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DigitalCover Storyby Brittany-Marie SwansonJuly 6, 2015

Status Update

Marketing experts and dealers alike agree that dealers who ignore social media are more than behind the times — they are driving away potential customers.

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F&Iby Dave DruzynskiJune 2, 2015

Too Much Information

If you are Googling prospective employees or checking out their social media profiles, you could be running afoul of anti-discrimination laws.

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Auto Financeby Gerry GouldJune 2, 2015

Excel-erate the Experience

Making customers wait can doom the F&I process before it begins. The magazine’s resident F&I trainer details a time-saving process designed to put customers in a buying mood.

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Auto Financeby Rick McCormickJune 2, 2015

F&I’s New Mantra

The magazine’s resident F&I trainer says F&I pros need to exchange the mantra of ‘always be closing’ for ‘always be connecting.’

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Auto Financeby David RobertsonJune 2, 2015

Becoming a Better Professional

The AFIP’s executive director says not all goals require a Herculean effort to complete. He lays out a plan for setting and achieving simple, meaningful objectives every 90 days.

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F&Iby David RobertsonMay 4, 2015

Take a S.W.O.T. at Success

Given the many changes taking place in the F&I field, the AFIP’s executive director says a little self-inspection is in order if you hope to win the F&I trifecta.

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Auto Financeby Tariq KamalMay 4, 2015

Business as Usual

A Q&A with Warren Buffett and Larry Van Tuyl headlined the 2015 NADA/J.D. Power Automotive Forum, where the two executives discussed the direction of the nation’s fourth-largest dealer group post-acquisition.

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Complianceby Tom HudsonMay 1, 2015

Spin Control

The magazine’s resident legal insider says the media departments at two of the industry’s top regulators got a little too creative with their recent work.

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F&Iby George AngusMay 1, 2015

Try Before You Buy

The father of the F&I menu is back, and he has a message for companies claiming to have developed the next big thing for F&I.

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Complianceby David RobertsonApril 7, 2015

Myth Busting

The AFIP’s executive director wasn’t surprised to learn that dealers are once again upset at TrueCar, especially since the firm’s marketing still plays on perceptions that are simply not true.

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