http://blog.xigroup.com Bringing Service and Value Back to Automotive Websites Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:26:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en NORFOLK, Va., March 25, 2008—Dominion Enterprises, a leading marketing services company, has announced that two of its automotive businesses, DataOne Software and XIGroup, will form a strategic alliance named DataOne/XIGroup to cross promote their automotive Web development products. http://blog.xigroup.com/2008/announcements/dataone-software-and-xigroup-form-a-strategic-alliance-as-dataonexigroup/ A common decision that car dealers have to make when building a new website is whether or not to display their actual vehicle inventory on their website. The other option is to use a vehicle builder similar to XIGroup’s Build-A-Car tool that allows the consumer to configure any vehicle available ... http://blog.xigroup.com/2007/best-practices/vehicle-inventory-%e2%80%93-to-display-or-not-to-display/  View full article here - http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0318954.htm Additional article here - http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20071024/BUSINESS/710240690 CarBiz Inc. (OTCBB: CBZFF) ("Carbiz") announced a partnership with XIGroup to provide professional websites to independent automotive dealers. The websites will integrate seamlessly with the CarBiz DMS system, allowing dealers to easily market inventories online and readily update site content, eliminating ... http://blog.xigroup.com/2007/announcements/carbiz-inc-partners-with-xigroup-for-dealer-websites/ Auto Dealer Monthly - Oct 2007  By: Brian Page, General Manager of Dealer Data Services at Dealer Specialties "To capture the ever-increasing Internet market, it helps to have a thorough understanding of the online car shopping experience. Consumers typically go through five steps before making a final decision about the type of ... http://blog.xigroup.com/2007/best-practices/know-the-five-steps-online-shoppers-take/ View full article here -  http://www.dealermark.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1054&Itemid=0 Dealer Marketing Magazine - July 2007 By: Cameron Healey  XIGroup, a division of Dominion Enterprises, just launched a customer advocate program designed to help its dealer customers get the most out of their Web solutions. XIGroup has staff members called "customer advocates" that proactively monitor dealer Website usage and other ... http://blog.xigroup.com/2007/customer-support/xigroup-launches-customer-advocate-program/ An Internet marketing program is a necessary expense. These days, most dealers understand that to stay competitive and draw new customers into the showroom, they must invest in a web site, search engine optimization, and inventory management tools. Yet all too often, with months of implementation, dealers get frustrated because they ... http://blog.xigroup.com/2007/best-practices/regular-maintenance-keeps-internet-solutions-running-smooth/ View full article here - http://www.dealer-magazine.com/index.asp?article=1573 By Bill Mulcahy, Sales Manager  In the new world of Internet marketing, one of the most challenging aspects for many dealers to embrace is the huge paradigm shift from traditional advertising campaigns to the ever-changing requirements of effectively selling cars on the web. http://blog.xigroup.com/2007/internet-marketing/digital-dealer-magazine-article-internet-marketing-requires-embracing-change/