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Past Poll Results

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Week of 11/5/2007
Q: What business task or opportunity are you most looking forward to this winter?

Focusing on snow equipment sales and repair: 19%
Attending trade shows: 0
Developing new business-boosting systems: 12%
Preparing new sales opportunities for the spring: 27%
Relaxing! Business really slows in the winter: 8%
Cleaning up and reorganizing the shop: 31%
Catching up on past issues of Commercial Dealer: 4%

26 Total Responses


Week of 8/13/2007
Q: What are you most looking forward to at the combined GIE+Expo show this year?
Networking with other dealers: 11%
Networking with contractors: 0
Get answers from manufacturers face-to-face: 22%
To get out of the shop and relax a little: 33%
To get ideas on how to better my business: 11%
To look at other lines I may want to add: 11%
Pick up competitor's information for comparison: 11%

9 Total Responses


Week of 4/19/2007
Q: Are you planning to open another location in the near future?
Yes - I'm breaking ground right now.: 20%
No - I have enough to do already.: 60%
Haven't given it much thought.: 20%

15 Total Responses


Week of 3/5/2007
Q: Does the daylight savings time issue worry you?
Yes - I still have to update my devices.: 14%
Nope. I took care of it weeks ago.: 43%
Daylight what?: 43%

7 Total Responses


Week of 2/12/2007
Q: Do you plan on expanding by adding more locations?
Yes - I've planned it all along.: 0
No - We're fine right now.: 0
Maybe - If the conditions are right.: 0

1 Total Responses


Week of 11/30/2006
Q: Do you think your dealership offers truly good customer service?
Yes - Always. It's a way of life.: 33%
It's good, but could be better.: 27%
Nope. We need some work.: 40%

15 Total Responses


Week of 7/17/2006
Q: Does your dealership offer rentals?
Yes: 29%
No: 71%

17 Total Responses


Week of 5/1/2006
Q: Are you having a hard time keeping or hiring techs?
Yes - always been a problem: 58%
No - Not really: 42%

19 Total Responses


Week of 3/30/2006
Q: Are you offering any last-minute deals or sales to contractors who are anticipating spring?
Yes: 33%
No: 33%
I'm considering it: 33%

3 Total Responses


Week of 10/10/2005
Q: What is the No. 1 reason you go to EXPO?
Networking with other dealers.: 0
Get answers from manufacturers face-to-face.: 25%
To get out of the shop and relax a little.: 0
To get ideas on how to better my business.: 0
To look at other lines I may want to add.: 25%
The free sausages in the outdoor Kohler tent.: 50%
Pick up competitor's information for comparison.: 0
Power equipment? Have you seen the golf courses?: 0

4 Total Responses


Week of 6/8/2005
Q: So far this year, how do you estimate your business is doing?
Worst year ever.: 15%
Slower than last year.: 50%
About the same as last year.: 19%
Better than last year.: 8%
Best year ever.: 8%

26 Total Responses


Week of 12/17/2004
Q: Do you sell/service go-karts in addition to your power equipment sales and service?
No. It's too much of a hassle.: 33%
No, but I'd like to.: 33%
Yes I sell, but do not service.: 0
Yes I sell and service go-karts.: 33%

15 Total Responses


Week of 5/20/2004
Q: To date in 2004 how have your sales compared to this time last year?
Increased dramatically: 23%
Increased somewhat: 27%
Remained flat: 18%
Decreased somewhat: 14%
Decreased dramatically: 18%

66 Total Responses

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