Equipping Arborists with Education and Tools Burke Outdoor, Morganton, N.C. Story by Heather Wilson In 1996, Burke Outdoor opened its ...
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UTV market research shows sales slump
The North American UTV market in 2022 dropped in volume by -5.6% to just under 550,000 units – the second ...
Read More »Yamaha Announces Exit from Snowmobile Market
Reporting by John Prusak, from SnowGoer.com The rumors are finally true. Model year 2025 will be the last for Yamaha ...
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Read More »Five tips on how to treat your service technicians
If there is one group that is most misunderstood by outdoor power equipment dealership owners, it is service technicians.
Read More »Brinly-Hardy Company celebrates 175th anniversary
Since the original Brinly plows of 1839, the Brinly-Hardy Company has been actively listening to the needs of those who use its products. Celebrating its 175th year in business in 2014, the company has survived civil and world wars, societal shifts, economic booms, recessions and depressions.
Read More »OPE’s 2014 Dealer Survey
At Outdoor Power Equipment, we recently followed up our nationwide dealer surveys from 2001, 2006, 2010 and 2012 by conducting a similar survey. Topics ranged from hourly shop labor and technician pay rates based on skill level to annual gross income and social media use.
Read More »Remembering OPE Founder Bill Quinn (1912-2014)
Publishers' Auxiliary Magazine called William H. "Bill" Quinn Jr. the youngest newspaper publisher in the United States when he was chosen to head the Grand Saline (Texas) Sun in 1935 at age 22.
Read More »Dealers doing it right
Let's start with a quick introduction. I've been with ARI Network Services as the director of marketing for just about a year now. Before making the move to ARI, I worked as the editor of a publication much like this that served the powersports industry for a little more than a decade. I've dedicated my career to helping retailers like you improve your business.
Read More »Anonymous Distributor
When animals rely solely on instincts to stay alive, they are restrained by their instinctual fear and their fear of the unknown. They never reach their full potential. Harvey Mackay says people do exactly the same thing.
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