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At the Helm: Keeping a foot on the gas
By Adam Quandt Things are shifting. Not just in the recreational boating industry, but across a multitude of industries, platforms,…
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At the Helm: More than a tackle box
By Adam Quandt It’s not very often that I bring myself into my editor’s column. In fact, I typically actively…
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Propelling Our Future: Pathways to decarbonization for recreational boating
By Jeff WasilSr. Director, Environmental Health & Safety, NMMA Our love for boating is fundamentally reliant on a healthy and…
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Industry Voices: Musings from Michele
Words of wisdom from this year’s Darlene Briggs Woman of the Year By Michele J. Goldsmith Today I find myself…
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Are you now selling harder? There’s a better way
By Mark Overbye Challenging times call for introspection. When Paul McCartney was in a tough spot, he wrote these prophetic…
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Industry Voices: Embracing multiple paths to sustainability
By Frank Hugelmeyer As recreational boating industry stakeholders, we understand the important role healthy waters play in boating and fishing,…
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At the Helm: Changing tides in the marine workforce
By Adam Quandt The marine industry workforce has historically heavily been made up of one individual group. However, over the…
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At the Helm: A new era of Top 100
By Adam Quandt In 2004, Boating Industry unveiled the Top 100 Dealers program as an effort to independently rank and…
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At the Helm: The dare to be different
By Adam Quandt It’s time for some truth. The recreational boating industry is one that is often slightly slow to…
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Refocusing on relationships
By Matt Sellhorst Have your sales become more transactional in the past several years? For many dealers that has become…
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At the Helm: Protecting our playground
By Adam Quandt It’s no secret that nature is our playground. Not just to the marine industry alone, but to…
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The SkillsUSA Reveille
By Margaret Podlich Thousands of polite, pulled-together, 16-22 year olds descended on Atlanta during a sweltering week in June. They…
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Education must be the culture
By Matt Edmundson We all know of the skills gap, but is it different for us in the marine industry?…
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Making the most of your online dealership profile
By Matt Sellhorst What is one of the first things people do when they are shopping for a new boat?…
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ELEVATE 2022: Powering the future of boating
By David Gee The future is not something we enter. The future is something we create.” Leonard I. Sweet What…
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At the Helm: Driving diversity in the marine workplace
By Adam Quandt Prior to World War I, three-fourths of all women employed in manufacturing were making apparel or its…
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Industry voices: 40+ years of memories, mentors and making waves
By Wanda Kenton Smith As we celebrate Boating Industry’s Women Making Waves, I can’t help but reflect on my 40-plus-year…
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Industry voices: Be the one to make change happen
By Roxanne Rockvam First of all, congratulations to this year’s Women Making Waves award winners! As the current Darlene Briggs…
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How will you handle a slow down in demand?
By Matt Sellhorst As a dealership owner or marketing expert, are you monitoring Google Trends for “Boats for Sale” or…
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Innovation is not a new color
By Mark Overbye Confusing innovation with novelty can be lethal. When I started Gekko Boats years ago there were plenty…
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