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Kate Spatafora

Managing Editor

Kate Spatafora is the Associate Publisher for MG Business Media.

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News•by Kate Spatafora•June 28, 2026

Voting Period for 2026 Dealers' Choice Awards Ends June 30

Voting for the 22nd annual Dealers’ Choice Awards will remain open until the end of day.

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Articles•by Kate Spatafora•May 28, 2021

2021 Industry Trends: F&I in the Hotseat

Agents, dealers, and product providers need to stay ahead of their competition when it comes to F&I products. Whether it be which product is at the top of consumers’ shopping lists, how digital retailing is currently affecting the buying process, or trends in the way products are sold, our executives left no stone unturned.

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Articles•by Kate Spatafora•May 28, 2021

2021 Industry Trends: Economic and Political Impacts

The automotive industry is heavily influenced by a multitude of factors that fall outside the control of agents, dealers, and F&I product providers and administrators. Following a year that can only be classified as a rollercoaster for the economy, we are now also left predicting what effect a new president will have on the country as a whole and the world of automotive, specifically.

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News•by Kate Spatafora•February 25, 2021

An Interview with Digital Air Strike’s Jason Barrie

In today’s dealership environment, strong data is the play. But keep in mind, it’s not just technology, it’s about the dealership experience.

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Articles•by Kate Spatafora•December 9, 2020

An Interview with Lloyd Trushel

AE sat down with Trushel recently to get some insight into his experiences in the world of automotive and uncover the secrets behind a successful career in F&I.

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Articles•Cover Story•by Kate Spatafora•August 12, 2020

Agents In Action: Overcoming the Pandemic

Four experts offer their advice, predictions and experiences from the font lines, to assist automotive agents and those they do business with, in the battle to overcome the aftermath of COVID-19.

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Articles•by Kate Spatafora•January 30, 2020

2020 Trends, Pt. I: The Industry

Thought leaders from the agent and product provider segments debate the past, present, and near future of the F&I products industry and the many components that drive it.

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Articles•by Kate Spatafora•October 31, 2019

Winners Pave the Way to the DCAs

Executives representing Dealers’ Choice Awards-winning F&I product, training, and financial services providers reveal the trade secrets that won them national recognition from auto dealers.

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Articles•by Kate Spatafora•October 30, 2019

The Next Generation of Dealer Websites

DealerSocket’s Eric Giroux believes dealers — and the agents who serve them — will benefit from faster site and page load times for customers researching vehicles and F&I products.

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Articles•by Kate Spatafora•September 5, 2019

Digital F&I Can Inform, Educate, and Compel Customers

Janet Crabtree of Reahard & Associates Inc. believes moving parts of F&I online — particularly in the form of consumer-facing product videos, can help create a foundation of trust that benefits the instore presentation.

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