Special Tool E-Commerce Storefront
For years, the creative team of The Word Baron had produced a print
version of Cutting Edge Technologies’ product catalog featuring high
performance cutting tools. When Cheryl Baron, President/CEO of The
Word Baron, was asked by CET to create a web version of the catalog
enabling online ordering by Cutting Edge customers from around the
world, she turned to Information Works for the solution.

Using a robust e-commerce solution that features online shopping
cart functionality, custom-designed programming components, and
bullet-proof Rackspace web hosting. Information Works delivered The
Word Baron's client a solution that now enables customers around the
world to place cutting tool orders in seconds.

Visit CET Direct, maker of carbide end mills, micro drills, and other cutting tools >

Automotive Service Equipment E-Catalog

Cheryl Baron, President/CEO of The Word Baron, has a team capable
of producing print-based service equipment catalogs for automotive
dealerships. These catalogs combine thousands of equipment products
manufactured by hundreds of suppliers into large, data-packed books
which are used daily in service departments throughout North America.
When Cheryl’s clients began to ask for web and CD-ROM versions of
service equipment catalogs to be published simultaneously with the
print versions, Cheryl came to Information Works looking for an answer
to her challenging content management problem.

Information Works, along with the Word Baron creative staff, has
developed a seamless process for simultaneous cross-media publishing of
the service equipment catalog in print and web formats. As a result,
The Word Baron's automotive clients enjoy a unique marketing and sales
advantage as well a increased customer satisfaction.

Visit The Word Baron Inc. website >

Automotive Installer Service Center
Dennis Samfilippo, Inalfa Sunroofs CEO, appreciated the fact that, in
order to maintain the company’s leadership position as a global
aftermarket sunroofs manufacturer, he needed to maintain excellent
customer support to his national team of independent distributors and
installers. Dennis came to Information Works solution designers with a
tall order: he wanted to combine the manufacturer’s make/model-specific
installers instructions, sales and marketing information, and essential
forms into a completely redeveloped Inalfa technical information
portal.

Using powerful Joomla! technology enabling in-house content
management along custom-programmed modules developed to provide
additional functionality, Information Works' solution team designed and
deployed a full-service web portal that now enables Inalfa Sunroofs
distributors to locate the most up-to-date product and service
information available.

Visit Inalfa Sunroofs website >

Mobile Business Intelligence
Patrick
Patterson, President and CEO United Insurance Group, believes that
providing up-to-the-minute sales information to field managers is the
key to maintaining excitement during the weekly cycle. For years,
field sales managers used Blackberry devices for email and telephone
communication; now, Pat wanted to deliver live sales totals to the
devices to maximize weekly sales results. Pat turned to Information
Works for the design and deployment of a Blackberry solution that
integrate with the company’s sales reporting system and provide a
continual pulse on regional sales activity.

Integrating Blackberry Server technology with the backend sales
database, Information Works designed and implemented a solution
enabling managers to keep an up to the minute pulse on field
activities.

Agent Contracting Information Center
Jason
McClellan, Marketing Vice President of United Insurance Group’s
Brokerage Division, asked Information Works to help him expand his
national base of more than 10,000 insurance agencies and general agents
by providing technology that makes it easier to get started with UIG
than his competitors. Jason met with Information Works’ solution
designers and shared his detailed plan for a new marketing website. It
would be capable of quickly establishing strong, long-lasting
relationships with independent insurance organizations wanting to
provide senior market insurance products to their clients.

Using CityDesk, a end-user content management system that completely
automates the process of formatting pages, creating your home page and
navigation, and publishing the site to a web server, Information Works
designed a solution that now enables a part-time in-house graphic
designer to quickly and easily update web page content, post
attention-grabbing special offers on the UIG Brokerage website.

Visit www.uigbrokerage.com

Retail Buyers Association Catalog

Chris Gallup, Controller at Ann Arbor-based Ideation Gifts,
approached Information Works in search of a way to increase the
capacity and profitability of the company’s semiannual buyers
meetings. Outdated technology made it cumbersome for the gift product
supplier’s customers to order and replenish quantities of Ideation
unique gift products, so Chris was looking for a break-through solution
to the problem.

Chris turned to Information Works solution team to implement a
full-service web portal enabling retailer associates a full range of
customer services, including online ordering, receiving information
about the latest products, and a calender of special Ideation events.

Visit Ideation Gifts website

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