Contents:
JUNE 2011 | Volume 54 | Number 6 Cover Illustration ©istockphoto.com/Bobboz
16 products 22
25 Mowers and More: Zero-turn Mowers
28 Portable Power: Stump Grinders
features 16
Generating new commercial business Bob Clements, president of Bob Clements International, Inc., provides tips on how to attract new commercial customers in today’s world, using non-traditional means.
22 EETC celebrates 15th anniversary
in grand fashion Dave Worden concludes his one-year term as president of the Equip- ment and Engine Training Council (EETC) by recapping the EETC’s 15th annual conference.
34 New Products
departments
6 Upfront 8 Anonymous Distributor You can’t start at the top and work your way up.
10 Industry News 20 Dealers’ Domain:
How does your dealership attract and retain commercial customers?
30 Marketplace 31 Key Distributors 33 Advertisers’ Index
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