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EDITION 2019, VOL 44.1.19BILLION BULLETINBillion Automotive & Affiliates Company NewsletterCHECK OUT THESE ARTICLES BELOWBillion GolfTop 25TournamentSalespersonsHonda RewardsProgramNew PunchRequestToyota PartnersWith XMAprilEmployeeSpotlightWordPuzzleSAVE THE DATEBillion Automotive Golf TournamentJuly 21, 2019Prairie Green Golf CourseTom Atkins @ BillionToyota 605-359-3619
February 2019 Top 25 Sales PeopleDEALERSHIPSALEPERSONChevy of SFRapid City KiaChevy of SFSioux Falls NissanIowa City HondaSouthtownIowa City ChevyChevy of Sioux FallsSioux City GMCClintonClintonSioux falls CJDFSF Hyundai/MazdaSouthtownIowa City ChevySioux Falls GMCDes Moines FiatSioux City KiaSioux Falls GMCSF Hyundai/MazdaRapid City KiaMissoula KiaDes Moines GMCSouthtownZach AngeloGordon OfstadMatthew WynjaIan KumerowKevin CoulterJesse McAmisGiovanni CingireMike UlmerSean KellyJohn MielkJavier LopezZac HullSheldon FosterDel JohnkeJeremy NorrisGary GalvinHIRE in Duratbegovic 10/3/2012Dave Bracht9/30/2008Jeff Nygard1/14/2011Matthew Hoines11/20/2017John Lipp7/12/2013Thomas Tutty9/10/2018Banata Koji3/1/2018Ryan 17.517.517171716.5161616
CONGRATULATIONS to Kevin Coulter of Iowa City Honda on receiving his 1st award this year!As well as Rick McBride who received his 20 Years Master Award!Yes! You can be recognized and rewarded too when you meet or surpass the program standards in threekey metrics of performances; sales, customer satisfaction and professional development.Read below to find out how!The COSL program now includes award points that can be redeemed for a variety of name-brand merchandise, giftsand prepaid cards, and travel options.In addition to receiving awards at year-end, you can accumulate award points for quarterly achievements.New Honda Sales Consultants can receive awards points for their initial sales success.Each Sales Consultant’s Personalized Settings Worksheet (PSW) completion score and valid email addresspercentage will be displayed on the Sales Consultant’s COSL home page dashboard, so he Sales Consultant can trackhis or her performance on these important measures.How to Qualify for COSL MembershipSales Consultants are recognized and rewarded when they meet or surpass program standards in there key metrics of performance; sales,customer satisfaction, an professional development. Those who attain these program benchmarks will be well on the road to long-termsuccess by improving their professional skills and creating customer loyalty. Sales Meet or exceed your assigned sales objective for your dealership’s volume group for the Silver, Gold or Platinum membership level toqualify for recognition. Sales credits are awarded toward your sales objective for retail sales. A Honda new-vehicle sale (including natural gas/compressednatural gas alternative-fuel vehicles) and a Honda Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle (HCPV) sale are each worth one sale credit. Sale credits are not awarded for fleet sales. Sales of dealer-owned demonstrators, rental vehicles, service vehicles, or Honda CourtesyVehicle Program (HCVP) vehicles are not eligible.Note: The total number of sales credits received for Honda Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle sales may not exceed your total number of new vehicles. Customer Satisfaction Creating memorable customer experiences helps strengthen Honda owner loyalty. As a measurement of customer satisfaction, Hondawill calculate your Sales Consultant Score based on an average of your customers’ responses to Questions 4,5 and 9 from the HondaSales Experience (HSE) Survey regarding Sales Consultant performance. You are required to meet the score national standard of 94 byprogram-end. See the survey questions, scoring details, and examples in the 2018 Sales Consultant Program Rules Bulletin in the Library section of theCOSL website (COSL.ProgramHQ.com) Program Development The combination of product knowledge and professional skills is essential on your road to success. To determine whether you qualifyfor membership, you must meet the following requirements by program-end. Complete COSL-required, web-based professional selling skills and product knowledge courses Attain a score of 80 percent or higherAll courses are available online via the Honda Learning Center on the Interactive Network (iN) at in.honda.com and the Honda Information Center (salestraining.honda.com).You can view your professional development progress on the Sales Consultant Performance Summary on the iN.
April is Testicular Cancer Awareness MonthTESTICULAR CANCER 101Testicular cancer can develop in one or both testicles. Most tumors are metastatic, meaning they have the ability to spread to other organs, such as thelymph system, lungs and brain, leading to serious illness or death.Testicular cancer is rare, accounting for about 1% of all male cancers.“Testicular cancer is the most common form of cancer in men ages 15-35.”Every year, in the U.S., over 9,000 men are diagnosed with testicular cancer and around 400 die fromthe disease. That averages to every hour of every day some man hears, “You have testicular cancer.”Testicular cancer is one of the most treatable cancers, especially if caught early. If you are reading thisemail kiley stone for a chance to win a prize. If caught at an early stage, before it has spread, the survivalrate is almost 100% but if caught at a late stage the rate drops to less than 75%.ARE YOU A MAN? THEN SELF-EXAM!Visit -self-exam.html for more information.Feeling better should be EASYVisit a doctor 24/7 on your smartphone, tablet or computer from virtually anywhereIf tomorrow brings a sore throat or your child wakes up with pink eye, skip the trip to urgent care. Instead,see a doctor on your smartphone, tablet or computer in just minutes. With Doctor On Demand, you andyour family members can speak with a board-certified doctor who can treat the most common medicalconditions and prescribe medication if needed. Using Doctor On Demand is easy and available 24hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. You’ll love the convenience, and your Wellmark benefitsapply automatically for you and your covered family members.Get treatment for: Fever Cold and flu Headache Bronchitis and sinus infections Pink eye Urinary tract infections Skin condition Sore throats Mental health AllergiesGetting started is easyDownload the Doctor on Demand app or visit DoctorOnDemand.com.Have your Wellmark member ID card ready. You’ll be asked to enter your full Wellmark ID number,including the three character prefix.Create an account or sign in.
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- VEHICLE NEWS -SIRUSXM EXPANDS AVAILABILITY WITHIN TOYOTA LINEUPSiriusXM announced in late January that it has reached what the company called a “landmark”agreement with Toyota that will expand the installation of SiriusXM to all Toyota models and trimssold in the continental U.S.Officials said the expansion is expected to start with 2020 model year vehicles produced in the fallof this year. They added the agreement will result in SiriusXM becoming a standard feature as Toyota’s next generation head units are rolled out to Toyota cars, trucks and SUVs.SiriusXM also mentioned the agreement extends the long-term relationship between the two companies into 2028.Toyota customers will continue to receive a 3-month introductory subscription to SiriusXM All Access, which is SiriusXM’s most expansive programming package and gives the subscriber access toSiriusXM both on the radio and vi the SiriusXM app.“This extension represents a milestone agreement between our two companies,” said ChristopherLam, senior vice president and general manager of automotive partnerships for SiriusXM.“Our long-standing relationship with Toyota has helped grow SiriusXM to over 34 million subscribers,and we’re excited that Toyota will now offer even more customers access to all of Sirius XM’s exclusive, award-winning content,” Lam continued.Of particular interest in the used-vehicle space, the companies highlighted customers who purchaseor lease Toyota certified pre-owned vehicles will also continue to receive a 3-month introductory subscription to SiriusXM All Access.“We are committed to delivering out customers the features and services they want, and because ofthe strong demand we see for SiriusXM, both from our customers and our dealers, we’re making SiriusXM standard across our entire model lineup,” said Steve Basra, vice president of connected technologies for Toyota Motor North America.By building SiriusXM into every model and trim level, it will enable us to deliver SiriusXM to moreToyota drivers than ever before,” Basra went on to say.AutoRemarketing NewsMagazine March 1-14, 2019 Vol. 30, No.4 pg 29
Tony BurrellDetail Manager @ Des MoinesThis month’s spotlight employee was nominated by a fellowemployee. Here’s what he has to say about Tony: What year were you born?1962 What do you like to do in your spare time?Helping with church activities When did you start working at Billion?2015Theme Days4/1/19 April Fools Day4/2/19 National Peanut Butter & Jelly Day4/5/19 National Walk To Work Day4/7/19 National Beer Day4/10/19 National Siblings Day4/12/19 Walk On Your Wild Side Day4/13/19 Scrabble Day4/14/19 National Pecan Day4/15/19 That Sucks Day4/16/19 National Stress Awareness Day4/17/19 Blah Blah Blah Day4/20/19 Husband Appreciation Day4/22/19 Earth Day4/30/19 National Honesty Day
BUNNY DUCKLINGS BONNET SPRING EGGS DAFFODILS HUNTEGG JELLYBEANS RABBIT CHOCOLATE LAMBS IRIS BASKET CHICKSEmail your answers to [email protected] by 4/12/2019 for a chance to win a prize!EASTER FUN FACTS The tallest Easter egg chocolate was made in Italy in 2011. It stood at 10.39 meters and weighed anastounding 7,200 kg. The art of painting eggs is called pysanka, which originated in Ukraine. It involves using wax anddyes to color the egg. The term Easter gets its name from Eastre, the Anglo-Saxon goddess who symbolizes the hare andthe egg. Peep peep did you know Americans buy more than 700 million marshmallow Peeps duringEaster? This makes Peeps the most popular non-chocolate Easter candy. Americans consume more than 16 million jelly beans during this holiday. That is enough jelly beansto circle the globe not once, not twice, but three times. Are you an ears, arms or tail person? Seventy-six percent of people eat the ears on the chocolatebunny first, 5 percent go for the feet and 4 percent for the tail. During the holiday, more than 90 million chocolate bunnies, 91.4 billion eggs and 700 million Peepsare produced each year in the United States alone. Next to Halloween, Easter is the biggest candy-consuming holiday of the year. Good thing they arealmost six months apart, perfect for your yearly dentist check-ups!
The COSL program now includes award points that can be redeemed for a variety of name-brand merchandise, gifts and prepaid cards, and travel options. In addition to receiving awards at year-end, you can accumulate award points for quarterly achievements. New Honda Sales Consultants c