Boating Industry Intelligence You Can Profit From
Troy Hazard, an entrepreneur, consultant, best-selling author, TV host and professional speaker known for his authenticity and focus on providing take-home value, will wrap up the 2018 Marine Dealer Conference & Expo as the closing keynote presenter. Hazard, a business turn-around specialist who founded and developed a dozen small- and ...
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Features
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Zodiac-Nautic unveils new Open 5.5 RIB, acquires Anonym SUP
Last week, Boating Industry was invited down to Charleston, S.C. for the North American launch of the new Open 5.5 RIB from France-based Zodiac-Nautic. The launch included a day-long event for members of the marine media, Zodiac brand ambassadors, and more, which featured on-the-water testing of the new RIBs and ...
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Blogs
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Providing superior customer service on social media
If your dealership has a presence on social media, you will be required to provide customer service through those social platforms. Past and potential customers will find your business on social media and use comments, messages, and other methods to ask questions, share praise and, unfortunately, complain. Although many businesses ...
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How the best dealers manage turns
Over the last decade the boating industry has seen both sides of the inventory challenge. In the 2007-09 period, we saw dealers stuck with way too many boats when the housing market – and then the rest of the economy – crashed. With dealers dropping left and right and consumers ...
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In This Issue
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40 Under 40
40 trendsetters who are leading the boating industry Boating Industry’s annual profile of the best young leaders in the marine industry highlights a unique group that stands out from their boating peers. This year’s group represents an impressive cross-section of talented industry individuals who serve associations, manufacturers, marinas, and dealers. These ...
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