Cars.com Unveils DealerCenter to Improve Dealerships' Businesses Online.Business Editors, Automotive/Technology Writers ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2000 Cars.com announced today the launch of DealerCenter, a Web-based suite of tools that helps automotive retailers more effectively manage sales leads A sales lead is the identity of a person or entity potentially interested in purchasing a product or service, and represents the first stage of a sales process. The lead may have a corporation or business associated with the person(s). and develop long-term customer relationships. DealerCenter will house several tools to be launched this year:
- SalesCenter, is now available to dealers and dealership groups;
- ServiceCenter, an electronic customer relationship management
tool is currently being tested by 70 dealers across the country;
and,
- Inventory, training and auction products are currently in
development.
SalesCenter, featuring Sales Assistant sales assistant n (BRIT) → dependiente/a m/f sales assistant (US), sales clerk sale n → vendeur/euse powered by Digital Motorworks, Inc., of Austin, Texas, enables dealers to manage leads from cars.com and all other online services. Powerful reporting tools allow dealers to measure the success of their online investment. &uot;This tool simplifies the lead management process and eliminates the need for other proprietary measuring services,&uot; said Mitch Golub, general manager, cars.com. &uot;We welcome the comparison of cars.com to other online services.&uot; About cars.com Cars.com simplifies local new and used car shopping on the Internet. With inventory in 26 of the top 30 U.S. markets, cars.com is the only automotive Web site to provide daily updates of dealer inventories. Cars.com allows consumers to search vehicle listings by zip code zip code System of postal-zone codes (zip stands for “zone improvement plan”) introduced in the U.S. in 1963 to improve mail delivery and exploit electronic reading and sorting capabilities. , vehicle make, model and year and easily submit a quote request to a car dealer by e-mail, fax or telephone. In addition to vehicle pricing, cars.com provides consumers with trusted automotive information, including rich editorial content pertaining per·tain intr.v. per·tained, per·tain·ing, per·tains 1. To have reference; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident. 2. to real-life issues such as how to purchase a vehicle and tips for parents of young drivers. The site also provides consumers with tools such as an auto loan calculator calculator or calculating machine, device for performing numerical computations; it may be mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic. The electronic computer is also a calculator but performs other functions as well. , news and reports on new and used vehicles, more than 3,500 independent automotive reviews (1983-present), vehicle performance data and vehicle recall information. Cars.com is a division of Classified Ventures, Inc., which is based in Chicago. About Classified Ventures Classified Ventures provides nationally branded online services for the developing e-commerce opportunities in the classified advertising marketplace that build upon the local capabilities and expertise of a national affiliate network An affiliate network acts as an intermediary between publishers (affiliates) and (merchant) affiliate programs. It allows publishers to find affiliate programs, which are suitable for their website and it helps websites offering affiliate programs reach its target audience. of more than 130 newspapers. The company currently operates the national Web sites Apartments.com(TM), www.apartments.com, auctions.com(TM), www.auctions.com, cars.com(TM), www.cars.com, MovingCenter(TM), www.movingcenter.com and NewHomeNetwork.com(TM), www.newhomenetwork.com. Classified Ventures also operates HomeHunter(TM), a local resale real estate service. Classified Ventures, Inc., based in Chicago, was formed by eight leading media companies - Central Newspapers, Inc., Gannett Co., Inc., Knight Ridder
Knight Ridder (IPA: /ˈrɪdɚ/) was an American media company, specializing in newspaper and Internet publishing. , The McClatchy Company, The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times Company, The Times Mirror Company, Tribune Company The Tribune Company (NYSE: TRB) is a large American multimedia corporation based in Chicago, Illinois. It is the nation's second-largest newspaper publisher, responsible for the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Newsday, Hartford Courant and The Washington Post Company. |
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