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A look at the business side of selling equipment, including what numbers to measure in your dealership and how successful farm equipment dealers manage absorption, cashflow and inventory turns.
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How to Build Customized Compensation Plans That Drive Sales
For Virginia Tractor, effectively motivating a sales team to achieve optimal performance means implementing a customized compensation plan for each salesperson.
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Making a Straight Salary Comp Plan Work for Your Sales Team
Salem Farm Supply takes volatility out of comp plan & focuses on long-term value & relationships
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Looking Back: Vast Technology Changes Assisted Dealers’ Computerization
A Look Back at Farm Equipment History with: Ed Archambo, Founder, Basic Software Systems, Texarkana, Tex.
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Compensation Plans
How to Use a Compensation Plan to Align the Sales Team with Dealership Goals
Zane Watson of Farmers Implement & Irrigation demonstrates how tying a compensation plan to the washout cycle encourages teamwork & benefits all dealership departments
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Looking Back: The ‘5 Greatest Tech Advancements’ in My Career as a Dealer
A Look Back on Farm Equipment History with: Leo Johnson, Johnson Tractor, Janesville, Wis.
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A Day in the Life
Selling Shortlines to Dealerships
Doran Distribution has sold shortlines to dealers throughout the upper Midwest since the late ‘90s. Owner Bob Doran gives you a glimpse of what his job entails
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2015 AEI Dealer Business Outlook and Trends (PDF) - Farm Equipment Forecast
$49.95
Based on surveys from more than 300 North American dealers, not only does the 2015 Dealer Business Outlook & Trends forecast report give you a "from the trenches" look at what dealers see for equipment sales in the year ahead, but it also identifies trends for individual product sales growth. In 48 pages, the report breaks out the dealers' 2015 outlook by country, by region, by the equipment brand and by the size of their dealership. Learn more.
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2016 AEI Dealer Business Outlook and Trends - Farm Equipment Forecast (PDF)
$49.95
Based on surveys from more than 300 North American dealers, not only does the 2016 Dealer Business Outlook & Trends forecast report give you a "from the trenches" look at what dealers see for equipment sales in the year ahead, but it also identifies trends for individual product sales growth. In 48 pages, the report breaks out the dealers' 2016 outlook by country, by region, by the equipment brand and by the size of their dealership. Learn more.
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2018 AEI Dealer Business Outlook and Trends - Farm Equipment Forecast
$299.00
Compiled and written by the editors of Ag Equipment Intelligence and in its 12th year, the 48-page Dealer Business Outlook & Trends Forecast breaks out dealers' 2017 outlook by country (U.S. and Canada), by U.S. region, by equipment brand and by the size of dealership. It also provides a status report and analysis of North American farm equipment industry retail sales & inventory data, and insightful used farm equipment pricing & inventory analysis. View
2015 AEI Dealer Business Outlook and Trends - Farm Equipment Forecast
$49.95
Based on surveys from more than 300 North American dealers, not only does the 2015 Dealer Business Outlook & Trends forecast report give you a "from the trenches" look at what dealers see for equipment sales in the year ahead, but it also identifies trends for individual product sales growth. In 48 pages, the report breaks out the dealers' 2015 outlook by country, by region, by the equipment brand and by the size of their dealership. Learn more.
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2014 AEI Annual Business Outlook and Trends - Farm Equipment Forecast (PDF)
$29.95
Compiled and written by the editors of Ag Equipment Intelligence, the 48-page Dealer Business Outlook & Trends Forecast breaks out dealers' 2014 outlook by country (U.S. and Canada), by U.S. region, by equipment brand and by the size of dealership. It also provides a status report and analysis of North American farm equipment industry retail sales & inventory data, and insightful used farm equipment pricing & inventory analysis. View
2011 Benchmarking No-Till Farming in the U.S. (PDF)
$29.95
"Benchmarking No-Till Farming in the U.S. — 2011" is the only report of its kind for the farm equipment industry. Based on surveys of hundreds of U.S. farmers, this unique and valuable report represents the most comprehensive and up-to-date data available on U.S. no-till farming. View
2013 AEI Business Outlook and Trends - Farm Equipment Forecast (PDF)
$29.95
Compiled and written by the editors of Ag Equipment Intelligence, the 48-page Dealer Business Outlook & Trends Forecast breaks out dealers' 2013 outlook by country (U.S. and Canada), by U.S. region, by equipment brand and by the size of dealership. It also provides a status report and analysis of North American farm equipment industry retail sales & inventory data, and insightful used farm equipment pricing & inventory analysis. View
2010 Ag Equipment Intelligence Annual Business Outlook and Trends - Farm Equipment Forecast(PDF)
$29.95
This annual report is the most popular of all of AEI's special management reports.
Based on grass roots surveys of hundreds of North American farm equipment dealers, this study plots how ag machinery retailers look at their prospects from year to year.
An excellent reference of the state of the North American farm equipment industry and trends that are shaping it, this study is available for sale in electronic format for the first time.
The report contains 48 pages filled with dozens of tables and charts and provides the most in-depth study of dealer views on an annual basis.
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2011 AEI Annual Business Outlook and Trends - Farm Equipment Forecast (PDF)
$29.95
Compiled and written by the editors of Ag Equipment Intelligence, the 48-page Dealer Business Outlook & Trends Forecast breaks out dealers' 2011 outlook by country (U.S. and Canada), by U.S. region, by equipment brand and by the size of dealership. It also provides a status report and analysis of North American farm equipment industry retail sales & inventory data, and insightful used farm equipment pricing & inventory analysis. View
2009 AEI Annual Business Outlook and Trends - Farm Equipment Forecast (PDF)
$29.95
This annual report is the most popular of all of AEI's special management reports.
Based on grass roots surveys of hundreds of North American farm equipment dealers, this study plots how ag machinery retailers look at their prospects from year to year.
An excellent reference of the state of the North American farm equipment industry and trends that are shaping it, this study is available for sale in electronic format for the first time.
The report contains 48 pages filled with dozens of tables and charts and provides the most in-depth study of dealer views on an annual basis.
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