Derek Gregorek doesn't have the typical story of how he got into the dealership business. He didn't grow up on a family farm, and he didn't spend his summers in high school sweeping up the shop of a local dealership. After about 10 years working in the insurance industry, he spent the next 3 or 4 years as Mr. Mom, as he puts it.
21st Century Equipment, a regional John Deere dealership group headquartered in Bridgeport, Neb., has announced key management appointments in its recently acquired locations.
In today's competitive market, dealerships need to find new strategies to increase their profitability. For a closer look at how to optimize and increase efficiency in your service department sign up for Farm Equipment magazine's webinar "Better Communication, Greater Profits."
Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. continued its progress on Kinze Autonomy this season by leasing its autonomous harvest system to three farmers. While each of the farmers was a participant in the release preview held in fall 2012, this year Kinze representatives were not in the field overseeing operation of the system, which allowed the farmers to use the technology independently.
With online sites making it easy for people to apply for jobs, you may end up with dozens - or hundreds - of resumes for any job you post. Yet many of those applicants won't even come close to being a good match for the position you've advertised.
Dealers and sales managers planning for the long haul would be prudent to continuously monitor a series of metrics that could portend success or failure for their sales department. The Oxford dictionary defines a metric as “a set of figures or statistics that measure results.”
Effective September 2013, Bob Tate was appointed as the Midwest Sales Manager for Trelleborg Agricultural and Forestry Tires for North America. Prior to joining Trelleborg, Tate's tire experience includes work with other major tire manufacturers and distributors in North America both in sales and marketing.
Green Farm Parts, the online leader in genuine John Deere parts, has just published their new and improved online store. The online store still bears the same name, but the customer experience is completely different than before and different than any other competitor's web site.
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we look at President Trump's tariff reduction on ag equipment, the latest dealer sales forecasts, and how high input costs are keeping farmer sentiment down.
Since 1980, A&I Products has become a leading manufacturer and wholesale distributor of aftermarket replacement parts for the agricultural, turf, and industrial equipment markets. A&I Products' experience and expertise has greatly contributed to the company's reputation as a top supplier of quality, reasonably priced parts. Founded with roots as a small machine shop and repair facility, the company made the transition by manufacturing new parts to replace those that were identified as commonly needing repair. Throughout the 1980s, the company quickly garnered a reputation for offering quality parts at a reasonable price.
Built on 90 years of expertise, Yetter Farm Equipment leads the agriculture industry in designing effective and innovative equipment for residue management, seedbed preparation, precision fertilizer placement, harvest attachments, strip-tillage, and more.
At Machinery Scope, we believe you deserve the best risk management solutions for your investments in heavy equipment. Since 2013, we have been proud to offer extended warranty, appraisals, and inspections. Machinery Scope is a family-owned business built on our experience in farming and equipment dealerships. We understand your business and provide a personalized and professional level of customer service. Machinery Scope has built a strong warranty product with our customers in mind, offering the same professional level of service from the time you get a quote, through the processing of a claim.