Voted Best New Product by Outdoor Power Equipment Dealers
MILWAUKEE--(Business Wire)--
ARI (OTCBB:ARIS), a leading provider of technology solutions that help dealers,
distributors and manufacturers in selected vertical markets sell and service
their products, today announced that it received Power Equipment Trade
magazine`s 2009 Dealers Choice Award in the Business Services category for
Footsteps, ARI`s lead management solution for dealers and manufacturers. The
award was presented on October 31 at the 2009 GIE+EXPO Lawn and Garden Equipment
and Services tradeshow held in Louisville, KY. The event drew more than 20,000
visitors, including more than 7,000 outdoor power equipment dealers.
Winners of the Dealers Choice Awards are selected based on votes cast by
qualified dealers either online or attending the show and recognize the best
products in five categories: handheld, wheeled, powersports/recreation,
accessory/attachment and business services.
"We are very excited to have Footsteps, our powerful lead management tool,
selected as the best new product in the Business Service category by outdoor
power equipment dealers," said Roy W. Olivier, President and CEO of ARI. "When
we acquired Channel Blade Technologies earlier this year, we believed that
Footsteps would help our group of more than 20,000 customers, both dealers and
manufacturers, grow their businesses. When used in combination with WebsiteSmart
Pro and SearchEngineSmart, our dealer website and search engine marketing
solutions respectively, dealers can turn qualified leads into sales more
quickly. We are honored to receive this recognition from the people who use our
products and services every day," concluded Olivier.
"We started using Footsteps a little over a month ago to complement WebsiteSmart
Pro and we started seeing results immediately," said Pat Lyons, President of
Pat`s Power Equipment, Charlestown, RI. "Within just a few days of our training,
we had an entire lead management program in place that gave our sales team an
efficient, easy-to-use way to respond to all of our leads and reach out to
customers on a regular basis," added Lyons.
"The purpose of the Dealers Choice Awards is to provide dealers with the
opportunity to vote for those products and services that can add significant
value to their businesses. We want to reward the companies that listen to
dealers` needs and develop the products and services that specifically meet
those needs, helping to make businesses in the Outdoor Power Industry stronger
and more profitable. We are happy to recognize ARI and Footsteps as this year`s
winner in the Business Services category," said Dan Shell, managing editor of
Power Equipment Trade magazine.
About ARI
ARI is a leading provider of technology-enabled services that help dealers,
distributors and manufacturers reduce costs and increase sales in selected
vertical markets. Specifically, ARI provides electronic parts catalogs, dealer
e-commerce solutions, professional services and/or outsourced F&I services in
about a dozen vertical markets worldwide, including outdoor power, power sports,
motorcycles, marine, recreation vehicles, appliances, agricultural equipment,
floor maintenance and construction. ARI currently serves over 20,000 dealers,
over 100 manufacturers and over 150 distributors in more than 100 countries
worldwide. For more information on ARI, please visit our website www.arinet.com.
About Power Equipment Trade Magazine
Power Equipment Trade magazine, published by Hatton-Brown Publishers,
Montgomery, AL, has been the "First Choice of Power Equipment Professionals" for
more than 50 years, closely covering the lawn and garden power equipment
industry`s dealer segment, new products and technology and industry news and
trends affecting power equipment dealers, distributors and manufacturers. For
more information on Power Equipment Trade magazine visit their website:
www.poweret.com.
ARI
Nancy Krajcir-Bennett
Tel: (414) 973-4380
Fax: (414) 973-4357
Email: bennett@arinet.com
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