Maryland and Virginia dealers meet in Colonial Williamsburg for second joint Convention, June 26 – 29

Maryland and Virginia dealers meet in Colonial Williamsburg for second joint Convention, June 26 – 29

Dealers from across Maryland and Virginia came together earlier this week in Virginias celebrated colonial capital of Williamsburg to convene the second MADA/VADA joint convention where there were presentations from OEMs, public officials, dealer operations experts and association government relations staff. Renowned sales motivator, Jeff Gitomer, gave a lively and substantive presentation on the automobile business, as did Tom Loveless, Kias vice president of sales. Dale Pollack of vAuto, Inc. gave an insightful presentation on used car operations, and Jared Hamilton, tech geek extraordinaire, gave an illuminating session on the changed world of advertising from the burgeoning growth of social media and Internet utilization.

Former Virginia governor and U.S. senator George Allen keynoted one of the Virginia breakout sessions, giving his view of the current political landscape from the perspective of a common sense, Jeffersonian conservative.

WANADA was represented in political action and government relations breakout sessions by WANADA officers George Doetsch (Apple Ford), Charlie Stringfellow (Brown Automotive), Gerry Murphy and John ODonnell.

MADA was headed up by Marisa Shockley (Shockley Honda) and Peter Kitzmiller, and VADA was headed by Brad Hunt (Southern Hospitality Automotive) and Don Hall.