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Introducing the
NEXT GENERATION OF
ONLINE CONSUMER
RETAILINGAutomark Web Services
Reynolds Consulting Services
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Reynolds Generations Series Solutions
3rd
Party Buying Services
Web Sites – Front and Back-
End
Process Improvement —
TIPS
Shopping Cart for Accessories
Online Service Integration
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Reynolds Generations Series Solutions
LoyaltyLinkTM
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Integrated Solution Team Members
George Close
Vice President, Automark Web Services
Ron Lamb
Solutions Marketing Director
Monica Snow
Business Solutions Director, Automark Web Services
Michael Israel
Product Manager, 3rd
Party Buying Services
Elizabeth Close
Product Manager, Automark Web Services
Carolyn Wright
Product Manager, Automark Web Services
Ralph Paglia
Web Brand Management Practice Manager, Reynolds Consulting Services
Steven Himes
Director, LoyaltyLink Solutions
Kim McDevit
Manager, LoyaltyLink Operations
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41 of the Top 100 Dealer Groups
836 new stores
Double digit growth ’01 – ‘02
Four car company endorsements:
Nissan / Infiniti
MINI
Mitsubishi
Honda
95% renewal rate – including Asbury and Sonic
Untapped ERA integration potential
Web Brand Management: Facts About Automark
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Web Brand Management: Opportunity
80% of new vehicle buyers use the Internet
(The Peppers and Rogers Group)
52% of those explored a dealer’s site before visiting, up from 46%
from last year
Only 24% of consumers indicated that they are “Very Satisfied”
(Friedman-Swift)
#1 consumer desire = current vehicle listings and prices
89% of dealers have a web site but only 40% believe it is effective
(J.D. Powers)
The average dealer sells 6.5 new and 3 used cars per month
through the Internet
(NADA)
Marketing Potential:
3rd
Party Buying Services
Web Sites
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Web Brand Management: Agenda
Presentation Objectives:
1. Sell market leading advantages now
2. Deliver an integrated web strategy in approach, analysis and
account reviews
3. Take dealers to the next generation of online consumer retailing
Presentation Agenda:
1. 3rd
Party Buying Services: Generate more traffic
2. Interactive Web Sites: Advantages / What’s coming?
3. Internet sales process training: TIPS / Proven value
Desired Presentation Outcomes:
1. Prepare and deliver a 30 second opening statement for
dealership management team meeting
2. For your Internet Dept. reviews, explain in 3 minutes how you
will integrate the TIPS process in your dealership’s strategy.
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Automark Web Services from Reynolds
AWS combines products and services to
provide an integrated web-based sales
strategy taking car companies and retailers to
the next level of online consumer retailing.
“We selected Automark because Reynolds has the ability to construct the
unique tools we require to build an Internet solution that is truly ‘best-in-
class.’ We believe our dealers will be equally excited to begin using this
one-of-a-kind Web site technology that will help Toyota retailers increase
leads and better serve their customers.”
-Elton Pride
Southeast Toyota Distributors
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Traffic
Interactive
Web Site
Process
Sales
1000
(5%) 50
LEADSLEADS
(25%) 12.5(25%) 3
(80%) 2.5
CLOSESCLOSES
5%5%
Closing %Closing %
1. Market Strategy
2. Marketing Budget
3. Advertise Internal Customers (Meeting)
4. Advertise Customer Base
(Direct Mail,Telemarketing)
5. Advertise Market (URL Everywhere,
3rd
Party Buying Services: Kelley Blue
Book, Carpoint, CarsDirect)
6. Showroom Merchandising
4000
(10%) 400
1. Easy Navigation
2. Research
3. Find a Car (Inventory Updated)
4. Used Vehicle Photos Posted
5. Trade Evaluations
6. Financing
7. Test Drive
8. Contact Us
1. Lead Management Tool
2. Auto Responder
3. Personal Responses
4. E-Mail Templates
5. 2-Way Pagers
6. Telephone Contact
7. Live Chat & Intelligent
Solutions
(50%) 200(50%) 100
1. F&I Process
2. Pricing Process
3. Sales Process
4. Introduction
5. Welcome Board
(80%) 80
. Delivery Process
. Personal Web Page
. Introduce Service
. 1st
Service Appointment
. Loyalty Package
. Update on Promotions
. Online Service Integration
20%20%
Closing %Closing %
AppointmentsAppointmentsAppts. ShowAppts. Show
1. Confirmation Call
2. Confirmation E-Mail
WHEELWHEEL
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Traffic
Interactive
Web Site
Process
Sales
1000
(5%) 50
LEADSLEADS
(25%) 12.5(25%) 3
(80%) 2.5
CLOSESCLOSES
5%5%
Closing %Closing %
4000
(10%) 400
(50%) 200(50%) 100
(80%) 80
20%20%
Closing %Closing %
AppointmentsAppointmentsAppts. ShowAppts. Show
WHEELWHEEL
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Proven Value:
Dealers that integrate Reynolds’ proven
Internet sales strategies with their Web sites:
Typically increase leads by 50% – 500%
compared to their previous solution
Experience an average increase of 38% in
vehicle sales generated by Internet leads
95% of Automark dealers renew
Technology Assisted Selling
12. Traffic
WHEELWHEEL
An integrated web retailing strategy:
Generate More Leads:
Only Reynolds sells four of the industry’s leading 3rd
Party
Buying Services:
Blue Book Classifieds
CarsDirect Connect
Carpoint
Yahoo! Autos
J.D. Power & Associates, 2002:
“Consumers still overwhelmingly rely on 3rd
Party sites for
pricing information.”
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3rd
Party Buying Services
PARENT UNIQUE
AUDIENCE
REACH
%
REYNOLDS &
REYNOLDS
1. Microsoft 39,933,697 50.27 Carpoint MSN
auto channel
3. Yahoo! 34,769,532 43.77 Yahoo’s auto
channel
9. Amazon 7,016,737 8.83 CarsDirect.com
TOP CONSUMER SITES – Neilsen Ratings 2002
BRAND OR
CHANNEL
UNIQUE
AUDIENCE
REYNOLDS &
REYNOLDS
1. Kelley Blue Book 3,091,000
4. MSN Carpoint 2,488,000
TOP AUTOMOTIVE SITES
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3rd
Party Buying Services
Dealers generate more traffic with these
premier car buying services:
1) Blue Book Classifieds: List used vehicles on
number one most visited automotive site + phone lead
tracking
2) CarsDirect Connect: Target specific markets or
“zones” with new car advertising and used car inventory
3) MSN Autos (Carpoint): Dealership branding and
priority listings of used vehicles on MSN’s exclusive
automotive channel
4) Yahoo! Autos: Used vehicle listing service on Yahoo!
exclusive automobile channel + phone lead tracking
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3rd
Party Buying Services Bundled Offer
12 Months 24 Months
Buy 2 $1,560 $3,120
Buy 3 $2,520 $5,040
Buy 4 $3,600 $7,200
Plus inbound phone lead tracking at no extra charge.
Dealer Cost Savings
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Why 3rd
-Party Buying Services
from Reynolds?
3rd
party buying sites add incremental sales for dealers
Reynolds offers your dealers the top consumer portals and
car-buying sites
Automark Web Services handles all vehicle inventory
postings
Automark Web Services offers one single source for service
& support – one call handles all four services
Higher commissions for your Internet Sales Managers
1
Jupiter Media Metrix
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Koons Automotive Testimonial
Click on the “Internet Sales Dept.”Click on the “Internet Sales Dept.”
sign to hear about 3sign to hear about 3rdrd
party leadparty lead
providers from Koons’ IMD…providers from Koons’ IMD…
18. Traffic
Interactive
Web site
WHEELWHEEL
An integrated web retailing strategy:
Provide an Interactive Web Site:
Automark provides interactive consumer
features to grab serious car buyers:
Top 3 ‘Most Visited’ web site modules
Utilize Kelley Blue Book, Chrome & Showroom Web
Station to keep showroom and online prospects
Email services = dealer savings
Pitstop & WebTrends – Manage, measure and
improve results
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Inventory: #1 Visited Module
50%-70% of a consumer’s time is spent looking at inventory
Automark delivers robust and flexible search engine
Inventory sent to all 3rd
party providers at no charge
Inventory uploaded from any DMS provider
Competitive Advantages:
Real-time integration for ERA3 users
Consumers cannot search themselves out of a vehicle
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Electronic Brochure: #2 Visited Module
Complete brochure information with standard features,
options, pictures and more
Integrated with dealership’s inventory
Customers can print a brochure online
Call-to-action
buttons offer
numerous
ways to
capture
serious leads.
Customers can view
alternate options
and features (i.e.
different trim
packages).
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Specials: #3 Visited Module
Most enhanced specials program for new and used
inventory, parts, accessories, finance, rebates, and
service
Consumers can link to specific inventory related to
specials versus starting a new search
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Finance: Drive aftermarket sales
Extended Service Contracts
Gap Insurance
NetworkCar
Protection Show
Chemical Shows
Lease vs. Finance
Cash vs. Finance
LoyaltyLink
Presents a comprehensive picture of additional
value-added products and services to dealer’s
customers.
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Internet Prospects
Don’t let your online prospects get away…
Keep customers on your site with the information they
want when buying from your dealership
Chrome Build-a-Car
Kelley Blue Book:
PriceLink
PriceLink Plus
ReviewLink
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Showroom Prospects
Don’t let your showroom customers get away…
Showroom Web Station:
Captures point-of-sale business
Secure, web-based customer information
center
Up-to-the minute inventory for all of your
locations
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Email Services: Potential cost savings
Email accounts included in our services
Fully integrated with dynamic Forms library
Ability to change lead assignments based on
vacation time or days off schedules
Puts control and ownership of leads with the
dealer, rather than the sales person
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PitstopTM
: Manage, measure and
improve results
Make changes to the site real-time
Respond to buying trends
Jump ahead of competitors
Access inventory and data reports
Review web site statistics
Access the Forms library
Create specials, rebates and
vehicle promotions
Direct and reroute email
accounts
Manage security
…and more!
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WebTrends: Manage, measure and
improve results
Provides detailed reports on visitor information, average
length of time spent on your Web site, top pages and more.
Top Exit Pages help to
identify where and why
customers are leaving
your Web site
Top Referrers offer
information on the top
search engines, URLs and
Web sites that refer
customers to your Web site
Decipher between
unique and
returning visitors
on a daily, weekly
or monthly basis
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Why Automark Web Sites?
Automark offers unparalleled, highly interactive web
site technology
An Automark site generates more leads compared to
the dealer’s previous solution
Up-to-date, accurate inventory on your web site and in
your showroom
Automark provides your customers with an unbiased
source of automotive information to keep them on your
web site
User-friendly, advanced back-end and reporting tools to
manage and measure results that matter
29. Traffic
Interactive
Web Site
WHEELWHEEL
The next generation of online retailing…
Make your web site MORE interactive
with new products & enhancements:
Live Chat Technology
Intelligent Agents
AutoCart
Online Service Integration
Next Generation Web Sites
Inventory Enhancements
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Intelligent Agents: More interactive
features
Intelligent Agents:
Gives your web
site the brain
power to better
qualify leads
Provides natural
conversational
experience
Pushes relevant
content to web
visitors
Available 24 x 7
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Live Chat: More interactive features
Live Chat:
Real-time,
interactive text chat
Personalized
attention
Sales people work
with web customers
almost as if face-to-
face
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Coming This Year…AutoCart
AutoCart
Sell more manufacturer and custom accessories with
online consumer credit card billing
Detailed reporting provided on all sales and leads
Drives additional profits lost to decreasing sales gross
Customers order
accessories directly
from your web site.
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Coming This Year…Service Integration
Online Service Integration — Value
Drives customers into Service department
Increases Service appointment sales hours 24 x 7
Frees Service Manager’s time to improve service
quality
Real-time integration with ERA 3
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Coming This Year…Service Integration
Core Areas of Functionality:
Schedule a service appointment from available dates and
times
Provide customers with immediate appointment
confirmation
Receive consumer specified service and repairs needed
Coming in 2003:
Check status of open repair order
Pay for service bill online prior to picking up vehicle
View vehicle service history information online
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Technology Enhancements
…to keep that competitive edge!
Next Generation Automotive Web Site:
Provides even more control and flexibility for the
dealer
Industry leading reliability
Enhanced response time
Enhanced ease of use for dealerships who don’t
have technically savvy web experts
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Technology Enhancements
…to keep that competitive edge!
Vehicle Search Engine:
Choose from a gallery of designs for the search user
interface
Even more consumer sizzle throughout entire web site
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Why new products & enhancements?
Separate the “tire kickers” from serious web shoppers
with Live Chat
Help sales staff handle growing volume of leads with
Intelligent Agents
Exciting technology enhancements will provide increased
dealer control and flexibility and overall user-friendliness
AutoCart’s shopping cart technology will drive accessory
sales
And additional new fixed operations profit opportunities
for dealers
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Break-Out Lab Activity
Prepare and deliver a 30 second statement
for one of the following target accounts:
a) A Nissan dealer who decided not to participate in
the Automark Web Program.
b) A dealer whose son-in-law produces the
dealership web site for free.
c) A dealer who has recently cancelled a 3rd
Party
Buying Service
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Competitive Differentiators
STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES
COBALT • Leads market in number of web
sites
• Holds several exclusive car
company relationships
• Offers low end lead mgt tool
• Costly maintain multiple web sites
for car company branding
• Lack of information
• Lack of integration
• Lack of vehicle data
THIRD COAST
MEDIA
• High-end graphics and web design
• Clean, consistent navigation
• Automatic field population of
vehicle information
• Non-industry focused
• Lacks a used vehicle search
engine
• Problems with reliability
CAR COMPANY
WEB
PROGRAMS
• Better able to brand and strengthen
vehicle line-up
• Better able to provide clear
consistent messages to customers
• Lack of dealer buy-in
• Lack solutions for multi-franchise
dealers
‘MOM & POP’
ORGANIZATIONS
• Relatively inexpensive
• Local service and support /
personal business relationship
with dealer
• Lack of industry knowledge and
customer needs
• Lack of funds
• Lack of integration for dealer
inventory
40. Traffic
Interactive
Web Site
WHEELWHEEL
Technology Assisted Selling (TAS)…
Process
Technology + Training = Results
Turn traffic into sales and demonstrate
proven value:
TIPS Wheel
Internet College and In-dealership Training
Toyota of Kirkland Case Study
People
“The greatest challenges impeding CRM success are cultural issues such as managing
employees who resist change, optimizing process and job roles, and defining business
requirements.” - The Alexander Group
Process
“Sixty percent of CRM programs fail because businesses make the common mistake
of investing in new software without changing the way they operate” -The Gartner
Group
Technology
“...if you throw new technology at bad process, you’ll end up with quicker, more
transparent bad process...” - Revolution Magazine
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Technology Assisted Selling
1. Internet College:
A. 2 Day Dealer / General Manager College
B. 5 Day Internet Manager College
High impact courses
Best practices
Case studies
…and more!
2. In-Dealership Training:
Consultants with 5+ years of automotive retail experience
Strategy workshops
Continuous improvement workshops
Hands-on training
Custom action plans
Results!
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Toyota of Kirkland: Kirkland, WA
Was: Cobalt (September 2001)
Now: Automark (October 2001)
RTS Catalyst: 17 days (5+12)
December 2001: Internet Sales = 18
August 2002: Internet Sales = 70 (from all lead sources)
August 2002: Total Volume = 275
Owner: Michael O’Brien
IMD: Mark Burshears
Significant improvement in results
after 9 months of TAS consulting services
TIPS Case Study: Toyota of Kirkland
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Traffic
Interactive
Web Site
Process
Sales
1500
(1.7%) 25
LEADSLEADS
(40%) 10(70%) 7
(71%) 5
CLOSESCLOSES
20%20%
Closing %Closing %
2500
(4%) 100
(45%) 45(89%) 40
(75%) 30
30%30%
Closing %Closing %
Appointments ScheduledAppointments ScheduledAppointment ShowsAppointment Shows
After 9 months of
Automark & TAS
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TIPS Case Study: Toyota of Kirkland
Phase 1:
5 days of Strategy & Process Workshops
Management team at offsite WTDA sponsored location
Learn how to use your Automark site to create a higher
submission rate from increased visitors to site
Emphasis on developing an understanding of Automark
site capabilities that enhance dealership processes
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Traffic
Interactive
Web Site
Process
Sales
1500
(1.7%) 25
LEADSLEADS
(40%) 10(70%) 7
(71%) 5
CLOSESCLOSES
20%20%
Closing %Closing %
1800
Appointments ScheduledAppointments ScheduledAppointment ShowsAppointment Shows
Phase 1
Traffic
1. Market Strategy
2. Marketing Budget
3. Advertise Internal Customers (Meeting)
4. Advertise Customer Base
(Direct Mail,Telemarketing)
5. Advertise Market (URL Everywhere)
6. Showroom Merchandising
7. Direct 3rd
Party Leads to Automark Website
8. Search Engine Strategy Development
Phase 1
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TIPS Case Study: Toyota of Kirkland
Phase 2:
4 Days of TAS In-dealership training and consulting
Focused on maximizing Automark site interactivity,
content & forms customization
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TIPS Case Study: Phase 2 – Improve
Interactivity
1. Easy navigation – Launched Automark site
2. Research – Toyota Technology framed into Automark site
3. Find a Car (Inventory Updated from DMS)
4. Used Vehicle photos & prices posted
5. Trade Evaluations (KBB)
6. Financing (Toyota Technology framed-in)
7. Weekly TDA ads uploaded (new specials)
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TIPS Case Study: Phase 2 – Improve
Interactivity…continued
8. Site forms customized for higher submission
9. Site text customized for search engines
10.Pop-up window customization
11.Automark site with added custom sections
12.Fleet & Internet section added to site
13.Multiple registered URL’s directed to site
14.Search Engine strategy implemented
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Traffic
Interactive
Web Site
Process
Sales
1500
(1.7%) 25
LEADSLEADS
(40%) 10(70%) 7
(71%) 5
CLOSESCLOSES
20%20%
Closing %Closing %
2500
(4%) 100
Appointments ScheduledAppointments ScheduledAppointment ShowsAppointment Shows
(40%) 40(70%) 28
(71%) 20
Phase 2 Results
Phase 2
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Phase 3:
4 days in-dealership consulting
Focused on Process Development & Task Execution
How to respond to leads submitted to site
1. Lead Management Tool – process training
2. Auto responder with links to Automark features
3. Personal responses with links to info / site features and
specific Automark functions
4. E-Mail templates – improved verbiage
5. 2-Way Pagers
6. Telephone contact using phone script training
7. Recruited, Hired & Trained two Internet Sales Managers
TIPS Case Study: Toyota of Kirkland
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Traffic
Interactive
Web Site
Process
Sales
1500
(1.7%) 25
LEADSLEADS
(40%) 10(70%) 7
(71%) 5
CLOSESCLOSES
2500
(4%) 100
(45%) 45(70%) 32
(71%) 23
23%23%
Closing %Closing %
AppointmentsAppointmentsAppointment ShowsAppointment Shows
Phase 3 Results
Phase 3
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Phase 4:
2 Days of TAS in-dealership consulting and training
Focused on overcoming challenges to process execution
Converting leads to appointments that show up
1. Confirmation call
2. Confirmation email template:
• Map to dealership
• Link to Automark “Door-to-Door” directions function
• Custom directions copied & pasted into email
• Links to Automark web features & forms:
• streamlined buying process – less time at dealer
• View inventory quoted in lead response
TIPS Case Study: Toyota of Kirkland
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Traffic
Interactive
Web Site
Process
1500
(1.7%) 25
LEADSLEADS
(40%) 10(70%) 7
(71%) 5
CLOSESCLOSES
2500
(4%) 100
(45%) 45(89%) 40
(71%) 28
28%28%
Closing %Closing %
Appointments ScheduledAppointments ScheduledAppointment ShowsAppointment Shows
Phase 4
Phase 4 Results
Sales
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TIPS Case Study: Toyota of Kirkland
Phase 5: How to interact with customers that
arrive at the dealership for their appointment
1. Agenda review upon arrival – streamlined buying process
2. Vehicles pre-selected & ready to drive
3. Internet Sales Manager introduces Sales Specialist
4. SS works deal – T/O to ISM if no close
5. “After Best Deal” coupon (from Automark site pop-up)
6. 1st
Service Appointment scheduled using Automark web site
7. Updates on promotions, incentives & special events
announced via Automark web site “Custom Pages”
8. F&I process – online menu of Financial & Aftermarket Products
9. Pricing process – weekly markup % grid by model line
10. Welcome Board – appointments
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Traffic
Interactive
Web Site
Process
1500
(1%) 25
LEADSLEADS
(40%) 10(70%) 7
(71%) 5
CLOSESCLOSES
2500
(4%) 100
(45%) 45(89%) 40
(75%) 30
30%30%
Closing %Closing %
Appointments ScheduledAppointments ScheduledAppointment ShowsAppointment Shows
Phase 5 Results
Sales
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Voss Automotive Testimonial
Click on the “Process” Gears to hearClick on the “Process” Gears to hear
about Reynolds Consulting Servicesabout Reynolds Consulting Services
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Break-out Lab Activity
For your next scheduled Internet DepartmentFor your next scheduled Internet Department
review, explain in 3 minutes how you willreview, explain in 3 minutes how you will
integrate the TIPS process in the assessment ofintegrate the TIPS process in the assessment of
your dealership’s online retailing strategyyour dealership’s online retailing strategy
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Summary: Why Automark?
Industry-Leading Solutions:
Brand ProtectTM
Technology:
“Smart” filter-like technology
Dealers can satisfy car company web initiatives with one web
solution
Content Enriched:
Web sites provide customers with information needed to make
an informed decision
One-stop shop for serious car buyers
Integration:
Real-time integration with ERA 3
Offers integration with all major Dealer Management Systems
Vehicle Information and Photos:
Powerful Data Extraction Engine explodes VIN to capture
explicit vehicle data prior to placing vehicle on dealer’s site
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Summary: Why Automark?
Industry-Leading Solutions:
Industry Focus:
Provides services to over 2500 customers
Energy, resources and web solutions solely devoted to the
automotive retail industry
Search Engines:
Industry-leading, customizable search engines
Does not allow customers to search themselves out of a
vehicle
Customized Consulting:
Customized consulting to built around the dealer’s unique
situation
Dealers select which areas they want to focus on
Service & Support:
World-class customer service and support available 24 x 7
Dedicated teams for each dealer
New West coast team
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Web Brand Management: Wrap-Up
Key Points:
1. Dealers experience a 50% - 500% increase in leads when
technology is combined with process
2. 95% renewal rate proves Automark value to dealers
1. TIPS: Use in evaluation approach and dealership
reviews
Traffic - Only Reynolds sells four of the industry leading 3rd
Party Buying Services
Interactive web sites - Deliver what consumers want and
bring qualified leads to dealership
Process - Help leverage technology with improved sales
processes
Sales – Results that matter
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Web Brand Management: Wrap-Up
Key Points:
4. Exciting new capabilities to drive both
front end and fixed operations profits
Live Chat, Intelligent Agents
Shopping Cart
Online Service Scheduling
Chrome, PC Car Book, KBB Price Link
3rd
Party Buying Services
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Automark Demo Site
AUTOMARK DEMONSTRATION WEB SITE:
www.automarkdemo.com
User ID: automarkdemo
Password: reynolds
Domain: amarkcom
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IN-BOUND OUT-BOUND
PHONE • MAIL • eMAIL
100%
Dealerships forego revenue and miss
opportunities due to several in-bound
and out-bound leaks…
Internet Buying Services
Showroom Web Station
Kelley Blue Book
Carpoint
Yahoo! Autos
Call Tracking
Interactive Web sites
Live Chat and
Intelligent Agents
Integrated email
Shopping Cart Technology
Online consumer credit
Card billing
Online Service Integration
Automark:
Linking Points to 7 CRM Profit Leaks
Customizable Forms allow
links to broadcast emails for
targeted marketing response
Functional web site sections provide
links for emails to unsold Showroom,
Phone & Internet customers
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Web Brand Management:
“Taking it to the street…”
Linking Points to Dealer Value Propositions:
Get the best in class integrated CRM solution from
Reynolds Automark + CRM + Training and Consulting
Help dealers drive F&I, fixed operations profits, and CSI with
Automark consumer solutions
Leverage Your Investment:
Automark works with ERA 2, ERA 3 and all other DMS providers
Upgrade to ERA 3 and get real-time vehicle inventory
You Can Count on Reynolds:
Automark will pull vehicle inventory from LSE
3rd
Party Buying Services – An unmatched opportunity for advertising
Reynolds Consulting Services – Proven to produce
more sales at higher gross profit margins
Advanced Automark – New features, enhancements & capabilities
Editor's Notes
A few facts about Automark include:
41 of the top 100 dealer groups
Thanks to your great efforts this past year, we have added 836 new stores
Automark has recognized double digit growth in 2001 through 2002
Automark has been awarded with 4 car company endorsements including:
- Nissan / Infiniti – this web program still offers countless selling opportunities
- MINI – the MINI deal provides a new avenue to approach BMW dealers
- Mitsubishi – Automark has just announced our “Approved Vendor” status with the Mitsubishi program and you all should have received your program information in the mail
- Honda – Automark has been awarded the Approved Vendor status for Honda, as well, and we will be rolling out this program in December
Automark’s 95% renewal rate proves our value to customers. Recent renewals include Asbury and Sonic
And since only X% of ERA customers have an Automark web site, there is untapped selling potential within Reynolds’ existing customer base.
Here you will find a few statistics about the market and the selling opportunity out there.
Again – Automark’s market potential exceeds $200 million for 3rd Party Buying Services and is approximately $272 million for web sites.
For those who are unfamiliar with Automark, Automark Web Services combines products and services to provide an integrated web-based sales strategy taking car companies and retailers to the next generation or level of online consumer retailing.
As you have learned, Automark clients include 41 of the top-100 dealer groups. This includes the Southeast Toyota dealer organization.
Here is a quote from Elton Pride at SET.
Summary slide / TIPS ‘Process’ section in review
[George] The TIPS methodology will be used today to demonstrate and talk about Automark’s products and services during the break-out lab. Your goal is to use this process during the approach and business analysis of your dealer’s online retailing strategy.
[George] Michael Israel, Product Manager for 3rd Party Buying Services will talk about the first segment of the wheel.
Michael will review explain this slide.
Emphasize the number of unique consumers that each 3rd Party Buying Service reaches.
Stress the reason/rationale for buying all 4 services.
Emphasize the benefits of phone lead tracking
Review the 2:1 ration: There are twice as many phone leads as email leads.
Summary slide / TIPS ‘Traffic’ section in review
Michael to introduce/transition to Elizabeth & Carolyn.
Elizabeth will discuss this slide.
Emphasize taking the dealer’s current web site to the next level with Automark
Each of the features discussed next differentiate AWS from our competition.
Emphasize key benefits:
- Once a customer comes to your web site, you don’t want to risk losing them by linking to other sites to find the critical information they need to make the purchase decision from your dealership
SWS helps you keep those showroom prospects
Dealers spend the money to get them into the store, now they want to keep them there
Customers aren’t tempted to go elsewhere because they can’t find a vehicle on your lot
SWS provides up-to-date inventory information for all the dealer’s locations
With these sets of information, along with others, dealers can decrease advertising costs and increase sales.
Summary slide / TIPS ‘Interactive Web Site’ section in review
A few points to consider when a dealer says ‘Why Automark’?
Each of these are differentiators that you can see today.
Elizabeth & Carolyn to continue with the next series of features that will take dealers to the next generation of online retailing
Use the two examples
Emphasize key differences
Drive customers into Service department by expanding the sales channel to include those consumers who prefer to shop online
Increase service appointment sales hours around the clock
Free Service Manager’s time to improve service quality rather than confirming appointments
Real-time integration for ERA 3 dealers
Upgrades to Dealer Content Management System (DCMS)
Additional Pitstop enhancements
Current enhancements to vehicle search engine and vehicle display interfaces / “look and feel”
Summary slide / TIPS ‘Interactive Web Site’ section in review
Elizabeth and Carolyn to discuss competition.
First break-out activity will take place after this slide: Prepare and deliver a 30 second opening statement for a specific target account.
Elizabeth & Carolyn to transition to Ralph Paglia.
Toyota of Kirkland Case Study: December 2001 through May 2002
Automark’s Overall Summary:
Each of the following Automark strengths and industry-leading solutions differentiate us in the marketplace.
The following are the key points you should take away from this lab.
The following are the key points you should take away from this lab.
A few messages that will link our break-out session to the others you have attended or will attend:
Go Right Fast
Leverage Your Investment
You Can Count on Reynolds
And don’t forget to stop by the Automark booth at the Solutions Fair