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July 23, 2007 – How to increase your store’s priority maintenance penetration
“I think I understand,” said the new salesperson. “With priority maintenance, customers save time because they’re a priority customer, they…
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July 23, 2007: How to increase your store’s priority maintenance penetration
“I think I understand,” said the new salesperson. “With priority maintenance, customers save time because they’re a priority customer, they…
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July 23, 2007 – Harley-Davidson corrects its flight pattern with dealers
The Harley-Davidson Motor Company just held its annual summer meeting for all dealers from around the world. Four thousand, seven…
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July 23, 2007 – Why we should be swayed from no-interest loans
This is a hard statement to make for its obvious financial impacts, not to mention the difficulty it can bring…
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July 2, 2007 – Are the industry’s ATV safety efforts enough?
Despite the big, bold word atop this page, this space isn’t necessarily just a place to preach perceived rights and…
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June 4, 2007: Before spending more ad bucks, consider your closing ratio
“Hey Boss, we really need to do more advertising. I think we should have a TV commercial, and maybe get…
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June 4, 2007 – Before spending more ad bucks, consider your closing ratio
“Hey Boss, we really need to do more advertising. I think we should have a TV commercial, and maybe get…
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June 4, 2007 – Dealer beware: Free flooring can be a true oxymoron
Oxymoron (n) — a contradiction in terms, from the Greek oxymoros, literally, pointedly foolish. Free flooring is how a manufacturer…
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June 4, 2007 – Data that will change your state of mind
It wasn’t exactly the shot heard ’round the world, but in this industry, it sure could have been. In early…
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May 14, 2007 – A constant industry challenge for managers
Those of us fortunate enough to be called managers often are unfortunate enough to receive a swarm of literature professing…
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