Service Dealer are proud to launch this year’s Service Dealer Conference & Awards.
Taking place once again at the Oxford Belfry Hotel on Thursday 16th Novemeber, the theme for this year has been announced as The Challenge of Change - Embracing & Adapting To A Changing Market.
The event will include leading industry speakers and experts, a keynote address, panel debates and breakout sessions.
The conference programme is based around the most commonly expressed concerns and issues identified by dealers to our market research carried out earlier this year.
Service Dealer owner Duncan Murray Clarke said, “As every year passes, new areas of challenge emerge which have been debated and deliberated on at our annual conferences. Our themes have reflected this and the last couple of years have been based around survival and 'making a customer and not just a sale'.
“This year is no different with the challenges facing large agricultural machinery dealers, the debate around cordless products, as well as the ever present online retailers. The flip side of course is how some dealers are looking for the opportunities that are out there (or just around the corner). Technology is not just throwing obstacles at us but also fantastic opportunities like drones, the ever evolving smartphone apps (for domestic ground care as well as precision farming procedures). And of course the dealer community still has the ace up its sleeve that online and non-specialist retailers cannot touch – aftersales and expert maintenance from a dealer which is based in their local community.
“Of course the problem that these opportunities unearth is how do dealerships, of whatever size, go about maximising these opportunities? Changing and evolving as a small business (or SME) isn’t easy, which is why we have decided to theme the 2017 conference ‘The Challenge of Change’.
“Whatever your resources are, our experts will cover some of these “challenges of change” and help turn them into key opportunities for dealers attending the conference. Don’t miss it!”
For more information about the Conference Agenda click here
To book tickets at the special Early Bird rate click here
Or to register your interest in attending click here
Sponsors
The following organisations have confirmed their sponsorship of the 2017 Service Dealer Conference and Awards. We’d like to welcome them on board and thank them for their support and input.
PLATINUM PLUS SPONSOR
SPONSORS
Want to become a sponsor? Email: julie@theadplain.com
Dealer Of The Year Awards 2017
Also launching today is this year’s Dealer Of The Year competition.
As ever the glittering presentation ceremony will take place in the evening at the Oxford Belfry following on from the day’s Conference.
Similar to last year, the categories for the 2017 competition are:
- GARDEN MACHINERY DEALER OF THE YEAR
- PROFESSIONAL TURFCARE DEALER OF THE YEAR
- FARM MACHINERY DEALER OF THE YEAR
- FORESTRY EQUIPMENT DEALER OF THE YEAR
- ATV / QUAD DEALER OF THE YEAR
- APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR
- STAR OF THE DEALERSHIP
- LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
As before, dealers can nominate themselves to enter the competition – with part of the judging criteria once again being the assessment of customer feedback collated throughout the forthcoming season.
Entries are now open for the Garden, Professional Turfcare, Farm, Forestry and ATV Dealer Of The Year categories. Click here to enter.
