Blogs
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Online presence: How do boat dealers compare?
Fill in the blanks to this statement: “The boating industry lags behind the _______ industry by ___ months/years.” We’ve all…
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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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’09 unit sales: Just how bad was it?
We’re wrapping up our annual Market Data Book this week, getting all the pages ready to send off to our…
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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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More from Jacobs on Genmar bankruptcy
“I’ve had more sleepless nights between the beginning of last year and until the recent days of resolving this thing…
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Where will the next generation of marine leaders come from?
There seems to be a large generation gap in a lot of dealerships, suppliers and boat builders. The experienced owners…
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Tax credit ends, home prices drop
Hopefully the timing won’t throw any cold water on whatever sort of recovery is taking place at the moment, but…
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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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3 steps to netting more customers
Hooking doesn’t mean much without a landing. And big stories don’t fill stomachs at suppertime.
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Use body language to close sales
All of our parents etched the phrase “actions speak louder than words” into our heads, and this is personified in…
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