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Jul. 13, 2009 – A statistic that has immense ramifications
Either you are or you’re not. That’s how I’ve always felt about people’s interest level in statistics. Either the sight…
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Jun. 15, 2009 – A tale of two markets in this challenging economic time
Anyone in the motorcycle business, at any level, does not need to read this column to learn that things are…
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Jun. 15, 2009 – Turn these insights into a management practice
Wanted to throw a different concept at you, in hopes it may bring some fresh perspective to your management meetings.…
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May 25, 2009 – Remembering the true objective for the motorcycle dealer
At a recent regional OEM meeting I attended the conversation between dealers on the break turned, as it always does,…
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May 25, 2009 – Filling a noticeable void for dealership training
Ever met SARA? She’s downright nasty. Can’t stand her. Don’t know many that really do. For those who haven’t been…
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May 4, 2009 – The difference between the motorcycle and auto business
I recently had a meeting with some bankers to discuss funding the expansion of one of our dealerships. They were…
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May 4, 2009 – The heroes of unintended consequences
“Unintended consequence.” That is, in most instances, a phrase that precedes exceptionally bad news. Kind of like “The IRS called…
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Apr. 6, 2009 – A task that falls under the ‘good things we used to do’ category
You will be reading this in April and in nearly all parts of the country you are in the prime…
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Apr. 6, 2009 – How to score a free training day for your store
Keith Obermeyer’s CSI score for his Jasper, Ind., dealership is scary good. Actually, equal parts “scary” and “good.” Good because…
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Mar. 9, 2009 – Dealer group seeking new national health insurance policy
On a number of occasions in the past — four to be exact, the first being in 1973 — I…
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