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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