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2022 Power User Winner Tom Dunford, on His Success Selling Accessories

Posted by Insignia Group on Mar 13, 2023 10:43:57 AM

Insignia Group announced the Power User Competition in Q1 of 2022. Salespeople from across the country were invited to sign up and participate—competing to be the top accessory salesperson of the year. Out of all the competitors across the nation, Tom Dunford won every quarter and the overall grand prize. 

Tom Dunford is a car sales veteran of 34 years and has spent his entire career at Rochester Chevrolet in Rochester, Minnesota.

On average, Dunford does $20-25k in accessory sales each month and says he’s sold as much as $50k in a month.

“My process is to sell accessories throughout the whole sale,” Dunford says. “People are spending all this money on a vehicle, and accessories are a simple way to dress it up. They’re excited about it, and they want you to show them how to do it.”

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Topics: Sales Best Practices, Presentation Tools, Increase Profits, Customer Success, Toyota, Vehicle Personalization, accessories, Showroom, staff, sales team, Best Practice, sans marcos toyota, San Marco

The Twin Cities: A $12 Million Leader in Vehicle Personalization

Posted by Whitney Williams on Jan 30, 2020 11:30:00 AM

Something special is in the air in the Twin Cities, and it’s more than just the snow. Although the hub of winter sports, the home to Winter Carnival, and the famous State of Hockey, to Insignia this snow capped metropolis is known for something else. The Twin Cities offers a concentrated population of dealerships who have embraced the Insignia system, strapped it to their snowmobile, and sped across the frozen tundra.

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Topics: Sales Best Practices, Increase Profits, Toyota, Dealership, Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler, Ram, Jeff Belzer, Chevrolet, Subaru, Vehicle Personalization, accessories, Showroom, staff, sales team, Rudy Luther, success, Accessories sales, tips, Insignia Group, increase sales, preload, building, midwest, Gross profit, morrie minnetonka subaru, customer experience, Inner Grove Toyota, Harry Brown's Chevrolet, Dodge of Burnsville

Tripled Sales Leads To Adventure Subaru's Graduation

Posted by Whitney Williams on Jul 24, 2019 4:00:00 PM

Remember Adventure Subaru, Fayetteville, the dealer who tripped over a loose board in the showroom otherwise known as $20,000 in accessory profit? This income came by sheer customer demand and no process.

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Topics: Accessories System, Sales Best Practices, Customer Retention, Customer Success, Dealership, Subaru, Vehicle Personalization, accessories, Showroom, staff, sales team, brand loyalty, sales, Educate, Adventure Subaru, Best Practice, Graduate, graduation

Girl Power On The Showroom Floor At Morrie's Minnetonka Subaru

Posted by Whitney Williams on Jul 17, 2019 11:30:00 AM

In 2016, Morrie’s Minnetonka Subaru in began their accessory journey with Insignia. Vehicle Personalization Expert, Kurt Daughtery, and the dealership all agree that Jen Burns is the cornerstone of their accessory success. She is a force to be reckoned with and every dealership would benefit from this kind of girl power in the showroom.

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Topics: Dealership, Subaru, Vehicle Personalization, accessories, Showroom, staff, sales team, sales, accessory program, Best Practice, success, Accessories sales, dealer, guided, profit, morrie minnetonka subaru

Fred Anderson Toyota Raises The Bar In Dealership Success

Posted by Whitney Williams on Jun 13, 2019 10:30:00 AM

*Updated on 2/8/2021 to include

Since 2019, Fred Anderson Toyota has had Sean Mehaffey take the helm as the new General Manager. Congratulations, Sean!

Despite COVID-19 causing many dealerships to lose sales this year, Fred Anderson Toyota only had a minimal difference in accessory sales year-over-year, we congratulate you for maintaining your accessory sales in a rollercoaster year!

In sunny North Carolina, nestled amongst ancient oak trees, sits one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. Fred Anderson Toyota has its roots in the city of Raleigh, NC and matches the capital's rapid expansion with ease. Raleigh’s famous Toyota dealer is home to Toyota Jeff, a monstrous service department, and a team selling accessories with the same enthusiasm as they sell cars. Sit down on the porch with us and have some sweet tea—this southern dealer’s tale is worth the read.

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Topics: Accessories System, Sales Best Practices, Increase Profits, Marketing, Customer Success, Toyota, Dealership, Vehicle Personalization, accessories, Showroom, staff, sales team, accessories installations, Best Practice, success, Accessories sales, fred anderson toyota, dealer

New Guided Client Selling Like A Veteran

Posted by Whitney Williams on May 21, 2019 9:00:00 AM

Harry Brown’s Family Automotive in Faribault, Minnesota skipped crawling, felt no need to walk, and went directly from rolling over to sprinting as an infant client. This Guided Development customer is the new child prodigy as they make leaps and bounds in record time. Vehicle Personalization Expert, Kurt Daughtery, is the proud father and is already predicting this kid puts himself through college as we all stand in awe of the remarkable progress they’ve made in their first full month using the program.

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Topics: Accessories System, Sales Best Practices, Customer Retention, Improve CSI, Service Conversions, Reducing Turnover, Increase Profits, Dealership, Vehicle Personalization, accessories, Showroom, staff, sales team, sales, salesman, dealer, mopar, guided

Fred Anderson Toyota Attracting Customers Nationwide

Posted by Whitney Williams on May 7, 2019 12:30:00 PM
*updated 1/10/2022
What do Motor Trend channel, Jay Leno’s garage, and Toyota Jeff have in common? They’re all successful YouTubers.
 
Don’t know Toyota Jeff? Looking him up may change your automotive career and leave you with a few tidbits that sprung this Carolina salesman’s following to 107,000 loyal subscribers. We caught up with Jeff to see what’s building his brand and attracting Toyota enthusiasts from all over the country (hint: it has to do with good car dealership humor). 
 
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Topics: Customer Retention, Increase Profits, Marketing, Toyota, Dealership, Vehicle Personalization, accessories, sales team, brand loyalty, accessories installations, customers, drive, relationships, tips, creative, YouTube, fred anderson toyota, salesman, building

Toyota Dealer Accessory Sales In High Gear In Twin Cities

Posted by Whitney Williams on Mar 27, 2019 11:40:00 AM

**While this success story is from 2019, it has been updated at the bottom with numbers for 2021!

The Twin Cities Carlson Toyota is kicking accessory sales into high gear with a strategy focusing on best practice tips. Carlson Toyota has been on Insignia Group’s Everything Plan accessory sales program since 2016. The program joins dealer and local Vehicle Personalization Expert in the quest for a sustainable, profitable personalization process that unfolds over a period of months, and is continually nurtured by our skilled consultants.

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Topics: Sales Best Practices, Customer Success, Toyota, Vehicle Personalization, Showroom, staff, sales team, sales, Educate, customers, success, service, tips, increase sales, carlson toyota

Unsung Heroes: OE Field Managers

Posted by Whitney Williams on Feb 6, 2019 1:00:00 PM

 It’s a proven fact that following Insignia’s best practice tips will add thousands, sometimes millions in gross profit to your dealership in a calendar year. Sometimes, however, the stars align and a beautiful ballet of synchronization between corporation and consultant produce a stage-worthy performance, far beyond what’s hoped for.

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Topics: Increase Profits, Dealership, Vehicle Personalization, accessories, Showroom, staff, brand loyalty, sales, accessory program, JLR, F&I, Best Practice, success, Accessories sales, Insignia Group, Land Rover, Jaguar, reatailers, increase sales

5 reasons why Hyannis Toyota is a prime example of how accessory sales should work

Posted by Whitney Williams on Aug 17, 2018 11:30:00 AM

Long ago when the Mayflower landed, weary pilgrims climbed out of the boat and onto Cape Cod. It is rumored that this location is where famous explorer John Smith prophesied that Massachusetts would be the home of a wise ruler who would lead his people to automotive greatness with diligence and commitment.

This prophecy was (obviously) fulfilled in Bryan Scarpellini, General Manager, at Hyannis Toyota in Hyannis, Massachusetts. (Disclaimer: There is potential that a portion of this history lesson was fabricated.)

Working together with Insignia Vehicle Personalization Expert, Jason Ludwig, Hyannis Toyota quickly absorbed the passion for pizzazz and all things personalization were born.

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Topics: Accessories System, Word Tracks, Presentation Tools, Improve CSI, Reducing Turnover, Increase Profits, Process Training, Toyota, Dealership, Vehicle Personalization, accessories, Showroom, staff, sales team, sales, Best Practice, success, drive, relationships, Accessories sales, Hyannis Toyota, tips