After a successful launch in 2013, organizers of the Marine Dealer Conference & Expo will bring back its Pre-Conference Workshops for the 2014 event, scheduled for Nov. 16-19 in Orlando, Fla. The workshops give marine retailers access to hands-on training
The Marine Dealer Conference & Expo has added a Closing Keynote address to its official 2014 educational lineup in order to send attendees back to their dealerships with new strategies and inspiration. MDCE 2014 is scheduled to take place Nov.
World-renowned leadership guru and New York Times best-selling author Chester Elton has been named Opening Keynote presenter at the 2014 Marine Dealer Conference & Expo in November. Co-author of several successful leadership books including “All In,” “The Carrot Principle,” and
MINNEAPOLIS — The Recreational Boating Leadership Council is asking for the marine industry’s help in developing a searchable national database of Youth Boating & Fishing Programs housed on the Discover Boating website at www.discoverboating.com/youth. “The data suggests that adults are
The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas has added a new benefit for Partner, Premier Partner and Platinum Partner members of the association. Those Partner Members that exhibit at the Marine Dealer Conference & Expo will now receive complimentary MDCE
An updated version of the MICD Program’s Best Practices Navigator is now available digitally in the MICD Portal. Access the new Navigator online by clicking here. The Navigator is a comprehensive document unavailable anywhere else in the industry and exclusive
A website is the public face of your business. Often it is the first thing people see when they do research on your company. If someone wants to know who you are and what you’re about, they reach for their
The MICD Program logo is a powerful symbol. It represents your dealership’s ongoing commitment to excellence throughout all facets of your business — customer service and follow-up, sales processes and procedures, employee satisfaction and retention, facility upkeep, etc. Now that
Since the creation of the domestic market for corn-based ethanol as an additive for gasoline, the federal government has nurtured and maintained the ethanol industry with a steady stream of subsidies. Originally sold as a way to achieve energy independence
A new University of Nebraska study released April 20 in a publication called Nature Climate Change says eliminating ethanol as a biofuel can actually decrease soil organic carbon. The study claims cellulosic biofuels like ethanol actually generate more greenhouse gases
The U.S. Senate voted 96-3 to open debate on a bill that will renew several tax breaks known as the Bush Tax Cuts, first passed in 2008 to help stimulate the economy. Several issues important to marine retailers are included
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service gave recreational boaters and anglers good news May 9 when it announced program competitive grants totaling $14.27 million to 10 states and Washington, D.C. from the Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) program. The Service also
