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Conquering the Curveball, from F&I Showroom. Practicing and studying the pitcher are the keys to hitting baseball’s most unhittable pitch. F&I trainer says the same applies in the F&I office, which has faced quite a few curveballs of la

Myth Busting, from F&I Showroom. 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. I wasn’t sur

FICO pilot holds promise for auto financing, from Automotive News. The results of a pilot program between Fair Isaac Corp. and 12 big credit-card companies could ultimately help dealerships get auto loans approved for so-called thin files — tha

Strategic Risks: The New Frontier of Risk Management, from The Wall Street Journal. Risk management has undergone a refocusing in recent years, in an attempt to make its techniques and processes more adaptable to shifts in business and the economy, a

Used-Car Boom Breeds Record U.S. Bond Bets, Concern Over Risk, from Bloomberg Business. Auto-finance companies are issuing record amounts of bonds backed by leases as used cars retain their value like never before. With the supply of second-hand vehi

Tysons is where major trends affecting car dealerships are all converging If you haven’t heard of Tysons Corner yet, you’re already behind the curve. Whether it’s as a hub of car dealerships serving the booming economy of greater Washington DC,

With so many digital channels and tactics emerging in the world of media, it is our job in marketing to keep up with the fast-paced speed of technology. Tim Whitley, president and co-Founder of Social Innovation (SI), will introduce a new evolution i

Ever wish you could hypnotize your prospects into a trance where they say yes to almost everything you say? Highly successful salespeople actually do it on a consistent basis but if you ask them how, they normally can’t tell you. The answer to the

Technology is constantly providing an ever expanding list of how people communicate with one another.   Over the decades, communication channels have gone from the Pony Express, to the Postal System, to overnight delivery, to fax machines, to e-mai