Press Release: JOHN DEERE COMPACT TRACTOR DEALERS RANKED FIRST FOR RESPONDING TO WEBSITE CUSTOMERS, INDUSTRY SURVEY SHOWS
57% of compact tractor website customers industrywide received no personal reply to their inquiry
February 2023
Monterey, California – February 6, 2023 – John Deere dealerships ranked highest in the 2023 Pied Piper PSI® Internet Lead Effectiveness® (ILE®) Compact Tractor Industry Study, which measured responsiveness to Internet leads coming through dealership websites – behaviors tied directly to retail sales success. Dealers selling Kubota, Mahindra and Yanmar tied for second, followed by LS Tractor and TYM, which were included in the study for the first ...
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Outdoor Power Equipment Business
Compact Tractor Dealers Ignore Two-Thirds of Potential Website Customers: Pied Piper Study
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February 2022
Dealers selling CNH’s New Holland compact tractors ranked highest in responsiveness to Internet leads from dealership websites, according to the 2022 Pied Piper PSI Internet Lead Effectiveness (ILE) survey released today. Agco’s Massey Ferguson brand and Mahindra were tied for second, followed by John Deere and Kubota. However, even among the top brands, the overall responsiveness of the compact tractor industry to customer queries to dealer ...
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Rural Lifestyle Dealer
Compact Tractor Dealers Ignore Two-Thirds of Potential Website Customers
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February 2022
Dealers selling CNH's New Holland compact tractors ranked highest in responsiveness to Internet leads from dealership websites, according to the 2022 Pied Piper PSI Internet Lead Effectiveness (ILE) survey released today. AGCO's Massey Ferguson brand and Mahindra were tied for second, followed by John Deere and Kubota. However, even among the top brands, the overall responsiveness of the compact tractor industry to customer queries to dealer ...
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Powersports Finance
Kubota dealers most likely to discuss finance options, survey reveals
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September 2019
The salespeople at Kubota dealerships are more likely than other OEM dealers to bring up the topic of financing to customers, according to a UTV dealer survey from Pied Piper Management. The study measures the treatment of UTV shoppers who visit franchise dealerships and ranks the OEMs based on how salespeople interact with potential buyers. For example, the study tracks whether a salesperson offered a test drive or showed off the service ...
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Outdoor Power Equipment
Pied Piper releases PSI Internet Lead Effectiveness industry study
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September 2018
BMW motorcycle dealerships ranked highest in the 2018 Pied Piper PSI Internet Lead Effectiveness (ILE) industry study, which measured how motorcycle and UTV dealerships responded to customer inquiries received through dealership websites. Study rankings by brand were determined by the Pied Piper PSI process, which ties “mystery shopping” measurement and scoring to dealership sales success. Dealerships selling Polaris’ Indian motorcycle brand ...
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