Tag Archives: Donald Trump

In a recent 60 Minutes interview, Brad Parscale, digital director for the Trump campaign, discussed that Facebook played a major role in the president’s win last November. Let’s take a look at a couple factors on how he did it and apply it to our own businesses as manufacturers and dealers. Social advertising vs. traditional “Facebook now lets you get ...

President Donald J. Trump has proclaimed June as Great Outdoors Month – marking the 15th time a president has recognized the importance of the Great Outdoors with a presidential proclamation. He is the third president to celebrate Great Outdoors Month and the fifth to take action on either the month or its predecessor, Great Outdoors Week. The proclamation, which was requested ...

On May 4, a letter was sent from a group of industry partners to the Trump administration and Congress. The coalition of recreational boating and sportfishing interests urged action to fix America’s broken ethanol policy. The American Sportfishing Association , Boat Owners Association of The United States, National Marine Manufacturers Association and Marine Retailers Association of the Americas on behalf ...

After its first look at the Trump administration’s new budget blueprint released March 16, Boat Owners Association of The United States says that boat owners should be aware of potential budget impacts that could affect boating safety, access and the health of our waterways. “The administration’s budget proposal clearly reflects a different set of priorities over previous years,” said BoatUS ...

President Trump’s Budget Blueprint released this week calls for cuts to several department that have “a significant impact on the recreational boating industry,” the National Marine Manufacturers Association said in an analysis released Friday. The budget, if enacted, would have a 10 percent increase in defense spending ($603 billion), with a 10 percent decrease in non-defense spending ($462 billion). Departments ...

After reviewing President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2018 budget request, Trout Unlimited is criticizing what it calls “ill-conceived cuts” and calling on Congress to reject them. The president has proposed a 31 percent decrease to the EPA, including elimination of programs to restore the Great Lakes and clean up the Chesapeake Bay basin, as well as enforcement of the Clean Water ...

The BI Weekly 5 is a collection of tips, news and data affecting the boating industry this week. Be sure to look for the BI Weekly 5 every week on BoatingIndustry.com. 1. NMMA: Powerboat registrations up 6.3 percent in 2016 New powerboat registrations were up 6.3 percent through December 2016, NMMA reported in its latest New Powerboat Registrations Report. According ...

The BI Weekly 5 is a collection of tips, news and data affecting the boating industry this week. Be sure to look for the BI Weekly 5 every week on BoatingIndustry.com. 1. NMMA urges industry to sign Trump ethanol petition The deadline is Tuesday to sign a Boating United petition to be delivered to President Trump, urging him to take ...

Day 1 of Boot Dusseldorf is in the books, and it was an interesting day. As I noted earlier, it’s my first time at the show, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. First of all, this is one heck of a big show. One reason, of course, is that they’ve got the superyachts in the exhibit halls rather than ...

Dear President Trump, First, congratulations on your victory in last year’s hard fought campaign. You connected with tens of millions of American who have trusted you with their hopes for the future. As CEO of one of the boating industry’s largest companies with manufacturing across the USA, over 1,000 employees, and distribution in 70 countries, I want to do my ...