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Heart Attack
Shoot for the heart of the watermelon. That’s probably not a business strategy discussed during MBA coursework at Harvard. But…
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Delivery man
Thom Dammrich is good at his job, and he knows it. Since he joined the industry as president of the…
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Fragmentation to integration
Dusty McCoy has a dream. In it, husbands and wives stop fighting while docking, fishermen spend less time driving the…
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Growth spurt
First impressions weren’t so good. When MarineMax, Inc. was formed in 1998, dealers and manufacturers alike thought the boat retail…
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Making the Link
With total assets nearing three quarters of a trillion dollars, total revenues (in 2004) of $152.4 billion, and earnings of…
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Value warriors
Gut instinct has its place, but when you are building the biggest boat you’ve ever built on site, it’s nice…
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Outlook ’06
As the marine industry launches into 2006, there’s a high level of anticipation for what could be a defining year.…
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No rest for the weary
The outboard business doesn’t sleep. The dumping controversy, Brunswick’s boat builder acquisitions, emissions regulations and demand for new technologies have…
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Customer relations on steroids
Some marine dealers might fuss over the way merchandise is displayed. Others likely fuss over their financial records. But to…
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