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"Lanyon's goal is to make meeting and event planners' jobs easier by being a one-stop shop for all of their needs," said John Pulling, chief technology officer of Lanyon. "Our Smart Events Cloud and Smart Hotel Cloud solutions, coupled with the innovative technologies that Pow Wow Smart offers, will enable meeting and event planners to manage their event, secure hotel blocks, and source ground transportation all in one place, without having to piecemeal their technology together. Through the Pow Wow Smart network of limousine companies, corporations will be able to save more than 30 percent on ground transportation cost. Just as Lanyon brings together planners and suppliers through hotel venue sourcing, we now can do the same with ground transportation."
Pow Wow Smart, together with miRide, its mobile application for chauffeur-driven rides for businesses and professionals, has pioneered the advancement of technology and data aggregation for ground transportation, according to the press release announcing the collaboration. The patented technologies improve process and workflow for meeting and event planners, save time and money, and produce a better attendee experience. Their marketplace, which creates direct relationships with reputable companies that own the rubber and steel, helps companies effectively address this significant spend category.
With the partnership, planners will be able to submit a pricing request to ground companies through the Pow Wow Smart system, which will generate quotes from three to five transportation companies. After selecting the best transportation option, the planner will then have the ability to collect flight arrival and departure times through the registration system, and export the data directly into the system, automatically building the pickup and drop-off manifest.
"We're thrilled to be leading this effort with Lanyon," said Evan Michaels, CEO of Pow Wow Smart. "Ground transportation is a significant category in the event process in need of breakthrough process improvement, and we're excited about working with Lanyon to address efficiencies and cost-savings through our proven technologies and supplier marketplace."
The partnership announcement continues Lanyon's strong 2016, as the company recently appointed Jay Link as chief sales officer, and announced the addition of Christie Hicks, Mark Komine, and Bill Nicholson to the Lanyon Strategic Advisory Board. Lanyon is also updating and enhancing the company's Smart Events Cloud solution, with the newest additions to the platform to be announced in the second quarter of 2016.
Visit lanyon.com for more information. Visit powwowsmart.com for more information about Pow Wow Smart and its offerings.
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Shanker left the LANJ presidential post, which he held from January 21, 2015, until March 3 of this year, due to his departure from A-1 Limousine in Princeton to accept the position of general manager for RMA Worldwide Chauffeured Transportation in Rockville, Md.
Says Sharenow, "I very much appreciate the opportunity to continue to serve the Limousine Association of New Jersey, now in the capacity of its president. LANJ has done a remarkable job representing the interests of its members under the leadership of Jeff Shanker. I am grateful for his time and effort and I look forward to continuing his charge."
It is important to note that LANJ bylaws, specifically Article 5, Section H-b, prescribe this leadership transition: "Succession of Officers: In the event the President shall be unable or unwilling to serve in the office to which he/she has been elected, the person holding the position of Vice President will assume the position and duties of the Presidency for the remainder of the year."
The next LANJ meeting will be held March 16.
Visit lanj.org for more information.
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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 three-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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