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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Equipment Trader Converts Online Browsers to Buyers with Click to Call Technology
Leading Equipment Marketplace Facilitates Real-time Communication between Equipment Dealers and Customers for Seamless, Cross-channel Experience
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--ATG (Art Technology Group, Inc., NASDAQ: ARTG), the leading e-commerce platform and optimization services provider, today announced that Equipment Trader, the largest online classified advertising marketplace for equipment buyers and sellers, has introduced enhanced calling capabilities for its advertisers based on ATG’s eStara Click to Call service.
“EquipmentTraderOnline.com has just re-launched with improved lead generation and dealer inventory management tools,” said Nick Petsos, brand manager of Equipment Trader. “eStara Click to Call is a key feature in the Web site redesign that proactively and intelligently engages consumers at strategic points throughout the sales process.”
Equipment Trader allows both dealers and independent owners to easily access more than 1 million active equipment buyers each month who are interested in researching and purchasing new and used equipment online. With the Web serving as an extension of the brand, delivering a positive online experience can make the difference between a browser and a buyer. Click to Call creates a continuity of experience for consumers as they transition from the Web to the phone from any directory listing for immediate contact with the seller.
A division of the classified advertising, publishing and web and data services company, Dominion Enterprises, Equipment Trader has implemented eStara Click to Call to give shoppers the opportunity to immediately speak to a dealer with a click of a mouse. In turn, dealers receive real-time information about the buyers, including data detailing at which point during the transaction the buyer decided to make the call. This information gives dealers insights into a potential customer’s needs, prompting a more hands-on conversation.
“Media companies like Dominion Enterprises are looking to differentiate themselves in a highly competitive cross channel industry,” said Shari Solis, vice president, media at eStara. “eStara Click to Call delivers real-time personalized service to increase conversions, reduce site abandonment, collapse call handling times and make the online experience more relevant for potential equipment buyers.”
About Equipment Trader
Equipment Trader and EquipmentTraderOnline.com reach more than 1 million active equipment buyers each month. Headquartered in Norfolk, Va., EquipmentTraderOnline.com is part of the Trader family of online vehicle classified advertising sites that includes BoatTrader.com, CycleTrader.com, RVTraderOnline.com, AeroTrader.com, and CommericalTruckTrader.com. For more information, visit http://www.EquipmentTraderOnline.com.
About Dominion Enterprises
Dominion Enterprises, a division of Landmark Communications, is a leading marketing services company serving the automotive, real estate, apartment, recruitment and marine markets. The company operates a variety of businesses that offer Internet marketing, Web site design and hosting, lead generation, CRM, and data capture and distribution services. The company has more than 40 market-leading Web sites reaching more than 12.5 million unique monthly visitors, and more than 500 magazines with a weekly circulation of over 5 million. Headquartered in Norfolk, Va., the company has nearly 6,000 employees nationwide and annualized revenue of more than $946 million. For more information, visit http://www.DominionEnterprises.com.
About ATG
ATG (Art Technology Group, Inc., NASDAQ: ARTG) provides the e-commerce platform and e-commerce optimization services that the world's most customer-conscious companies use to power their e-commerce Web sites, attract prospects, convert them to buyers and ensure their satisfaction so they become loyal, repeat, profitable customers. Our e-commerce suite is ranked the #1 current offering and #1 in strategy by the industry's most influential analyst firms, and powers more of the top 300 internet retailers than any other vendor. Our eStara brand of e-commerce optimization services - including the world's most widely used click to call offering - dramatically increase conversions and order size and enhance customer support. ATG's solutions are used by over 900 major brands, including AT&T, Best Buy, Bulgari, Coca Cola, Continental Airlines, CVS, Dell, Diane von Furstenberg, DirecTV, eLuxury, El Corte Ingles, Expedia, France Telecom, Harvard Business School Publishing, Hewlett-Packard, Hilton, HSBC, Intuit, Jenny Craig, Louis Vuitton, Macy's, Mercedes Benz, Meredith, Microsoft, Neiman Marcus, New York & Company, NutriSystem, OfficeMax, PayPal, Philips, Procter & Gamble, Sears, Sony, Symantec, Target, T-Mobile, Tommy Hilfiger, Urban Outfitters, Verizon, Viacom, Vodafone and Walgreens.
This press release contains forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Further details on these risks are set forth in ATG's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings are available free of charge on a website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Additional risk factors related to the subject matter of this press release include: the possibility that eStara’s product and service deployments will not be successful, on time or significantly enhance the user's Internet experience; the need to adapt to rapid changes so products and services do not become obsolete; the possibility of errors in eStara’s software products and services; the possibility that eStara’s offerings will not enhance its customers’ online sales or otherwise provide the expected benefits to its customers; and the possibility that eStara's product strategy may change in the future. eStara and ATG undertake no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release.
Editorial Contact: Tucker Walsh
twalsh@atg.com
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