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How Investing Early in Technology Helped Al’s Lawn Care Grow Over the Generations
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Conquering the Challenges of Inventory Tracking: Mountainland’s Journey with Ideal
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See how Howard Brothers Drives Success using Ideal for their Six Dealership Locations!
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How Ebling’s Service Plus Uses Text Messaging to Go Above and Beyond for Customers
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How Switching to Cloud Protects ATS Outdoors from Dangerous Ransomware
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How a Mahindra Dealer Broke Sales Records During the Pandemic
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How Power Haus Equipment Increase their Online Reviews by 30% Overnight with TargetCRM
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How Harbor Saw and Supply Uses Gravity Payments to Provide Customer Service with a Personal Touch
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How Switching to Cloud Hosting Has Helped Haight’s Mobile Maintenance Scale Their Business and Increase Security
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How Hilly Ridge Sales & Service Leverages Ideal’s Gravity Payments Integration to Manage Transactions Effectively as They Grow
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How WPE Landscape Equipment Uses Data Reporting to Deliver Consistent Customer Service Across Multiple Locations
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How moving to Ideal Cloud enabled Triple C Sales to deliver exceptional customer service even in their busiest season
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How Leckler’s Inc. Use Data to Grow Their Business Despite Being Tight on Staff
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How Preferred Turf Equipment Deliver Top-Notch Service by Using an Effective Tracking System
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How Harrison Outdoors Modernized to Grow Faster with the Next Generation of Ownership
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How EZ Ride Drives Repeat Business to Grow
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How G5 Feed & Outdoor Makes Itself a Destination Store
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How DeBary Mower and Repair Goes the Extra Mile for Customers
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How B & M Lawn and Garden Center Exceeds Expectations Using Customer Feedback
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How Tim’s Mowers and More Opened Its Doors Strongly, to Stay Strong
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How QUESCO Effectively Manages Its Light Construction Equipment and Outdoor Power Equipment Inventory
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How Noble Power Equipment Ties All of Its Departments Together to Drive Value
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How Dunlap Lawn and Garden Grew 6x Its Original Size in Less Than 10 Years
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Agri Product Success Story
How Agri Products Combines Strong Inventory Management and Outstanding Customer Service to Create a “Solution Store”
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Interview with Ashland Ace Hardware on Building a Distinguished Power Equipment Business
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Interview with Family Center Farm & Home on the Secret to Multi-Location
Interview with Family Center Farm & Home on the Secret to Multi-Location Inventory Management
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Interview with Midwest Equipment on How to Succeed at Multi-Location Management
Interview with Midwest Equipment on How to Succeed at Multi-Location Management
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Interview with Engine Masters Outdoor Power Equipment on How to Leverage Information
Interview with Engine Masters Outdoor Power Equipment on How to Leverage Information to Grow a Business
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Interview with Wilson Dismukes on Inventory Management
Interview with Wilson Dismukes on Inventory Management Across Multiple Locations
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Interview with Sylvania Mower Center on Beating Big Competitors
Interview with Sylvania Mower Center on Beating Big Competitors through Customer Loyalty
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Interview with Andy’s Repairs on How to Open a Successful Second Location
Interview with Andy’s Repairs on How to Open a Successful Second Location
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Interview with the Turf Team on Going Paperless in Rentals
Interview with the Turf Team on Going Paperless in Rentals
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Interview with M & M Lawn Mowers on the Challenge of Running a Small Business
Interview with M & M Lawn Mowers on the Challenge of Running a Small Business
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Interview with Stillwater Turf and Power on Beating Large Businesses at Their Own Game
Interview with Stillwater Turf and Power on Beating Large Businesses at Their Own Game
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Interview with Vic Sohar on the Secret to Annual Business Growth
Interview with Vic Sohar on the Secret to 35-40% Annual Business Growth
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OPE Dealer Shares His Personal Experience on How Ideal has Changed His Day-to-Day Life
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Family Center Farm and Home Talks About Being “The Everything Store” and Growing with Technology
Family Center Farm and Home Talks About Being “The Everything Store” and Growing with Technology
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Interview with Top Canadian Dealer on Maintaining a High Level of Service
Interview with Top Canadian Dealer on Maintaining a High Level of Service
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P P Small Engines dealer story
P & P Small Engines Finds an Easy Way to Turn Service into a Profit Center
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Greencraft mower dealer story
Interview with Ross Harrison of Greencraft Mower on Buying an OPE Dealership
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MAE Power Equipment Dealer Story
Interview with MAE Power Equipment on Thriving Off Repeat Business
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Thornhill Lawn Equipment dealer story
OPE Dealer Revamps Inventory Counting Process with the Mobile Inventory App
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Pokegama Lawn and Sport on How to Reduce Workload by 50%
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Nichols Equipment Dealer Story
Interview with Nichols Equipment on How to Leverage an Inventory Management Solution
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Power Shop Dealer Story
Interview with The Power Shop on Bringing a Sense of Professionalism to a Dealership
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Discover How Noble Saw Learned to Control Inventory and Cut Costs by Nearly $100,000
Discover How Noble Saw Learned to Control Inventory and Cut Costs by Nearly $100,000
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Schultz Power Equipment Dealer Story
Interview with Schultz Power Equipment on Improving Service Department Operations
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Capital Equipment Dealer Story
Interview with Capital Equipment on Successfully Running a Multi-Location Ag Dealership
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Mike Lawnmower dealer story
Mike’s Lawnmower Cuts Inventory Counting Time in Half with Ideal’s Mobile App
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B and B Lawn and Cycle dealer story
B & B Lawn Equipment and Cycle on Adapting to New Technology in Your Dealership
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Interview with Bath Power Equipment on the Power of Training
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Arbor Tech Supply Dealer Story
Arbor Tech on How to Quickly Build a Business from the Ground Up
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Thornhill Lawn Equipment dealer story
Thornhill Lawn Equipment Immediately Benefits from Industry-Specific Software Features
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Longview Lawn Garden dealer story
Longview Lawn & Garden Experiences Unlimited Growth with Dedication to Service
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Gardenland Power Equipment
Gardenland Power Equipment on Benefits of Real-Time Data and Forecasting Capabilities
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Nord Outdoor Power Equipment on Customer-Product Relationships
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Hank's Mobile Mower Repair dealer story
Interview with Hank’s Mower Repair on Growing Tenfold in 6 Years
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Interview with Arco Lawn on Time-saving Features of Ideal Software
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How G5 Feed & Outdoor Makes Itself a Destination Store
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Capital Equipment Dealer Story
Interview with Capital Equipment on Successfully Running a Multi-Location Ag Dealership
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Lakes Area Powersports
How Lakes Area Powersports Delivers High Customer Satisfaction Profitably
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How G5 Feed & Outdoor Makes Itself a Destination Store
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Interview with Lakes Area Powersports on Offering Top-Notch Customer Service Through Teamwork and Modern Technology
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Interview with Reno Cycles & Gear on the Secret to Effective Dealership Management
Interview with Reno Cycles & Gear on the Secret to Effective Dealership Management
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Interview with Stillwater Turf and Power on Beating Large Businesses at Their Own Game
Interview with Stillwater Turf and Power on Beating Large Businesses at Their Own Game
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Interview with Top Canadian Dealer on Maintaining a High Level of Service
Interview with Top Canadian Dealer on Maintaining a High Level of Service
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Country Cat Dealer Story
Top Arctic Cat Dealer Continues to Grow – Interview with Country Cat
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S & S Powersports Dealership
S & S Sports about Evolving into One of the Largest Powersports Dealerships in Montana
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Pokegama Lawn Sport dealer story
Pokegama Lawn and Sport on How to Reduce Workload by 50%
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How B&B Sports & RV Saved Thousands of Dollars Each Month on Professional Fees
How B&B Sports & RV Saved Thousands of Dollars Each Month on Professional Fees
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Interview with La Conner Maritime on Finding Perfect Employees
Interview with La Conner Maritime on Finding Perfect Employees
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Gunnells Marine dealer story
Interview with Gunnells Marine on Business Longevity and Growing with Technology
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Blackbourn marine dealer story
Interview with Blackburn Marine Distributing on Serving the Needs of a 300+ Dealer Network
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Pacific Boatland Dealer Story
Pacific Boatland Turns to Ideal for Full Dealer Management
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S & S Powersports Dealership
S & S Sports about Evolving into One of the Largest Powersports Dealerships in Montana
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Central Trailer Sales
How Central Trailer Sales Became One of the Top Dealers in Minnesota
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How B&B Sports & RV Saved Thousands of Dollars Each Month on Professional Fees
How B&B Sports & RV Saved Thousands of Dollars Each Month on Professional Fees
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Wright-Way Trailers Benefits from Industry-specific Software Features
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How Southern Cart Services Uses Awesome Customer Service to Compete with Big-Box Stores
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Interview with Golf Cars of Arizona on Dealership Expansion
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Interview with Ashland Ace Hardware on Building a Distinguished Power Equipment Business
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How Crescent Springs Hardware Win Over Customers
Best of Both Worlds: How Crescent Springs Hardware Combines Old and New Approaches to Win Over Customers
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Interview with Middleton Ace Hardware on Gaining Control of Profits and Inventory in Its Power Equipment Division
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Interview with Bragg’s Ace Hardware on How to Beat Online Merchants at Their Own Game
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Interview with Rylee’s Ace Hardware on Boosting Power Equipment Shop Sales by 40%
Interview with Rylee’s Ace Hardware on Boosting Power Equipment Shop Sales by 40%
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Find Out Why Hardware Businesses Love Ideal
Testimonial Video: Find Out Why Hardware Businesses Love Ideal
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Do it now or go out of business. Look around because there's only a couple players. I did extensive, agonizing research before I went with Ideal's OPE dealer software solution. I chose Ideal because of recommendations from fellow dealers and because I was in desperate need of updating my old DOS point-of-sale accounting system. I also needed a national company that could support me. Ideal has been good to me

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Nichols Equipment in Jacksonville, FL
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