Meet Matt Bridges, Owner of 3B Outdoor Equipment. Founded over 50 years ago in Louisiana, 3B Outdoor Equipment has operated as a successful family-owned business. They maintain two locations, one in Monroe, and the other in West Monroe. They proudly service a wide range of recognizable brands, including ECHO, Scag, Exmark, Hustler, Toro, and more…. Read more »
At our 2021 Virtual Summit, the Constellation Data Solution team shared their insights into current OPE market data that dealers should be aware of when planning for the year ahead. Watch the webinar below: Where is our OPE dealer market data sourced? It’s important that dealers know where our market data is sourced so that… Read more »
If you haven’t made the switch to cloud hosting, the time to consider it is now. At this year’s Virtual Summit, we hosted a session with computer security consultant, Roger Grimes where he spoke about dealership cloud computing and why they’re safer than traditional systems. With 30+ years in the computer security industry, Roger is… Read more »
One of the most common bottlenecks in the dealership sales experience is communication. On average, it takes about five follow ups to close a sale. But if your sales team isn’t being proactive in following up with customers, you’re probably missing out on opportunities. If you’re not winning those deals, someone else is who is… Read more »
When your business grows, so do your security risks. ATS Outdoors is an outdoor power equipment dealership based in Weatherford, TX. They opened their second location in Springtown in 2013. It was around that time that they started using Ideal to make managing inventory, work orders, and other important processes. But they didn’t decide to… Read more »
When one door shuts, another opens. That was the case for Michael Melton, owner and operator of Power Haus Equipment in San Marcos, TX. Six years ago, before opening Power Haus Equipment, Michael worked as a retail manager at an independent local hardware store and lumberyard. Right as they were planning their 65th anniversary sale,… Read more »
Running a dealership can feel like a juggling act. To help you keep on top of all the items you need to perform week over week, we’ve put together a handy checklist—based on the first-hand experiences of members of our team who have managed dealerships themselves. Print this list out and pin it up beside… Read more »
In the early days of any family-run business, everyone does a bit of everything. The team is small, processes are informal, and you have the time and flexibility to really look after customers and make them happy. But then your business takes off, your team expands, and customers grow. You need a system in place… Read more »
Would you like to have a 98% open rate on your marketing messages? With text messaging, you can. While many businesses are leveraging text messaging to reinforce customer relationships and pull in more leads, it’s still a largely untapped resource in the dealership industry. But by not using text messaging, you could be missing out… Read more »
Local SEO is – by far – the most impactful digital SEO strategy for golf car distributors and dealerships. Any business that relies on the sale and delivery of vehicles or heavy equipment does its best business close by. However, it takes different distributor/dealer SEO best practices to maximize local search results than it does… Read more »