Readers pay tribute to Bill Fogarty

A private equity executive called me looking for information on the market potential for the high speed discs that were penetrating the North American market after being introduced in Europe.

“When somebody got mad at us, I just viewed it as a part of the job,” says Dave Kanicki. “We had our values and knew how we wanted to operate, and we had to stand behind them.

It became clear to us by 2012 that dealers wanted more insights than what could be accomplished in our print and web pages alone.

Farm Equipment was well ahead in every measurable criterion — advertising market share, editorial pages, ad pages and revenue. Things were proceeding nicely, and I wouldn’t say we were complacent but perhaps a shakeup was needed.