Yes, I work in a male-dominated industry. Yes, I share many of the familiar likes and dislikes of that crowd. And yes, I recently watched an entire, 45-minute webinar on ...
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Showtime arrives with Orlando event
We had an interesting discussion to try to find the appropriate headline for Liz Keener’s cover story on the AIMExpo launch in this edition of PSB. After we managed to ...
Read More »For recreation or play, never forget about ‘The Why’
Patti Freeman has a Ph.D. in recreation. How about that? I never knew there was such a thing. A Ph.D. in recreation. Who would have thought? But there is. And ...
Read More »6 methods to improve your inventory management
Well, here we are again … most of you are coming to the end of another primary unit sales season. Oh, I know there are regions (notably in the South) ...
Read More »In finance and insurance, timing is everything
One of the advantages of spending time working in dealerships rather than just perpetually conducting training classes is that you get to see what works and what works even better ...
Read More »Dealer training sessions a big part of AIMExpo
In case you haven’t done so yet, be sure to read through the rest of this edition of PSB to spot the announcement of the dealer training sessions at the ...
Read More »Never underestimate the power of fresh blood
Most of you are deep into your season. The staff you brought on this spring has had a full-dose of what motorcycle retailing is all about, and they either love ...
Read More »Motivational factors run deeper than the dollar
So, you’ve decided that you need to stimulate performance in certain members of your team. You sit down at your desk and work up formulas for money incentives that will ...
Read More »Driving your dealership through pay-for-performance
Editor’s Note: From time to time, industry experts submit columns for publication in Powersports Business. Considering all this high-quality content coming in, we have decided to choose a few now ...
Read More »You saw the Oklahoma dealership. What would you do?
She was alone, 16, in a trailer house, and in the middle of a tornado. Bad spot. And she was on the phone. Terrified. I could hear the crashing all ...
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