Dominion Enterprises' Automotive Businesses Dominate the 2008 Dealers' Choice Awards.NORFOLK, Va. -- Dominion dominion, power to rule, or that which is subject to rule. Before 1949 the term was used officially to describe the self-governing countries of the Commonwealth of Nations—e.g., Canada, Australia, or India. Enterprises, a leading marketing services company, has announced that five of its automotive businesses, @utoRevenue, AVV AVV Adviesdienst Verkeer en Vervoer AVV Augsburger Verkehrsverbund (German) AVV Aachener Verkehrsverbund GmbH (German) AVV Aruba Exempt Company , Dealer Specialties, Dealerskins and GetAuto.com, were given top honors in the 2008 Dealers' Choice Awards. The awards were presented by Auto Dealer Monthly magazine and are based on votes from a national survey of dealers and dealership personnel. "We are extremely proud that our automotive businesses have been voted as the most highly regarded service providers in the industry by the very people who should know--dealers," said Robert Berndt, president of Dominion Enterprises' automotive group. Receiving awards are: @utoRevenue--Diamond Award in the CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. category and Platinum Award in the Direct Mail category AVV (Web Control)--Platinum Award in the CRM category Dealer Specialties--Platinum Award in Online Auction Listing Services category GetAuto.com--Diamond Award in the Used Vehicle Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the Lead Provider category Dealerskins--Placed in the Web Site Design/Provider category Dominion Enterprises' automotive group provides innovative marketing and data solutions to help dealers effectively manage their customers and prospects and sell more cars. The portfolio of businesses includes: @utoRevenue, an industry leader in delivering comprehensive multi-channel customer contact solutions; AVV, the leading provider of Internet-based sales and customer management systems; Dealer Specialties, the nation's leader in delivering photo and video collection services, inventory management and Internet data distribution services; Dealerskins, a premier Web design and solutions provider; GetAuto.com, a dealer portal and the largest "free leads" network in the industry; Autobase, InterActive Financial Marketing Group, XIGroup, DataCube, SelectQu, DataOne Software, Cross-Sell, and Mailmark. About Dominion Enterprises Dominion Enterprises, a division of Landmark Communications Landmark Communications is a privately held media company headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia and specializing in cable television, broadcast television, print publishing, and internet publishing. , is a leading marketing services company serving the automotive, real estate, apartment, recruitment and marine markets. The company operates a variety of businesses that offer Internet marketing See Internet advertising. , Web site design and hosting, lead generation, CRM, and data capture and distribution services. The company has more than 40 market-leading Web sites reaching more than 12.5 million unique monthly visitors, and more than 500 magazines with a weekly circulation of over 5 million. Headquartered in Norfolk, Va., the company has nearly 6,000 employees nationwide and annualized annualized Of or relating to a variable that has been mathematically converted to a yearly rate. Inflation and interest rates are generally annualized since it is on this basis that these two variables are ordinarily stated and compared. revenue of more than $946 million. For more information, visit http://www.DominionEnterprises.com. About the 2008 Dealers' Choice Awards Every year Auto Dealer Monthly recognizes the most highly regarded vendors, suppliers and finance companies in the retail automotive industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. as voted on by dealers and dealership personnel. Surveys provide dealers and their employees with the opportunity to select the top providers in the retail auto industry. In 2008, more than 36 companies were named winners in 20 categories of products and services, with more than 25,000 votes cast overall. Ratings are based on performance, customer support and service, as well as overall value to dealers. A complete list of winners can be found at AutoDealerMonthly.com/2008DCA (1) (Document Content Architecture) IBM file formats for text documents. DCA/RFT (Revisable-Form Text) is the primary format and can be edited. DCA/FFT (Final-Form Text) has been formatted for a particular output device and cannot be changed. _winners.pdf. |
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