Go For Quality! Manage Your Media Files With Autoxloo Showcase Tools!

Are you happy with your website? Is it generating the results you were promised? Is it flexible enough to let you showcase your inventory?
If you answered NO to any of these questions, then you need to give AutoXloo a chance to show you it is possible to have the best of all the worlds. You can have a high quality Dealer Management System and a professional looking website with AutoXloo.
AutoXloo Showcase tools can save you time and money as you create your online videos to enhance your online presence when utilizing the Make-A-Show video generation feature or when using many of the patented tools to create coupons and professional templates directly on your browser.
And the best part is that you can store video, audio, flash and images media right on your DMS. With Back links, custom HTML code and embedded videos you can transpose your media onto any website. We offer the best solutions to give our Automobile dealerships the competitive advantage. Call us today at 727-475-4455 Ext 2001 to speak to one of our consultants or visit us at www.autoxloo.com to register for a webinar of how we can help you improve your online presence.

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It’ s hard to imagine how life was before the digital age. Similar to a carpenter or mechanic we utilize Laptops, tablets and smart phones daily to improve our technological advantage as we manage our day to day tasks in building our online presence.

The AutoXloo QR Module is a tool in helping the customer instantly register and bookmark the Virtual showroom on their mobile device. Your information is stored and delivered to the buyer and can even be interactive with installation of the mobile app prompted by the QR code. Only AutoXloo is able to gather information from your buyer and send it directly to your CRM or leads storage system using a patented pull technology.

You can deliver specific information such as URL, text content, email, SMS, MMS, phone numbers and store location with a single scan to the buyer when registered on the Autoxloo DMS system.

Contact us today at 727-475-4455 Ext 2500 or visit us on the website at www.autoxloo.com to get more information about innovative feature.

How to Customize Your Website

In today’s market if you want to stay competitive in the automotive retail marketplace you will need a website/virtual showroom that will effectively market your brand, dealership and inventory to the world.

Until recently you either had to create a custom website from scratch which is both time consuming and expensive especially if you do not possess the necessary programming skills or you were forced choose from a library of pre-built cookie cutter designs (templates) that don’t offer the design flexibility needed to keep you ahead of the competition.

Autoxloo is proud to announce a new feature unique to the automotive industry that empowers the dealer to take control of the look, feel, content and layout of their website all without the need for any programming knowledge.

Its called Make-A-Page and it will give you full control of your website.

MAP (Make-A-Page) gives you the ability to design your website.  You can customize the layout of each page.  Choose what features you want to display like news, featured vehicles, different search variations and many more.  Now you can place these features in different areas of the page.  We have also created widgets that will make your website more user friendly.  If you ever run out of space for all your content just make a new page, in fact make as may as you  would like.

Everything in MAP is editable.  This means the sizes and colors can be adjusted to your needs.  You can change your websites look for any holiday or sale.

If you are thinking that this may be too difficult than you may be surprised.  MAP is designed to be very easy to use.  Anyone can use it with no experience necessary.  This means that you don’t need to wait for anyone to make changes to your website, since you can do it all.

If you want to see and try MAP, give us a call or contact AutoXloo today.

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The Web’s Growth and The Strain on Auto Dealers

Growing Internet traffic is straining dealers’ abilities to keep on top of it, and some experts advise dealers to establish a dedicated Internet sales staff. Since 2007, the percentage of dealerships with dedicated Internet sales staffs has stayed steady at just over half, says the National Automobile Dealer Association’s 2010 Dealership Internet Survey. Some dealers handle Internet leads with customer service employees who set up appointments for customers. Others may empower the entire sales force to field Web inquiries.

Autoxloo’s Dealer Management Systems simplifies these problems that dealers face in our constantly advancing technological world. With our services, dealers can have an interactive website that provides most of the required services to customers like inventory, credit requests, schedule test drive and sales, links to manufacturers’ Web sites, and contact information of every department. This greatly simplifies the work load on dealership staff and increases sales. In addition, our CRM provides the all the necessary tools to manage online leads, and our Live Help gives our clients the ability to contact Autoxloo’s support team any time of the day.

Will the Weather and Recalls Hurt February’s Auto Sales?

The month of February had some horrible winter weather and continued uncertainty surrounding the labor picture in the country, and many analysts has lowered their expectations for February’s auto sales report. Analysts at the beginning of February were expecting the month-to-month sales numbers to be much higher based on strong demand during the President’s Day weekend, yet auto sales volumes came in much lower, thus proving that demand was not sustainable. Wall Street economists have always placed emphasis on the monthly vehicle sales report because it offers a rather reliable gauge as to the health of the U.S. consumer. But, after a month that had the world’s largest auto maker - Toyota Corp. – hit a public relations mess that rivals some of history’s largest catastrophes, many are not expecting anything earth-shattering tomorrow when the auto industry releases its monthly report.

Skeptics are quick to point out that the year-over-year sales numbers should be higher because the United States was involved in a crippling recession, forcing many would-be buyers to the sidelines. But others like to argue that the figures could be even higher had it not been for Toyota’s massive recall and the snowstorms to prevent consumers from hitting the showroom floor.

Source: Taipan publishinggroup.com

Are Auto Sales are expected to rebound in 2010?

Experts Predict- 2010 A Good Year for Auto Industry

Despite all the recent woes suffered by one of the country’s best-selling brands. Lets take a closer look. Toyota’s recent recall have opened the door for its competitors in the United States.   A recent survey by Jumpstart Automotive Group found that 80 percent of prospective car buyers said that they would target buying a Ford, Chrysler, or General Motors vehicle instead of Toyota, due to recent negative publicity related to Toyota’s quality. But more than 33 percent said that they may yet consider a Toyota if they delay their purchase and let the recalls play out.

Last year, 1,772 U.S. dealerships—mostly from GM and Chrysler—closed their doors as closing underperforming dealerships was a large portion of both automakers’ restructuring efforts.  The closures in 2009 may have been the biggest in history, according to the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA). But despite the losses, NADA says that dealers should look toward a brighter future ahead.

“Last year, through much hard work, we avoided Armageddon for many in our industry,” NADA Chairman Ed Tonkin said in a statement. “Now we’re able to focus on some serious issues that face us this year.”