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MARCH 2025
VOLUME 68 , ISSUE 1
4 FROM THE EDITOR
Leadership Lessons by Glenn Hansen
6 INDUSTRY NEWS
Year-end financial results from leading companies .
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10 POWER FORUM
The OPE + business conference review photo gallery .
14 OPE + AWARDS
The 2025 OPE + Under 40 and Movers & Shakers .
18 SOCIAL MEDIA TRENDS
Social media trends for 2025 .
20 BUSINESS
5 critical reasons to build business credit .
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22 INTERNET LEADS
Are you talking to ALL your shoppers ?
25 TECHNOLOGY
AI and the modern OPE dealership .
28 LANDSCAPE
Hardscaping for different regions and climates .
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