CHICAGO, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com today announced
that Laurie Foster has been named a
dealer training manager. Foster will support the company's
in-market and online DealerADvantage program to help dealers learn
and implement effective internet advertising and sales processes.
This year, the Cars.com training team will facilitate more than 300
training seminars for approximately 13,000 franchise and
independent dealers.
Prior to joining Cars.com, Foster served as the director of
Internet sales and marketing for a top 50-ranked Chevrolet
dealership in Michigan. She began
her career as a sales consultant before moving into training and
senior sales management positions. Foster brings more than 10 years
of automotive industry experience to her current role, focusing on
increasing profitability, sales process implementation and
improvement, employee development and retention and customer
satisfaction.
"Today's most successful dealers take a holistic view of their
sales operations and what's required to connect with in-market
shoppers," said Kathy Kimmel,
Cars.com director of training. "Laurie's grasp of the technology
and business fundamentals they need to put in place will help them
accelerate the performance of their Internet initiatives."
Said Foster, "Dealers and automakers value Cars.com as more than
a place to advertise their inventory. I'm excited to join a team
that assists our customers with the tactical and strategic
decisions they're making to drive more traffic and win more
deals."
Cars.com's comprehensive dealer training program includes
in-market and Web-based training workshops and weekly training
calls. Additional resources are available through the
MyDealerCenter customer portal and the free DealerADvantage blog
and webinar series, as well as Cars.com's sales professionals and
national technical support staff.
Cars.com presents training seminars without charge to interested
dealerships, regardless of whether they are Cars.com customers.
Information on upcoming programs is available by clicking on the
"Dealer Training & Resources" link at
http://dealers.cars.com.
About Cars.com
Cars.com is the leading destination for online car shoppers,
offering credible, easy-to-understand information from consumers
and experts to help buyers formulate opinions on what to buy, where
to buy and how much to pay for a car. With comprehensive
pricing information, side-by-side comparison tools, photo
galleries, videos, unbiased editorial content and a large selection
of new- and used-car inventory, Cars.com puts millions of car
buyers in control of their shopping process with the information
they need to make confident buying decisions.
Launched in June 1998, Cars.com is
a division of Classified Ventures, LLC, which is owned by leading
media companies, including Belo (NYSE: BLC), Gannett Co., Inc.
(NYSE: GCI), The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI), Tribune Company and
The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO).
SOURCE Cars.com
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