CARSTAR honors national marketing award winners

CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts announced the winners of its top marketing awards at the CARSTAR National Conference in Las Vegas in September. The marketing awards recognize the franchisees and individuals that deliver the marketing programs with the most impact throughout the year. For the fifth year, CARSTAR is honoring local CARSTAR stores’ philanthropic activities with special awards such as Extraordinary Contribution to the Make-Wish-Foundation. CARSTAR’s David James, Vice President of Marketing, honored each winner on stage and presented their awards during the annual banquet. The award winners included:Marketer of the Year Steve Rigsby, who is the marketing manager for the Colorado CARSTAR Business Group, was named Marketer of the Year for 2013. To be considered for the award, a marketer must have supported corporate marketing programs like ACE, Make-A-Wish and Military Month; worked in marketing for at least one year; and participated in community involvement and creative marketing solutions.  Rigsby also won the award in 2011.Philanthropic Activities The Extraordinary Individual Contribution to the Make-A-Wish Foundation award went to Kurt Mueller of Kurt’s CARSTAR Collision Center in Maryville, IL. The honor is presented to a store for its efforts to go above and beyond the normal call of duty to support the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Kurt’s CARSTAR Collision Center was chosen for its proactive approach to support the Make-A-Wish Foundation in its local market.  The store also received the award in 2012. The Extraordinary Group Contribution to the Make-A-Wish Foundation award went to the Puget Sound Business Group in the Seattle region.  The group annually supports the Make-A-Wish Foundation with an annual golf tournament and other fundraising efforts. “These stores are leaders in building and enhancing the CARSTAR brand locally and nationally, year after year,” said James. “Their delivery of unique, creative marketing programs has helped drive sales, increased market share and set the CARSTAR brand apart in their respective markets.”About CARSTAR CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts is North America’s largest Multi-Shop Operator Network of independently owned collision repair facilities with more than 430 locations in 32 states and 10 Canadian provinces. CARSTAR delivers national scale, consistently high-quality vehicle repairs, repeatable outcomes and the industry’s highest customer satisfaction ratings; all repairs are backed by a national warranty and service guarantee.  For more information, visit www.carstar.com.