QIS Quorum Information Technologies Inc

Quorum Information Technologies Inc. (Quorum) (TSX VENTURE:QIS) announced this
week an alliance with Carfolks.com, the only auto retail marketing platform that
helps dealers connect with customers and provides in-market shoppers with
verified customer reviews of the dealer's performance. 


"As social media channels exert more influence over where consumers shop and buy
their vehicles, Quorum wants to provide our dealerships with the ability to meet
the needs of managing their online reputations. After examining the landscape,
we found Carfolks.com has a unique blend of a dealer centric model based on real
'social evidence' and objective information for consumers that presents an
accurate picture of their experience," said Mark Allen, Quorum's Vice President
of Sales, Marketing and Services. He continued, "This alliance is an example of
Quorum's direction to help its dealers meet the needs of the modern marketplace
and take worry out of their business. It is under a program called 'We've got
you covered.' which also encompasses our ground-breaking new Assurance programs
as well as a number of other products and services aimed at helping dealers with
predictability of expenses, security and compliance." 


The Carfolks program can automatically extract sales and service customer data
from Quorum's DMS, XSellerator(TM) so that only actual customers of the
dealership are posting reviews. Unlike other dealer rating sites, this program
ensures "verifiable reviews" that the public can trust, and can be used by the
dealers to differentiate themselves from the competition. Since Carfolks make
everything public instantly, highly rated dealers can now advertise they are a
top customer-rated dealership or provide a top-ranked service department. This
can be a powerful marketing tool for dealers. 


Kim Clouse, Vice President of Carfolks said, "Auto retailers haven't always had
the best reputation in the market, but we know most of them do a great job of
taking care of their customers. We wanted a way to reward those dealers for
doing things right every day. Our process is simple, non-intrusive and
integrates with dealers' websites, Facebook, Twitter and other social media
channels. And, if Carfolks identifies a customer issue, the dealer is notified
immediately so they can call the customer and determine the best way to resolve
the issue. The resolution can then be posted as part of the review."


Carfolks, like Facebook, also offers auto dealers a free web page for every one
of their sales people and service advisers to build their personal brand,
connect with existing customers and reach new prospects too. This helps auto
dealers retain staff members and lowers hiring and training costs. 


About Quorum 

Quorum is a North American company focused on developing, marketing,
implementing and supporting its XSellerator product for GM, Isuzu, Chrysler,
Hyundai, KIA, Nissan, Subaru, Saab, Suzuki, NAPA and Bumper to Bumper
dealerships. XSellerator is a dealership and customer management software
product that automates, integrates and streamlines every process across
departments in a dealership. One of the select North American suppliers under
General Motors' IDMS program, Quorum is the second largest DMS provider for GM's
Canadian dealerships with 25% of the market. Quorum is a Microsoft Gold
Certified Partner and Field-Level Managed ISV in both Canada and the United
States. Quorum Information Technologies Inc. is traded on the Toronto Venture
Exchange (TSX-V) under the symbol QIS. For additional information please go to
www.QuorumDMS.com. 


About Carfolks 

Carfolks is based in Elyria, OH. Regional executive offices are also located in
Jasper, AL. Carfolks.com is the only automotive retailer and sales professional
community providing transparency and candid customer reviews unfiltered by auto
dealers. Auto Retailers and Consumers pay no fee to use the standard services.
More information is at http://carfolks.com.

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