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News Release

VitalEdge Welcomes Vikram Savkar as New CEO

November 14, 2024 | Posted in Dealer News

VitalEdge Technologies, a leading global provider of enterprise software for equipment dealers and distributors, today announced that Vikram Savkar joined the company as its new Chief Executive Officer effective November 11, 2024.

Leadership Lessons

Anticipating the Dealership of the Future

By Daniel Surprenant posted on October 3, 2022 | Posted in Best Practices, Department Management

You’ve probably seen the movie trilogy Back to the Future. There’s no point in telling you the story, but just like in the movie, if we had a time machine, we could influence the present through our actions from the past and change our future through our actions of the present.

Sage Wisdom from A Dealership Lifer

Ross Morgan, manager of special projects for H&R Agri-Power, shares how his nearly 60 years in the farm equipment dealership business have helped shape the Case IH dealership group’s success as it’s expanded.

By Mike Lessiter posted on March 6, 2020 | Posted in Best Practices

Ross Morgan, a farm equipment dealership lifer, is a face you’ll still see at many industry events, including dealer association meetings and the Dealership Minds Summits.

Leadership Lessons

Personal Values & 3 Simple Changes to Show Them

By George Russell posted on March 14, 2019 | Posted in Best Practices, Department Management

Values in an organization start at the top. As a leader in a dealership, your values and your personal character will be reflected in how your company operates, how it affects people, how its culture is defined and cultivated and ultimately its success.

Leadership Lessons: Personal Values & 3 Simple Changes to Show Them

By George Russell posted on March 14, 2019 | Posted in Best Practices, Department Management

Special Report: After the Ink Dries

After the Ink Dries: Dealer Takeaways

June 11, 2016 | Posted in Best Practices, Dealer Succession

Because dealers have had a wide variety of experiences when it comes to handling matters following the acquisition of another dealership, there was little if any clear-cut consensus on one “best” approach to some of the biggest and most critical issues involved.

Wider World of Business

How to Tell If a Team Member Is Ready for a Management Position

April 25, 2016 | Posted in Department Management, Dealer Succession

Source: Small Business Trends

Eleven entrepreneurs were surveyed on what they find are the key indicators that an employee is ready for a management position. Dedication, leadership and investment in the company are just a few of their telltale signs.

People & Profits

Develop Your Best Talent

By George Russell and Erik Thompson posted on March 12, 2016 | Posted in Department Management

A basic axiom of team development is this: Most leaders spend too much time on their problem employees, and too little time on their best. As Stephen Covey, author of Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, pointed out years ago, developing talent is often critical to success, but since it is not urgent, it never happens. The key word here is time. Let’s discuss two aspects of this four-letter word: thinking time, and talking time.

People & Profits: Develop Your Best Talent

By George Russell and Erik Thompson posted on March 12, 2016 | Posted in Department Management

Business of Selling: Looking Back and …

By Dr. Jim Weber posted on September 4, 2015 | Posted in Operations & Finance

Nearly 40 years ago, I was hired by a consulting firm whose major client was International Harvester, the once venerable leader in agricultural equipment sales. This consulting firm had designed the XL program for IH that recognized and rewarded their dealer organization for implementing a series of sensible, yet stringent, operational and financial standards. The same firm conceived and implemented a training program for the IH dealer organization that was then perceived as cutting edge.

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Farm Equipment Videos

What 4 Factors Will Impact Ag Economy in 2025

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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Yetter Farm Equipment

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Machinery Scope

At Machinery Scope, we believe you deserve the best risk management solutions for your investments in heavy equipment. Since 2013, we have been proud to offer extended warranty, appraisals, and inspections. Machinery Scope is a family-owned business built on our experience in farming and equipment dealerships. We understand your business and provide a personalized and professional level of customer service. Machinery Scope has built a strong warranty product with our customers in mind, offering the same professional level of service from the time you get a quote, through the processing of a claim.

Finance Scope

Finance Scope is able to provide the best financing opportunities for equipment dealers and customers through a diverse mix of lending companies under one single platform. Our large group of lenders, allows for competitive rates regardless of credit scores. Additionally, dealers and customers have access to the industry’s best expertise surrounding finance and lease structures, for all purposes, within the agricultural and construction industries. We provide all of this into one online platform to provide our customers with the best available tailored finance solution for their equipment.