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Winter Service Programs

The Best of Dealer Winter Service Promotions

Creative approaches to winter service promotions help these dealers earn their customers’ business all year long.
By Jaime Elftman posted on October 16, 2015 | Posted in Best Practices
Staying steadily busy during the off-season with billable work is a universal challenge for dealers. One way to manage it is through winter service programs, in which customers are encouraged to bring in their farm equipment for off-season maintenance and inspections. This gives dealers work through the winter and helps customers get ready for spring.

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2015 Dealership of the Year Video Series: Ritchie Implement

Benefits of Living Close for 24/7 Service

July 16, 2015 | Posted in Department Management
Several members of the Ritchie family live in close proximity to the Cobb, Wis., location, of Ritchie Implement. In this video, Tony Ritchie, sales and management with Ritchie Implement (3-store dealer in Wis.), talks about the benefits of living so close and the ability to provide excellent customer service.
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Technology for Profit

Monetizing ‘Dealership Wisdom’

By George Russell posted on April 10, 2015 | Posted in Operations & Finance

What is the value of the knowledge, experience and analytical ability (or troubleshooting) that your dealership has developed in order to sell and support your customers? This ability, which has been developed over time and exists in the minds of you and your employees can rightfully be called dealership wisdom.


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George Russell
Technology for Profit

Monetizing 'Dealership Wisdom'

By George Russell posted on April 9, 2015 | Posted in Operations & Finance
What is the value of the knowledge, experience and analytical ability (or troubleshooting) that your dealership has developed in order to sell and support your customers? This ability, which has been developed over time and exists in the minds of you and your employees can rightfully be called dealership wisdom.
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Business of Selling

These are the Times

By Dr. Jim Weber posted on October 1, 2014 | Posted in Best Practices
As of this writing, dairy prices are at record levels and livestock prices are rebounding, but grain prices are trading at 50-60% below their record levels of a few years ago. As a result, farmer income is now expected to be down 14% this year. The one bright spot for all equipment dealers is some pending legislation pertaining to bonus depreciation that, if passed, should give the equipment end-user a reason to make a purchase by year-end.
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Valmont Acquires Majority Stake in AgSense

August 26, 2014 | Posted in Manufacturer News
Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE: VMI), a leading global provider of engineered products and services for infrastructure and mechanized irrigation equipment for agriculture, announced today that it has acquired a majority interest in South Dakota-based AgSense.
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Technology for Profit: How Technology Affects Your Parts-to-Labor Ratio

By George Russell posted on August 26, 2014 | Posted in Product Innovations & Introductions
Do you use parts-to-labor ratio as a key benchmark in your operation? This important rule of thumb maintains that for every dollar of labor sales, your dealership should generate one dollar of parts sales. Both parts and service should be your dealership's most profitable departments and this ratio helps drive profits in both areas.
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Precision Specialist Comes to the Rescue on First Day of Planting

Precision Specialist Comes to the Rescue on First Day of Planting

Go behind the scenes with Leo Johnson and his son, Patrick, as they plant corn into strips for the first time on their 1,000-acre farm in Clinton, Wis. Jason Pennycook, precision specialist for 9-store Case IH dealer Johnson Tractor, comes to the rescue with remote support when Patrick runs into a problem with the planter in the field.

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