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[Podcast] Preparing Your Dealership for Major Weather Events

In this episode of the Rural Lifestyle Dealer podcast, managing editor Lynn Woolf is joined by Jonathan Hinze of Ewald Kubota who'll be sharing lessons learned from preparing for Hurricane Harvey and many other major storms.

February 18, 2019 | Posted in Best Practices

In this episode of the Rural Lifestyle Dealer podcast, managing editor Lynn Woolf is joined by Jonathan Hinze of Ewald Kubota who shares lessons learned from preparing for Hurricane Harvey and many other major storms.

Best Practices with Bob Clements

1 Question to Improve Your Margins

By Bob Clements posted on April 2, 2018 | Posted in Best Practices

Source: Bob Clements International, Inc.

The No. 1 mistake salespeople make when they begin the negotiation process is not asking this question: "So, what you are saying is if I can do what you ask, then you are in a position to move forward today, is that correct?"

Dealership of the Year

Blue River Tractors: Preparing for the Cycles of a Rural Equipment Business

November 4, 2016 | Posted in Best Practices

Tony Winslett, co-owner of Blue River Tractors, talks about how to prepare and plan for the cycles of a rural equipment dealership. Blue River Tractors is Rural Lifestyle Dealer's 2016 Dealership of the Year.

The Big Picture

Even Small Negotiations Require Preparation and Creativity

September 8, 2014 | Posted in Best Practices

Source: Jeff Weiss, Harvard Business Review Blog

Whether you're aware of it or not, you're negotiating all the time. When you ask your boss for more resources, agree with a vendor on a price, deliver a performance evaluation, convince a business partner to join forces with your company, or even when you decide with your spouse where to go on your next vacation, you're taking a potentially conflict-filled conversation and working toward a joint solution.

2014 Dealer Business Trends & Outlook Survey

October 21, 2013 | Posted in Rural Lifestyle Market

Rural Lifestyle Dealer wants to know more about you.

2014 Dealer Business Trends and Outlook Survey

October 7, 2013 | Posted in Rural Lifestyle Market

Rural Lifestyle Dealer wants to know more about you. Knowing more about our readers helps us make better-informed decisions about the topics we'll explore and how we can best serve you, our audience. - See more at: http://www.rurallifestyledealer.com/pages/Spre/2012-Rural-Lifestyle-Dealer-Reader-Survey-September-25,-2012.php#sthash.qAv33qdx.dpuf

Best Practices: Take the Anxiety Out of Performance Reviews

By Lynn Marcinkowski Woolf posted on July 29, 2013 | Posted in Best Practices

If you want to motivate your employees, you give them a raise, right? Wrong. In fact, sometime a raise can even de-motivate an employee. "We all like to make money, but it is not the "be all and end all".

New Harley D4 Power Box Rake Quickly Prepares Seedbeds

November 1, 2012 | Posted in Product Innovations

The new Harley D4 Power Box Rake by Paladin Attachments teams with compact tool carriers to deliver superior leveling, aeration and preparation of soil for seeding. As a longtime leader in seed bed preparation, Harley has designed the D4 Power Box Rake to be 22 percent lighter than previous models to provide better balance and optimum maneuverability without compromising strength.

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AEM Highlights Pro-Manufacturing Policy Initiatives

For its part, the editorial team at Lessiter Media, reporting on behalf of Farm Equipment, Rural Lifestyle Dealer, Ag Equipment Intelligence and Precision Lifestyle Dealer, joined the AEM Manufacturing Express at two of its stops, including Woods Equipment in Oregon, IL and Kuhn in Brodhead, Wisc.

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Yanmar

Yanmar America is the North American headquarters of Yanmar Holdings. Ranked #1 in Product Quality for five years in a row by the Equipment Dealers Association, Yanmar provides innovative solutions for Rural Lifestyle and Industrial Equipment customers.

Yanmar was the world’s first manufacturer to develop a practical small diesel engine in 1933 and has continued to push the boundaries of innovation and technology ever since. As a manufacturer of diesel engines, compact tractors and utility task vehicles, construction machinery, and industrial equipment, Yanmar's products are sold in over 130 countries.

At Yanmar America, we are committed to providing our customers with the highest quality products and services, backed by a strong team of professionals who share our dedication to excellence. We look forward to the opportunity to work with you in achieving your goals.

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.