICK HERE to see the weekly specials.  The Herb Chambers Cadillac specials change weekly so bookmark us to stay up to date.

Herb Chambers is the number one automobile dealer in New England.  We are proud to associate with the Herb Chamber Company. Herb Chambers Cadillac is hands down the Best of Rhode Island and Southeastern MA.  There is clearly no better place for New Car Networks to lay its roots than in the New England area.  If you have any suggestions please let us know.

While luxury cars are one of their specialties, the  Herb Chambers Company is home to 42 dealerships and growing so the variety available to you is amazing.

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The Promise of Spring Kept; 2009
Just a few months ago; I mentioned in this column that we at Herb Chambers, were approaching the New Year at “full-speed” proceeding with several exciting new construction and facilities renovation projects. Well, here we are in early 2009 and we are proud to announce two new facilities up and running! They are Herb Chambers Porsche of Burlington & Audi Burlington — a brand new 40,000 square foot dealership built to house some of the world’s finest luxury sports and performance cars and Herb Chambers Ford Truck center, an all new 70,000 sq. ft. truck service and collision center with a state of the art body shop.

These two facilities are simply amazing; one designed to showcase some of the world’s most exciting and advanced automobiles; while the other is designed to provide the best possible care and repair of both cars and trucks that have been involved in collisions.

If you’re a sports car or luxury vehicle aficionado there’s no better place to experience and test drive some of the world’s most practical yet spirited sports & luxury automobiles, than Herb Chambers Porsche of Burlington & Audi Burlington. Our goal here was clean elegance and to showcase high performance machines like nowhere else. The architectural “mirror glass” façade and sleek show room interior complete a perfect sun-lit showcase to introduce the new automotive sports/luxury masterpieces of our age. These vehicles though exotic– are really well mannered everyday drivers in every sense of the word. If you can imagine yourself (even for a moment) driving one these rolling sculptures; you owe it to yourself to visit our newest showrooms in Burlington. If you currently own a Porsche or Audi, we invite you to visit our new facility and experience service of the highest level. Where you purchased your vehicle makes no difference, we would like to take care of it for you. You will be impressed!

If your car or truck has had an unfortunate “tangle” with another vehicle or just needs some sprucing up; we’d like to draw your attention to Herb Chambers newest Ford Truck center and complete Collision Facility servicing all makes & models of cars, trucks & SUV’s.

We went all out here as this enormous facility has absolutely everything needed to make your damaged vehicle as good as new including the newest state of the art paint booth facilities to make your vehicle really shine! In addition, it’s really cavernous (70,000 sq. ft!!!) … with more space to simultaneously repair more vehicles indoor than anyone else!!! The latest in clean air equipment is used to provide the best environment for our craftsmen. This is all in addition to our other 3 world class body shops & collision centers in Danvers, Providence AND Ashland.

True to our word, these facilities are already humming with activity and serving Herb Chambers customers from all over New England. Stay tuned and we will keep you posted on several other projects nearing completion…talk with you again soon!

Sincerely,
Herb

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Herb Chambers Collision Center Braintree, MA

Herb Chambers Opens a New Collision Center in Braintree, MA.

The Herb Chambers Companies are growing!

A new collision center and truck repair garage opened recently on Lundquist Drive in Braintree, it represents the Herb Chambers Companies fourth and biggest service center.

The former Braintree warehouse now contains 44 body shop repair bays and 16 repair spots for commercial trucks and buses. There are plans to hire twenty more technicians for the center which opened last month.

The collision center that was operating on Washington Street is now closed.  In recent years, a number of local Ford Dealerships closed their doors which lead to a steady increase in repair business for Herb Chambers.

The Lundquist Drive Building is 78,400 square feet and was purchased two years ago by the Herb Chambers Companies for three million dollars. An estimated five million was spent in converting the space into a state of the art collision center and truck repair shop.

This collision facility is far from ordinary; it provides a more modern environment than most body shops.  Windows for natural light, vacuum hoses area attached to the tools that sand vehicles to allow for scrubbing dust particles out of the air.

Every aspect of the operation is equipped with the most up to date computerized diagnostic equipment to help technicians straighten frames or match paint to cars’ original colors.  Office space is available for insurance appraisers to use to fill out reports.

The Herb Chambers new collision center will also be used to expand a growing heavy truck repair business. Over a half a million dollars was spent to elevate the roof of the building to accommodate box trucks and buses. The truck repair facility replaces the one on Wood Road, which has a lease that expires in May.

Maximizing the use of the space; part of the building will be used to store new vehicles such as Ford Mustangs with accessories that are frequent targets of thieves when parked outside at a dealership.

The Herb Chambers Companies is expanding in 2009!  In addition to the Somerville-based auto groups 43 dealerships in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.  New dealerships in Westboro and Sudbury are scheduled to open in the next few months.  In February, an all new dealership has opened for Audi Burlington, A Herb Chambers Company and Porsche of Burlington, A Herb Chambers Company located on 62 Cambridge St., Route 3A, Burlington, Massachusetts.

The Herb Chambers Collision center in Braintree is hiring experienced craftsmen to fill painters and metal technicians for the body shop and diesel-certified mechanics for the truck repair shop.

Congratulations to the Herb Chambers Company for demonstrating a continued passion to the industry!

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Improvements and New Dealership Construction!

December 2008

BMW of Sudbury/Foreign Motors West BMW	A brand new 70,281 sq. ft. dealership featuring a 12 car two-story showroom, a 4 car exterior display canopy, a three-lane drive-in service reception area with 60 service bays, and a car wash situated on 6 acres. Opening Spring 2009.
Herb Chambers Infiniti of Westborough	A brand new 37,000 sq. ft. dealership featuring a suspense-building “art gallery” style layout to showcase new vehicles—complete with a coffee bar and customer lounge with plasma TVs. Opening Spring May 2009!
Porsche of Burlington/Audi Burlington	NOW OPEN! A brand new 40,000 sq. ft. dealership built to house some the world’s finest luxury sports and performance cars.
Herb Chambers Lexus	Recently completed…A brand new 110,000 sq/ft. super luxury showroom! A vast entrance canopy – 40 car showroom with 50-foot windows. Including 50 service bays, a customer lounge with complimentary coffee and food bar, Internet access, flat screen TVs, a fireplace and children’s play area.
Flagship Motorcars/smart center Lynnfield	A brand new 18,000 sq. ft addition to this dealership will include a 2,400 sq. ft. showroom for smart center Lynnfield. Complete Spring 2009.
Chambers Motorcars/smart center Boston	A significant renovation adding over 7,000 sq. ft to this dealership include customer sales, lounge & service areas. Complete next summer.
Herb Chambers Ford Truck Center	An all new 70,000 sq. ft. truck service center & state of the art body shop. Now Open in Braintree, MA.
Mercedes-Benz of Natick	A Complete 50,000 sq. ft. renovation of the entire Facility starting next spring.