Dealer Text Chat Drives Mobile Sales for Auto Dealers

Wayne, PA (PRWEB) October 31, 2011

Advanced Mobile, LLC, a leader in ?Driving Mobile? through its Cars2Go Services for auto dealerships, announces the introduction of its Dealer TextChat TM platform and its 24/7 Managed Services feature. Dealer TextChat TM is the latest addition to its Cars2Go services.

With Dealer TextChat TM, auto dealers are able to have 2-way communications with customers and prospects via text message/SMS. Users can now text message the dealership?s sales or service personnel. Dealers can, in turn, send and receive text/SMS messages from the convenience of their desktop computer, smartphone, or iPad. Now, consumers have another choice in how they communicate with a car dealership.

Text chat sessions can be initiated by the user from either: a keyword and short code; an iPhone or Android App; a mobile website; the HTML dealer website. The dealer can either have one of its staff respond to the text/SMS inquiry or use the 24/7 Managed Services feature in which a trained agent will respond on behalf of the dealership. All Dealer TextChat TM communications are archived and can be exported via ADF to any dealer CRM.

For example, a consumer is on a dealer?s app or mobile website that is designed specifically for the auto dealer. The consumer chooses to ask a question about a particular vehicle via the Click to Text option. The text message arrives in the Dealer TextChat TM system. The dealer now can either have an employee respond to the inquiry or it can utilize the Managed Services in which a Cars2Go TextChat agent will respond on behalf of the dealership.

In the past, the auto dealer responded to the inquiry via a return phone call. Many customers found this more intrusive than effective and were turned off by the return phone call. With TextChat, the auto dealer can easily communicate with the customer or prospect from his desktop computer to the consumer?s cell phone.

For those dealers that do not want to have staff assigned to handle such inquiries, Cars2Go is now offering a turnkey 24/7 Managed Service solution that will handle the interaction for you. When the TextChat communication progresses to the point of a legitimate lead, the customer contact information is turned over directly to the auto dealer staff.

?The fact of the matter is that many folks simply do not want to talk on the phone these days,' said Bret Dunlap, CEO of Advanced Mobile. ?They would much prefer to text rather than talk. Dealer TextChat TM gives auto dealers the tool to engage their customers in a text dialog, but from the convenience of their PC.?

Advanced Mobile, of Wayne, Pennsylvania, is an industry leader in providing mobile solutions to auto dealers. Over 1000 auto dealers in the United States use its Cars2Go Services that include: dealer iPhone & Android apps, custom mobile web sites, text message marketing, custom QR Codes, and Dealer TextChat TM.

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Easily Schedule Email and Text Message Reminders with Cronote?s New Website

Fountain Valley, CA (PRWEB) November 29, 2011

Cronote is a service for creating reminders that are sent via cell phone text message or email. A Cronote reminder is a 100-character message sent via email or text message, delivered at a specified time. It is a cost-effective, novel way for individuals to send reminders and for businesses to advertise on the Internet. Reminders work well for personal and business appointments, new and upcoming products, and sales events.

Overview of New Features

The open beta is available for sign up for free at http://www.cronote.com.

The website includes new features in response to user feedback, including:

1.????Send reminders to ANY cell phone number on ANY United States carrier

2.????Send reminders via SMS, email or both

3.????Create and manage Remind Buttons to advertise your website

4.????Track and delete reminders

5.????Send reminders to multiple people

6.????Organize contacts into groups for easy ?mailing-list? functionality

7.????Support for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL/HTTPS) connections

Reminder Pricing

Email reminders are free, and text message reminders are just $ 0.05 per message. Reminders can be purchased in packs of 50 ($ 1.00), 250 ($ 5.00) or 500 ($ 10.00). Large volume orders may be arranged upon request.

The Remind Button

The Cronote ?Remind? button provides a novel advertising tool for businesses looking to improve product launches and sales. Businesses can create and customize a Remind button on the Cronote website.

The button can be placed on any website next to information about an upcoming product or event. Businesses can customize each button:

????Choose from six button styles or use a personalized image.
????Create a message, such as ?Product X is available tomorrow at 8 am.?
????Specify the best time for the reminder to be sent, such as 24 hours before the start of the event.

Businesses can monitor the use of each Remind button. There is no limit to the number of Remind buttons created.

The button allows website visitors to easily schedule a reminder about the business and its product(s), encouraging them to return at a later time when they are more likely to make a purchase. Remind buttons work for advertising new and upcoming product pages, existing product landing pages, business homepages, and sales event pages.

Remind buttons increase website sales and conversion rates. The temporal nature of a Cronote reminder increases the likelihood that a consumer will make a purchase.

SMS text messages are effective because they are read more often than other types of advertising media. Mailing lists are not ideal for product and event reminders because mass emails are often filtered as spam.

With the new beta website, Cronote is providing businesses and individuals the ability to create and monitor their own Remind Buttons.

Sign up is available at http://www.cronote.com. All registrants receive 10 free SMS Cronotes to try out the service.

About Cronote

Cronote is a web-based company established in August 2010 by graduate students from Yale University and the University of California, Irvine. Cronote aims to provide quick and easy ways to schedule reminders (http://www.cronote.com).

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