Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):

Q:  What is the virtual Business Development Center (vBDC)?
A: The vBDC allows you to remotely monitor your center from any computer that can access the Internet.  It also allows us to remotely perform tasks for you such as follow-up calls and marketing campaigns.

Q:  Do I have to purchase any software or hardware?
A:  No, we are an Application Service Provider (ASP) that means everything we do is web based and therefore you do not download or install any software on your computer.  Since you can use any computer that has Internet access you do not need any special hardware.

Q:  Do I have to purchase additional user licenses?
A:  EBIS and DynaMail come with two users per rooftop and additional users are available for a small monthly fee.  Follow-up calls has unlimited users both for calling and reviewing reports and data.

Q:  Can I perform some tasks and you do other for us?
A:  Yes, there are a variety of ways the system can be used.  For example, your personnel can do the reporting and send emails and our call center can make the calls on your behalf.  We can make calls for you until you have people in place or we can take the calling over from your personnel.  We can make campaign calls while your staff makes regular CSI follow-up calls.

Q:  How fast can I put together a campaign for a service special?
A:  In as little as 10 to 20 minutes you can come up with an idea, query the database, create the piece and email it out to all customers on that list.  Minutes after the email has been send you can have the same list loaded into the call system and contact those customers to schedule an appointment.

Q:  How often can I get updates on service reporting from EBIS?
A:  Daily.  The system pulls the data from your DMS at the close of each day and loads it into the database. The reporting is then available for you to review the next for the previous days business.

Q:  How often do I get update from the follow-up calls?
A:  In real-time, the system updates all the reports as soon as a call is completed.

Q:  I have more than one dealership, how do you know which store the call is coming from?
A:  Our exclusive Interactive Voice Response (IVR) allow us to program the system so that each phone number issued for your dealership is unique to that location.  This allows us to answer the calls in a coordinated effort and keep one dealership separated from another.  

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