The new site for Zink Ford went live today, and our Design Team really knocked it out of the park with this one:

click HERE to see the site

The site is mobile-compatible as well, so if it’s viewed on a smartphone, the Flash is replaced with static graphic content – so the site looks great anywhere! The text on the page gives an extra little “oomph” for the search engines, with model listings and nearby metropolitan areas. The easy-to-use buttons also make it easy to search both new and used inventory, and it’s quick and easy to apply for credit online.

This just in!  Another great testimonial about the support team at AutoRevo.

I would like to commend Brent for the time and work that he did in helping me to resolve the issues that TMBMotors was having.

I have worked for years in the IT field in all different levels of support roles including customer support from a call center.  It is nice and refreshing to actually work with an organization and a person that follows through with an issue from first reporting through to resolution and keeps a professional demeanor during the process.

Brent’s professionalism and active response toward resolution of the issues is greatly appreciated.

This was my first interaction with AutoRevo’s technical support group and it was great!

Thank you Brent for your assistance in resolving the TMBMotors issues.

I would like to commend Brent Walker for the time and work that he did in helping me to resolve the issues that TMBMotors was having.

I have worked for years in the IT field in all different levels of support roles including customer support from a call center.  It is nice and refreshing to actually work with an organization and a person that follows through with an issue from first reporting through resolution and keeps a professional demeanor during the process.

Brent’s professionalism and active response toward resolution of the issues is greatly appreciated.  This was my first interaction with AutoRevo’s technical support group and it was great!

Thank you Brent for your assistance in resolving the TMBMotors issues.

Quick story we got in over the weekend I have to share with you guys.

One of our dealers out of Seattle, Washington downloaded our app last week from iTunes.  Over the weekend he received a lead while he was out of the office.  He jumped into his AutoRevo iPhone and located the lead and since the phone number was right there he simply touched it to make the call.  From that simple act of calling the prospect, he sold the car!!!

Needless to say, he is now adopting the practice of calling his leads from anywhere on his iPhone.  Customers really appreciate the effort to call them right away and with the AutoRevo iPhone, it is now possible.

More stories are pouring in every day and we’ll share more.  Stay tuned.

We have written to you several times on how auto dealers are embracing the iPhone to increase the speed of their business. Well, we got a new one in the other day. To give you perspective I’ll set the plot on our history with this dealership group.

Meade Auto Group (2 Lexus & 1 Dodge store) has been using AutoRevo for over 2 years. They started us in 1 store and expanded us into 3 stores. Joey Fortuna, internet manager, now runs all 3 stores and sells over 200 units a year on eBay Motors through our dealer software. His efforts and AutoRevo software made him the #1 sales consultant for almost 3 years running.

Now I want to let Joey tell the story:

“Ok, so once again you guys nailed another product. This app is GREAT. Not only did I install the iPhone app on my phone, but also installed it on the other sales guys and managers phones. This way they can see all active inventories and get ALL their answers right in their hand: stock numbers, CARFAX, mileage, prices, etc. Then I added the app to our appraiser’s phone. Our appraiser now scans the VIN, takes photos, and saves it to AutoRevo until we decide if we accept the trade on a car. If we accept the trade, it is online before we have paid off the loan on the car. I love it and all the guys like it as well!”

Sounds simple right? We again took a complex problem/process and provided a simple solution to the market that works. If you are a dealer, you’ll be able to read between the lines of Mr. Fortuna’s story to see how he just increased the speed of his dealership.

JD Power issued a report on MacWorld listing the iPhone at the top in Customer Satisfaction Survey. Check it out on Mac World.  http://www.macworld.com/article/143209/2009/10/jdpower_iphone.html

We get a number of customer testimonials each week at AutoRevo and quite honestly it motivates the heck out of us.  I especially enjoyed this one because it touched on several groups within our organization.  Check it out:

“I just wanted to take a few minutes to thank all of you at AutoRevo.  We appreciate you!  Everyone I talk to from Accounting, support, sales, and administration are very courteous and helpful.  If you ever need a testimonial from a satisfied dealer, you got it!  Your product is awesome!”

– Durst Lincoln (Durst Motor Company)
Tom Dean, General Sales Manager

AutoRevo Mobile is now officially available in the App Store in iTunes…  Download it today and start using it – you won’t believe the difference it will make!

We heard an amazing story from one of our dealers: Last week, he posted a truck on his site just after he bought it at auction in Mississippi (with VIN decoded info and pics uploaded from his iPhone).  The truck sold the next day!  It never even made it back to his lot before they shipped it off to the buyer…

AutoRevo Recognized by SMU Cox at the 19th Annual Dallas 100™ Awards

The Dallas 100™ Awards, presented by the Southern Methodist University, recognized the top 100 fastest growing, privately held companies in the North Texas area. AutoRevo received recognition of their 52nd place ranking.

DALLAS, TX – November 5, 2009 – In its 19th year, the Dallas 100™ Awards, presented by Southern Methodist University’s Cox Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship, recognized the top 100 fastest growing, privately held companies in the North Texas area. AutoRevo received recognition of their 52nd place ranking at an awards ceremony at the Meyerson Symphony Center on November 4th, 2009.

In order to qualify for the Dallas 100™, a company must be an independent, privately held corporation, proprietorship, or partnership (not a subsidiary of a parent company) as of May 1, 2009; be headquartered in the Dallas area; have had sales of more than $500,000 in fiscal year 2005; have had sales of less than $75 million in fiscal year 2005; have a three-year sales history reflecting growth; and, have a credit report and character satisfactory to the Dallas 100™, determined at the sole discretion of the Dallas 100™. The award winners are selected based on increased growth in sales.

“In this tough economy, especially in the auto industry, it’s a challenging task to grow a business. We’re extremely proud to be one of the companies honored with this award,” said Chad Polk, CEO of AutoRevo. “We couldn’t have won this award without our team’s fierce dedication and continued hard work.”

If anyone has been hunting the technology to collect and manage dealer inventory for the last decade it has been us at AutoRevo. We have all seen the contraptions with some combination of: digital cameras, Socket barcode scanners, tablet PCs, proprietary hardware with a swivel video camera to double as a camera, iPaq hand-helds, Bluetooth, Wi-fi cameras, flash card cameras to insert into a hand-held, and on and on.

Thanks to Apple the technology is now here:

• 3GS internet or Wi-fi connection
• 3 mega pixel camera
• Video capture & editing
• VIN capture via the camera
• Development platform to enable a complete application inside of a smart phone
• Large screen interface to rotate portrait or landscape
• 16 GB drive
• Plenty of processing power
• And plus all the consumer tools that we need outside of business

Best of all you already have the device in your pocket! What can you do while picturing and loading a car? Respond to leads in AutoRevo, update prices anytime, listen to your favorite tunes, check your sports scores, check your email, send and receive text messages, and 100,000 other possible apps in the iTunes App Store.

Need any more reasons to go get an iPhone?

Apple® today announced that developers have created over 100,000 apps for the revolutionary App Store, the largest applications store in the world. iPhone® and iPod touch® customers in 77 countries can choose from an incredible range of apps in 20 categories, including games, business, news, sports, health, reference and travel. App Store users have downloaded well over two billion apps, continuing to make it the world’s most popular applications store.

So what are just some of the useful apps for auto dealers?

1. AutoRevo Mobile (of course you knew I would put this #1)
   
2. FedEx Mobile – Create shipping labels and create a watch list to track important shipments.
   
3. UPS Mobile – Track packages sent to customers and others.
   
4. USPS tracking – Mail Man by Blast Off, Inc.
   
5. Business Card Reader by SHAPE Services – take a picture of a business card and instant new contact created.
   
6. Tripit for iPhone – entire travel itinerary right on your iPhone.
   
7. Bank of America – did the draft clear my bank?
   
8. Wells Fargo – did that deposit today go through yet?
   
9. LinkedIn – Send and respond to invitations, messages, and more.
   
10. Facebook – no need to explain.
    
11. Tweetie 2 or Twitter by atebits – 4 ½ star rating from consumers!
    

This Apple iPhone is only getting more useful by the day. What are you waiting for? Go get one!