Mike Downey Announced as Speaker at 2012 Subprime Conference
Auto Dealer Monthly is pleased to announce the addition of Mike Downey as a speaker at the upcoming 2012 Subprime Conference, part of the 2012 Industry Summit sponsored by Auto Dealer Monthly and F&I and Showroom.
LAS VEGAS, NV – Auto Dealer Monthly is pleased to announce the addition of Mike Downey as a speaker at the upcoming 2012 Subprime Conference, part of the 2012 Industry Summit sponsored by Auto Dealer Monthly and F&I and Showroom.
Mike Downey, vice president of sales and marketing for Automaster, has more than 14 years of experience in information technology and the BHPH industry. He was the VP of business development for 26-store, multi-state BHPH operation and he spent several years as senior developer on a subprime and BHPH software suite. In his session, BHPH Software Do's and Don’ts, the discussion will cover what your BHPH software should do after the sale is complete, and you will learn from experienced dealers using software in their operation doing both BHPH inside their franchise operation as well as those who work from a separate facility.
The 2012 Subprime Conference, offering unrivaled subprime auto finance education, will be held September 10-12, 2012, at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The conference—designed for dealer principals, general managers, special finance managers, finance managers, sales managers and BDC managers—will cover not only special finance but also buy here pay here and will offer educational sessions on a wide range of topics such as marketing, finance sources, niche markets, deal structure, compliance and much more.
For more information, call 888-882-7772 or visit www.subprimeconference.com.
About Auto Dealer Monthly, LLC
Auto Dealer Monthly is the day-to-day resource for automotive dealerships of all sizes. It is known for offering business solutions to dealers by providing information necessary to make wise decisions regarding products, services or process changes in daily operations. Auto Dealer Monthly is also the publisher of Auto Dealer Monthly magazine and creator of SpecialFinanceInsider.com and AutoDealerPeople.com.
About F&I and Showroom
F&I and Showroom is a monthly magazine and weekly e-newsletter produced by Bobit Business Media. F&I and Showroom seeks to cover all aspects of F&I, sales and technology and is read by more than 20,000 franchised and independent dealers, agents and finance executives. For more information, visit www.fi-magazine.com.
08/14/12
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