Jonathan Sweet
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Why overworking your employees almost always backfires
It’s a narrative most people have become all too familiar with during the last several years: more work for fewer…
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Brunswick’s McCoy realistic about challenges facing industry
I recently talked to Brunswick CEO Dusty McCoy for an article in the October issue of Boating Industry, and while…
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Why Gen Xers and millennials are less likely to become millionaires
Good news for the industry right now: 1 in 7 of those over 62 has net wealth over $1 million…
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Boating’s lost week
A recent study from GfK Public Affairs (h/t to NMMA) caught my eye earlier this week. The key takeaway is…
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Top 100 lessons: Texas Marine’s Business Development Center
We’re deep into Top 100 evaluations at Boating Industry, and as always, there are some great ideas here from these…
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Top 100 competition heating up
It’s Top 100 deadline day here at Boating Industry, so applications are rolling in. It makes for a hectic, but…
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Rising lake levels and rising spirits in Texas
I spent most of last week in Texas visiting several companies, meeting with dealers and manufacturers. (You can check out…
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The growing importance of mobile for email, sales
A new study from Movable Ink shows that consumers are not only using their mobile devices for accessing email, they’re…
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ABC is just the beginning
Last week, hundreds of industry representatives gathered in Washington, D.C., for the annual American Boating Congress. It’s a great chance…
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Lowe Boats uses pool program to drive improvement
Coming up in our June issue, you’ll find our latest trends taking a look at the freshwater fishing boat segment.…
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How middle class is doing all depends on definition
Those of us who work in the boating industry know that, despite what many politicians in Washington, state capitals and…
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Keep it clean
I recently took a trip to Long Island to visit some of our Top 100 dealers. Besides the rainy weather…
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BRP’s Spark deserves some credit for PWC growth
For our upcoming cover story in the April issue on reaching younger buyers, we asked the fine folks at Info-Link…
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Share your expertise at MDCE
Want to help set the agenda for the industry? Got great information to share with some of the best boat…
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Take a page from Ford’s playbook
You can run from change or run with it. Like the boating industry, the auto industry has been dealing with…
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Optimistic Miami show sets tone for the year
If boat show season is any indication, we’re in for a heck of a year in the boating industry. The…
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Does Facebook still work for marketing?
Can you still generate organic reach for your company on Facebook? That’s the big question lately as the social media…
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Here’s how you really know things are getting better
I like numbers, statistics, all the information that allows us to track the health of an industry and the general…
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Innovation sells
It’s one of those questions you get asked a lot covering this industry: What kind of boat do you have?…
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New study highlights long-term income challenges for boating
Elsewhere on the site today, you’ll see a preview of the 2015 industry outlook, which points to a pretty positive…
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