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DECEMBER 2015 | Volume 58 | Number 12
10 GIE+EXPO 2015 Show Recap
OPE Editor Steve Noe provides in-depth coverage of the
record-setting 2015 Green Industry & Equipment Expo
(GIE+EXPO), which was held Oct. 21-23 at Louisville's Kentucky
Exposition Center
28 With New Year quickly approaching,
time to take "re" out of "resolutions"
Studies show that people and businesses break their New Year's
resolutions fairly quickly, but Jeff Sheets, founder and owner of
OPE Consulting Services, offers you five solutions to help
you succeed in 2016.
30 2016 Digital Marketing Trend Watch
Colleen Malloy, ARI's director of marketing, digs into the digital
marketing trends on the horizon for 2016.
6 Upfront
7 Anonymous Distributor
8 Industry News
35 Marketplace
37 Key Distributors
38 Advertisers' Index
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Main cover photo provided by The Toro Company. Inset cover photo of GIE+EXPO 2015 courtesy of Steve Noe.
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