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Update on Brand Loyalty

By Dave Kanicki posted on December 19, 2013 | Posted in Manufacturer & Dealer Issues
When we published the results of our first brand loyalty survey in 2011 (Brand Loyalty: Is It Dead?, Farm Equipment, January 2011) we said it would lay the groundwork for future surveys to monitor farmers attitudes about their preferences when it came to the equipment they were buying.
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The Culture of the Business

By Dave Kanicki posted on November 11, 2013 | Posted in Best Practices
If forecasts for 2013 net farm income and cash receipts are accurate, it looks as if the ag equipment business could see its first softening since 2009. In this business, that's a pretty good run of solid sales years for both dealers and manufacturers.
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Dealer Business Outlook & Trends 2014

By Dave Kanicki posted on October 1, 2013 | Posted in Data & Forecasts
In the face of volatile grain prices, uncertainty about depreciation rules, skepticism about a new farm bill and a lot of talk about farm equipment sales peaking, North American farm equipment dealers continue to see good potential for solid sales in 2014.
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