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Kim Schmidt

Kim Schmidt

Kim Schmidt is the Executive Editor of Farm Equipment and the host of Ag Equipment Intelligence’s On The Record. An award-winning writer, she worked 7 years in business-to-business trade media before joining Lessiter Media in 2012. She is a journalism graduate of Marquette University.

Contact: kschmidt@lessitermedia.com
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Flourishing, Functioning or Flailing? [Webinar]

By Kim Schmidt posted on August 16, 2017 | Posted in Best Practices
You made it through the last few years of industry turmoil … but now what? As you hear of the dealership economy turning the corner soon, how can you move your dealership away from just functioning, maybe even flailing, towards an organization that is flourishing? Marc Johnson and Clinton Baker, CPAs at K·Coe Isom, help attendees gain an understanding of the actionable steps equipment dealerships can take to better position and prepare for a flourishing business.

[To view any of our webinar replays, you must be logged in with a free user account.]


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Improving Efficiency & Costs in the Parts & Service Departments

By Kim Schmidt posted on July 15, 2017 | Posted in Best Practices, Operations & Finance, Department Management

As Ellens Equipment — Farm Equipment’s 2017 Dealership of the Year in the under $75 million in revenues category — has grown in recent years, it became clear changes in the service and parts departments were needed to help improve efficiency, reduce costs and ultimately improve the dealership’s absorption rate.


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