Mike Davin
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What are MDCE Bonus Sessions?
I’ve been communicating lately with some of the presenters who are offering bonus sessions at this year’s Marine Dealer Conference…
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Procrastinators (like me): Time to sign up for MDCE
If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably been guiltily ignoring the Marine Dealer Conference & Expo registration reminders that have…
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MDCE releases 2012 lineup
The Marine Dealer Conference and Expo has released its 2012 lineup via this year’s event brochure, and everyone here at…
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Taking the Top 100 online
This year we have moved our Top 100 Dealers application entirely online, a change we hope makes life easier for…
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All the Best Ideas in one place
At last year’s Marine Dealer Conference & Expo, I hosted our annual “Best Ideas Panel,” which featured great profit-building ideas…
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A primer for MDCE newbies
The Marine Dealer Conference & Expo recently announced its dates and locations for next year. If you missed the news,…
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Boating Industry launches new website
This month, Boating Industry unveiled a completely new logo, tagline and magazine design. Yesterday we followed that up with another…
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Boating Industry moving to waterproof issues
Because the vast majority of Boating Industry's readers spend a great deal of time on the water, the magazine has…
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News: SeeDealerCost site meets a consumer need, says Taylor
Dave Taylor, speaking on behalf of the just-launched site, says SeeDealerCost.com is designed to improve the consumer experience.
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Retailers get creative with their iPads
With the recent release of the Motorola Xoom and the Friday release of Apple's highly anticipated iPad 2, what was…
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Academy Award Winner Has Boating Connection
As a big movie buff, I was interested to learn that Wally Pfister, who won the Oscar for Best Cinematography…
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MDCE calls for presentations
We're wide open to suggestions from dealers on what they'd like to learn at this year's Marine Dealer Conference and…
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Miami approaches
As a heads up, both Liz Walz and I will be in Miami next week during the boat show.
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PR case study: Apple’s iPhone response
It's interesting to see how a huge company like Apple (which has been riding a wave of positive buzz in…
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Manufacturers get creative with inventory
Obviously dealers will not be stocking inventory at the levels they did in the past for a long time, if…
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Check out the MDCE’s just-released lineup
The Marine Dealer Conference and Expo's educational lineup has just been released, and we've got descriptions of all the sessions…
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People don’t like ads that make them feel watched
Advertising Age recently reported on an academic study that looked at people's reaction to obtrusive and targeted online advertising —…
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What was the only state where marine spending increased in 2009?
This week, the National Marine Manufacturers Association released its 2009 Recreational Boating Statistical Abstract.
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