carOrder.com Launches Affiliate Program
22 December 1999
carOrder.com Launches Affiliate Program; New Affiliate Program Enabled by Be Free, Inc. Will Provide Extended Reach to Tens of Thousands of Web Sites
AUSTIN, Texas--Dec. 22, 1999--carOrder.com(TM), the Internet's first and largest automotive eDealer, announced today the launch of its affiliate program e-nabled(sm) by Be Free, Inc., the leader of performance marketing . The new affiliate program allows carOrder.com to reach more customers by increasing carOrder.com's Internet presence to tens of thousands of leading Web sites, and allows Web sites participating in the affiliate program to share in the revenue they help generate.carOrder.com's affiliate program is free and easy to join. Participating affiliates, or members, display carOrder.com promotions directly on their Web site, which drives the sales transactions back to the carOrder.com e-commerce Web site. Affiliates of carOrder.com's program earn a minimum of $100 each time they refer a sale, with special financial incentive promotions also offered to affiliates on a regular basis.
The affiliate sales channel can extend carOrder.com's brand reach to tens of thousands of content and community sites across the Internet. Because these promotions will be placed in context on sites with audiences similar to carOrder.com's target customer, this program maximizes the company's impression-to-sale ratio.
"Partnering with Be Free, Inc. fits in with our strategy of expanding our reach with cost-effective marketing," said Brian Stafford, president and co-founder, carOrder.com. "This provides us with an entirely new sales channel to market our products and services, and having a highly regarded partner like Be Free can enhance our ability to partner with leading Web sites to provide a new and enjoyable sales experience to new car buyers."
"We are excited to have carOrder.com as a partner and hope to help them increase sales, drive traffic, generate qualified leads and extend their brand reach," said Gordon B. Hoffstein, president and CEO of Be Free, Inc. "We define our success in terms of our customers' success, and we look forward to a strategic long-term partnership with carOrder.com."
For more information on the carOrder.com affiliate program, log on to www.carorder.com/affiliate or email affiliate@carorder.com.
About carOrder.com
carOrder.com, Inc. the Internet's first and largest automotive eDealer offers consumers the ability to research, build, price, finance and order new cars via its Web site with delivery direct to customers' homes or offices. As an eDealer, carOrder.com is taking the online automotive industry one step further by allowing customers to buy a car online without ever setting foot in a dealership. carOrder.com is in the process of buying 100 franchises and transforming them into distribution and logistics hubs for Internet car sales. carOrder.com offers vehicles at the lowest price possible, guaranteeing the ultimate in convenience, savings and customer care. Based in Austin, Texas, the company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Trilogy Software, Inc.
About Be Free, Inc.
Be Free, Inc. is the leader of performance marketing - the next generation of online marketing. Be Free helps its customers build and manage uniquely branded online sales channels, e-nabling(sm) these sites to capture revenue by selling products in context on locations throughout the Web. Collectively, Be Free's customers have more than 2.2 million affiliates in their sales channels and include some of the Internet's leading merchants such as America Online, Inc. , barnesandnoble.com , GoTo.com , Travelocity, Mercata, Reel.com , Priceline and Yahoo!(R) GeoCities . Affiliates can enroll in performance marketing programs using Be Free's technology with a streamlined application form called FastApp, located at http://www.reporting.net/networks/affiliates/bf_fast_app.
Founded in 1996, Be Free has offices in Marlborough, MA, Pittsburgh, PA, Atlanta, GA, Chicago, IL, Los Angeles, CA, Campbell, CA and New York, NY. For more information, visit http://www.befree.com.