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Kirk Manzo

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Articlesby Kirk ManzoNovember 16, 2012

Customer Engagement: Your Key to Increasing Product Acceptance

Kirk Manzo, president of The Manzo Group, identifies the key to increasing product acceptance among your customers. Manzo talks about how to update your presentation of information to increase customer engagement & experience.

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Articlesby Kirk ManzoSeptember 24, 2012

Influence is The Key to Cooperation

Author Kirk Manzo discusses how developing relationships and becoming a more influential person can positively impact all aspects of a dealer's operation, from departmental cooperation to customer relations.

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Articlesby Kirk ManzoMay 7, 2012

Prepare F&I Employees to Reach Their Potential

The need to have both the right people and the right process in place is most glaring in your F&I department. F&I Expert Kirk Manzo discusses the importance of defining your F&I process and monitoring the activities of your F&I team.

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Articlesby Kirk ManzoMarch 9, 2012

Opportunities for Improvement in F&I in 2012

F&I Expert Kirk Manzo explains how a proper turnover and the right mix of products can help to increase sales in the F&I office.

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Articlesby Kirk ManzoOctober 31, 2011

Technology in Your F&I Office

Over the years, technology has evolved to help in various dealership departments. F&I trainer Kirk Manzo covers a number of options for presenting electronic menus in the F&I office.

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Articlesby Kirk ManzoSeptember 7, 2011

Making Connections with Employees and Customers

F&I trainer, Kirk Manzo, discusses the importance of how a leader communicates with his or her staff and provides tips on how to effectively communicate with the four different styles of communicators.

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Articlesby Kirk ManzoJuly 6, 2011

Six Traits of Top Performers Your F&I Managers Need

Kirk Manzo, F&I trainer and expert, discusses six traits of top-performing salespeople and F&I managers.

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Articlesby Kirk ManzoMay 19, 2011

Selecting the Best F&I Employees

F&I expert Kirk Manzo provides interview topics to cover when hiring new F&I managers, as well as other things to consider to ensure successful hiring because the people who work at a dealership determine its future.

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Articlesby Kirk ManzoMarch 4, 2011

Overcoming the Challenge of Change

F&I Trainer Kirk Manzo discusses change in dealerships and how to motivate employees to adapt to change.

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Articlesby Kirk ManzoJanuary 3, 2011

Making it to the Top

When Erik Weihenmayer, a blind man, climbed Mt. Everest in 2001, the trek was well-planned-out. Every person involved in the expedition had to have clarity of vision (i.e., able to articulate the goal to get Erik to the top). Erik had to have the right team in place, and they had nightly meetings while climbing to the summit. Kirk Manzo compares and relates these key aspects of Erik’s success to successful F&I departments.

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