Dr. Jim Weber

Dr. Jim Weber

Dr. Jim Weber is the author of Farm Equipment’s regular standing column, “The Business of Selling,” which debuted in Farm Equipment in October of 2010. He has been a management consultant to the agricultural, construction and outdoor power equipment industries for more than 35 years, and has trained more than 2,000 dealers throughout the U.S., Canada, England, France, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Along with training and speaking, Dr. Weber has provided on-site consultation to over 300 dealers of all brands, ranging from $2.5 million to $1 billion.

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Business of Selling

Sales Metrics to Monitor: Turnover

Once the dealer and sales manager acknowledge the importance of monitoring their departmental sales mix as well as the sales mix between their new and used equipment sales, as outlined in the previous two columns, then it would behoove them to turn their attention to the subject of turnover.
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Dr. Jim Weber
Business of Selling

Cultivating Customer Share

Rather than waiting for a potential customer to get a flat tire in front of the dealership or chasing low margin roll-over customers to amp up the dealership's volume bonus, dealers and sales managers, together with their salesforce, would be far better served developing meaningful and lasting relationships with the overwhelming number of customers that are seeking such a partnership.
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Dr. Jim Weber
Business of Selling

Gathering Storm Clouds

Fifteen years ago during a series of speeches I delivered to various equipment dealer associations throughout North America, I predicted that the agricultural equipment industry would lose between 25-40% of its dealers during the first decade of the third millennium.
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Business of Selling

Gathering Storm Clouds

Fifteen years ago during a series of speeches I delivered to various equipment dealer associations throughout North America, I predicted that the agricultural equipment industry would lose between 25-40% of its dealers during the first decade of the third millennium.
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Dr. Jim Weber
Business of Selling

Nurturing Customer Share

Unprecedented commodity prices that have led to a sustained demand for agricultural equipment over the past 4 years have resulted in two types of regrettable sales techniques. First, because many end-users are flush with cash, many sales people in turn believe they can be successful by just sitting in the dealership and waiting for their next victim to waltz through the door.
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Business of Selling

Nurturing Customer Share

Unprecedented commodity prices that have led to a sustained demand for agricultural equipment over the past 4 years have resulted in two types of regrettable sales techniques. First, because many end-users are flush with cash, many sales people in turn believe they can be successful by just sitting in the dealership and waiting for their next victim to waltz through the door. Unfortunately, this has proven true in many instances. This does not build lasting relationships and will not survive the next downturn, and neither will the sales personnel who engage in such selling techniques.
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