Department Management

Scott-Downey.jpg

Redefining Your Sales Mindset

Farm Equipment sales’ staff can learn from the past, but must realize a new era of prediction is here.
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.
Read More
Kelly_Mathison.jpg

Increasing Productivity and Efficiency Boosts Dealership Profits in the Age of Amazon

Kelly Mathison, a consultant and trainer at the Western Equipment Dealers Assn. Dealer Institute, discusses emphasizing interdepartmental teamwork and personalized, rather than automated online-based, service in ag equipment dealerships in order to maximize profits per hour.
“What are the two critical factors that really drive the financial success of your business?”
Read More
Trent.jpg

Be a Leader, Not a Boss: Top Tips for Motivating Employees to Boost Sales

Trent Hummel, a trainer at the Western Equipment Dealers Assn. Dealer Institute, forgoes teaching sales strategies to instead drive staff-wide motivation and engagement to boost sales and improve the quality of work within businesses.
Trent Hummel brings over 25 years of dealership management experience to the Dealer Institute at the Western Equipment Dealers Assn. (WEDA).
Read More

Top Articles

Current Issue

FE_JulyAugust-2026_BookWithPages_Curl_art.png

Farm Equipment

2026 Dealership of the Year, Messick’s Equipment, Mount Joy, Pa.

View More

Must Read Free Eguides

Download these helpful knowledge building tools

View More
Top Directory Listings