(Newport, R.I.) BoatTEST announced today that it has partnered with Elite Direct Finance to offer financing directly from its web platform, the oldest boat-buying content research online site in America, having streamed video for 22 years. “Elite Direct Finance brings the kind of customer service that our readers are looking for when making a […]
Author: Jared Zimlin
Bolster Your Finance Department to Withstand Disruption & Uncertainty
5 Key Areas to Tighten Up to Help Your F&I Department Find Future Success By Jared Zimlin, Director of Business Development, Elite Recreational Finance We are in a time of big changes. Some are positive. Some are negative. Some, well, we just don’t know. Customer expectations of how they purchase big ticket items are changing. […]
5 Tips to Get More Pre-Owned Boats Approved
Insights to Help You Identify and Avoid Any Traps Along the Way By Jared Zimlin, Director of Business Development, Elite Recreational Finance In the new norm we are currently in, demand is up and the supply of new boats down or delayed. Because of this, many dealers are turning more and more to selling pre-owned […]
5 Tips to Using Pre-Qualification Programs to Nurture Leads
You may have noticed that many of the web providers and DMS systems are now providing some version of a “Soft-Pull Pre-Qualification” program. These can provide information to you with regard to your prospective customer’s credit, which can help you successfully nurture more of your leads into sales. Before we dive into these new tools, […]