The Boating Industry Top 100 will be recognized at the all-new Boating Industry Elevate Summit, Nov. 22-24 in Orlando. Now in its 15th year, the Top 100 recognizes the top boat dealers in North America for their financial success, business acumen, customer service, dedication to the industry and more. The annual Top 100 Gala will cap off Elevate beginning at 6 ...

Submissions are now open for the new Boating Industry Elevate Summit, presented by Boating Industry magazine. Elevate is November 22-24 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. The audience for Elevate is the owners, executives and managers of boating industry companies including dealers, marinas, manufacturers, suppliers and others in the industry. Elevate is looking for presentations that will help ...

Most of us work at finding ways to do a better job, advance in a career, and become more successful. That’s commendable, but we may differ on how to go about getting there. While most are straightforward, tackling one challenge after another, others do it differently and their actions leave marks that affect our success. Most of us can’t choose ...

Whether you think the impact of the Trump administration has been good or bad, what we can’t deny is that it’s a very different administration when it comes to labor laws and business regulations. As a business owner, it’s important to keep up with all of these changes. Here are some of the key revisions to various rules and regulations ...

There are just two weeks left to apply for the 2017 Boating Industry Top 100, recognizing the best boat dealers in North America. Applications are due June 26. Find more information about the program on the Top 100 page or apply using the online application. For more than a decade, the Top 100 has celebrated the best of the best ...

Sales managers scratch their heads. “Right from the start, I was so sure Carl would be a top performer. I would have put money on it. But before I knew it, he crashed and burned.” It’s an old story, one that often ends with the same words: “I wasn’t cut out for sales.” Maybe. But probably not. Poor training, inadequate ...

The BI Weekly 5 is a collection of tips, news and data affecting the boating industry this week. Be sure to look for the BI Weekly 5 every week on BoatingIndustry.com. 1. Trump budget would cut programs that benefit boating Several programs that benefit the boating industry are targeted for cuts under the Trump administration’s proposed budget, according to analysis ...

The Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation announced its First-Time Buyers Retention Email Campaign Toolkit has won an ASAE Gold Circle Award. The toolkit won the award as a pilot program for 2016 and is now available to all state agencies to assist in keeping first-time anglers hooked on the sport. “First-timers are a critical group for the entire industry,” said ...

The $36 billion U.S boating industry is seeing some of its highest sales in nearly a decade, NMMA said this week. Unit sales of new powerboats increased 6 percent in 2016, reaching 247,800 boats sold, and NMMA expects sales to increase an additional 6 percent in 2017 – a trajectory the group anticipates to continue through 2018. “Economic factors, including ...

Registration is now open for the education program at IBEX 2017, according to show organizers. The program will kick off with a series of industry sponsored Super Sessions on Sept. 18 with the IBEX Seminar Series and Tech Talk Workshops to be held during the show from Sept. 19 through Sept. 21 at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa. The ...