Autodemo, the Leading Developer of Website and Software Demos

Time-saving process, expertise and technology allows for
effective multimedia demos created in three weeks or less

Louisville, KY – Many multimedia firms try and take a “one-stop-shop” approach by doing any type of work for clients. Autodemo, the leading developer of website and software demos, doesn’t work this way. In fact, Autodemo focuses on one thing – creating the best demos for website and software companies and doing it quickly.

The demos that Autodemo creates can be described as an interactive guide that demonstrates a complex software program or website. Autodemo develops their clients’ demos in Macromedia Flash, and clients can stream their demos from their website, and/or distribute them on CDs, via e-mail and at tradeshows. According to Macromedia’s website (http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/survey/), the Flash player is already installed on 98 percent of users’ computers, which makes the demos widely accepted.

“Our demos allow customers to see software and web applications visually and with voiceovers that guide them through the demo,” said J.C. Stites, founder and CEO of Autodemo. “For web companies our demos help increase awareness, turn browsers into buyers and decrease customer service calls. On the software side, the demos help software companies demonstrate their software’s functionality without sending sales people or computers across the county to do demos.”

Autodemo offers their clients a lead-time of three weeks or less to complete their demo project. According to Stites, this quick turnaround can be attributed to Autodemo’s creative process, content expertise and virtual work environment. “Since our focus is specifically on demos, we have writers, producers and developers that are 100 percent dedicated to creating demo content that gets results,” said Stites, who is usually involved in clients’ projects up front.

Autodemo’s Streamlined Development Process (SDP™) is another factor that contributes to the speedy development process and uses a minimal amount of the client’s time. At the heart of the SDP™ is a “capture session” where the client and an Autodemo producer use the web to go over the contents of the demo remotely. Autodemo records the capture session and uses it to write the demo’s script. Once the script is approved and the demo is built, Autodemo posts it to the web

for clients to review. “Most of our clients have never been to our offices,” said Stites, “we work with them via the Internet and phone to save them time and complete their project in three weeks or less.”

Autodemo was started in 1998 to create multimedia demos that software companies, such as Microsoft, would use to demonstrate their software’s functionality. As the Internet became more popular and more of a business tool, Autodemo began making the same types of demos for web-based companies, such as Amazon.com and eBay.

Prior to starting Autodemo in 1998, Stites worked as a multimedia producer in Portland, Oregon for a variety of high-tech clients including Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, Intel and Symantec. In addition to his CEO duties, Stites wears the hat of executive producer, working directly with clients and Autodemo’s creative and development teams.

“We have a process for creating demos that works very well,” said Stites, “and I stay involved in day-to-day activities to refine, improve and add as much value to this process as I can.”

About Autodemo^® LLC
Autodemo is the leading developer of website and software demos. Leading Internet companies use Autodemo website demos to promote product features, improve usability and reduce customer service costs. Software companies use Autodemo software demos to qualify prospects, drive sales and improve marketing ROI. Founded in 1998 by J.C. Stites, Autodemo is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. For more information, visit www.autodemo.com or to arrange an interview with JC, please contact Amy Gesenhues at agesenhues@autodemo.com or (502) 581-1300.