Never have more tools been available to accurately value and sell used equipment while farmers’ online shopping habits continue to grow at a rapid pace. At the 2017 Dealership Minds Summit, five representatives of six marketing entities shared successful techniques that their clients are using to increase used inventory turns.
Representatives from Tractor House, Iron Solutions, Fastline, Iron Connect, Machinery Pete and Auction Time provide case study examples of how technology is helping market used equipment in a digital world.
Representatives from Tractor House, Iron Solutions, Fastline, Iron Connect, Machinery Pete and Auction Time provide case study examples of how technology is helping market used equipment in a digital world.
As the industry attempts to leverage best-in-class used remarketing practices to today’s marketing technologies, a special session was added to this year’s Dealership Minds Summit — at dealers’ request.
Lessiter Media President Mike Lessiter take a moment to recognize the companies who generously helped Farm Equipment sponsor the Dealership Minds Summit.
Three weeks ago we ran down many of the positive comments we were getting through our monthly Dealer Sentiments & Business Conditions Update survey. I’m happy to report nothing much has changed in the most recent Dealer Sentiments survey just completed last week.
There was a large absolute dealer auction held on Aug. 8, 2017, in north central Illinois. It’s always fascinating to compare wholesale auction sale prices from dealer/consignment/online auctions vs. traditional farm auctions.
The 2017 Dealership Minds Summit, held at the La Vista Hotel & Conference Center in Omaha, Neb., Aug. 1-2, drew a sold out crowd of 212 attendees, including 100 different dealerships across 31 states and 3 provinces.
Let’s talk big square balers. I saw a very nice 2011 model Massey Ferguson 2150, one owner, only produced 7,800 bales, sell for $51,000 at a farm auction in northeast Iowa.
June 1, 2017, was the day John Deere unveiled its new S700 Series combines. I posted a video from the event at lunch time that day. I suspected there would be a lot of interest out there in farm country. By the next morning the video had 7,385 views.
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, Marc Johnson, principal with Pinion, provides 4 factors that will be important for dealers to watch in 2025 that will impact their business.
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