Spring has sprung across the country! Are you ready to hit the ground this season running on all cylinders? Is your sales department being led with a sales manager who ...
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What running taught me about business
Engage your senses to help you take in what you are currently overlooking. Recently I was in Texas for the Tucker Rocky dealer show and 50th anniversary celebration and like ...
Read More »Is your playbook for this year complete?
When I was a district manager for a motorcycle manufacturer, many people thought spring was my busiest time of year and they were surprised when I told them winter was ...
Read More »Parts, Tucker shows to keep dealers busy
Distributor shows for dealers will be back in full force in February. The Parts Unlimited and Drag Specialties National Vendor Presentation Product Expo heads to Lucas Oil Stadium’s Exhibit Hall ...
Read More »Introduce a kid to riding
Saturday night my family was sitting at a restaurant, eating dinner, and my 2-year-old nephew was growing antsy. He and my niece like looking at photos on our phones, but ...
Read More »If you advertise it, they will come
We all remember the 1980s classic film “Field of Dreams” starring Kevin Costner. You know, the movie that coined the phrase: “If you build it, he will come.” The meaning ...
Read More »Avoid the winter slump – Housekeeping ideas
It’s a new year and as the calendar flips over to another January, the traffic in your shop slows to a trickle. With most of the country in the grips ...
Read More »2017: Trends that favor our industry
2016 is over, and for most of us in powersports we are letting out a large sigh of relief for closure on this year. For most of us last year ...
Read More »Treat customers as you would a G.U.E.S.T. in your home
We have another chance of winning back our customers in the brick or mortar stores. If we are going to do this, we have to be on our “A” game. ...
Read More »How do you deal with discounters in your market?
Every powersports dealer that I know has to deal with a competing dealership that is commonly known as a discounter. These discounters are your competition that sells below invoice and ...
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