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To The Point: Changing the Game

By Dave Kanicki posted on September 14, 2011 | Posted in Operations & Finance
After avoiding it for 9 years, last week I broke down and bought a new PC. During his sales pitch, the young man said something that got my attention. "If you need help setting it up or after you start running it, you can call our service people."? My only question to him was, "How much?"?
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JayDee AgTech Swift Current, Saskatchewan

By Chad Elmore posted on July 14, 2011 | Posted in Best Practices
In the middle of planting season, a farmer in Saskatchewan experienced a catastrophic failure on his four-wheel-drive tractor. He called his dealer and, racing against the clock, learned that the dealership's loaners were already being used. The dealership's regional sales manager had to find another way to fix the situation quickly. With no time to meet with his bosses, he purchased a used tractor for $250,000 and shipped it to the customer's farm so he wouldn't lose a day.
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Planning for Profits

Benchmark Your Service Personnel Costs

By George Keen and George Russell posted on March 10, 2011 | Posted in Best Practices
The single biggest personnel cost in a farm equipment dealership is in the service department. Of course, most dealerships will have more personnel in service than other departments. But if this cost is more than 20% of your service revenues, you need to closely examine it to determine if some things are out of line.
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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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