When you know a customer sees value in a product and you know the product is a good choice for the buyer's situation, F&I trainer John Tabar says don't be afraid to make a recommendation. He shows you how in his latest F&I Tip of the Week.
September 18, 2018
There are many reasons customers enroll in an appearance program. Any one of those reasons can lead you to sell the protection on not just the customer’s new car, but the one sitting in the buyer's garage as well. John Tabar shows you how in his latest F&I Tip of the Week.
September 11, 2018
Turning good numbers consistently in F&I is a mark of a good F&I manager. Turning good numbers consistently with no mistakes or CIT issues is the measure of a great F&I manager. F&I trainer John Tabar explains how you become the latter.
August 28, 2018
As an inventor, Ben Franklin was known for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove, among other inventions. He is also responsible for a closing technique F&I trainer John Tabar says is an effective tool when faced with the all-too-common postponement objection.
August 7, 2018
Scripts are good. They help with compliance and keep us on track. But they can also get stale and can result in F&I pros developing bad traits. F&I trainer John Tabar offers his take in his latest F&I Tip of the Week.
July 24, 2018
The income development company earned a Diamond award in F&I Training and Platinum in the Compliance Training category of Auto Dealer Today’s 2017 Dealers’ Choice Awards, which are voted on by dealers and dealership personnel.
June 5, 2017
Scheduled for Aug. 29-30, Compliance Summit is designed to deliver a crash course in federal regulations and enforcement action to help dealers, agents and industry execs build sustainable sales and F&I processes without sacrificing productivity and profitability.
August 18, 2016
Organizers of the upcoming Compliance Summit have announced that United Development Systems Inc. (UDS)’s Brian Crisorio will lead a panel discussion dedicated to “Easy-to-Implement Processes and Controls” at the 2016 event, which will be held Aug. 29–30 at Paris Las Vegas as part of the annual Industry Summit.
August 2, 2016
Organizers of Dealer Summit announced that Gerry Gould, director of training for United Development Systems Inc. (UDS), will lead a session dedicated to F&I product sales at the event, which will be held May 3–5, 2016, at the Sheraton Tampa Riverwalk Hotel.
January 22, 2016
F&I Trainers Gerry Gould and Fernando Romani discuss Industry Summit's 2015 program (www.industrysummit.com). They also talk about what attendees can expect from their "Actions Speak Louder Than Words" workshop on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 10:40 a.m.
August 21, 2015
Gerry Gould, the original host of F&I and Showroom’s F&I Tip of the Week, will cover the online video series’ Top 20 tips during his role-playing session at Industry Summit 2015.
August 18, 2015
UDS’ Gerry Gould has a suggestion for how to treat your customers. And it starts with being polite.
May 7, 2013
Have you ever let someone cut in line without first giving you a good reason why you should let them? Gerry Gould explains why that question relates to selling a service contract in F&I’s tip of the week.
February 5, 2013
Gerry Gould says it’s time to eliminate a part of your F&I process that intimidates customers, is old school and does nothing to drive profit. Find out what it is in F&I’s Tip of the Week.
January 15, 2013
United Development Systems' Gerry Gould explains why it’s critical that F&I managers get involved on the showroom floor when they’re not working a deal.
December 4, 2012