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Farm Equipment's Best of the Web: Oct. 6, 2023

By Farm Equipment Staff posted on October 6, 2023

Farm Equipment editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great farm machinery industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week. The Best of the Web This Week series is brought to you by CLEANFIX .

Looking Back: Export Opportunities Changed Game for Canadian Shortline Manufacturer

A Look Back on Farm Equipment History with: Hal Carnago, Sales Manager, Schulte Industries Ltd., Englefeld, Sask., Canada

By Hal Carnago posted on October 5, 2023 | Posted in Niche Equipment Markets

The advertising options you bring to us – a Shortline Manufacturer of Rotary Cutters, Rock Removal Equipment, Snow Removal equipment and Disc Harrows – has become a one-stop shop for advertising to our U.S. customers for more 15 years or more.

Readers Pay Tribute to Bill Fogarty

By Mike Lessiter posted on October 4, 2023 | Posted in Best Practices

Readers pay tribute to Bill Fogarty

Looking Back: GMO, Autosteer Forever Changed Our Business

A Look Back on Farm Equipment History with: Tom Janson, Janson Equipment, Reese, Breckenridge and Charlotte, Michigan

By Tom Janson posted on October 2, 2023 | Posted in Best Practices

Fifty years ago, success depended on product, availability and location. These are all still very important. However, today the human resources a dealership has, how they are empowered, how they are rewarded, and the level of commitment to customer satisfaction is the key.

Looking Back: ‘I Didn’t Listen to My Uncle Roy’

A Look Back on Farm Equipment History with: Jon Eis, COO, Eis Implement Co., Two Rivers, Wis.

By Jon Eis posted on September 28, 2023 | Posted in Precision Ag Sales & Service

When looking back on the last half-century, here are a few moments that forever changed the way dealers like us do business.

90 Most Influential Articles in Lessiter Media’s Tenure

This list of articles is a window into the challenges & opportunities of North American dealers over the last 20 years

By Mike Lessiter posted on September 27, 2023 | Posted in Dealer News, Manufacturer News

Following is a list of “editor’s favorites” of some of the most influential articles and reports that chronicled the changing industry since Lessiter Media acquired Farm Equipment in the summer of 2004.

Kanicki Shares Formula, Results for Farm Equipment

Following is an excerpt from Executive Editor Dave Kanicki’s farewell blog in 2020

By Dave Kanicki posted on September 27, 2023 | Posted in Best Practices

When I joined Lessiter Media in 2005 as an editor for Farm Equipment and Ag Equipment Intelligence (then called Ag Industry Watch), I believed a big part of my job was to be an advocate for farm equipment dealers.

Rise in Digital Communications

Investments in digital platforms brought newfound speed in creating & disseminating content to the industry

By Mike Lessiter posted on September 27, 2023 | Posted in Best Practices

Kim Schmidt recalls that getting the websites going on a professional system led to an array of new opportunities, including On the Record, webinars, podcasts and the documentary film series.

Squaring Up with the Majors

With an editorial-first focus & no expectations to attract major’s advertising support, Farm Equipment boldly went where few mainstream publishers were willing to go

By Mike Lessiter posted on September 27, 2023 | Posted in Best Practices

“When somebody got mad at us, I just viewed it as a part of the job,” says Dave Kanicki. “We had our values and knew how we wanted to operate, and we had to stand behind them.

Dealership Minds Summit Debuts in 2013, ‘Seminal’ Event for Industry

An appetite for best practices & peer problem solving led to an industry-unique ‘dealer-only’ event without the major lines taking notes

By Mike Lessiter posted on September 27, 2023 | Posted in Department Management

It became clear to us by 2012 that dealers wanted more insights than what could be accomplished in our print and web pages alone.

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