Ag Equipment’s Changing Marketing Tactics

Ag Equipment’s Changing Marketing Tactics

Our man, Mike Lessiter, wrote a blog recently concerning questionable advertising decisions by farm equipment manufacturers. It was spot on.

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    Ag Equipment’s Changing Marketing Tactics

    Our man, Mike Lessiter, wrote a blog recently concerning questionable advertising decisions by farm equipment manufacturers. It was spot on.
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    Changing the Focus of Purchasing Decisions to Affordability

    From farm equipment, to mowers, to rural lifestyle hardware items, it seems that maybe we could learn a lesson from the directions given to big time operators and farmers that is becoming a paradigm for purchasing decisions. Maybe in these market conditions, our key 'feature' should be focused on economic affordability.

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