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Taking place at the renowned Goodwood Estate, the Festival of Speed has quickly become one of the Worlds blue ribboned and must attend Motoring events. Founded back in 1993 the Festival has been a constant on the automotive calendar ever since and this year celebrates an important milestone, it’s Silver Jubilee. Whether you are a fan of bikes or cars, the Festival brings together the best of the best in a completely unrivalled surrounding. The theme of this years event was the 70...

Last night saw the prestigious CarDealer Power Awards take place at Portsmouth’s Spinnaker Tower. A highlight on the automotive awards calendar, over the nine years since the inception of the event, it has quickly become renowned as the ‘Oscars of the Motor Industry’. Totally unique in the automotive world, the Power Awards see’s no judging panel and all shortlisted suppliers achieve that status through the votes of their customers and dealers alone. Not only does this ...

Ok, so the sun bit may have been lacking, but the recent BrightonSEO event saw the world of search and marketing descended on Brighton to be present at one of the largest SEO training and conference events in Europe. Taking place at the Brighton Centre, the two-day event pulls together some of the industries finest SEO brains and marketers not only from Europe but the world, and the 67 Degrees team were there to soak up all the latest in industry trends and methodologies. Initially founded by S...

At the end of May, our very own Stuart Harvey will be taking part in the Edinburgh Marathon. Whilst he's a keen runner and has taken part in a few half marathons previously, this will be the first time that he's made the step up to the full marathon. When we asked him why and how he got in to running he added, "having previously been the total opposite to the dictionary definition of 'fit and healthy', I got into running after being inspired to by my Dad, who himself has run marathons and Ironm...

June of this year sees the annual return of CarDealer magazines Power Awards. Designed to recognise outstanding suppliers who serve the automotive industry, the awards are voted for by people like you, our customers! Again taking place at Portsmouth’s Spinnaker Tower the shortlisted suppliers will be invited down to the ceremony to discover who ultimately comes out on top. Last year we were in the very fortunate position to receive ‘Highly Commended’ status towards the end of ...

We are delighted to announce our partnership with automotive industry charity Ben, the Motor & Allied Trades Benevolent Fund. Ben exists to support anyone who works directly in or is associated with the automotive industry and at current figures that means 800,000 of us. Whether you are a dealer principal, part of the sales team or are a supplier offering services to the motor industry, BEN is a charity that you can call upon to support you and your dependents during times of need. Founded...

Last night three 67 Degrees customers were recognised for their websites in the Dealer Website Excellence Award category at the inaugural Auto Industry Excellence Awards. We were fortunate enough to have Premier GT, Uber GT and Big Motoring World achieve finalist status prior to the event, which was an achievement in itself, however on the night they all went one better with Big Motoring World winning the category overall and Premier GT and Uber GT both receiving highly commended status. Takin...

Last week we were in Geneva to take in the 88th Geneva International Motor Show. First held in 1905 and now considered one of the major events on the international automotive calendar, the show brings together manufacturers from around the globe to showcase product ranges, demonstrate future concepts and launch new models to the world. Taking place at Geneva's Palexpo exhibition hall, for 13 days every March the world's automotive press and petrolheads alike firmly set their focus on the venue....

We are delighted to be supporting the inaugural Auto industry Excellence Awards, as an award sponsor, which takes place at Denbies Wine Estate this Thursday evening. Designed to recognise and celebrate outstanding achievement within the industry, the awards bring together both dealers and workshops alike with awards ranging from Bodyshop Excellence to Dealer Website Excellence Award category. The awards this year are endorsed and supported by the Independent Motor Dealers Association, the IMDA...

Three 67 Degree's partners have been announced as finalists, in the Dealer Website Excellence Award category, at this year's Auto Industry Excellence awards. Designed to honour excellence within the industry, the awards are open to independent and franchise dealerships across the UK. Backed by the industry's Independent Motor Dealer Association (The IMDA), the awards offer a recognised platform for dealers successes to be recognised and celebrated. This year we are proud of our partners who ma...

The festive period, a cosy, relaxing time to spend with friends and family and an opportunity to indulge in some, perhaps, not so healthy culinary delights. It's also a great time to look back and reflect on the moments and achievements that helped shape the year just past. For 67 Degrees, 2017 has certainly been a rewarding one. Whilst building on our automotive expertise, the last 12 months have seen us grow in both customers and staff and become multiple industry award winners. As we prepar...

Fast becoming one of the highlights on the Used Car Industry calendar the prestigious Used Car Awards took place in central London's, The Brewery last night. Designed to celebrate outstanding achievement and successes within the industry the event is hosted by industry publication CarDealer magazine. Attended by over 600 guests from all areas of the used car sector, there were a number of category wins up for grabs on the night ranging from 'Dealer Used Website of the Year' to 'Lifetime Achieve...

The recent formation of the Independent Motor Dealers Association, IMDA, has seen independent dealers from across the UK come together to form a voice within the used car industry and we are delighted to announce that we are now an IMDA approved supplier for websites and marketing products and services. Built against a backdrop of a vast amount of industry change, the association's mission is to avoid the negative outlook for the future of the independent car dealer. With recent forecasts stati...

The evening of the 27th November sees the annual Used Car Awards and we are delighted to announce that two 67 Degrees customers will be battling it out for honours in the prestigious 'Dealer Used Car Website of the Year' category, with Big Motoring World and Premier GT finalists. Taking place at the Brewery in London, the awards organised by industry publication CarDealer magazine, bring together the best of the best from the used car sector. Hosted by televisions own Mike Brewer, from Wheeler ...

The evening of the 12th October saw the 67 Degrees team take their seats at this years Wirehive100 awards, at Southampton's O2 Guildhall. Now into its 6th year, the Wirehive100 awards have become a prestigious fixture on the digital marketing calendar, with awards covering a number of categories from 'Rebrand of the Year' to 'Rising Star'. Designed to represent and promote the great work that agencies outside of London produce, the 2017 event saw for the first time in its history, awards open ...