CEDMag.com - January 2007 Articles

CEDMag.com - January 2007 Articles

Construction Equipment Distribution magazine is published by the Associated Equipment Distributors, a nonprofit trade association founded in 1919, whose membership is primarily comprised of the leading equipment dealerships and rental companies in the U.S. and Canada. AED membership also includes equipment manufacturers and industry-service firms. CED magazine has been published continuously since 1920.

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JANUARY 2007

15 Field-Tested Ideas To Market Your Dealership
Management
WANTED: Marketing strategies and tactics to drive sales.

2007 Business Outlook: Still Good For Most
2007 Business Outlook
Following three years of exceptional growth, 61 percent of dealers are again forecasting growth in 2007.

Maintain Your Family Business
management
How to keep your family business viable for years to come.

Managing Staff Without Mistakes
management
Some management practices lead to poor morale, low producicity, a stressful work environment, and ultimately customer dissatisfaction.

Be Careful What You Ask For
Aftermarket
My complaints about technology companies may be coming to an end.

What’s In Store For Small Business?
And In Washington
Rep. Velázquez is expected to become chair of the House Small Business Committee in 2007.

What’s In It For You?
On The Numbers
What you get out of your AED membership depends on you.

It's Been A Very Good Year
From the Chairman
Thanks for allowing me the experience of being your 2006 Chairman.

Grow Service Sales
Foundations
Increase service revenue by managing consumption.

Celebrating 50 Years
Industry Beat
Deere's Construction & Forestry Division reaches a half-century milestone.

BLS Celebrates 20 Years
Industry Beat

In The News
Industry Beat

Why They Keep Coming Back
Best Practices
More than 400 equipment dealers haven't missed an AED Annual Meeting in 7 years.

Improve Your Dealership's Cash Flow
A Closer Look
Accruit offers LKE services for all dealers.

Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) is an international trade association representing companies involved in the distribution, rental and support of equipment used in construction, mining, forestry, power generation, agriculture and industrial applications. AED member dealers are unique in that they are each authorized, via contract with an original equipment manufacturer, to inventory, sell and service new machinery in a given geography. More than 90% of AED's factory authorized dealers rent construction equipment as well. The Associated Equipment Distributors strongly adheres to and strongly advocates principles of integrity, ethics and fairness. The AED urges its members to conduct their businesses ethically and compatibly with the free enterprise system and the laws which govern it. Contractors can locate factory authorized construction equipment dealers at the MachineMart® web site.
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