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Dealership Minds 2016: Kern Machinery

Empowering Employees: Expecting Results and Inspecting Them

By Mike Lessiter posted on January 26, 2016 | Posted in Department Management
Clayton Camp, president of Kern Machinery of Bakersfield, Calif., subscribes to a leadership philosophy based on expecting results from employees and inspecting them. By "inspect," Camp means you need to be prepared to measure performance. The 54-part 2016 Farm Equipment Dealership Minds video series is sponsored by Charter Software.
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Dealership Minds 2016: Kern Machinery

Busting Silos: Changes in Organizational Structure

By Mike Lessiter posted on January 26, 2016 | Posted in Department Management
With 3 locations in a triangle about 40 miles apart in the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley, Kern Machinery learned quickly that they were inadvertently competing with one another for customers. Clayton Camp, president of Kern Machinery of Bakersfield, Calif., talks about the discovery of this situation and how the dealership has changed it's structure. The 54-part 2016 Farm Equipment Dealership Minds video series is sponsored by Charter Software.
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Dealership Minds 2016: Kern Machinery

Insights on Customer Needs Come From Background in Agriculture

By Mike Lessiter posted on January 26, 2016 | Posted in Niche Equipment Markets
Beyond Kern Machinery, the Camp family operates an engine distribution business and a third-generation farm in Kern County. Clayton Camp, president of Kern Machinery of Bakersfield, Calif., talks about how the dealership has gained insights on the ag equipment market in the area through his brother, Edwin, who operates D.M. Camp & Sons, the farm. The 54-part 2016 Farm Equipment Dealership Minds video series is sponsored by Charter Software.
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Sponsored Content: Success in Shortline Machinery

RDO Equipment's Structure for Shortlines

RDO Equipment Co. recognized greater opportunities in shortlines and put dedicated resources on the job to manage decision-making across this 28-store farm equipment dealer group.
By Mike Lessiter posted on January 18, 2016 | Posted in Niche Equipment Markets
Lee Rogness, the dealer-principal of Interstate Inc. (Fergus Falls, Minn.) before selling to RDO Equipment Co. in 2008, knows the power of shortlines. His business “survived on shortlines” during transitions between majors in the tumultuous 1980s, before Interstate inked a contract with John Deere. “We lived on shortlines,” he recalls. “And then we took on Deere and we made money on both and had good market share.”
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