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Why is calculating Absorption Rate so important for Equipment dealers?

Why is calculating Absorption Rate so important for Equipment dealers? Guest writer Tom Montgomery writes about absorption rates as a measurement tool in this week’s blog post, “Why is calculating Absorption Rate so important for Equipment dealers?”  Absorption Rate Calculation has been a measurement tool used by equipment dealers since the 1960’s. It is still […]

OEM vs. Dealer Brand Identity: Are you frustrating your customers?

OEM vs. Dealer Brand Identity: Are you frustrating your customers? Guest writer Roy Lapa continues his blog series focused upon Brand Identity with “OEM vs. Dealer Brand Identity: Are you frustrating your customers? As a follow-up to my original post, “Brand Identity = Measurable Customer Behaviours,“ I would like to quickly highlight a problem that […]

Friday Filosophy v.04.07.2023

Friday Filosophy v.04.07.2023 For Friday Filosophy v.04.07.2023, our Founder, Ron Slee, shares quotes and words of wisdom from Nelson Mandela. Nelson Mandela, in full Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, byname Madiba, (born July 18, 1918, Mvezo, South Africa—died December 5, 2013, Johannesburg), Black nationalist and the first Black president of South Africa (1994–99). His negotiations in the early 1990s with South African Pres. F.W. […]

Coaches Corner v.04.06.2023

Coaches Corner v.04.06.2023 In Coaches Corner v.04.06.2023, guest writer and Coach Floyd Jerkins writes this week on the topic of Behavioral Sales Metrics for Coaching Equipment Industry Sales Teams. Every dealership organization is at a different place in time with the diagnosis of their sales teams and processes. The size of complex and level of […]

Mastering Nonconforming Material Management for a Leaner, Meaner Business

Mastering Nonconforming Material Management for a Leaner, Meaner Business Guest writer Sara Hanks offers practical tips on mastering nonconforming material management for a leader, meaner (but nicely!) business. It is great to be back with another blog post. While the title might suggest that I’m advocating for a “meaner” business, I’m not encouraging cutthroat tactics. […]

Leadership

Leadership This week, our guest writer Christopher Kiely writes about the ways in which Leadership can become more effective when it comes to people. $366 billion dollars. If you spent $366 billion dollars on training only to obtain negligible to non-existent results you might start thinking you were wasting money, or at least most people […]