Women in Business Excellence Award is…Me, Jill Merriam!
“And I’d like to thank my incredible husband, my great kids, my brother Jeff, and of course, the Key Hyundai employees and customers…” Thank you thank you thank you Central Connecticut State University for choosing little ol’ me, Jill Merriam from Hyundai of Milford and Key Hyundai of Manchester as the 2012 Hall of Honor Women in Business Excellence Award. No complaints, just fantastic news that reflects on my entire[...]
Why My Local-Yocal Connecticut Car Dealership Means So Much
Did my monthly radio spot with my good friend Jim, when we started talking about what an amazing year it’s been at Key Hyundai. Got me thinking, and yada-yada-yadding, and waa-laa! Here are the results: a quick overview of our phenomenal year at Key Hyundai, not just selling cars, but meeting amazing folks who have a story to tell. An amazing year of resilience against storms, construction, and economic fallout. And[...]
Key Hyundai Cares about Connecticut
Key Hyundai’s busy in Connecticut: we’ve got cars to sell, but try to get as involved in our CT community when we can! Here’s a few snippets of what we’ve been up to recently!
Rockville High School in Vernon, CT is Getting a Hyundai
Key Hyundai of Manchester is donating a (gently) used Hyundai to Rockville High School in Vernon, CT. Jill Merriam announced the used car will be given away at Project Graduation, where one 2011 Rockville High School graduate will become the proud owner of a Key Hyundai vehicle!
Chicken Soup & Tamiflu
Running a car dealership is hard enough without the flu taking you out of commission for several days! Key Hyundai’s Jill Merriam promises to never say “I don’t get sick” again. Ever.
Pediatric Cancer Stinks and Hyundai’s Commitment to Bring it to its Knees
Do the words pediatric and cancer really deserve to be put together? I mean, really, is it fair at all? I wonder why some kids get cancer and others don’t. I guess if I knew the answer to that, I would be a cancer researcher working on a cure. Hyundai supports pediatric cancer research through the Hyundai Hope on Wheels program. I am one of those people who can only[...]
Dirty Trick Free Zone – Episode #59: What’s more important than helping kids with cancer?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mS0QIQdd7o] In today’s episode of the Dirty Trick Free Zone, I talk about Hyundai Hope on Wheels and the positive effects it’s having on pediatric cancer research. As a Hyundai dealer, we have so many things to be grateful for. We have great product, like the new 2011 Hyundai Sonata and the 2010 Hyundai Tucson. We have great customers at Key Hyundai. We are able to employee amazing, incredible people[...]
Key Hyundai Urges You to Support Your Local Businesses
In these current economic times, the role of the small business in the local community has become ever so apparent. I was thinking about it yesterday because I got a call from the South Windsor Lions Club looking for a sponsor for their hole and one at their annual golf tournament. For years, Dillion Ford had been their sponsor and now that they went out of business, the Lions Club[...]
Green (and social vision) is the New Black
Hyundai announced that it plans to keep up it’s investment in green technologies even in this down market. It’s nice to see that Hyundai understands that this economy too shall eventually pass and that they need to make the investments necessary to secure our collective future. We at Key Hyundai of Manchester, CT’s Hyundai dealer, have the same thought process. What can we do to secure our long term future?[...]
Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters Needs Help…
As you know from my intro, I am an active member of Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters. My little sister Kaitlyn is now 15 and not so little anymore. But, as they say, little kids little problems, big kids big problems! Anyways, this crazy economy has effected the program in a big way. Connecticut State funding is down, federal funding is gone and corporate donations are way down. Every year,[...]
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- Jill Merriam Key Hyundai Interviewed by Daughter about CCSU Award
- Why Low Price Guarantee is a Bad Idea When Buying a Car
- Blowing the Doors Off Customer Service
- Women in Business Excellence Award is…Me, Jill Merriam!
- Connecticut Car Dealer Proves You Can Be Nice in Business
- CT Car Customers at Hyundai of Milford and Key Hyundai of Vernon
- Key Hyundai Vernon Customer Complaint Turns FTC Positively Positive
- Key Hyundai Milford vs FTC video series planned
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