Articles for Sales Professional of the Month
Monday, December 17, 2012
Zino Bayou is something of a jack of all trades at Pierre Money Mart, a used car dealership located in Seattle. In addition to selling 12 to 14 units per month at an average gross of $4,200, he spends about half of his time working in the finance office.
Monday, November 12, 2012
Buy here, pay here is the only thing sales professional Rico Brown has known during his 11-year career in car sales, so it only seems natural he is now the top salesperson for Chacon Autos, which has several stores in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and San Antonio, Texas.
Monday, October 15, 2012
When Bill King was a sales manager at a large franchise dealership some time ago, he probably didn’t imagine he’d eventually decide to leave that position to work as a salesman, especially for employees he once managed at the car lot.
Monday, September 17, 2012
Perhaps her greatest professional asset is her personal touch. Or maybe it’s her work ethic. Regardless, the numbers prove Jacque Langlois’ success as a sales professional for RightWay Automotive Credit.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Every sales professional worth his salt knows customer service is an important part of the profession. For the past 10 years, Samir Yousif has been one of those sales professionals who go above and beyond the call of duty to take care of customers.
Friday, July 13, 2012
When you add dedication and hard work to natural talent, the result is success. Such has been the case for Michael Wiseman, sales professional at Super Car Guys in Wichita, Kan.
Friday, June 08, 2012
While some would find it daunting to be the only woman in a showroom full of salesmen, it’s never fazed Tiffany Kruzer much. She is regularly a sales leader at Ganley Honda in North Olmsted, Ohio, and has consistently averaged over 30 units a month for quite some time.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Dave Ramirez likes to stay busy, and maintaining his average of 18 vehicles a month while serving as a backup sales manager at Herbies Auto Sales in Greeley, Colo., certainly keeps him on the go.
Monday, April 16, 2012
For Hugh Evans, Chuck Clancy Chrysler Jeep Dodge has been his home away from home for the past 23 years. His average for 2012 so far is 25 new and used vehicles per month.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Scott Floyd consistently averages over 23 units per month at Montrose Ford Nissan. In fact, among Ford sales consultants in a five-state region, he is currently ranked second in sales volume.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Yev Primbetov admitted he’s “always been kind of a car nerd,” which makes his job incredibly fun. “The business I’m in now is like show-and-tell.” Apparently he’s good at show-and-tell because he averaged 18 vehicle sales a month during the last quarter of 2011.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Gili Lopez’s knowledge, enthusiasm and dedication to customer service have won him an extremely loyal following, as evidenced by his 85 percent repeat and referral rate. Lopez averages 21 vehicle sales per month at Lithia Toyota of Odessa.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Tim Howell, who has earned the title of Auto Dealer Monthly’s 2011 Sales Professional of the Year, is a die-hard Chevrolet man whose solid base of repeat and referral business has helped him consistently average 46 units a month at Sharpnack Chevrolet Buick.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
If there’s one word to best describe Tim Howell, it’s probably “modest,” but there’s certainly nothing modest about his sales numbers. He averages 46 units per month and maintains at least 50 percent repeat business at Sharpnack Chevrolet Buick.
Monday, November 14, 2011
In his 30 years on the job, about the only thing Bob Nieves hasn’t done is deliver a baby on a test drive. That’s an exaggeration, of course, but at times it must certainly seem that way.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
How a person overcomes adversity says a lot about that person’s character. When Jim Buckner Jr., a top-notch salesperson at Lithia Toyota of Abilene, wasn’t chosen for a finance manager position he applied for back in January 2011, he could have reacted a number of ways. He chose to recommit himself to his sales job and take it to the next level.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Some things just naturally fit well together: peanut butter and jelly, movies and popcorn, and Sales Professional Rob Pint and the dealership he calls home, Autoline in Atlantic Beach, Fla. He has been with the store for three years and currently averages 17 sales per month.
Monday, August 29, 2011
“Professional” is the word that best describes Ron Ouk, according to Rich Sargent, owner of Rich’s Car Corner, an independent dealership in Shoreline, Wash. “If he’s having a bad day … or he doesn’t feel too well, that doesn’t change how he sells cars. He’s going to give it 100 percent, 100 percent of the time,” said Sargent.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
From franchise lots to buy here pay here, it’s safe to say Leonard Brown knows his way around the retail automotive business. If any question exists about that, one need only look at his sales numbers. At InstaCredit Automart in O’Fallon, Mo., he has consistently sold more than 40 cars per month so far this year.
Monday, July 11, 2011
There seems to be nothing Rami Rassas can’t do. This sales pro for E-CarOne in Carrollton, Texas, handles mainly online sales and manages to squeeze in over 40 vehicle sales per month.