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DrivingSales Announces Most Innovative Dealership Solution of 2011: Dominion Dealer Solutions’ CarBinder Wins Innovation Cup Award

DrivingSales (http://www.drivingsales.com) presented Dominion Dealer Solutions’ CarBinder with the DrivingSales Innovation Cup Award for the most innovative dealership solution of 2011 at this week’s DrivingSales Executive Summit in Las Vegas. The Second Annual DrivingSales Innovation Cup Awards were created to recognize solutions introduced or enhanced in 2011 whose innovative approaches have produced significant results for …
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DrivingSales Announces 2011 Dealership ‘Best Idea’ Award Winner

DrivingSales (http://www.drivingsales.com) today announced that Mary Catherine Curry, Marketing Manager of Rice Toyota Scion, has won the 2011 DrivingSales Dealer ‘Best Idea’ Award, sponsored by ADP | Cobalt. John Holt, SVP ADP Digital Marketing Group, and Jared Hamilton CEO of DrivingSales presented the award at this week’s Third Annual DrivingSales Executive Summit in Las Vegas. …
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ClickMotive wins multiple AWA Awards at 2011 Digital Dealer

PLANO, TEXAS, October 11, 2011 – For Immediate Release – ClickMotive received multiple awards for its FUSION Website Platform at the recent Automotive Website Awards (AWA) hosted by PCG Marketing at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. The company received AWA’s Top Award for its powerful Automotive Mobile Website Platform and the coveted Peak Performance Award …
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Driving Sales 2012 Vision CEO session: Bonfigli, Golub, Holt, O’Neil, and Perry.

Top Dealer Technology CEOs Meet ‘Executive to Executive’ with Industry’s Most Progressive Dealers at DrivingSales Executive Summit Mark Bonfigli, Mitch Golub, John Holt, Mark O’Neil and Chip Perry Outline 2012 Vision in Interactive Summit Session Salt Lake City, UT (PRWEB) September 27, 2011 The DrivingSales Executive Summit (DSES) today announced a unique interactive session that …
Industry News & Trends

Will Dataium Revolutionize Automotive Digital Marketing and the Role of CRM?

I recently attended the 2011 Ignite Dealer Summit in Minnesota and was fortunate to hear a presentation by Jason Ezell, President and Co-Founder, Dataium LLC. Jason discussed the benefits that dealers can realize today from business intelligence tools based on consumer shopping behavior on the Internet. The level of detail of each Internet consumer varies …
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HookLogic Secures $9.5 Million in Growth Funding from Bain Capital Ventures

HookLogic To Expand to Meet Rapidly Increasing Demand for E-Commerce Media NEW YORK – September 8, 2011 –HookLogic today announced a $9.5 million round of financing from Bain Capital Ventures. It is the first institutional investment accepted by HookLogic after six years of profitable growth.  The funding will be used to expand the organization and …
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Dealer.com Receives Over $30M From Accel Partners

Firm Behind Facebook, Groupon Closes Recapitalization Investment; Partner Todd MacLean to join Dealer.com Board Burlington, VT, Aug. 25, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dealer.com (www.dealer.com), the global leader in automotive internet marketing solutions, today announced that Accel Partners, the global venture capital and growth equity firm and early investor in Facebook, Groupon and Rovio/Angry Birds among …
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DealerRater Ads Showcare Employee-Specific Reviews to Dealers’ Review Page

DealerRater Introduces Added Feature to Certified Dealer Program that Enhances Dealers’ Review Pages to Showcase Employee-Specific MyReviews DealerRater® introduces an added feature to its Certified Dealer Program that enriches the appearance and content of dealer review pages by showcasing a dealer’s top-reviewed employees and their associated review counts.  Given this enhancement, employee-specific MyReviews pages are …
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DealerRater Unveils Further Integration of Dealer Reviews with Dealers’ Facebook Fan Pages

DealerRater Unveils Enhancement to Further Integration of Dealer Reviews with Dealers’ Facebook Fan Pages July 29, 2011 –DealerRater®, the nation’s premier car dealer review website, announced today an enhanced feature of its Certified Dealer Program that will enable dealers to better integrate and leverage online reviews on Facebook.  Supplementing an already existing program feature that …
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General Motors Approves ActivEngage As IMR Match Eligible Turnkey Vendor For Live Chat

ActivEngage, the automotive industry’s premium live chat with business intelligence for dealer websites, today announced that General Motors has approved the company as an iMR (inMarketRetail) Match eligible turnkey vendor for dealership live chat. All GM dealers who are a part of this program can now use iMR funds for ActivEngage live chat services. This …