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Preparing Your Service Department for the Busy Season [5 Best Practices]

For many dealerships – and especially their customers – spring involves far more chaos than calm. The frenzied ramp-up to ensuring equipment is ready to roll requires consistent communication at the dealership, on the road, and in the field. Savvy managers are adept at preparing parts and service staff for the peak season. And proactive […]
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5 Ways Service Automation Tools Can Improve Technician Retention

Reliable, reputable service is one of the highest-margin sources of recurring revenue for dealerships. But the ability to capture that potential is only as good as the stability and efficiency of your team. Dealerships can’t afford to lose talented service and precision ag technicians due to outdated or obsolete technology infrastructure, especially with quality, qualified […]
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Dealership Inventory Counting Tips: Getting the Count Right

The value of inventory counting cannot be overstated. Think of your inventory as an ecosystem that needs to be kept in balance, where both understocking and overstocking can have costly consequences for your dealership. Maintaining that balance is why it’s important to manage your inventory count. Inventory counting may sound like it’s straightforward, but it’s […]
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What is a Dealership Management System? [Features, Picking One, and More]

Between everything that goes on at your dealership – from customer service to work orders to invoices – your dealership relies on all its different departments to work together. Nowadays, it’s more important than ever that your management system scales with your business, so a dealership management system (DMS) is a tool you might be […]

How to Select the Right Dealership Management Software [2022 Guide]

Did you know that industry-specific dealership management systems have been around for more than 35 years? In that time, they’ve advanced quite a bit. So, it’s strange then to see so many equipment and machine dealerships go for the more “generic” systems on the market. If your dealership system covers only a handful of areas […]
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How to Manage Multiple Dealership Locations [Best Practices]

Managing and running a dealership at one location is hard enough. What about creating a cohesive atmosphere, uplifting environment and unifying employees, all while driving sales across multiple dealership locations? Whether you are a dealership with several locations, or a dealership thinking about expanding and opening new ones, here are best practices for how to […]