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Redefining Your Sales Mindset

Farm Equipment sales’ staff can learn from the past, but must realize a new era of prediction is here.
By Jen Bradley posted on September 26, 2019 | Posted in Best Practices, Department Management
Gone are the days of selling equipment purely on the basis of the capabilities of the product, says Scott Downey, a professor in the department of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University.
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A Study of Sales Management in Farm Equipment Dealerships
By Sierra Wolff posted on August 27, 2019 | Posted in Best Practices, Data & Forecasts
Sales management in farm equipment dealerships is undergoing major changes in which measuring the performance of the salesforce is becoming increasingly critical. Effectively managing and measuring the dealership’s efforts and subsequent results is essential for increasing profits.
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To The Point: A New-Era Hybrid Position?

By Mike Lessiter posted on June 9, 2018 | Posted in Best Practices, Department Management
As our small company grew and org charts were redefined, sales management was off-loaded from my plate last year to create more capacity for strategy and vision. And probably not unlike transitions at your dealerships, I work hard every day not to stick my nose back in. Michael Ellis, director of sales, is managing me through the weaning stage.
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Sitting in the Dealership

By Dr. Jim Weber posted on December 23, 2010 | Posted in Department Management
In response to my first article in Farm Equipment, I received the following e-mail from a dealer that summarizes many of the trials and tribulations afflicting ag dealers and their sales management team in this time of prosperity.
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