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Welcome to LCT Blog, LCT Magazine's blog devoted to "stretching chauffeured transportation." The LCT team appreciates you clicking in, and hopes you'll find some useful and entertaining information. Read more

Contributors

Martin Romjue

Martin Romjue joined LCT Magazine as editor on Jan. 2, 2008. He most recently worked as a business editor for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group, and previously reported at newspapers in Virginia, Florida, and California. Read more

Jim Luff

Jim Luff is an operator from Bakersfield, CA who wears a few different hats. Jim began his career in the industry as a private chauffeur in 1990. In 1993 he found a permanent home at The Limousine Scene as the general manager, later becoming a partner. Read more

Michael Campos

Michael Campos joined LCT Magazine as assistant editor on January 3, 2011. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California’s English/Creative Writing program. Michael attended his first International LCT Show in February 2011, where he met and interacted with operators and vendors. He will be helping LCT further develop its digital media content. Read more

JIM LUFF: Photos of Inspiration

Hard Work, Long Hours and Good Customer Service provide the good life

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posted @ Wednesday, May 23, 2012 1:18 PM | Comment (0)

JIM LUFF: My Vanishing Corporate Contact

SAY WHAT? What happens when your main contact at a corporate account is suddenly gone and you can’t find out for sure why?

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posted @ Tuesday, May 15, 2012 4:48 PM | Comment (0)

How To Generate Leads From Your Blog

Businesses that publish a blog drive 55% more traffic to their websites than businesses that don’t. Here’s how to convert that traffic into revenue.

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posted @ Tuesday, May 15, 2012 4:27 PM | Comment (0)

6 Tips For Using Pinterest For Business

Best practices for attracting a lot of traffic to your website using Pinterest.

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posted @ Tuesday, May 15, 2012 4:06 PM | Comment (0)

A Reality Check For The Limousine Industry

MARTIN ROMJUE: I recently heard one of the best political primers to date of what operators and small business owners need to be aware of this election year.

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posted @ Monday, May 14, 2012 11:14 AM | Comment (0)

JIM LUFF: Kudos to Cardiff Limousine & Transportation

Stagecoach 2012 Country Music Festival transportation was aced!

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posted @ Wednesday, May 09, 2012 11:47 AM | Comment (0)

2013 Lincoln MKT: Beauty And The Beast

The Town Car’s successor boasts technology that’s designed to make the driver’s life easier and safer, a powerful engine, and an elegant interior whose attention-to-detail offers premium comfort.

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posted @ Tuesday, May 08, 2012 1:01 PM | Comment (0)

BMW Delivers 700 5-Series Sedans To London

The luxury vehicles will be used for transportation during the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympic Games.

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posted @ Wednesday, May 02, 2012 12:30 PM | Comment (0)

Six Steps For Creating A Successful Social Media Strategy

Like other business operations, social media marketing is not something that should be executed haphazardly.

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posted @ Wednesday, May 02, 2012 11:42 AM | Comment (0)

What Would Chauffeurs Do In Auto-Pilot Vehicles?

CADILLAC XTS MAY BE SELF-DRIVING BY 2015:

A self-driving vehicle may sound scary at first, but then it's just one step beyond one with cruise control and GPS navigation. Cadillac, which just brought a livery version of the XTS sedan to market, may have an auto-pilot version within a few years. Chauffeurs will still be needed, since meet, greet, and baggage help are part of the job -- and it is doubtful any client, no matter how adventurous, would step alone into the ground transportation equivalent of a remote-programmed drone.

But in a world with self-driving vehicles, would it be acceptable to text and drive? Could chauffeurs and clients alike work on laptops and gadgets while the smart-tech limo maneuvered to a pre-determined destination? Hands-free driving could be liberating in many ways. -- Martin Romjue, LCT editor

posted @ Tuesday, May 01, 2012 4:27 PM | Comment (0)

What Do You Think of Vehicles On The Market?

ANNUAL FLEETS SURVEY: LCT Magazine changed up its annual 100 Largest Fleets survey this year to a "Vehicles" survey so we can get valuable input from ALL operators -- the final authority -- about the many chauffeured vehicles on the market. The chauffeured transportation industry is experiencing a major market shift following the dual retirements of the Lincoln Town Car Executive L and Cadillac DTS sedans last year. More vehicle makers are vying for the luxury fleet business than ever before, and we want to hear what you have to say. In addition to asking large to medium-sized fleet operators to count their vehicles, we are inviting ALL operators to rate the vehicles out there. Survey access until May 4 can be found here: 2012 LCT 100 Largest Fleets & Vehicles Survey. Stay tuned for some interesting results. -- Martin Romjue, LCT editor

posted @ Monday, April 30, 2012 11:08 AM | Comment (0)

JIM LUFF: From A Passenger Point of View

Where’s the chauffeur? I wondered during my recent experience as rear seat client.

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posted @ Wednesday, April 25, 2012 1:28 PM | Comment (0)

5 Ways To Turn Social Media Into Sales

Blogging, tweeting, posting to Facebook and making connections on LinkedIn are effective ways to build a brand and a loyal following. But how can those efforts generate revenue? Read more to learn five ways.

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posted @ Wednesday, April 25, 2012 10:52 AM | Comment (0)

Move Over Maybach, This Is The Ultimate Limo

AMENITY ALERT: Any operators have a limousine offering an. . . . exercise bike!? A converted Cadillac Escalade now offers that amenity, along with more luxury than the Maybach sedans, known as salons on wheels. The wonderful thing about limousine interiors is the endless potential for creative configurations. The London Daily Mail reports on an Escalade built by Becker Automotive Design in Oxnard, Calif., which specializes in corporate limos on steroids. And with Daimler retiring the Maybach limousines, the super high-end niche of luxury limos has one less competitor. -- Martin Romjue, LCT editor

posted @ Wednesday, April 25, 2012 10:10 AM | Comment (0)