Q. Can I use ProMax Online on all of my computers?
A. Yes, if your computers have Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP
Professional with Internet Explorer 6.0 or newer. High speed Internet
access is recommended for faster operating speed.
Q. Does ProMax Online interface with ADP and Reynolds & Reynolds?
A. Yes. ProMax Online interfaces with both systems to update vehicle
inventory data and to upload deals. ProMax Online also interfaces with
other DMS systems.
Q. Does ProMax Online integrate with DealerTrack?
A. Yes. You can also send credit applications to lenders outside the
DealerTrack Network by fax right from ProMax Online.
Q. Can I use ProMax Online for prospect and customer follow-up?
A. Yes. ProMax Online includes, at no extra charge, very comprehensive
customer relationship management tools, including individual daily workplans
for all salespersons follow up activities and appointments, E mail marketing
and much more.
Q. Can I work all of my prospects, including Internet and walk in
traffic?
A. Yes. Walk in traffic can be logged in with a scan of a driver's license
or manual entry either in the ProMax Online program or the EZ Up log
on screen. Internet prospects will be separated into an Internet Prospect
Log until you want to transfer them to an active log. You can also work
ProLink credit hotline leads and BL list leads from separate logs in
the program.
Q. Can I work lease deals in ProMax Online?
A. Yes. We update all of your lease and balloon source programs. I addition,
we update all national rebates for all of your franchises so you can
always find the best and most profitable deal for every customer.
Q. I know you handle special finance calculations, but do you update
those lender programs?
A. Yes. I addition, we update all national rebates for all of your franchises
so you can always find the best and most profitable deal for every customer.
Q. Does ProMax Online have the capability to print my contracts and
forms for sales and leasing transactions?
A. Yes. ProMax Online can print all of your contracts and forms required
for a vehicles delivery for leasing, financing and cash deals. Our turnaround
time for programming new forms is very short and our forms fees are
generally lower than our competitors. The deal data is then exported
to your ADP or Reynolds & Reynolds system.
Q. Can I pull credit bureau reports using ProMax Online?
A. Yes. You can pull reports from Trans Union, Experian and Equifax.
It takes about three seconds to pull a report. The reports are retained
for three years to help you comply with certain governmental regulations.
Q. Credit reports brings up the subject of security and privacy
of customer information. How secure is ProMax Online?
A. First of all, we have ProMax Online certified by TruSecure to ensure
that the data is secure over the Internet. Second, we provide the dealership
with the ability to limit access to data for each employee who is assigned
a User ID and Password.
Q. If a salesperson is fired or quits, can they delete or take their
customer and prospect information with them.
A. No. You can limit their access to enter data and to read only. They
can not delete accounts or run reports. The minute they are fired or
quit you can terminate their access. You can also assign their customers
and prospects to a different salesperson at that time.
Q. You mention ProMax Online can replace up to 8 different software
systems. What are they?
A. ProMax Online replaces software that can perform the following functions:
1) Special Finance; 2) New and used vehicle leasing, plus conventional
finance; 3) Pull credit bureau reports; 4) Prospect and Customer Follow
up; 5) Vehicle inventory analysis and reports, plus print window stickers
and buyers guides; 6) Prepare and print proposals in seconds; 7) Prepare
and print F&I menus in seconds, and, ; 8) Prepare extensive management
reports on all sales department activity. All of this is in one integrated,
easy to use system from one supplier. The cost savings alone makes it
a practical solution for your dealership. The easy to use, fully integrated
features make the decision a no-brainer.
Q. I own multiple dealerships. What can ProMax Online do to help
me sell more vehicles?
A. First of all, you can share vehicle inventory information between
the dealerships to help reduce lost sales. If you don't have a vehicle
the customer wants on one lot, you may have the right vehicle on another
lot which you can find before the customer walks. Second, if a prospect
goes to a second store after visiting one of your other stores first,
ProMax Online will alert the second store when the prospect is logged
in, and provide trade-in information and whether a credit report was
pulled. If your dealership structure allows you to share credit reports
between stores you can share that information also.
Q. It all sounds great, but how do I know my employees are using
the system?
A. We provide designated managers with online access to a ProMax Online
Usage report, which shows detailed activity for each employee. You will
know who is doing their job, and who isn't. The report also gives you
a vehicle inventory summary showing inventory unit and value report
of new and used, and an aged inventory unit and value report. This report
is up-to-date, minute by minute. If you want more data from ProMax Online,
custom management reports accessing hundreds of fields of data can be
easily configured. Best of all, these reports can be accessed by you
anytime and anywhere from any PC with Internet access. You will never
be out of touch with your business with ProMax Online.
Q. What about training?
A. Training is provided at no additional cost to you at our ProMax Online
Training Center. You can send an unlimited number of employees to our
ProMax Online training sessions during the life of your contract. Send
your new employees at no charge - a well trained employee will always
provide more revenue for the dealership. This saves you time and money,
versus individual training sessions for up to 8 different software vendors.
Q. What if I already have other software for some of the ProMax Online
functions?
A. Let us help you analyze your situation. Our fully integrated system
will certainly help your dealership operate more efficiently. We can
help you consolidate all of your sales functions with ProMax Online,
take care of your existing contract obligations and maybe even lower
your payment obligations.