As the world continues to embrace digital technologies, businesses must do the same โ or risk fading into obscurity. One of the most obvious examples of this is the rise of eCommerce. According to BigCommerce, 96% of Americans have made an online purchase in their life; 80% in the past month alone. In the meantime, UPSโ study from 2016 shows that 4 in 10 purchases in the US are made […]
Competition in business is inescapable, and more often than not, necessary. It forces companies to constantly evolve, so that they can maintain their customer base and profitability. Of course, competition can also easily cripple or outright kill a business, if itโs not careful. So, thereโs certainly a risk associated with competition. For most power equipment, powersports and marine dealers, their biggest competitors arenโt other dealers. Instead, they typically have to […]
Raise your hand if this sounds familiar โ youโve worked the past 10 days in a row. The last day you had off wasnโt really a day off because you spent it running errands for your dealership, which included taking business calls and checking email from home. As a result, youโre cranky and you canโt seem to think clearly or creatively anymore. We know how hard it is to take […]
True or false โ to build a great team, all you need to do is fill it with top performers who align with your dealershipโs values. The correct answer is โfalse.โ Having the right people is a great start, but itโs not enough. You also have to give them a feeling of belonging, so that they donโt burn out and leave. According to a workforce study conducted in 2017, burnout […]
If youโve been running a dealership for at least a few years โ either as an owner or a general manager โ you know that keeping track of various metrics is a must for anyone who wants their business to remain successful. But, keeping track of metrics is not enough. For maximum profitability and efficiency, you should be able to definitively answer the following: What is a metric, exactly? Which […]
Weโre pleased to announce that Lakes Area Powersports, a dealership in Walker, Minnesota, owned by Doug and Mary Jo Wolter, was able to use the Ideal powersports software to help each department generate more profits and deliver better customer service. โWe predict continued growth as we keep looking for ways to increase revenue and better serve our customers,โ said Mary Jo. โUsing the Ideal system is going to help get […]
Weโd like to thank everyone who attended our 4-day Training Seminar in Cedar Rapids this year. Weโve had 68 customers join us from across 22 states and provinces, and itโs been a lot of fun having you all here! Check out our photos of the event: Special Thanks to All the Presenters Weโd like to thank our guest speaker Bob Clements for his incredible presentation, along with the following […]
Like all machines, computers are known to malfunction. So, if your computer is experiencing inexplicable slowdowns, periodic stalls, unexpected shutdowns, system crashes or similar issues, then thereโs likely something wrong with it. Here are some of the reasons why your computer may be having these problems: You have not downloaded all the important Windows Updates You have too many excessive or corrupt temporary files on your hard drive You haven’t […]
Do you want to get your customers in and out of your store faster and increase their satisfaction? There are a couple of things you can add to your Ideal system to improve the speed and efficiency of your point of sale: electronic signature pads and bar code scanners. Electronic Signature Pads Electronic signature pads allow your customers to electronically sign a Sales Order, Work Order, Invoice and every […]
Key Metrics to Track โItโs no secret that the better you are at managing key metrics in your dealership, the more efficient and profitable you will be.ย When preparing for your busy season, one area youโll want to analyze and develop key metrics for is your parts department. โHaving the right parts and quantities in stock, the right people in place to sell parts effectively, and boosting the value of […]
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