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Dominion Dealer Solutions Announces Realignment – What’s Going On?

What’s going over there at Dominion Dealer Solutions? So many solutions under one umbrella… @utoRevenue (email marketing and online service scheduler – I’m a big fan of this service, personally) AVV Web Control (one of  our industries robust ILM services) Autobase CRM (been around forever) Dealerskins and XIGroup (merged earlier this year) Prime Response (reputation …

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CarChat24 announces FREE AUTO DEALER CHAT SOFTWARE with their ‘always free’ version!

CarChat24 will provide hosted Free Advanced Auto Dealer Chat Software for (“All Car Dealer’s NEW or Used”) after final Beta testing. Expected release in late January to early February. Hosted Advanced Chat software designed for Car Dealers FREE! Anyone interested in this always free version should go to the appropriate URL below to register. Once …

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DealerRater Enhances DealerRater Push to Google

DealerRater® Enhances DealerRater Push™ to Further Help Certified Dealers Boost Positive Review Counts on Google Waltham, Mass. – December 1, 2011 – DealerRater®, the nation’s premier car dealer review web site, announced today an important update to its DealerRater Push™ product, a key feature of the DealerRater Certification Program. With this new enhancement, Certified Dealer …

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DrivingSales Acquires Revenue Guru

DrivingSales Acquires Revenue Guru; Dennis Galbraith to Head Research and Data for DrivingSales SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — DrivingSales announced today that it has acquired consulting, training and research company Revenue Guru.  As part of the acquisition, Revenue Guru founder and veteran automotive digital marketing expert Dennis Galbraith will join DrivingSales to …

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DealerRater Launches Web Site Exclusive for Canada

WALTHAM, MA – November 14, 2011 – DealerRater, the premier car dealer review web site, today announced continued expansion with the launch of a Canada-specific web site dedicated to auto consumers and car dealers throughout Canada.  The new site will serve as a central collection point for consumer reviews of Canadian car dealerships.  Using DealerRater’s …

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DealerRater Offers PrivateBuy in Association with CarWoo!

DealerRater® Launches PrivateBuy™ in Association with CarWoo! Waltham, Mass. – DealerRater®, the nation’s premier car dealer review website, today announced the launch of DealerRater PrivateBuy™ in association with CarWoo!, the exclusive online marketplace for car buyers and sellers where buyers remain anonymous.  PrivateBuy will help DealerRater consumer members find the best market prices online while …

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vAuto introduces Provision

VAUTO DELIVERS USED VEHICLE BREAKTHROUGHS FOR DEALERS  (Oak Brook, IL) November 11, 2011 – vAuto announces the release today of Provision, a powerful used vehicle inventory management engine that will eliminate the pain of finding used vehicles and optimizing inventories for profitability for auto dealers. “This is a business intelligence break-through for the automotive industry, …

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HomeNet and OPENLANE Partner to Make Wholesaling Cars Easier

WEST CHESTER, PA, October 12, 2011 – HomeNet Automotive, a leading provider of automotive inventory merchandising, management, and marketing services, today announced that it has collaborated with OPENLANE, Inc., a leading online auction company in North America for automotive dealers to buy and sell wholesale vehicles, to offer HomeNet dealers an easy and efficient way …

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3 Birds Marketing Granted Patent-Pending Status for Proprietary SEO Marketing Solution

3 Birds Marketing Granted Patent-Pending Status for Proprietary SEO Marketing Solution October 3, 2011– CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – 3 Birds Marketing, LLC, a Chapel Hill-based interactive marketing agency, is proud to announce that on September 2, 2011, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) received and acknowledged the company’s patent application for its unique …

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DealerRater® Reports Strong Growth in Web Site Traffic

DealerRater® Reports Strong Growth in Web Site Traffic with New Visitor Counts Jumping 66% Every Three Months As consumers continue to embrace the critical importance of dealer reviews in the car shopping process, DealerRater reports impressive web site statistics in Q3 2011, with strong growth demonstrated in total visitor traffic and page views as well …

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