The Backup Plan January 2015

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Mercedes Sprinter Road Shows

Posted On: January 08, 2015

Mercedes Sprinter Road Shows


 

 

For those of you unfamiliar with what a road show is I will briefly summarize; A road show is a high pressure, hard selling sales campaign in which top member of high end sales teams attempt to squeeze multiple sales calls into a short period of time.  Several top sellers will go out on the road and make sales call after sales call, one after the other, back to back to back.  These are high pressure sales calls as time is valuable and these are warm leads, parties potentially interested in the product, and often times these road shows will be a big contributor to the companies bottom line.

 

For the sales force every call counts and their entire year can be made in one or two days, the experience can be exhilarating and harrowing.  In addition to being able to sell the product and give effective presentations a very strict schedule needs to be maintained, hiring a reliable and experienced executive car service best does this.  The car service must have a dedicated road show desk.  A team of individuals on the inside that is able to communicate and facilitate last minute changes and adjustments based on appointments running late, being cancelled or extended, as well as traffic conditions and unforeseen events like extreme weather.

 

Most of the time a town car or SUV will suffice but when a large team is involved there is really only one choice.  The Mercedes Sprinter, these vehicles are large and spacious, comfortable and accommodating, but without any of the pretentiousness or opulence of your more traditional limousines.  Most of these sales teams abhor showing up in something like a stretch limousine as it often conveys to the potential client the wrong image.  Offering class, comfort and sophistication without the unnecessary glitz and glamour of the more traditional methods, the Mercedes Sprinter is the ideal vehicle for road show transportation.

 

So if your company has need for road show transportation think about the Mercedes Sprinter the next time you need to bring the whole team along.  The road show can be stressful enough, rest easy knowing that the logistics of the day are in good hands and that the image you are presenting to your potential client is the right one.

 

All Star Limousine is a Long Island, New York based company with an extensive global reach; we provide expert Wedding, Special Event and Executive Travel services throughout the Tri-State area and the world. We have over 30 years of experience in the travel industry; our attention to detail, 2014 top-of-the-line vehicles and professional trained Chauffeurs set us apart from the rest! 

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Accepting Your Failures

Posted On: January 07, 2015

Accepting Your Failures


 

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”

“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”

 

Winston Churchill said both of these things, and it may sound to you as if this gentleman had a lot of experience with failure.  Churchill dealt with a great many problems that were not necessarily entirely within his control, but he is still remembered as one of the greatest leaders of all time.  One of the things that made this man great was his ability to except his failures and to grow and learn from them.  He accepted responsibility for his failures as readily as he did for his successes.   So many of us blame everyone except ourselves for literally everything and this, I believe, is a major contributor to why so many of us find success so elusive.

 

Think about it for a moment, the last time you were late for work what did you tell your boss?  I hit traffic, there was an accident, the baby kept me up all night, I had a family emergency, you certainly did not say I hit the snooze button one too many times or that I sleep unit the last possible minute then rush out the door with exactly enough time to make it here unless there’s a problem.  The lesson here is if our hypothetical employee admitted he had hit the snooze button ten times he would think twice before doing the same thing again the next time he woke up feeling a little tired.  You see if we never admit to our failures and mistakes we will never grow or learn.  When we paint ourselves as the victim we feel absolved of any obligation to change our behavior, and then we wonder why “these things always happen to me” and “Why do I have the worst luck.” No you don’t have bad luck and your not  fates punching bag, you just refuse to accept reality and the responsibility for your own failures.

 

The other major problem with blaming everyone except yourself for your problems is that you create adversity.  You draw a line in the sand and on one side is you and on the other side is them.  Them can be random drivers on the road, the faceless individuals at the post office or the bank, or they can be your friends and family, your co-workers and people that may actually matter throughout the course of your day.  If you are constantly blaming everyone else for your faults and shortcomings in your mind these people become the enemy and if you voice your issues and reasoning’s enough you will become theirs.

 

It could be argued that refusal to accept responsibility for your own failures is one of the biggest roadblocks on the path to success.  So many people that have achieved greatness failed so many times before they succeeded, they not only kept trying but they accepted the reality that there was something wrong with what they were doing, they then worked towards changing their process.  Blaming others for the bad things in your life will only hurt you, it creates adversity and it severely impedes your ability to grow and learn as a person.  Don’t be afraid to take a long hard look at yourself and what you may be doing wrong, admitting that we are doing something wrong is the first step to doing something right.

 

All Star Limousine is a Long Island, New York based company with an extensive global reach; we provide expert Wedding, Special Event and Executive Travel services throughout the Tri-State area and the world. We have over 30 years of experience in the travel industry; our attention to detail, 2014 top-of-the-line vehicles and professional trained Chauffeurs set us apart from the rest! 

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The Obvious (Sticking To The Basics)

Posted On: January 06, 2015

The Obvious (Sticking To The Basics)


Business today can get complicated.  Years ago things were much simpler; there was the right way to do things and the wrong way.  Most processes and business plans were implemented and created using a very straight forward process, something like A+B=C, and that was just the way things were done.  Today there are many things responsible for changing the game; chief amongst them is the Internet.  Undoubtedly the greatest invention of the 20th century the Internet has done so much for so many, but by far its greatest impact has been on the business world.

 

Where as years ago there was just a certain way that things were done and people just simply did not deviate from that process.  Today with information being so readily available to just about everyone, everybody’s an authority and everyone has their own idea about how things should be done.  It is easy to get lost in the jumble and too lose sight of the goals and values of what your business is all about.  We see so many startups fail as quickly as they arose for a plethora of reasons. 

 

One of the main factors in all this rising and falling is the deviation from the tried and true.  There was a reason that things were done a particular way for so long and this is because it worked.  When in doubt and even when trying to be innovative do not hesitate to go with what is obvious and to stick with the basics, after all they have been proven to work, even if you are looking to do something different start with what’s been done before.  Be careful of over thinking a problem and breezing right by the best and most obvious answer.

 

Business is more involved and more complicated then ever before.  Fifty years ago it was a simpler time where there existed a pretty straightforward formula for most enterprises, today things are a bit different.  It is important to remember that even when trying to stand out and be innovative start with the basics, never overlook the obvious.  After all there is a reason things were done a certain way for so long, sometimes the simplest solution is the best solution.

 

All Star Limousine is a Long Island, New York based company with an extensive global reach; we provide expert Wedding, Special Event and Executive Travel services throughout the Tri-State area and the world. We have over 30 years of experience in the travel industry; our attention to detail, 2014 top-of-the-line vehicles and professional trained Chauffeurs set us apart from the rest! 

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All Star Limousine In 2014

Posted On: January 02, 2015

All Star Limousine In 2014

(Our year in review)


 

 

2014 was a great year for All Star Limousine.  It is truly a blessing when the company you work for continues to grow and expand, creating jobs in a stagnant economy and providing a top shelf service in a tough industry.   A special thanks is in order to those that made this possible, our customers and our staff as well as the management team, without you this would not be possible.  So much happened in 2014 it would be impossible to list it all, and so we would like to take a look back at the 3 best things that happened for All Star Limousine in 2014.

 

1-The purchase of our new Mercedes Sprinters, our luxury Buses and our MKT Town cars.  All Star purchased 10 new Lincoln MKT Town Cars, 1 32 passenger multi-use luxury bus, 2 31 passenger luxury shuttles and 1 14 passenger Mercedes Sprinter.  These vehicles are beautiful.  Its is important for us to constantly update our fleet so that we are providing only the newest and latest model vehicles to our customers.

 

2- The acquisition of 5 more high volume corporate accounts.  All Star Limousine specializes in corporate service and so our corporate clients are to us the backbone of our business.  Thank you to all our new customers we appreciate the opportunity to service you.  We also want to take a moment and thank all of our clients that have been with us over the years, in reality its is all because of you that we have been able to get to where we are, words cannot express our gratitude.

 

3- The Purchase of All Star West!  Yes All Star Limousine will now have a second location on Long Island in Franklin Square at 315 Franklin Avenue.  This gorgeous state of the art facility should be up and running within 6 months.  This will allow us to grow our fleet and become more accessible to out NYC based clientele.  We will keep you updated with monthly status reports regarding All Star West!

 

Ultimately we have a lot to be thankful for, our staff, our equipment, and most of all, our customers.  We are dedicated to providing a flawless service for our customers and we look forward to further perfecting our process as we enter the New Year!

 

All Star Limousine is a Long Island, New York based company with an extensive global reach; we provide expert Wedding, Special Event and Executive Travel services throughout the Tri-State area and the world. We have over 30 years of experience in the travel industry; our attention to detail, 2014 top-of-the-line vehicles and professional trained Chauffeurs set us apart from the rest! 

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