VinSolutions Recognized for Pinnacle Platform Performance and Best Integrated Website with 2012 AWAs

Sept. 20, 2012 - PRLog -- VinSolutions, an industry-leading provider of Internet-based Customer Relations Management (CRM) and Internet Lead Management (ILM) software was recognized with two Automotive Website Awards (AWAs): Pinnacle Platform Performance and Best Integrated Website.  

The Pinnacle Platform Performance award is the top distinction made for overall website performance in respect to search marketing, site architecture, speed and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) structure. VinSolutions has been honored with the Pinnacle Platform award consecutively since 2009 and the Best Integrated Website award, recognizing excellence in website technology, in succession since 2010.

The AWA is the highest recognition presented to companies that assist the automotive retail industry to operate more effectively and identifies the most innovative technology and software solutions for automotive retailers. The honorees are selected after rigorous testing and evaluation from PCG Consulting, a leading consultancy firm that assists car dealers with best practice solutions for business operations and marketing.  Sean Stapleton, Vice President of Sales and Kendall Billman, Vice President of Interactive Marketing, accepted the awards on behalf of VinSolutions from PCG Consulting at a ceremony held at Aria Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. A full list of winners can be found at http://www.automotivewebsiteawards.com.

"VinSolutions is honored with this level of acknowledgement. This again confirms that if you listen to your customers they will help direct you to what they really need. We would like to thank all our customers, employees and the automotive industry for these awards”, Stapleton said.

Billman added, “VinSolutions is dedicated to providing search compliant websites that integrate fully into our suite of products. Our platform provides dealers a complete end-to-end marketing solution and we continue to expand its website functionality and features for results that speak for themselves.”

PCG Consulting has created a 2013 Automotive Buyers Guide and Reference Book, which documents the 2012 AWA winners. Electronic copies of the book can be download on Apple iTunes and Google Play on October 1, 2012. Printed copies of the 2012 AWA Buyers Guide and Reference Book can be ordered directly.

About VinSolutions (http://www.vinsolutions.com)

VinSolutions, headquartered in Overland Park, KS, consolidates data from all areas of an automotive dealership - helping dealers to find, sell and keep customers more profitably with their fully-integrated “Complete Dealership Solution.” VinSolutions’ all-in-one internal management and external sales and service marketing platform includes  inventory management and distribution, market pricing, marketing, websites, ILM (Internet Lead Management), CRM (Customer Relationship Management), desking and finance and service. This cloud-based system is available for large dealer groups and individual dealerships from anywhere an Internet connection is available and can be viewed from any smartphone.  VinSolutions’ software system is installed by their implementation experts and supported by best practice retail strategy consultation, process training and customer care.

VinSolutions was named on the Inc. 500|5000 in 2010, 2011 and 2012 and has received many industry accolades including the Automotive Website Award for Best Integrated Website Platform and the Driving Sales Innovation Cup for VinLens™. VinSolutions is certified by GM, Ford, Chrysler, Honda, Hyundai, Acura, Mazda, Toyota, Subaru, Volkswagen, Audi, Volvo, Kia, Saab, Mitsubishi, Infiniti, Jaguar Land Rover North America and Nissan and is ADP, Reynolds and Reynolds and DealerTrack DMS certified. Other alliances include, but are not limited to, Kelley Blue Book, Black Book, Galves, NADA, CARFAX, R.L. Polk, AIS Rebates, KnowMe, AutoSoft, Arkona, Autodata and RouteOne. Founded in 2006, VinSolutions became a subsidiary of the AutoTrader Group in 2011.

About PCG Consulting:
PCG Consulting, Inc. provides vendor-neutral recommendations for products and services that can assist dealers to increase sales and profits. The company was formed to meet the needs of car dealers who need assistance in creating effective processes, measurement standards and intelligent reporting for their business operations.