Billy Fuccillo is Looking for Next Caroline

If you have access to television, you definitely have seen Billy Fuccillos Kia commercials at least once in your life. His commercials show up in the TV at least 20 times a day. Besides, his tone and antics make those commercials impossible to miss.

If you are familiar with Billy Fuccillo’s TV advertisement, you definitely also have seen the pretty blonde lady that always stands beside him in his every commercial. Yes, that’s Caroline. Even though Caroline has become an inseparable part of Fuccillo’s commercial, unfortunately she has exited the company. Since there is something missing about his commercial without Caroline, Billy Fuccillo has decided to look for new Caroline to appear along with him in his next Kia advertisements. Are you interested to be the next Caroline, lets’ check out the information here.

 

Why You Should Apply?

It is not easy to appear on TV. So, if you are an aspiring artist who wants some experience to show your charm in front of the camera, it is a great opportunity for you. Billy Fuccillo’s commercials basically rule the TV so imagine how many pair of eyes will be able to see you. You might grab a better opportunity after this.

Fuccillo’s dealerships are all over the country so you also will have a chance to travel to various places. New York, Mexico, you name it. Furthermore, Fuccillo is a car dealership mogul with a net worth of $100 million, so this is definitely a high paying job.

What Is The Criteria to Be the Next Caroline?

Caroline is a gorgeous and very beautiful lady and because of this, you definitely think that Fuccillo only want to hire someone pretty with glamorous style. Well, of course the team will not say no to a model with pretty face that can attract the whole nation. However, that is not the criteria Fuccillo is looking for.

Fuccillo’s commercials are known to be unscripted and just flow naturally. So, he wants his next model to be a well-spoken lady with great impromptu skill, just like Caroline. He wants someone who can think fast, say the right thing without any cue cards involved.

Furthermore, Fuccillo also looks for someone who can move fast and have high energy. During the commercial shooting day, Fuccillo and Caroline usually shoot around 180 commercials in the span of one and a half day and it is certainly not for the faint of heart. In the evening, you still need to do radio advertisement so you will have a very packed schedule during the promotional period.

How to Apply?

If you are interested to be the new Caroline, send your resume and up to ten photos to next@fuccillo.com. Don’t forget to attach the model release in your email and you can download it from www.nextfuccillocelebrity.com. A panel of five juries from Fuccillo Automotive Group will choose and interview the shortlisted candidates.

Only a day after the casting call was posted, more than 100 aspiring models and actresses have applied. So, as what Billy Fuccillo himself has said, don’t be afraid to apply. Send your resume and grab this great opportunity to be the next Caroline.


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Kia dealer Billy Fuccillo searches for model to star in commercials

Billy Fuccillo narrows new Kia commercial star to 18 finalists in Port Charlotte

One, by one, the 18 finalists for Billy Fuccillo’s new TV commercial sidekick and model went through the interview process Thursday at Fuccillo Kia in Port Charlotte.

The process turned into something that went beyond even the company’s “huge” expectations.

Fuccillo, owner of Fuccillo Kia in Cape Coral, Port Charlotte and other car dealerships throughout Florida and his native New York, spent all of the afternoon filming commercials with each of the finalists. He will review the tapes over the weekend. He hopes to name a winner early next week.

“It’s not that easy to just get up and imrove” Fuccillo said of his unscripted commercials. “There are a couple who are seasoned veterans. This wasn’t their first rodeo. But I want to see how they all look on the tapes. I want to see how they talk and present themselves.”

Plans to name the winner immediately after filming were scrapped because there were too many quality candidates and because Fuccillo wanted to further screen them, said Xavier Villarreal, general manager of Fuccillo Kia in Cape Coral.

“Billy’s such a big personality,” Villarreal said. “We don’t want to put him at risk.”

The company will review the finalists’ Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts and do further background checks before announcing the winner.

The winner will get right to work, as Fuccillo hopes to continue his Cape Coral location’s distinction as the top-selling Kia dealership in the world since opening in December, 2010.

With the resignation of Caroline Renfro in September as the reigning on-screen foil to Fuccillo, the Fuccillo Automotive Group wanted a fresh face to replace her.

“We did it the other way before,” Villarreal said of “Caroline,” who had done numerous TV commercials in her native North Carolina prior to meeting Fuccillo. He saw her on TV while in Chapel Hill more than a decade ago.

“Why not get somebody who is new?” Villarreal said. “An unknown. The possibilities are endless.”

The possibilities include Mary Harper, 26, of Cape Coral. Her family has bought eight Kia vehicles over the past five years, including her own Sportage.

“My mom, she’s really my motivation, and she encouraged me to apply,” said Harper, who sells real estate for Barclay’s in Fort Myers.

Like all the other candidates, Harper first interviewed in an office with Fuccillo, Villarreal and other members of the company. She then filmed a 30-second spot with Fuccillo and model Gloria Ordonez in front of a Cadenza inside the showroom before moving outside for another spot in front of an Optima.

“To be honest, I was really nervous,” Harper said after her turn. “But once he handed me the microphone, I felt very comfortable. If I feel I need to say something, I have no problem with that.”

Some of the finalists had trouble getting a word in over Fuccillo’s booming voice. Harper said she did what she could.

“This is his show,” she said. “This is his baby. This feels so surreal. Whoever gets this opportunity deserves it. There is so much talent here. For me to be here, it’s an honor.”

Asked if she would worry about it after leaving – she stayed in the showroom to watch some of her competition – she said she would.

“Oh, I’m going to worry about it,” Harper said. “Because I want this so bad. There’s so much competition.”

The competition included Maegan Vogel, 27, the first applicant to audition. She lives in West Palm Beach, and found out about the opportunity from her father-in-law, who lives in Cape Coral.

“I didn’t know what to expect,” she said afterward. “Hopefully I’ll hear something.”

Andrea Cervantes, 27, a dental assistant from Cape Coral, bought an Optima from Fuccillo last year.

“It’s the most-fun driving car on the market today,” Cervantes said during her commercial shoot in front of the Optima.

Each of the finalists tried their take on Fuccillo’s long-time catchphrase “Huuugja.” The car dealer even has the word “huge” in call capital letters on the tailfin of his private jet.

The winner will be expected to film up to 180 commercials in one day. Fuccillo films them about once a month in bunches.

There were 18,000 people who emailed the company with recommendations or applications for the job, Villarreal said. Those were whittled down to about 1,000 and then 110 and then 18.

“It was amazing,” Cervantes said of being one of the finalists. “I’m so glad to have had this opportunity.”

Original from: http://www.news-press.com/story/news/2017/11/09/billy-fuccillo-narrows-new-kia-commercial-star-18-finalists-port-charlotte/843475001/ 

Fuccillo seeking ‘Caroline’ replacement: Is it gonna be you, SWFL?

Spend more than a few minutes watching TV or listening to the radio in Southwest Florida, and you’ve heard them.

The ads are quick, often seemingly improvised on the spot, and rarely the same exact ad twice, but they’ve all got the same common threads: Billy Fuccillo, owner of Fuccillo Kia of Cape Coral, along with a cast of characters, telling you that everything is “HUGE.”

You probably even read the catchphrase in Fuccillo’s voice.

But the car dealer in charge of an expansive lot in Cape Coral, one of 30 between Florida and New York, is seeking a replacement for his right-hand woman in many of those ads.

“That’s the style I believe in,” Fuccillo said. “If you look at most dealerships and most car companies, they’ll run the same commercial for like three weeks. We want to mix them all up, we want to run 25 or 40 commercials in the span of three weeks, and we want to get the message out there on all of our products, not just one.”

Billy Fuccillo has created a website and a casting call for what the company is calling theNext Fuccillo Celebrity.

Why Renfro is leaving isn’t quite clear, even to Fuccillo.

“I have an idea, I really don’t know for sure,” Fuccillo said, adding he’s heard everything from becoming a nun to taking a position with a European theatre group. “I think it allowed her, working with our company, to be seen. Just like with the next person I’m talking about, and the opportunity could lead to what I think ended up being a nice opportunity for Caroline as well.”

But what is clear is what the position demands. Fuccillo Automotive creates numerous ads for his various dealerships, he says they do about 180 different spots every month between TV and radio advertisements…and they’re all filmed in about a day and a half.

“They’ve got to be very good at [improvisation], be able to walk and talk without cue cards. They’ve got to be quick on their feet,” Fuccillo said. “In the beginning we were thinking about hiring an actress or someone who has been on TV before, through an agent and this and that. When you talk to those people, they think you’re going to do 2 spots a day. Not 200. 2. A lot of people can’t adjust to that.”

Since creating the website, Billy Fuccillo said about 150 applicants have submitted their names to be next. Applications will be accepted through Tuesday, after which Fuccillo and his team will narrow it down to 50 finalists. From there, finalists will be interviewed, and eventually do test ads with Fuccillo and the rest of his team – general manager Xavier Villareal and Miami-based model Gloria Ordonez.

The reason for moving so quickly,Billy Fuccillo says, is that they take two weeks in December to start working on ads for the following year — including a promotional cruise on Dec. 3.
“Not only do they have to be able to do commercials, they have to be able to talk to our customers, like on that cruise ship. It’s a fun job, but its demanding.”

“We pay pretty good, too.”

Source: http://naplesherald.com/2017/11/03/fuccillo-seeking-caroline-replacement-gonna-swfl/

Billy Fuccillo launches search for 'next Caroline' Kia commercial celebrity

Billy Fuccillo, owner of Fuccillo Kia in Cape Coral, is searching for his next, celebrity TV commercial star following the resignation of Caroline Renfro. Hopefuls have until the end of Monday to apply, and auditions will take place late next week. David Dorsey
 

Billy Fuccillo, owner of Fuccillo Kia in Cape Coral, wants to make someone a TV commercial superstar.

Caroline Renfro, Fuccillo’s longtime TV commercial partner, has resigned. Although at first Fuccillo said she was moving to Roanoke, Virginia, where she would train to become a nun, the car dealer backtracked on that during an interview with The News-Press. On Thursday, Fuccillo said Renfro’s departure, an amicable one, was also a mysterious one. He had heard a number of rumors but couldn’t confirm any of them.
Renfro, an actress and Charlotte, North Carolina resident, could not be reached for comment.
“Who knows?” Fuccillo said of Renfro’s future. “She called me the other day, and she said, ‘I’ll call you Thanksgiving.’
"Nobody knows what Caroline's doing right now. But I can tell you one thing. We're looking for the next Caroline right now, and who knows? It could be you."
Renfro’s first name remains emblazoned upon an oversized, red, wooden lawn chair inside the Cape Coral dealership along with Fuccillo’s catchphrase, “Huge.” Otherwise, she no longer will be a part of their marketing plans moving forward.
As for Caroline’s replacement, Fuccillo created nextfuccillocelebrity.com. "Ready to live huge?" the site asks.
Applicants have until before midnight Monday to submit up to 10 photographs and a resume via the email address next@fuccillo.com. Videos of relevant work are encouraged to be submitted as well. A panel of five representatives from the Fuccillo Automotive Group will narrow the applicants to 50 for interviews.
Those seeking to replace Caroline must sign a modeling waiver form, giving Fuccillo permission to use their videos and photos in advertisements. They also must be at least 20 years old.
The finalist will be the face of a successful Southwest Florida franchise, one Kia certified as the top-selling Kia dealership in the world. Fuccillo has sold about 40,000 new cars since opening in late 2010. While the dealership is heavily marketing the Cadenza this month with various incentive deals, it has reshaped the number of Kia Souls and Optimas on local roads. The Soul ranked 29th and the Optima 36th of the nation’s top 398 new cars sold in 2016; they ranked sixth and fifth in Southwest Florida during the same year, according to IHS Markit.

Billy Fuccillo, Kia Soul transform driving in Southwest Florida

“It’s going to be a lot of fun,” Fuccillo Kia general manager Xavier Villarreal said of the auditions. “The response has been great. It’s going to be a great opportunity for somebody.”
Next Thursday, about 30 finalists will shoot commercials with Fuccillo, after which a winner will be named.
It’s tougher than it looks on TV, Fuccillo said.

“They have to be able to do 180 spots a day,” said Fuccillo, who bought three, 30-second spots during Game 7 of the World Series on Wednesday night and three for Game 6 as well.
Fuccillo said he recognized not everyone likes his commercials – but they remember them, and that’s what counts. “A lot of people think they’re going to get a script and do two a week,” Fuccillo said. We’re looking for someone who can walk and talk and do 180 in a day. We go fast. We have to find the right person who can excel and ad lib.

“We’re going to see what kind of personalities they have and how they work with me.”

Fuccillo also has Glorida Ordonez as an on-screen foil. Ordonez, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, lives in Miami, where she appeared weekly as a model on the Univision TV show, Sabado Gigante.

Fuccillo said he would miss Renfro. Their commercials ran throughout the year in his Florida and New York markets.

“It’s been more than 10 years,” Fuccillo said. “I found her about 12 years ago.”

At the time, his son Billy Fuccillo Jr., now the owner of two Autonation franchises near Jacksonville, was attending the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Fuccillo Sr. was in town for a football game. While in his hotel, he turned on TV and saw Renfro doing a car commercial. She also did commercials for Harris Teeter, a grocery store chain. He recruited her immediately.

“She was great,” Fuccillo said. “Great sense of humor. She knew how to come back at me the right way. It was a good, back and forth vibe.”