Articles by Kim Schmidt

Kim Schmidt

What You Taught Me About Productivity

Upon returning to the office from the Dealership Minds Summit this summer, our staff started planning how we’d turn all the great presentations into a solid report for this issue. Mike Lessiter came to me with a unique idea … let’s apply what we learned about tech efficiency, time estimates and service management to what we do here as editors.
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OPE Manufacturers Once Again Out Score ‘All Manufacturers’

Grasshopper takes Dealers Choice Award in NAEDA’s 2022 Dealer-Manufacturer Relations survey, with Gold Level Awards going to Bad Boy, Echo, Exmark, Scag, Shindaiwa, Walker & Wright Mfg.
As in past years, the outdoor power equipment manufacturers as a group were ranked higher than their major line, shortline and tractor manufacturer counterparts.
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Young Owner Breathes New Life into Florida Dealership

Jeremy Connor, owner of Kioti & Branson dealership Connor Tractor, increased the business’ tractor sales in just 18 months.
Connor Tractor has only been open for business for 18 months, but in that time owner Jeremy Connor has improved their unit sales, been named to a  “40 under 40” list locally and was named best agricultural dealer in the 352 area code.
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Executive Q&A

Bourgault Puts Focus on Dealer Network Success

Perry Weisberg, Bourgault U.S. marketing leader, shares what the company is looking for in its dealers and says they want their dealers to be as profitable and successful as possible.
Perry Weisberg has been with Bourgault since July 1989 and over the last 30-some years, he’s held various roles — service, sales, marketing and agronomy — with the implement manufacturer.
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Customer Satisfaction Drives Metrics for Riechmann Bros.

For 100 years, Riechmann Bros. has been serving customers in Southern Illinois, and the dealership’s focus on customer satisfaction has led to success for the 4-store dealership.
For 100 years, some combination of Riechmann brothers has been serving Okawville, Ill., and the surrounding communities. Today, the third and fourth generations are working in the business and make up the dealership’s board.
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Diversification & Expansion Help Fill Market Gaps

First Choice Farm & Lawn, co-owned and operated by brothers Ron and Don Parks, has grown from 1 store to 6 in the 10 years since they bought the dealership.
Upon graduating from the Univ. Tennessee at Martin in 2009, Ron Parks got a job working for Danny Montgomery, who owned a Kubota dealership in Union City, Tenn. Starting off in the parts department, Ron quickly worked his way up into a sales and management role.
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