GIE+EXPO
Date: 10/19/16
Location: Louisville, KY
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Jordan Sales & Service of Post Falls, Idaho, was just 3 years old when it was named Rural Lifestyle Dealer’s Dealership of the Year in 2009. Today, the company is celebrating its 10th anniversary — the same milestone as Rural Lifestyle Dealer — and the fourth generation is now working in the dealership.
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Resources
Create a High Performance Dealership with Bob Clements
Creating the ‘Wow’ Experience with Parts
A parts department is often the first impression of a dealership. Here are simple things you can start doing today to make a great first impression and keep customers coming back.
Create a High Performance Dealership with Bob Clements is a regular feature in E-Brief, our bi-weekly e-newsletter. It is brought to you by Yanmar
- Follow These 7 Principles to Create a High Performing Dealership
- Boosting Employee Performance with a Compensation Program
- Finding the Compensation Program that Best Suits Your Dealership
- Maximizing Efficiency in Your Service Process: Final Steps in an Efficient Workflow
- Maximizing Efficiency in Your Service Process: Increasing Your Billable Time
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Events
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Riding the Off-Road Trend
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Dealer-Manufacturer Relations Survey: Making the Grade
Dealer News
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- Equipment Dealers Assn. Announces New Board Members
- Franklin Equipment Adds Cincinnati, Dayton, Milwaukee Locations
- Fire Destroys Green Diamond Equipment Location
Videos
Kubota's Acquisition of Great Plains
Masato Yoshikawa, president of Kubota Tractor, comments on the acquisition of Great Plains.
Kubota's Acquisition of Great Plains and its Dealer Strategy
Todd Stucke, Kubota Tractor's senior vice president, sales, marketing & product support, talks about the Great Plains acquisition and its dealer strategy.
Great Plains Founder Comments on Kubota Acquisition
Roy Applequist, the founder of Great Plains, shares background on Kubota's acquisition of the company.
Establishing an Employee Ownership Program
Dennis Landis, CEO of PrairieCoast Equipment, explains the dealership's realization that an employee ownership program was the right fit for the organization as it grew.
eBrief Features
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Toro Clears The Way With The New SnowMaster Snowblower
The new Toro® SnowMaster® snowblower combines the best features of snow-removing technology into one easy-to-use, time-saving machine.
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Have Your Employees Rate Their Customer Service
Ask employees a series of questions after a customer service transaction to uncover ways to help them do their jobs better. -
Do What Big Boxes Won’t Do
Smitherman’s Hardware & Equipment stocks niche items to stand apart from its Big Box competition. -
Follow These 7 Principles to Create a High Performing Dealership
Industry expert Bob Clements outlines 7 principles for improving cashflow, generating instant income, building a culture of success and more.
From the Desk of RLD
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What’s Behind the Increase in Dealers Carrying Propane Equipment?
Jeremy Wishart of the Propane Education & Research Council comments on propane equipment trends and how dealers can enter the segment. -
How Nord Outdoor Power Uses Mobile App Slack.com
The application helps Nord Outdoor Power resolve issues and share information more quickly as well as better track action items. -
What to Do about Facebook, Texting and other Time Wasters
Here are ideas for how you can keep employees focused, efficient and effective. -
Staying on Target with Forecasts
The economy is generally good for consumers so far this year. How are your forecasts holding up now that 2016 is half over?
Rural Lifestyle Dealer Webinar Series
The 7 Guiding Principles of Successful Dealers
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Rural Lifestyle Dealer invites you to watch the replay of our latest webinar, "The 7 Guiding Principles of Successful Dealers," featuring industry consultant and Rural Lifestyle Dealer columnist Bob Clements. Clements shares the 7 principles and gives you a simple tool you can use to evaluate yourself and your dealership so you can set yourself apart from your competitors, encourage and motivate your people and obtain the level of success you are striving to achieve.
This FREE webinar is brought to you by Rural Lifestyle Dealer magazine and Yanmar.
The presentation was followed by a Q&A session.
Email Cole Vandermause with questions about the presentation.
Top Directory Listings
Bush Hog LLC
Since the invention of the world’s most successful rotary cutter in 1950, the Bush Hog name has become synonymous with clearing land and rugged, unrivaled performance. Today, Bush Hog manufactures a wide range of products for a variety of uses, each with one thing in common: they are designed and built to perform dependably in rugged conditions for long periods of time.
Stihl Inc
Virginia Beach-based STIHL Inc., produces a full line of high-quality, handheld outdoor power equipment including blowers, trimmers, brushcutters, and multi-task tools, as well as the number one selling brand of chainsaws worldwide. STIHL Inc. manufactures over 260 model variations of handheld outdoor power equipment for sale in the U.S. and around the world.
Alamo Group Inc-Rhino
Rhino® is a leader in the agricultural equipment industry with emphasis on tractor mounted rotary cutters and flail grass mowers, front end tractor loaders, backhoes, and hay mowers; rear blades, post hole diggers, finishing mowers, rotary tillers, boom cutters, and landscape rakes.
Toro Company, The
Celebrating our first 100 years in 2014, we continue to strengthen our position as a leading worldwide provider of innovative solutions for the outdoor environment, including turf, snow and ground-engaging equipment, and irrigation and outdoor lighting solutions.
Editorial Advisory Board
Tim Berman
Owner
Big Red's Equipment
Granbury, Texas
Geoff Blanco
Owner
Rigg's Outdoor Power Equipment
4 locations in Ind.
Ryan Johnson
Regional Manager
PrairieCoast Equipment
8 locations in B.C. & Alta.
Mike Kelly
President
Kelly Tractor & Equipment
Longview, Texas
Doug Nord
Owner
Nord Outdoor Power Corp.
Bloomington, Ill.
Brent VanderPol
Corporate Sales Manager
Brim Tractor
6 locations in Ore. & Wash.
Product Roundups
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Feed Mixers Product Roundup 2016
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Snow Removal Product Roundup 2016
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Zero-Turn Mowers Product Roundup 2016
Check out the latest zero-turn mowers from some of the industry's leading suppliers.
Top Store Items
2016 Rural Lifestyle Dealer Business Trends & Outlook (PDF)
Rural Lifestyle Dealer’s full-length 40-page 2016 Business Trends & Outlook report is now available. This extensive management report details the numbers, trends and forecasts for the 2016 rural equipment market. The report examines what products dealers expect to be the hottest sellers this year, which new products they intend to introduce or expand upon in their product mix, what their major concerns are for 2016 and so much more. The report provides comparisons of U.S. vs. Canadian dealers, large vs. small dealerships and by major manufacturer.
Rural Lifestyle Dealer 1-Year Subscription (U.S.)
The information source for equipment dealers selling to everyone from hobby farmers to estate owners to landscape contractors and municipalities. Rural Lifestyle Dealer is published 4 times per year (Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall issues.)