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It's Now or Never

By Lynn Marcinkowski Woolf posted on May 5, 2014 | Posted in Dealer News
The spring selling season brings excitement back into the dealership. The optimism your customers feel about working on their properties rejuvenates your sales team and those quotas seem much more obtainable. However, your sales team, no matter how good they are, can't carry a dealership.
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Lynn Woolf
From the Desk of Lynn Woolf

Small Ag Gets Boost from USDA

By Lynn Marcinkowski Woolf posted on March 23, 2014
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently described small to mid-sized farmers, including those selling direct to consumers, as the fastest growing segment of agriculture. That’s good news for rural lifestyle dealers. What’s even better news is that USDA has announced millions of dollars in new or enhanced programs to help these farmers grow.
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Lynn Woolf
From the Desk of Lynn Woolf

Hustler Addresses Dealers' Big Box Concerns

By Lynn Marcinkowski Woolf posted on March 10, 2014
Rural lifestyle equipment manufacturers selling in big box stores is not a new marketing strategy. However, that doesn't lessen the blow when it's one of your manufacturers entering the large retailer arena for the first time -- as Hustler has done recently with its Raptor zero-turn mower.
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Lynn Woolf
From the Desk of Lynn Woolf

Dealer Survey: Large and Small Dealerships Optimistic

By Lynn Marcinkowski Woolf posted on February 24, 2014
One of the best parts of covering the equipment industry is talking with dealers. With every issue, I become more impressed with the work ethic of the dealers I talk with and their honesty about their manufacturers, new equipment, their customers as well as the job we’re doing.
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Lynn Woolf
From the Desk of Lynn Woolf

Crowdfunding: New Financing Source for Small Ag?

By Lynn Marcinkowski Woolf posted on February 10, 2014
Small ag equipment doesn't necessarily mean small prices for rural lifestylers who are buying a tractor for the first time. So, financing is as much a part of the sale as horsepower or features. In fact, in our 2014 Dealer Business Trends & Outlook survey, 60% of dealers say customers seek financing options from them more than half of the time.
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Lynn Woolf
From the Desk of Lynn Woolf

'Under-Delivering' at the Service Counter

By Lynn Marcinkowski Woolf posted on January 24, 2014
The service counter is a challenging place to work and I know your customers don't expect perfection on every visit. However, I recently had an experience where so many things went wrong that I just had to share -- so that it doesn't replicate at your service counter.
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Lynn Woolf
From the Desk of Lynn Woolf

Take the First Step to Be a Dealership of the Year

By Lynn Marcinkowski Woolf posted on January 12, 2014
It's the season for setting goals, so how about this for a suggestion: Your dealership is named Rural Lifestyle Dealer's 2014 Dealership of the Year. Nominations are now being accepted online and by email, mail or fax. Nominations can come from anyone, including your manufacturer, an employee or customer -- and even you.
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