It’s that time again. The New Year. I’ve never quite caught on to the excitement and rejuvenation some people feel when one year ends and another starts. So, it might not surprise you that I don’t have much of a history of making grand New Year’s resolutions. With that said, I am acutely aware of the many opportunities for self ...
Read More »Liz Walz
A fresh perspective
Last month, Boating Industry hired a new full-time associate editor, Brent Renneke.
Read More »Grow Boating: What would you do?
In the April issue of Boating Industry magazine, I wrote a column sharing my thoughts about the Grow Boating Initiative. In the past few months, I’ve heard from a handful of industry executives who are concerned about certain aspects of the program.
Read More »The Top 100 gets naked
We are hoping that by openly sharing the details of how we go about evaluating the Top 100 Dealer Applications, we’ll be able to serve you better through the Top 100 program.
Read More »Talking to prospects about SeeDealerCost.com
I’ve been having a lot of conversations with boat builders and dealers about SeeDealerCost.com these past few weeks. One conversation in particular is worth passing on for discussion.
Read More »Planning for the next Super Bowl
Once you put on a big event for the first time, you start to have a different perspective about all events, whether you’re there as a spectator, a participant or the producer. Take the Super Bowl, for example. The planning that goes into an event like that starts years beforehand, typically three to five years, to be exact. Once that ...
Read More »More of the same?
Many marine dealers are planning for 2011 as if economic conditions will stay the same.
Read More »A good reason to be wrong
U.S. recreational marine market conditions have continued to deteriorate this year.
Read More »More than just surviving
2009 was one of the worst years on record for our industry, and yet the leaders within the marine dealer body managed to do so much more than survive last year.
Read More »Efficiency: Not just for the service department
One of my biggest challenges in life is finding a sense of balance between the different roles I play. It seems like most of us are wearing multiple hats at work these days as part of our companies’ efforts to remain profitable in this economy. And then there are our other roles: parents, spouses, caretakers for our family’s elders, coaches ...
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