Tag Archives: Boat Trader

New Boat Trader survey reports on Millennial boater upgrades

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Two in five (40%) of millennials that purchased their boat during the pandemic boating boom reported intent to upgrade their vessel, according to a recent private seller survey conducted by Boat Trader, America’s largest boating marketplace. The study performed on the marketplace’s For Sale By Owner (FSBO) platform found that out of all the private sellers that purchased boats within ...

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Boat Trader survey shows promising future for industry

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Even with surging prices at the pump and inflation rates hitting a 40-year high, private boat sellers are optimistic about the overall boat market and plan to increase their spending in the recreational boating industry. In a new survey conducted by Boat Trader, 39% of sellers on its For Sale By Owner (FSBO) platform reported that they are listing with ...

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Boat Trader kicks off summer campaign

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Boat Trader, America’s largest boating marketplace, today announced the launch of its ‘My Stomping Grounds’ campaign, inviting boaters to share videos and photos for a chance to be featured in an upcoming episode of its award-winning series, Stomping Grounds. The campaign will run through the rest of the year across Boat Trader’s digital channels and is inspired by the diversity ...

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MRAA partners with Boat Trader for Certified Dealers

The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced its expansion of offerings for Marine Industry Certified Dealership (MICD) Program participants through its strategic partnership with Boat Trader. The new benefit includes banner ads for MRAA Certified Dealers on Boat Trader, the largest online boating marketplace in America, who are also Boat Trader members. The banners will be paired with dealer ...

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Boat Trader video stars Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line

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Boating marketplace site Boat Trader has launched a new video series called “Stomping Grounds” for water lovers to enjoy starring real boaters. The second episode takes viewers to Florida’s Panhandle to meet avid fisherman and country music superstar Brian Kelley of the duo Florida Georgia Line. “Growing up, my parents had a family boat and we’d hit the springs and the river, ...

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Boat Trader tours America’s boating towns in new video series

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Boat Trader recently announced the launch of its new video series titled, Stomping Grounds, a documentary-style series on YouTube that explores our nation’s waterways and cherished boating towns. The series sets out to uncover unique cultures, histories and traditions, and capture the boating stories behind them. Released everywhere on social media, Boat Trader debuted the official trailer and initial full-length episode. Stomping Grounds’ first ...

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Boat Trader launches #CleanWake awareness campaign

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Boat Trader recently announced the launch its #CleanWake challenge on Instagram. As boating surges and more new enthusiasts plan to get on the water, Boat Trader says #CleanWake is a timely push for awareness and action among Boat Trader’s online audience of more than 10 million boaters, to keep America’s waterways clean and trash-free. In partnership with marine experts and key boating ...

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Boats Group acquires Dutch marketplace Botentekoop

Boats Group, the tech business behind the largest online marketplaces for boats and yachts in the world (Boat Trader, YachtWorld, boats.com, Cosas De Barcos, iNautia and Annonces du Bateau), announced it has acquired the leading boating marketplaces in the Netherlands, Botentekoop.nl, Boten.nl and Botenbank.nl, from Arimpex Media Solutions. Adding the leading Dutch boating marketplaces to their growing portfolio of international sales platforms strengthens Boats Group with increased consumer engagement throughout Western Europe and ...

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Boat Trader: 75 percent more women shopping for boats

According to Boat Trader there has been a tidal wave of women shopping for boats from coast-to-coast this summer. Reports of banner-year boat sales have been making national headlines and Boat Trader’s latest data suggests the surge is partially due to women and mothers sequestered with kids, who have quickly directed their family and friends to the waterfront for some much-needed ...

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Boat Trader launches new mobile app

Boat Trader recently announced the launch of its new app for iOS and Android mobile devices. This addition to Boat Trader’s technology suite reinforces the company’s mission to leverage technology to deliver a world-class shopping experience. With more than 1,600 dealers and private party sellers, and more than 100,000 new and used boats for sale in the Boat Trader marketplace, ...

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