By Glenn Hansen
The best time to begin your digital transformation was yesterday . Second best time ?
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All of this technology is happening across our lives , but not in dealerships ,” said Sean McLaughlin , CEO of Flyntlok and owner of Craig Taylor Equipment , an OPE dealer group in Alaska . “ On a scale of 1 to 10 , with 10 being the highest level of technology implementation , power-equipment dealers are at about 2 .”
Along with selling and servicing John Deere and Bobcat equipment , McLaughlin is in the software business . He started Flyntlok to be the cloud-based dealer-management system ( DMS ) he wanted for his OPE dealerships . “ So much transformation needs to happen . That ’ s why I ’ m spending my time in this space . And even the things we do take it to about a 4 .”
20 OPE Business December 2023 www . OPEBusiness . com