Creating a Culture of Change
For the past six months, I’ve been lucky to travel across North America and spend time with tire dealers, distributors and manufacturers at various events and conferences. The theme I hear most is that “change is upon us,” and independent tire dealers who embrace the trends and position themselves well are the ones who will
Great Eight Practices for Creating a Winning Team Culture
Creating a "winning team corporate culture" is all about effectively managing your team members’ attitudes, behaviors and actions. Here are my great eight practices for creating a winning team culture that supports world-class sales and customer service objectives. • Unengaged Employees Don’t Create Engaged Customers: While this is more of an affirmation than a practice,
Does Sharp Fall in Buying Intent Signal the End of the Car Culture?
On the face of it, seven years doesn’t seem like much. Ask any parent. Seven years is the difference between bringing a newborn home and watching him or her get on a school bus. That time goes by in the blink of an eye.Seven years, though, is a marketer’s dream. The highly prized 18-24-year-old demographic
Firestone Agriculture Tire releases new TV commercial
(Akron/Tire Review) – In the world of agriculture, productivity is key, and Firestone farm tires have been helping the American farmer in the field for more than 75 years, the company said.
Cracking the Corporate Culture Club
Having recently changed jobs — and cities and states ®€” the issue of corporate cultures came to mind. I’ve had some experience with a variety of corporate cultures. Small family-owned companies. Large mega-corporations. North and south. Some great, others simply confounding. There’ve been countless articles about the corporate culture thing — why they are good,
RNR Tire Express opens nominations for 2024 Mother’s Day Giveaway
This year’s event includes $100,000 in prizes, as well as a new 2024 Buick Encore for one select nominee.
Ascenso now accepting submissions for Farm Service Truck Technician Program
Eligible nominees are agriculture, construction and industrial tire technicians with at least five years of service in the US.
Ag tires and the duality of deflection
Farmers are stuck between rising input costs and declining crop prices. Therein lies the opportunity for ag tire dealers across the country.
Are the technician shortage tides turning?
TechForce Foundation data shows that nearly 50,000 new automotive technicians joined the workforce in 2022, for a total of over 78,000 in two years.
Continental appoints new ‘head of region’ for the US, Canada
In this role, Rob Schroeder will oversee all of material handling, port, earthmoving and agriculture tire business in the United States and Canada.
