Marine Dealers
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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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Your assignment: Help foster change
matt_new-mug2If you're not paying close attention, there is some news in our line-up today that could sneak by you without…
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