Contents:
SEPTEMBER 2013 | Volume 56 | Number 9
Cover photo provided by Stihl Inc.
departments
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6 Upfront
8 Anonymous Distributor
10 Industry News
38 Marketplace
39 Key Distributors
42 Advertisers' Index
products
32 Equipment Focus:
Trenchers & Tillers
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features
14 GIE+EXPO 2013 Special Preview
OPE Editor Steve Noe provides a sneak peek at what to expect at the seventh
annual Green Industry and Equipment Expo (GIE+EXPO), which is slated to take
place Oct. 23-25 at Louisville's Kentucky Exposition Center.
22 Equipment Trends 2013
In the last of a two-part series, OPE shares the results of a survey conducted
earlier this summer by sister publication Landscape and Irrigation regarding
the latest equipment trends in the Green Industry.
30 4 common mistakes that can turn
an e-commerce site into a shopping nightmare
37 Product News
Brad Smith, director of product at ARI, points out the most common mistakes
that outdoor power equipment dealers make on their websites and offers advice
on how to avoid them.
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