The C# Software Engineer will collaborate with all members of the development team to design, build, test and support the additional features in our new vertical as well as all aspects of the existing platform. This is a high visibility role in the company which demands both rapid and high quality deliverables. We are looking for you to bring your experience developing industry leading data dashboards and reports to help build the best Saas application in our industry.
Responsibilities:
Assist with technical design decisions and development for software technologies in the company
Create technical design specifications based on product requirements
Maintain the existing codebase.
Work closely with our SQL Server Database Developer on creating dashboards and reports and deploying releases
Responsible for writing application code (C#, ASP.NET, MVC) and services code (WCF, ASMX)
Develop a new reporting architecture for our customers
Develop automated unit testing procedures

Qualifications:
Excellent written and verbal communication
3+ years of software design and development experience
Expert C# knowledge with Extensive ASP.Net and MVC3 Razor experience
Experience with JQuery or other JavaScript frameworks
Experience with ADO Enterprise Framework
3 years of work with and ASP.Net and more recently MVC Razor
Experience with Microsoft SQL Server, TSQL and stored procedures
Experience with creating custom data reports using TSQL and SQL server
Familiar with Object-Oriented Design, Design Patterns, team development and Agile software methodology
Experience with SAAS and SOA architectures and business models
BS in Computer Science

Please submit your resumes to:

http://path.to/jobs/cimasystems:c-aspnet-mvc-developer

We’re making some exciting changes here on our blog. We implemented our Online Order Form a few months ago, but you may have noticed that we’ve added an additional form for Porsche.

All of the emails templates on our Porsche Order Form have been approved by Porsche. We will be updating and adding templates as often as possible; check it out and visit it often!

This is the first of many manufacturers order forms we’ll be rolling out, so make sure to check back often for other brands! Our goal will be to stay up to date on all the major events and offerings to make it easy for your dealership to participate.

Social Media is one of the fastest growing technologies today. When it comes to Facebook, Twitter, or blogging, how well is your dealership utilizing these important customer communication tools? With CIMA Systems, your customers can access all your specials through your CIMA generated emails, your website, your Facebook page and now via Thrupons (Similar to Groupons, Living Social).

We assist you in taking full advantage of Social Networking from the initial development of your Facebook/Twitter/Thrupons sites, to posting ongoing dealership promotional offers. Thrupons allows you to create custom online deals, as well as provide hard copy print outs for your customers to redeem. Once we post your promotions to Thrupons, they are automatically updated on your “Current Deals” Page tab on Facebook! In addition to the automatic posting of your coupons to Twitter and Facebook, we will provide you with a custom designed welcome webpage which serves as an introduction to your dealership’s Facebook presence.

When a customer clicks on the coupon, it automatically pulls their name from their Facebook account, places it on the coupon, AND posts to their Facebook telling all of their family and friend that they got that coupon from your store. Further, if the family or friend member clicks on the coupon it then posts to their Facebook and tells all of their family and friend about your offer. It is a GREAT way to have your promotions go viral to customers outside of your DMS. Thus no need to pay Groupon fees of 50% of your deal, with CIMA Social…it is unlimited deals for a flat monthly fee of $399 for unlimited coupons/postings.

Remember, all of this is automatic, you do nothing! Keep requesting your CIMA events with coupons, and we will integrate everything with your Facebook page. Plus, we will work with you to gain more followers and traffic to your social sites, website and dealership by promoting your dealership on Facebook, , Twitter, and the Thrupons Social Buying Network.

We are offering all of this to you for a small FLAT monthly fee. If you have any questions on Thrupons, would like more information, or to request other CIMA-built pages, please contact Marie Carter at (925) 461-4616.

What is Timeline?

Timeline is a new display format Facebook is requiring all individuals and businesses to use starting between now and April 5.This will be a rolling change Facebook implements.

Timeline makes it easier for your customers to view the history of your brand, as they are now able to easily navigate your past posts and activity. If your dealership maintains an active Facebook business page, there are a few important things to know and actions to take in the coming days.

Cover Photo

The Cover Photo is a large (850 x 315 pixels) picture that sits at the very top of your page. This photo can be of almost anything, but you will have to upload it manually.

There are a few rules regarding this cover photo:

- You cannot post promotional or price information. This means, no coupons or sales announcements can be used in the photo.

- No references to Facebook features (“press the ‘like’ button now”) or calls-to-action (“tell your friends”) can be placed here.

- Covers must not be false, deceptive or leading

It is important to choose a photo that communicates what your brand is about. If you want to feature a vehicle photo, choose something that makes viewers connect with the ‘feeling’ that vehicle gives them. Or, if you have a great employee photo, upload it there – the decision is up to you. Just remember this photo is not a direct selling tool, it’s merely an opportunity for you to add something aesthetically pleasing to support your dealership.

Custom Pages

Some of you (especially our Thrupons customers) have had CIMA build or edit custom tabs, or welcome pages for you. You may have even created one yourself. These pages initially were limited to a width of 520 pixels, but now with Timeline, they can be stretched to 810 pixels. If you would like your CIMA-built pages adjusted, please contact your Account Executive. We will only be converting new customers and those who specifically request the change.

About Description

Under your profile photo, there is now room for a lengthier “About” description where you can write a brief description of your dealership (now 170 characters).

Update More Often (But not too often)

If your dealership posts once every couple months, it will now be more obvious to your customers that you’re not active with date formatting changes Facebook is implementing. We suggest posting once a week or so for the best results, so if you are not in that habit yet, now would be a good time to start!

If you have any questions on the timeline page, Thrupons, or to request the widening of your Welcome or other CIMA-built pages, please contact Marie Carter at (925) 461-4600.

For a comprehensive list of all the changes coming with Timeline, please see the Kiss Metrics article here: http://blog.kissmetrics.com/new-facebook-pages/

March is almost over (okay okay, we still have a little over a week left) but we are just so excited to showcase our April Templates! We have a little of something for everyone. Spring, Earth Day, Easter, Truck Month… AND if we didn’t happen to do something that you were hoping to see, just request it! We do our best to bring you awesome emails with every event.

Once the web crew gets on an email updating kick, we go all out. So far we have been able to bring you, not one; not two; but THREE new birthday campaigns!

We also have a new Recall, and as we told you last month, a new style of trade up, a New Owners Clinic AND…

a new style of Declined Services – Red and Yellow!

If you are fond of your existing events, don’t fret. We will not update your campaigns with out you letting us know! Just send an email or call us at 925-461-4606 and we will help get you started.

Also, don’t forget about our handy-dandy online ordering form – for those moments when you just don’t have the time to call and chat.

This month has been going by in a blur; can you believe we’re already halfway through March? Now we know all of you have been doing your best to keep us busy, but we haven’t noticed a lot of St. Patrick’s Day email templates so far, and it’s this weekend!

Keep in mind that our standard turnaround time is 24 hours, so to get your St. Patrick’s Day events out on time, please submit your request ASAP!

While we always try our best, we cannot guarantee to have events submitted after 5pm on Thursday completed by the end of business on Friday. The days before a holiday weekend are always busier here at CIMA, so please submit your events as early as possible!

You can either email us your request or use our handy-dandy online order form!

Here at CIMA, we like to stay on top of all Manufacturer’s events and promotions. March is Chevy’s Truck Month, and we’ve got a sales template all ready to go for our Chevy dealers.

You can order the the template you see above, or we can create a custom template just for you.

If you would like to order a Chevy Truck Month sales template, it’s as easy as sending us an email.

As many of you know, our March Email Templates are here! They were sent out with our monthly newsletter earlier this week and we’re already receiving a flood of requests. Everything from March Madness to Leap Year and St. Patrick’s Day campaigns have already been ordered this week and we’re not even in March yet!

In case you missed out on our monthly email, you can find our March Email Templates in two places; our Online Gallery or as part of our new Online Ordering Form!

We created our Online Order Form  so if you haven’t seen it, check it out, maybe give it a try, and then let us know what you think!  Leave a comment below or send us an email.

There’s a little celebrated holiday coming up: Groundhog’s Day!

Are you hoping for another six weeks of winter or an early spring? Either way we have a template that will work for a fun Groundhog’s Day Sales event!

If you are interesting in running a Groundhog’s Day Sales event, don’t hesitate to contact us! You can either email us, or visit our Contact Page and fill out our request form!

Well January seems to be off to a busy start here at CIMA. Getting your new templates must be a little like unwrapping a present each month. I know it is for me. Whenever I submit an event request from you to our Fabulous Design Team, I am always excited to see what they have come up with – Especially when it is monthly template designing time.

We have been sending out our “monthly templates”  for awhile now and this seems to be working well for you.  For the month of January, the most popular Service Event template ordered was the “Looking Forward to a Bright 2012”. Maybe it was the optimistic heading and the hopefulness that a new year brings, the cheery colors or that it was the first template on the list…Or maybe a little of each. We have also noticed that you prefer 4 + coupons in your Service Event templates with at least one oil change, and a couple of freebies.

We design these templates with you in mind. So if you would like to see more or different coupons than we are offering we would love to hear from you!  We would also like to get your feedback on our designs. Helping you to reach your customers in the best and most effective way is our goal. We look forward to hearing from you!

PS – Remember to order your Valentines templates!