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Free! 24/7 Live Dealer Chat Support, Staff, and Leads (Case Study 2 Months)

We are up and running also. We received 2 leads within 1 hour of going live.

Our dealer is big on stopping "rollers" on the lot. You know what I mean, the people driving thru the lot that if you just catch their eye with a smile and a wave and ask them if you can help point them in the direction and presto you have an up. I actually thought stopping rollers was a little agressive at first but if you do it with a smile and a gesture to roll down the window I have found that people actually appreciate the engagement.

A chat service for your website is a program to stop your internet "rollers"!

I look forward to posting the results. Thanks Shereef & Patty
 
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Ok, We have three dealers up live receiving 24/7 live chat support and leads. We may have one more dealer being added to the study that we committed to previously. Keep an eye on this thread, and feel free to ask a bunch of questions. We will be posting more info soon. :)





 
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(20:51:40) Operator: Hello
(20:51:40) Operator: Welcome to our website!
(20:51:40) Operator: I am here to provide live assistance. How may I help you?

The first few lines of a transcript from one of our first chat sessions.
Note the time. No one was in the store at the time of course.

Fast forward to today>>>>>>>
Delivered

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Below are the 4 dealers that will be in our Fully Staffed 24/7 Live Dealer Chat Case Study, and their numbers. Everyone is live and ready to begin our 2 month study starting tomorrow December 1st. Lead results will be posted weekly by each dealership, lead and sales totals, and conversion numbers will be posted monthly. Some of the dealers have been live for a few days and already sold some vehicles! We are looking forward to seeing the results being posted, and the dialog between dealers as we move forward with our case study. This is a great opportunity for each forum member to learn more about Dealer Chat, and how it can increase automotive sales leads through a better conversion of existing traffic.



Mercedes Benz of Southampton, NEW YORK (Amy)
September
Unique Visitors 2655
Leads 26
Conversion .98%
Sales 11
Closing 42.3%

October
Unique Visitors 2654
Leads 35
Conversion 1.3%
Sales 9
Closing 25.71%

Younger Toyota Hagerstown, MARYLAND (Stephanie)
September:
Unique Visitors: 4417
Leads: 146
Conversion: 3.3%
Sales: 26
Closing: 18%

October:
Unique Visitors: 4155
Leads: 127
Conversion: 3.1%
Sales: 28
Closing: 22%

Henkel Auto Group (Dodge Chrysler Jeep) Battle Creek, MICHIGAN (Bill)
September
Unique Visitors: 2995
Leads: 109
Conversion: 3.6%
Sales: 18
Closing: 16.5%

October
Unique Visitors: 2956
Leads: 103
Conversion: 3.5%
Sales: 10
Closing: 9.7%

Sutherlin Nissan Mall of Buford, GEORGIA (Brett)
September
Unique Visitors 8834
Leads 521
Conversion 5.9%
Sales 144
Closing 27.7%

October
Unique Visitors 10,101
Leads 575
Conversion 5.7%
Sales 152
Closing 26.5%
 
For anyone wanting to get an idea of the results they can expect from having 24/7 fully staffed live chat support on their site, including lead amount increases, monthly and annual gross profit increase, and return on investment, simply click on the link below to use our calculator. Just enter your numbers, and you will get a good idea of what to expect. The closing rate used in this calculator is close to 20%, so adjust your results according to your own website lead closing rates.

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Here is some great info about Dealer Chat. This is just a portion of the article, click on the link below to read the whole article.

Top 5 Reasons Dealers Should use Live Chat Online


1. Enhance Customer Experience. Most car shoppers dread the experience of drudging to the local car dealership to shop for a vehicle. There is a preconceived notion that car buying is a difficult experience. The solution for shoppers to obtain basic information without having to interact face-to-face with a salesman is Internet shopping. That’s right. Car shopping has gone online and shoppers are using your website and the websites of your competitors to find information on their next new or used car. So what happens when your online shoppers have a question about a vehicle you have listed on your website?


With Automotive live chat on your website, it puts you where your customers are—allowing you to provide answers to their questions immediately. Time kills all deals so the faster you can respond to your potential customers’ questions and concerns, the better your chances are of converting these prospects into customers.


2. Increases Lead Opportunities. If you’re like most car dealers, driving traffic to your website is not the problem. Turning your website visitors into qualified leads is the problem. Despite the large amount of money dealers spend each year on lead generation campaigns, most car dealers are lucky if they are able to convert 2% of their website visitors into quality leads. When you have live chat software available to interact with visitors on your website, it creates an automatic lead generating system. Having a live chat service on your website often more than doubles the amount of car sales leads dealers receive online.


3. Boost sales. A dealer chat service also helps convert a higher amount of your leads and website visitors into sales. Using a live chat solution allows you to take a proactive approach to communicating with your potential customers. A live car chat creates more interaction between you and your dealership website visitors. An experienced dealer chat service provider, using proven processes, can convert six out of ten sales chats into leads. These leads typically close at a rate that is two to three times higher than leads dealers purchase from a third party Auto Sales leads provider.


4. Enhance car dealer marketing strategies. Automotive live chat is one of the most effective and valuable components of car dealer marketing. Live chat will help you convert more prospects to leads and sales. Rather than thinking of live chat support as an additional form of communication separate from other marketing initiatives, it’s important to work with a live chat service that helps you integrate offline marketing efforts with online marketing efforts.


5. Makes you stand out from your competition. Brick-and-mortar car dealerships have hours of operation. Salespeople at the physical locations go home. What happens to your potential customers during the hours when your business is not open? With a car chat service, you extend your business operating hours to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Premium automotive live chat services proactively engage and welcome site visitors, any time day or night, when they visit your dealership website. Live chat operators help visitors find specific content they’re looking for on your website and provide sales, service and parts information. It’s also a great way to promote special sales events, provide post sales and service customer support. The bottom line is that a dealer chat service sets you apart from your competition because it improves the overall satisfaction of your website visitors by providing instant, professional and courteous support.

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