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DealerSocket VP Matt Redden to Present "Five Big Ways to Use Your Auto Dealer CRM to Build Solid Customer Relationships"
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San Clemente, CA – April 15, 2011
Redden's presentation at Digital Dealer 10 will feature best practices for utilizing automotive CRM to stay connected with customers 24/7 |
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Leading Auto Dealer CRM Announces Official Launch and Availability of
Newest CRM Release: DealerSocket 2011
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San Clemente, CA – April 14, 2011
re:member group (remembergroup.com) today announced integration of their rewards technology with leading automotive CRM provider DealerSocket (dealersocket.com). Members' points and benefits now display on the DealerSocket CRM Contact Dashboard. |
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re:member group and Auto Dealer CRM Provider DealerSocket
Announce Strategic Partnership |
Minneapolis, MN – January 13, 2011
re:member group (remembergroup.com) today announced integration of their rewards technology with leading automotive CRM provider DealerSocket (dealersocket.com). Members’ points and benefits now display on the DealerSocket CRM Contact Dashboard. |
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Automotive CRM Provider DealerSocket Helps GM Dealers "Stop the Clock" and Respond to Internet Leads Quickly |
San Clemente, CA – September 1, 2010
Leading automotive CRM provider DealerSocket, announced today that General Motors has approved the company for recertification as a Certified Lead Management Provider. |
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Automotive CRM Leader DealerSocket Named to Inc. Magazine's Exclusive List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies |
San Clemente, CA – August 25, 2010
DealerSocket makes Inc. 5000 for third straight year and excels with three-year revenue growth of 149% |
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DealerSocket CEO Jonathan Ord to Speak at 8th Annual Digital Dealer Conference |
San Clemente, CA – March 31, 2010
Ord's presentation will feature case studies of top dealers who have focused on getting back to basics and succeeded at driving revenue into their sales and service departments |
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DealerSocket Co-Founder Wins 2010 Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award |
San Clemente, CA – March 18, 2010
Award given by Orange County Business Journal based on leadership, business success, contribution to the community and entrepreneurial vision
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Audi of America Selects DealerSocket as Recommended Online Service Scheduling Vendor |
San Clemente, CA – March 4, 2010
Eligible Audi dealers will receive 50% co-op from Audi of America on set up and monthly fees |
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Leading Automotive CRM Provider DealerSocket Announces ServiceDriver 2.0 |
San Clemente, CA – Feb. 11, 2010
Utilizing Adobe® Flex™, new technology will greatly improve the way service departments handle inbound customer appointments, marketing to service customers and workload balancing |
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Automotive CRM Leader DealerSocket Announces Two Major Product Enhancements |
San Clemente, CA – Feb. 10, 2010
Mobile management of inbound leads and integration of DealerTrack™ lease rates and residuals into DealerSocket’s Desking application save time, money and increase profitability |
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Automotive CRM Leader DealerSocket Helps Galpin Ford Retain #1 Sales Title |
San Clemente, CA – January 26, 2010
Galpin sells 110 cars in just over two weeks leveraging DealerSocket’s MoneyMaker technology |
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DealerSocket Acquires Automotive Sales Training Company Carmind |
San Clemente, CA – January 20, 2010
Leading automotive CRM provider DealerSocket announced today the completed acquisition of Southern California-based Carmind (www.carmind.com), a provider of online sales training tools for the automotive dealer community. |
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Automotive CRM Leader DealerSocket Reports another Banner Year |
San Clemente, CA – January 06, 2010
Record growth, key industry awards, product upgrades and major OEM win contribute to momentous year for auto dealer CRM provider |
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Plugging in to DealerSocket |
Canadian AutoWorld, Oct. 27, 2009
U.S.-based CRM company sets its sights on Canadian dealerships with an ‘all-encompassing’ program |
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Automotive CRM Provider DealerSocket Adds Industry Authority
Reuben Muinos to Management Team
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San Clemente, CA – Sept. 2, 2009
Muinos brings over seventeen years auto industry experience and OEM insight to
leading auto dealer CRM provider
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DealerSocket Announces 'Dealer Cash for CRM Clunkers' |
San Clemente, CA – August 28, 2009
Program provides incentives for auto dealers to 'trade-in' their antiquated CRM system for the DealerSocket Automotive CRM solution. |
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Inc. Magazine Ranks Automotive CRM Provider DealerSocket in Top 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies |
San Clemente, CA – August 13, 2009
Inc. magazine today ranked leading auto dealer CRM provider DealerSocket on its third annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. |
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DealerSocket of San Clemente, California, won the Stevie Award for Management Team of the year in The 2009 American Business Awards, and Jonathan Ord, Dealersocket’s CEO and Co-founder, is on the Board of Judges for The 2009 International Business Awards. |
San Clemente, CA – June, 2009
While the plight of the American automotive industry has been making headlines around the world, auto-related businesses and auto dealerships have been particularly hard hit by the combination of low consumer confidence, a tough credit market, and the struggles of the Big Three Detroit automakers. |
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Automotive CRM Provider DealerSocket Wins “Red Herring North American 100” Award and Chosen as Finalist in 2009 American Business AwardsSM in Five Categories |
San Clemente, CA – May 20, 2009
Leading automotive CRM provider DealerSocket, today announced that it has been selected as a winner of the Red Herring 100 North America Award. In addition, DealerSocket has been selected as a finalist in five categories of the 2009 American Business Awards: Best Overall Company, Sales Department of the Year, Support Department of the Year, Best Management Team, and Executive of the Year – Computer Software. |
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DealerSocket Honored Among This Year's Most Promising Private Technology Companies in North America |
San Clemente, CA – May 5, 2009
Leading automotive CRM provider DealerSocket, announced today it has added a new distinction to a long list of accolades by being named as a finalist for the "Red Herring 100 North America" award, a prestigious list honoring the year’s most promising private technology ventures in North America. |
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Audi of America Selects DealerSocket as Preferred CRM Provider |
San Clemente, CA – April 8, 2009
OEM win enables Audi dealers in the US and Canada to be eligible for special pricing and incentives for DealerSocket’s automotive CRM solution. |
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Automotive CRM Provider DealerSocket Wins Top Honor in Computer Software Category in 2009 Stevie Awards for
Sales & Customer Service |
Las Vegas, NV – February 10, 2009
Leading automotive CRM provider DealerSocket last night was presented with a Stevie® Award in the Sales Department of the Year - Computer Software category in the third annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. |
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Automotive CRM Provider DealerSocket Joins DealerTrack’s ‘OPENTRACK’ Program to Provide Secure Integration of DealerSocket CRM and DealerTrack Arkona DMS Systems |
Orange County, CA – January 26, 2009
Leading automotive CRM provider DealerSocket, named Best Overall Company globally in the 2008 International Business Awards, today announced it has joined DealerTrack System Inc.’s newly launched OpenTrack program. |
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JMsolutions and DealerSocket Integrate Systems to Streamline Dealers’ Sales Process and Improve Customer Experience |
PR Newswire - Press Release -DeerField, FL - Jan. 22, 2009
JMsolutions, an automotive technology products and services company, and DealerSocket, a national leader in customer relations management (CRM), today announced a new service integration benefiting dealers. |
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Automotive CRM Provider DealerSocket’s Momentum Continues;
Company Named a Finalist in the 2009 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service
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PR Newswire - Press Release - Orange County, CA - Jan. 21, 2009
Leading automotive CRM provider DealerSocket, honored as the Best Overall Company globally in the 2008 International Business Awards, has been named a Finalist in the 2009 Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service. |
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OneCommand and DealerSocket Announce Integration Partnership |
PR Newswire - Press Release - Cincinnati, OH and San Clemente, CA – Dec. 17, 2008
OneCommand, (www.onecommand.com), the nation’s leader in preference-based, automated, multi-channel marketing, and DealerSocket, the leading automotive CRM solution provider, today announced a joint integration and marketing partnership. |
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DealerSocket Continues Growth; Recognized Once Again As Fastest Growing Company |
PR Newswire - Press Release - Orange County, CA – Nov. 18, 2008
Leading automotive CRM provider DealerSocket, named Best Overall Company globally in this year's International Business Awards, has been ranked as one of the fastest growing technology companies in North America for 2008 by Deloitte & Touche. |
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90 Auto Dealerships in 90 Days Choose DealerSocket CRM |
PR Newswire - Press Release - Sept. 30, 2008
Leading automotive CRM provider DealerSocket, named Best Overall Company in this year's International Business Awards, and the 37th fastest growing company in the U.S. by Deloitte & Touche, continues its phenomenal momentum, announcing today that over 90 dealerships in 90 days have either replaced their existing CRM solution with DealerSocket CRM or have chosen to implement DealerSocket as their dealership's first CRM solution. |
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CRM Starts with Your Customers |
DEALER MARKETING MAGAZINE • 8/10/08
The latest new car sales figues from Autodata Corp. show an 18 percent decline in sales in June that estimate is most likely conservative, depending upon the state of you local market and specific brand plate, it could be much worse. |
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Carpe Diem |
DEALER MARKETING MAGAZINE • 8/10/08
Now is an excellent time for dealerships
to save money and gain market share.
Take a look at these three simple steps and
discover how easily you can use your CRM
to save money and run your dealership more
efficiently: |
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DealerSocket Announces MoneyMaker |
PR Newswire - Press Release - Aug. 6, 2008
DealerSocket, Orange County's second fastest growing company and the 37th fastest growing nationally (Deloitte & Touche), today announced the immediate availability of MoneyMaker, an efficient, cost-effective and simple to use data mining software tool enabling auto dealers to quickly increase profits by leveraging their existing customer data. |
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Dealer Profile - Larry Van Tuyl, The Van Tuyl Group Inc., Co-CEO |
Cars.com / DealerADvantage interview with Larry Van Tuyl - July 28 2008
The Van Tuyl Group Inc. manages the largest group of privately held automotive dealerships in the United States. With offices in Arizona, Kansas and Texas, the management group works with approximately 65 independently operated dealerships nationwide. |
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| High CSI Scores Enabled by DealerSocket CRM Key to Revenue and Profit in Current Auto Dealership Marketplace |
Orange County, CA - July 15, 2008 - PRNewswire
Leading automotive CRM provider DealerSocket, Orange County's second fastest growing company and the 37th fastest growing nationally (Deloitte & Touche), today announced that by leveraging the company's CRM solution, its customer base of more 500 dealerships throughout the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Australia had quickly and consistently raised their Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) scores, some by as much as 40 points during a single year. |
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| Maker of Auto Dealer Software Gets Fast-Growing Nod |
Orange County Business Journal • 7/14/08
San Clemente-based software startup DealerSocket Inc. got a nod as one of the nation’s fastest growing companies. DealerSocket, which makes customer management software for auto dealers, ranked No. 37 on the Deloitte & Touche
2007 Technology Fast 500 list, up from No. 43 in 2006. |
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| Top International Stevie Award Goes To DealerSocket |
OC Metro • 7/8/08 11:00 AM
The auto industry is suffering, but San Clemente-based DealerSocket is on fire. |
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Making Your Dealership Recession Proof |
DEALER MARKETING MAGAZINE • 7/10/08
Everyone is feeling the impact of the
economic recession, especially those of
us in the automotive industry. With tough
times all around us, what can you do at your
dealership to make sure that you not only
survive the recession, but continue to thrive
and grow? |
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| CRM for Automotive Vendor DealerSocket Hits 25,000 Milestone |
TMCnet.com • 6/17/08
DealerSocket has experienced quarter-over-quarter growth in both company size and client base since its founding in 2001, company officials say, adding that the company recently surpassed 25,000 users, with more than 500 automotive dealerships throughout the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Australia now using its CRM product. |
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| DealerSocket Continues to Experience Steady Growth as Auto Dealerships Leverage Company's CRM to Recession-Proof Businesses |
Forbes.com • 6/17/08
DealerSocket, Orange County's second fastest growing company and the 37th fastest growing nationally (Deloitte & Touche), continues its growth spree as automotive dealerships clamor to recession-proof their businesses by leveraging the company's DealerSocket CRM solution. |
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Top Dealer Improves Sales and CSI With CRM |
DEALER MARKETING MAGAZINE • 5/10/08
Selecting the right customer relationship management system can improve every
aspect of your business. Providing the right
tools for your employees can not only make
a difference, but can produce fantastic results
across every dealership department, such as
retaining employees, increasing productivity,
streamlining processes, and increasing profit. |
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| Increases Information is Increased Power |
DEALER MARKETING MAGAZINE • 4/10/08
CRM can and should be a very powerful business tool, one that is fully integrated will all dealership departments. The buying cycle does not end at the purchase of a vehicle; it goes all the way through to referrals, service and purchasing other vehicles. |
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| Outsourcing or In-House |
DEALER MARKETING MAGAZINE • 1/10/08
You are probably familiar with the term
‘outsourcing’—using a third-party
company to do things that you either cannot
or do not want to do internally. Many dealerships
use external call centers, surveyors,
mystery shoppers, and outside mail houses. |
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| Automotive Digest interview Jonathan Ord, CEO or DealersSocket about strategy, objectives, opportunities and more... |
Automotive Digest • 11/16/2007 • PRNewswire
Follow the Leaders Interview - November 2007
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| ISTA Pharmeceuticals, Inc., Tops Deloitt's Orange County Technology Fast 50 Ranking of Fastest Growing Companies With 11,773 Percent Revenue Growth Over Five Years |
ORANGE COUNTY, California, • 10/16/2007 • PRNewswire
Companies Experience Average Revenue Growth of 732.6 Percent; Broadcom Corporation, Ceradyne, Inc., and Netlist, Inc., Recognized for Fastest Growth in Revenue Categories
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| DealerSocket Receives Multiple Awards For Growth |
ORANGE COUNTY, California, • 9/12/07
DealerSocket marks significant growth after just five years in business. Surpassing 25,000 users, their success has been recognized and has earned accolades and honors. DealerSocket provides customer relationship management solutions for the automotive market.
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| DealerSocket Launches New Desking Application |
ORANGE COUNTY, California • 6/29/2007 • PRNewswire
DealerSocket announces the general release of a new Desking Application that is an extension to DealerSocket's Customer Relationship Management platform for automotive dealers. The new application reduces the amount of time it takes to make a deal, increases gross, links to printable forms, provides flexibility and speed in sorting deals, and directly integrates with Kelley Blue Book, CARFAX, ADP, Reynolds and Reynolds and NADA.
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| FireSocket Co-Founders Earn Spots on OC Metro's '40 Under 40' List |
ORANGE COUNTY, California • 5/25/2007 • PRNewswire
The co-founders of FireSocket LLC, Orange County's fastest growing company and the 43rd fastest growing nationally, have been honored by OC Metro magazine. |
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| How SaaS Firm FireSocket Sails to Growth in a Tough Vertical: Car Dealers |
By ADAM STONE | SoftwareCEO
CEO Jonathan Ord navigates in tricky waters.
He sails against the wind, selling software to a sea of people who know how to do it better than any outsider.
Yet his software firm, FireSocket, is showing explosive growth, ranking #43 on the 2006 Deloitte Fast 500 list of fastest-growing companies. |
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| OC's 40 Under 40 |
OCMetro
Whether blazing trails within a corporate setting or committing to doing it their own way, these under-40 Orange County entrepreneurs and execs have one thing in common: the willingness to take risks. With risk comes the adrenalin rush they crave; the result of creative energy, on-the-edge decision- making, and the “Yeah!” moments that brand them as a success. |
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| San Clemente business rated fastest growing in Orange County |
By ANDREW GOOD |
The Orange County Register
FireSocket analyzes customer satisfaction with online software, leading pack in sales growth. |
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| FireSocket Tops Deloitte's Orange County Technology Fast 50 Ranking of Fastest Growing Companies, With 6,180 Percent Revenue Growth Over Five Years |
Orange County Technology Fast 50 Winners Experience Average Revenue Growth of 643 Percent
FireSocket tops the list of the fastest-growing companies in Orange County, as recognized by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP at an award event held Tuesday evening at the Marconi Automotive Museum in Tustin.
The "Orange County Technology Fast 50," an annual award program, ranks technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies located in the Orange County area by revenue growth over five years. |
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| Quorum's CRM X-Sellerator! Bam! Biff! Pow! |
| ...And just last week vendor FireSocket has announced what company officials call "significant enhancements" to its enterprise-wide customer relationship management (CRM) platform, DealerSocket. The upgrade focuses on the automotive service department and includes dynamic appointment scheduling, service management and follow up support tools that promise to optimize a critical but often neglected part of a
dealer's business operations. |
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| The CRM Week in Review |
By Tracey E. Schelmetic
Car dealers, who are selling a high-priced commodity product, have perhaps a bigger set of challenges than many retailers. CRM vendor FireSocket has announced an upgrade of its CRM solution deliberately tailored to the auto
retail industry. |
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| FireSocket Expands Automotive Dealer CRM Platform with Service and Repair Department Profit Optimization |
Business Wire
FireSocket, a growing software company serving automotive dealers, today announced significant enhancements to its enterprise-wide customer relationship management (CRM) platform, DealerSocket. The upgrade focuses on the automotive service department and includes dynamic appointment scheduling, service management and follow up support tools that promise to optimize a critical but often neglected part of a dealer’s business operations. |
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| Call it on-the-job training |
Byline: Chaz Osburn
When Jonathan Ord and Brad Perry started software vendor FireSocket (firesocket.com) five years ago, neither had experience in the car business. That was a problem for the pair, who planned to sell customer relationship management software to auto dealers.
So Ord and Perry went to work at a car dealership for 8 1/2 months. |
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| Earnhardt Auto Group Standardizes Customer Relationship Management Operations
on DealerSocket Platform |
| Firesocket, a growing customer relationship management (CRM) software company serving automotive dealer organizations across the U.S., today announced the Earnhardt Auto dealer group has standardized its CRM operations on the DealerSocket platform. |
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| FireSocket Drives Home Importance Of CRM Technology |
By Christina Torode, CRN San Clemente, Calif.
Salespeople have long been tagged with the reputation of thinking about today rather than the future. Service provider FireSocket is attempting to woo these workers, who are often late technology adopters, with its Web-based CRM solution. |
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