SwervePay Partners with DealerRater to Deliver Smartphone-Based Tool for Collection of Au

CHICAGO - Jan. 21, 2014 - PRLog -- CHICAGO, January 21, 2014 – SwervePay LLC, the industry leader in secure, cloud-based payment and customer service solutions for auto dealerships, today announced it has partnered with DealerRater to introduce an advanced new smartphone-based tool that helps consumers quickly and easily review and rate their dealership experiences.

With SwervePay Auto, each initial transaction automatically creates a secure customer profile that simplifies all future interaction, including text and email service estimates and approvals, invoices, payments and receipts.  Through the newly established agreement with DealerRater, customer service receipts sent via text or email will now features direct links to DealerRater’s site so that customers can simply click on the link and immediately rate their dealer experiences.

DealerRater is the world’s premier car dealer review website, providing a central collection point for informative dealership reviews on the criteria of customer service, quality of work, friendliness, price and more. DealerRater hosts nearly 1.3 million consumer reviews of more than 41,000 North American auto dealers.

"Dealers are already using our cloud-based solution to improve the payment and checkout experience, move more cars through the service drive in less time and, most importantly, build better customer relationships,” said Brad Bialas, CEO of SwervePay. “Our partnering with DealerRater takes the ‘concierge service’ model to an even higher level by providing customers with the ability to quickly share their dealer experiences with millions through real-time access to the industry’s leading car dealer review web site.”

According to recent research reports, more than 60 percent of all mobile phones are smartphones, and more than 65 percent of auto dealer customers choose email as their notification preference for service reminders and special offers.  Approximately half of auto service customers stated they would click on a smartphone link to schedule a service appointment, and 75 percent said they would prefer to be notified by text when their vehicles are ready for pick-up.

“DealerRater constantly seeks out new ways to help consumers easily and accurately evaluate how well dealerships deliver across multiple performance categories,” said Chip Grueter, Founder and Chief Technology Architectof DealerRater.  “Partnering with SwervePay is a natural choice for us, as SwervePay Auto gives customers the ability to create reviews immediately following their dealership experiences and via smartphone technology, which continues to grow as the preferred method for customer interaction.”

The SwervePay solution for DealerRater is currently in place with multiple U.S. dealerships and is expected to expand to dealerships across the country this year.

About SwervePay

SwervePay is a customer-centric technology company that transforms payment data into improved customer relationships and business profitability.  SwervePay's cloud-based software enables companies to use their payment transaction data to reduce operating costs, increase revenues and deliver superior customer service, while securing the payment transaction process.  Additional information is available at www.swervepay.com or by calling 877-482-5815.

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