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Dunster representative E.E. Keenan ’07 worried that bringing back the same act might hurt turnout, but council Vice President Michael R. Blickstead ’05, who sponsored the bill, said he thought the event would be successful, citing the influx of freshmen and Santos’ sold-out performance last March...
...Keenan and the six auto-body shops he owns in suburban Philadelphia may look unassuming, but they are, in fact, battlegrounds in the latest incarnation of the rental-car wars--a fight to grab neighborhood business from market leader Enterprise Rent-A-Car. For years, Keenan was a loyal promoter of Enterprise rentals to customers who needed a replacement car. Then he got a call from Hertz, which was looking to branch away from Philadelphia's airport and downtown and into the local market. After thorough negotiating, including a driving tour to show a Hertz executive the locations...
...While airport locations simply collect deplaning customers, local shops have to make tough decisions about where to build storefronts. National advertising spurs airport rentals, but generating neighborhood sales often requires a more personal touch, starting with national insurance companies and working all the way down to local operators like Keenan. In the late 1990s, Hertz tried to blanket the country, then pulled back when the company couldn't open locations quickly enough to be successful...
...this," contends Brian Kennedy, Hertz's executive vice president of marketing and sales. The company is focusing on hiring sales-minded managers and building relationships with insurance companies like Allstate and State Farm. This time Hertz is expanding region by region, getting to know each area as it goes. Keenan experienced Hertz's aggressive push firsthand. Replacement cars are an important part of his business, so the decision to partner with Hertz was a big one. "I kept asking, 'How long is your commitment?'" Keenan recalls. "They assured me that they're committed to this marketplace for the long term...
Although council parliamentarian E.E. Keenan ’07 repeatedly said that giving the grant was “backdoor discrimination” and violated the council’s constitution, members eventually voted to approve the grant 25-17, with one abstention...