Marine Dealers
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Why you should go undercover
Sunday night, I watched an episode of Undercover Boss, the new “reality TV show” that takes a company’s leader and puts them…
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Just thinking
By Peter Granata, president, Granata Design and the Marine Design Resource Alliance — Ever notice how some leaders look at…
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Do YOU have a club?
A week ago Thursday, I was running late for a seminar on unique profit centers at the International Marina &…
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A radical proposition about employee compensation
In a blog a few weeks back, I told you of my plans to read a new book — “Drive:…
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Boat Dealers Need to Learn to Do More With Less
Looking forward, marine dealers and OEMs need to share more information so they can do more with less.
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Scouting out a bright path for our industry
While I was a Brownie for a year or two in elementary school, it wasn’t my path to a love…
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Solving the small stuff before it gets big
My husband and I have been married for more than 10 years, and despite the happy life we’ve created for…
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YOU set the tone for customer service
Last week, I stayed at the Rosen Plaza in Orlando. It’s a potential home for the 2010 Marine Dealer Conference…
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Exceeding expectations one promise at a time
A week before Christmas, I was delighted to receive a $100 clothing store gift certificate as a “thank you” for…
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How trust determines who we do business with
About 10 years ago, I learned a great lesson about finding a service shop you can trust.
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The marrying kind
The dealer-manufacturer relationship is a little like marriage. None of us know the exact formula for lasting love, but there…
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Don’t eliminate marketing, spend smarter
Smaller budgets are a frustrating reality in all departments. Smarter spends are mandated.
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Regifting
By Peter Granata, president, Granata Design and the Marine Design Resource Alliance — December 17 is National Regifting Day. For…
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Numbers, not guts, will see you through the recession
If you think your gut alone can predict the market accurately enough to run a business, then I suggest you…
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Are We There Yet?
There comes a time in everyone’s business life when we are faced with having to make a critical decision that…
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Who suffers more – the OEM, the dealership or the consumer?
Recently, Crocker’s Marine announced that after 40 years, they have closed their doors. The real question now becomes, who will…
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Nothing to lose
There’s no more effective method of education than learning from your peers. You can read about an idea, be taught…
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The importance of “family time”
When we ask dealers to write about their employee relations strategies in Boating Industry’s Top 100 Dealer Application, many talk…
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