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UsedCars.com Selects Contact At Once! To Power Live Dealer Chat

By Industry Press Releases on Apr 13, 2012

 

Chat solution provides real-time connection between auto dealers and shoppers on a pay-per-chat-lead basis

 

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL. April 12, 2012 – The Dealer Services Group of Automatic

Data Processing, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADP) today announced that its Dealix business unit has implemented a live dealer chat solution for its UsedCars.com website. Live Dealer Chat powered by Contact At Once! gives dealerships which list their pre-owned inventory on UsedCars.com another option to interact with car buyers in real-time - in addition to phone and email.

“UsedCars.com is the first to offer chat as part of our advertising service on a per-qualified-chat lead basis,” said Dealix Vice President, Egon Smola.  “As with our phone and email lead features, dealers who list their pre-owned inventory on UsedCars.com will only pay for the highest quality leads generated from live dealer chat. And, of course, live dealer chat leads are backed by the Dealix Quality PledgeTM.”

“After careful consideration, we chose Contact At Once! to power live dealer chat on UsedCars.com because of their high adoption rate within so many dealerships across North America,” Mr. Smola added.  “Many of our dealer clients already use Contact At Once! to power dealer chat on their own dealership websites. Selecting Contact At Once! to also power live chat on UsedCars.com will allow our combined customers to leverage their existing investment in live dealer chat.” 

The new chat functionality underscores Dealix’s commitment to providing dealers which choose to list their pre-owned inventories on UsedCars.com with cost effective ways to connect with car buyers.  Unlike other advertising partners, UsedCars.com offers a unique value proposition in which dealerships only pay for quality leads from pre-owned car buyers – the merchandising of used vehicles and dealerships is free.

“Just like the consumer interested in a new vehicle, the pre-owned consumer has grown to expect answers to their online questions to come in seconds, not days,” noted Contact At Once! Vice President of Business Development, Skip Dowd.  “We’re pleased that Dealix and UsedCars.com saw the value in choosing Contact At Once! to connect shoppers with their dealership clients at the peak moment of interest – when buyers are viewing pre-owned inventories on UsedCars.com.” 

Contact At Once! is the leading provider of live dealer chat software which connects online shoppers with car dealerships.  The solution allows consumers to easily connect and converse with an available dealership representative, to ask questions and receive instant answers.  Websites on which Contact At Once! chat is deployed typically connect 25% more shoppers with a dealership.

Using a single set of tools and processes, dealers can respond to consumer chats originating from anyplace across the Contact At Once! dealer chat network, which now includes UsedCars.com.  Dealer chat on UsedCars.com is available on a pay-per-qualified-chat basis to dealerships that list their pre-owned inventories on the website.  For more information, please visit UsedCars.com or call 1-877-852-7576.

 

About Dealix

Dealix is one of the leading providers of quality leads for new and used cars for dealerships, dealer groups, and automotive manufacturers.  Dealix, the only Internet marketing company that backs its new and used car leads with a Quality Pledge, powers the online quote platforms for AOL Autos, MSN Autos and NADA guides.  Through its network of owned and affiliate sites, Dealix connects dealers with millions of car shoppers each month who prefer independent Internet sites when shopping.  Dealix also operates UsedCars.com, one of the fastest growing auto shopping sites.  Dealix is a business unit of ADP Dealer Services, a leading provider of integrated computing solutions to auto, truck, motorcycle, marine, recreational, heavy equipment and agricultural vehicle dealers throughout the world.

 

About ADP

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADP), with about $10 billion in revenues and about 570,000 clients, is one of the world's largest providers of business outsourcing solutions.  Leveraging over 60 years of experience, ADP offers a wide range of human resource, payroll, tax and benefits administration solutions from a single source. ADP's easy-to-use solutions for employers provide superior value to companies of all types and sizes.  ADP is also a leading provider of integrated computing solutions to auto, truck, motorcycle, marine, recreational vehicle, heavy equipment, and agricultural vehicle dealers throughout the world.  For more information about ADP or to contact a local ADP sales office, reach us at 1.800.225.5237 or visit the company's Web site at www.ADP.com.

 

About Contact At Once!

Contact At Once! is the leading automotive chat software provider and operator of the industry’s only dealer chat network connecting more than 9,000 auto dealers with the websites car shoppers visit most often.  Adding Contact At Once! dealer chat software to a website typically increases a dealership’s sales conversations by at least 25%.  Named to the Inc. 500 as one of America’s fastest growing businesses in August of 2011, and recipient of the Highest Rated Chat Provider by auto dealers on Drivingsales.com in 2010 and 2011, Contact At Once! is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information about the company’s auto dealer chat product, please visit: www.autodealerchat.com.  To learn more about the company, please visit the corporate site, www.contactatonce.com.

 

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