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Car
Finance
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CarBuddy
has
teamed
up
with
National
Loan
Solutions
to
bring
you
a
loan
solution
to
get
you
driving
sooner.
Whether
you
want
to
finance
a
new
or
used
sedan,
4WD,
luxury
or
compact
car
from
a
dealer
or
private
seller,
National
Loan
Solutions
can
help.
For
more
info
and
a
loan
quote
please
visit
our
Car
Finance
page.
Regards,
The
CarBuddy
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Site
Maintenance
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Site
maintenance
will
be
carried
out
tonight
between
approximately
9:15pm
and
9:30pm
AEST.
Some
users
may
experience
interruptions
during
this
period.
We
apologise
for any
inconvenience
this
causes
you.
Regards,
The
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Scheduled
Site
Maintenance
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Site
maintenance
will
be
carried
out
tonight
between
approximately
6:00pm
and
7:00pm
AEST.
Some
users
may
experience
interruptions
during
this
period.
We
apologise
for any
inconvenience
this
causes
you.
Regards,
The
CarBuddy
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30,000
Car
Listings!
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We're
excited
to
announce
that
we
reached
30,000
car
listings
this
week.
CarBuddy
is
continuing
to
grow
month
on
month, with 30,000
used
and
new
car
ads
and
over
500
car
dealers
we're
fast
becoming
the
choice
to
find
a
new
car
for
many
Aussie
buyers.
We
wanted
to
take
the
opportunity
to
thank
you
all
for
using
CarBuddy.com.au
and
making
it
the
site
it
is!
Cheers,
The
CarBuddy
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Car
Brochures
for
Dealers
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Dealers,
you
can
now
send
a
pre-formatted
car
brochure
to
people
that
send
you
an
enquiry.
We
have
had
some
dealers
ask
for
this
feature
so
we
are
pleased
to
announce
it's
now
available.
Simply
sign
in
and
go
to
your
Enquiries
and
select
Send
Brochure
from
the
options
list
and
click
Go.
The
brochure
includes
your
company
info
and
logo
(if
you
have
uploaded
your
logo) and
details,
including pictures
of
the
car
-
all
on
one
page
that
is
easy
to
print.
To
upload
your
logo,
please
sign
in
and
go
to
View
/
Edit
My
Profile.
Regards,
The
CarBuddy
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CarBuddy
On
The
Move
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We
are excited
to
announce
that
CarBuddy recently
reached another
milestone
-
20,000
car
ads.
On
top
of
this
we
have
experienced
growth
across most
metrics,
with car
searches
up
32%
over
last
month
and
qualified
leads
up
50%.
Daily
visitors
and pageviews to
the
site
has
reached 6,000
and
50,000
respectively.
Source:
Google
Analytics
- Report
showing
daily
visitors
(blue)
and
pageviews
(orange).
Member
sign-ups
in
March
was
just
under
9,000 and
we
now
have
600
car
dealers
on
board.
We
wanted
to
take
this
opportunity
to
thank
you
all
for
your
support
and
we
wish
you
all
the
very
best
with
your
car
buying
and
selling.
Best regards,
The
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CarBuddy
Grabs
6%
of
Online
Auto
Market...
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We
are
excited
to
announce
that
we
have
reached
6%
market
share
in
online
traffic within
the
"Automotive
-
Classifieds" category
according
to
traffic
measurement
firm
Hitwise.
See
the
release
below
for
more
information.
CarBuddy.com.au
Grabs
6%
of
Australian
Online
Automotive
Classified
Market
in
3
months
MELBOURNE
17th
March
2009
–
According
to
results
released
today
from
internet
traffic
measurement
firm
Hitwise,
CarBuddy.com.au
has
grabbed
6%
of
Australia's
online
automotive
classified
market
since
launching
earlier
this
year.
CarBuddy.com.au
is
aggressively
taking
on
rivals
by
offering
free
standard
listings
until
June
2010
and
a
host
of
extra
information
on
every
car
listed
including
the
car's
market
value,
environmental
ratings
and
ANCAP
safety
ratings
as
standard
for
each
listing.
Car
dealers
can
send
their
available
stock
to
the
service
via
dealer
inventory
providers
and
private
sellers
can
list
directly
via
the
website.
“CarBuddy.com.au
is
already
delivering
hundreds
of
qualified
sales
leads
every
week
to
car
dealers”
said
Phil
Druce,
General
Manager.
“We
are
only
a
few
percentage
points
from
becoming
the
second
most
popular
automotive
classified
site
in
Australia”.
Hundreds
of
car
dealers
have
signed
up
to
the
service
since
launch,
including
AHG
and
other
large
dealer
networks.
Advertising
can
be
seen
each
weeknight
as
sponsor
of
Channel
10's
Traffic
Report
(ATN)
in
Sydney,
Melbourne
and
Brisbane,
throughout
car-related
search
results
on
the
web
and
on
portable
billboards
around
Australia.
About
CarBuddy
Pty
Ltd
CarBuddy.com.au
is
an
Australian
car
classifieds
that
uses
advanced
web
and
database
technologies
to
deliver
a
superior
car
selling
website
with
larger
images,
detailed
vehicle
information,
valuations
and
industry-best
pricing.
The
company
is
owned
by
profitable
software
group
Jumbuck
Entertainment
Ltd
(ASX:
JMB).
Jumbuck
is
also
the
operator
of
OZtion.com.au,
one
of
Australia's
largest
auction
&
shopping
websites
with
over
385,000
registered
members
and
1.8
million
unique
browsers
per
month.
-
Ends
-
Regards,
The
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CarBuddy
Cars
Hit
The
Streets
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Our
new CarBuddy
cars hit
the
streets
of
Melbourne
just
in
time
for
the
2009
Melbourne
Motor
Show!
View
more
images
here
Regards,
The
CarBuddy
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CarBuddy
Sponsoring
Channel
10
Traffic
(ATN)
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We
are
pleased
to
announce
that
we
are
now
sponsoring
the
Channel
Ten
daily
traffic
report
in
Sydney,
Melbourne
and
Brisbane
to
create
awareness
of
the
CarBuddy
website.
Other
marketing
activities
are
underway
including
some
significant
online
campaigns.
We
will
be
expanding
our
marketing
activities
to
cover
all
markets
in
Australia
now
that
we
have
officially
launched
the
site
(see
previous
announcement).
Regards,
The
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Official
Launch
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After
83
days
of
being
in
beta
phase
we
are
pleased
to
announce
that
the CarBuddy
site has
now
officially
launched!
We came
out
of
beta
phase
today,
thank
you
all
very
much for
your
feedback
and
patience
whilst
we
were
in
beta.
The
team
at
CarBuddy
will
continue
to
bring
you
new
services
and
provide
you
with
an
easy
to
use
and
innovative
car
classifieds
site.
Regards,
The
CarBuddy
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Free
Standard
Ads
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We
are
excited
to
announce
that
we
have
extended
our
FREE
"Standard"
advertisements
listing
period
until
June
30
2010!
Yes,
that's
right
-
no
advertising
fees
until
July
2010
for
Standard
advertisements,
no
hidden
costs,
no
contracts
–
just
FREE
advertising.
Fees
will
still
apply
for
Premium
advertisements
and
advertisements
with
a
Glass's
Valuation.
To
find
out
more
about
our
fees
for
Premium
and
Glass's
Valuation
advertisements,
please
click
here.
Regards
The
CarBuddy
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Victorian
Bushfires
2009
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Appeal
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Dear
CarBuddy
Users,
Australians
are
uniting
to
assist
families
and
communities
tragically
affected
by
the
devastating
bushfires
in
Victoria
and
around
Australia.
Our
thoughts
and
prayers
go
out
to
everyone
impacted
by
this
terrible
tragedy.
OZtion
(our
sister
company) will
be
donating
all
commissions
and
income
received
on
Wednesday
11th
February
to
the
Bushfire
Appeal.
We
have
listed
the
following
options
if
you
wish
to
make
a
personal
donation:
- To
donate
to
the
Red
Cross
State
Government
Victorian
Bushfire
Appeal
Fund
visit
www.redcross.org.au.
Blood
donations
are
also
being
urgently
requested.
- Phone
1800
811
700
- Go
to
any
NAB,
ANZ,
Westpac
or
Commonwealth
Bank
branch
- Go
to
any
Bunnings
store
- Make
a
direct
deposit
to
the
Victorian
Bushfire
Relief
Fund
-
BSB
082-001,
Account
number
860-046-797
Flood
Appeal
- Queensland
families
and
communities
have
also
been
tragically
impacted
by
the
devastating
floods
of
late.
Contributions,
are
now
being
requested
through
the
options
outlined
here.
Regards,
The
CarBuddy
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New
Research
Area
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We
are
pleased
to
announce
that
we
have
released
a
research
area
to
CarBuddy.
Click
on
the
Research
tab
at
the
top
of
any
page
to
use
the
following
car
research
tools.
Car
Specifications
Use
our
detailed
car
specifications
directory
to
view
full
specifications
and
features
of
new
and
used
cars.
Go
to
Car
Specifications
Car
Valuations
How
much
is
your
car
worth?
Are
you
getting
a
bargain?
Use
our
free
car
valuation
tool
to
see
the
price
range
of
new
and
used
cars
now.
Go
to
Car
Valuations
Car
Comparison
Compare
car
features
and
specifications
-
compare
engines,
transmissions,
performance,
dimensions,
accessories
and
more.
Simply
select
two
or
more
cars
to
compare
and
click
Compare.
Go
to
Car
Comparison
Regards,
The
CarBuddy
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5000
Ads
Milestone
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We
reached
our
first
milestone
yesterday
- 5000
active
car
ads!
CarBuddy
is
still
in
beta
and
has
only
been
up
for
45
days,
so
this
is
a
great
achievement.
Thank
you for
choosing
to
place
your
car
ads
on
CarBuddy.com.au.
Regards,
The
CarBuddy
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New
Data
Distribution
Provider
Added
-
UBS
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We
are
pleased
to
announce
that
we
have
partnered
with
Ultimate
Business
Systems
(UBS)
to
assist
dealers
using
UBS
to
upload
stock
to
CarBuddy.
Dealers
using
the
UBS
upload
service
can
now
have
their
stock
added
to
CarBuddy
by
completing
the
dealer
form
and
faxing
it
to
us.
We
will
then
contact
UBS
and
arrange
to
have
your
stock
included
on
CarBuddy.
Regards,
The
CarBuddy
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Multiple
Points
of
Contact
for
Car
Dealers
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Today
we
added
the
ability
for
car
dealers
to
have
leads
sent
to
different
email
addresses
depending
on
the
type
of
enquiry.
Lead
types
can
be
broken
down
into
New
Car
Leads,
Used
Car
Leads
and
Leads
by
Make.
If
you're
a
car
dealer
that
requires
this
type
of
lead
flexibility
please
contact
us
with
your
requirements
and
we
will
be
happy
to
arrange
it
for
you.
Regards,
The
CarBuddy
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Search
by
Number
of
Seats
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We
are
pleased
to
announce
that
users
can
now
search
for
cars
by
number
of
seats.
Click
'More
Search
Options'
on
the
Buy
page
to
filter
car
search
results
by
different
parameters
including
number
of
seats.
You
can
also
use
the
filters
on
the
left
of
the
search
results
pages
to
narrow
results.
Regards,
The
CarBuddy
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Sub
Accounts
for
Car
Dealers
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We
are
pleased
to
announce
that
companies
can
now
have
Main
and
Sub
accounts
to
manage
their
dealerships.
This
facility
has
been
added
for
companies
that
have
multiple
dealer
locations,
but
use
a
national
enquiry
phone
number
or
email.
Simply
contact
us
with
your
company
information
and
we
will
set
it
up
for
you.
Once
setup
you
will
be
able
to
manage
your
accounts
from
one
area
within
Carbuddy.
Regards,
The
CarBuddy
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Directions
to
Car
Dealer
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We
have
added
a
function
to
show
you
the
street
directions
to
a
particular
car
dealer.
Simply
click
the
"Show
On
Map"
link
under
the
dealer
details
section
on
the
car
advertisement
page.
If
you
are
signed
in
to
CarBuddy
the
map
will
include
step
by
step
directions
from
your
location
to
the
dealers
location.
Regards,
The
CarBuddy
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Print
Car
Advertisement
Flyer
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Car
sellers,
you
can
now
use
our
Car
Flyer
function
to
print
an
A4
flyer
of
your
car
with
your
contact
details
included.
The
car
flyer
includes
the
following
information:
-
Year,
Make,
Model
and
Series
Kilometres
Engine
Type
Transmission
Type
Registration
Number
Price
Your
Contact
Details
A
Picture
of
Your
Car
10x
Removable
Contact
Details
Tabs
To
print
a
flyer
click
My
Account
at
the
top
of
the
page,
then
click
Manage
My
Ads,
then
select
'Print
Flyer'
from
the
Action
box
and
click
GO.
Regards,
The
CarBuddy
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Average
Price
Ranges
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We
are
excited
to
announce
that
CarBuddy
has
partnered
with
Glass's
Information
Services
(the
independent
pricing
authority
for
new
and
used
vehicles)
to
provide
you
with
Average
Car
Price
Ranges.
When
browsing
car
ads
on
CarBuddy
you
can
click
the
'See
Average
Price
Range'
link
in
the
Car
Details
section
of
the
ad.
Note,
some
cars
may
not
have
price
range
data,
but
most
will.
The
prices
shown
are
for
vehicles
with
standard
equipment
and
average
Kms
travelled,
you
will
need
to
adjust
for
any
optional
equipment
and
actual
Kms
travelled.
The
valuation
provides
three
values,
private
price,
trade-in
price
and
dealer
resale
price.
Regards,
The
CarBuddy
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Data
Distribution
Providers
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We
have
partnered
with
the
following
data
distribution
providers
(Complete
Dealer
Services,
Dealer
Solutions,
DMI
Digital
Motorworks
and
JCS
EasyCars)
to
get
your
dealer
stock
listed
with
minimum
effort.
Simply
fill
out
the
dealer
form
and
fax
it
to
us
and
we
will
do
the
rest.
Regards,
The
CarBuddy
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CarBuddy
Beta
Launched
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Welcome
to
CarBuddy,
Australia's
newest
and
most
cost-effective
online
car
classifieds
website.
We
are
offering
Free
Listings
(standard
ads)
until
June
30
2009.
CarBuddy
is
backed
by
OZtion,
Australia's
second-largest
auction
website
with
over
350,000
registered
members
and
1.8
million
unique
web
browsers
per
month.
The
team
operating
CarBuddy
intend
to
replicate
OZtion's
ecommerce
success
in
the
online
car
classifieds
market
and
provide
Australians
with
a
cost-effective,
innovative
and
simple
to
use
service
that
will
improve
the
online
car
classifieds
market
in
Australia.
Dealers
can
rest
assured
that
CarBuddy...
(1)
Will
save
you
money.
(2)
Will
be
heavily
marketed
starting
early
next
year.
(3)
Will
out-innovate
the
competition.
(4)
Will
be
here
for
the
long-term.
At
the
end
of
the
day
we
just
want
to
help
you
sell
more
cars,
so
why
not
give
us
a
try?
Regards,
Philip
Druce
Managing
Director
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