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Customer Intelligence Special Report: CRM

Predictive Analytics — Applicable to Farm Equipment Dealerships?

By Mike Wiles posted on January 1, 2015 | Posted in Operations & Finance
A large industry is evolving that is attempting to collect and analyze data to predict and expand future sales. It’s not just in the car business, but in almost every major industry. That’s because technology now exists to anonymously track the Internet habits of millions of customers. By combining this with what is already known about the average buying habits of consumers and utilizing CRM tools, targeted marketing programs can be sent to likely customers early in the purchasing process.
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Customer Intelligence Special Report: CRM

Recognizing the 'Zero Moment of Truth'

By Mike Wiles posted on January 1, 2015 | Posted in Operations & Finance
The marketing environment has radically evolved in all industries with the advent of the Internet. Because the changes were more abrupt and well defined on the customer side of the equation, many dealers may not fully understand what has transpired over the last decade.
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Customer Intelligence Special Report: CRM

What Exactly is CRM?

By Mike Wiles posted on January 1, 2015 | Posted in Operations & Finance
Customer Relationship Management, or CRM, is a broad term that refers to the tools used to store detailed information about current and prospective customers to enable targeted communication with them. In today’s business world, the acronym commonly refers to the software system where that data is accumulated.
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Special Report: Leading-Edge Industry Says CRM is Your MVP

A look at customer intelligence & CRM use in leading industries like auto retailing illustrates the opportunities ahead for progressive ag equipment dealers.
By Mike Wiles posted on January 1, 2015 | Posted in Operations & Finance
Farm Equipment set out on a first-ever project to highlight what’s coming tomorrow by sharing what’s possible today. To do so, the perspective of a dealer with first-hand daily knowledge of current state of affairs in operations behaviors and computer systems was needed. So instead of assigning this project to one of our staff reporters, Farm Equipment sent a dealer veteran to attend the 2014 Digital Dealer Conference. Held in Las Vegas last fall, the event is the leading conference for digital strategy marketing for auto dealers. He was likely the only farm equipment marketer in a crowd of automotive digital marketing and IT talent.
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To The Point: Fewer Chances Requires Better Performance

By Mike Lessiter posted on January 1, 2015 | Posted in Operations & Finance
With NCAA basketball now in full swing, you’ve likely heard about the “points per possession” measurement of a team’s offensive performance. It’s used by coaches whose style is to methodically work a game plan for the highest-odds scoring opportunity. Unlike the frenetic pace of a “run and gun” offense, the idea is not to discover “more” chances, but to make those presented to you count.
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