MINNEAPOLIS – The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today that Rinimax, Inc., a nationwide provider of environmental protection to marine dealers as well as F&I products, consulting and training, has joined the association as a Premier Partner Member. “We have been partners to many of the top marine dealers for a long time […]
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MRAA names Michele Rosacker Administrative Assistant
MINNEAPOLIS — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today that it has hired Michele Rosacker as the organization’s part-time Administrative Assistant. Rosacker comes to MRAA having spent a number of years working for Target Corporation where she gained valuable experience. There, she worked as a Merchandising Coordinator for Target’s Team Sports Apparel Department, […]
MRAA Members saved $90,500 thru shipping benefit
Members of the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas saved more than $90,500 in 2012 through the MRAA Rewards Shipping Program. This program, facilitated by PartnerShip, helped those MRAA members who participated in it, save, on average $323.53. In other words, those members saved more than $20 more than what they invested in MRAA Membership. […]
MDCE opens registration with April promotion
The 2013 dealer event will be held Nov. 17-20 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. MINNEAPOLIS – To kick off the grand opening of registration for the 2013 Marine Dealer Conference & Expo, organizers are launching an incredible April promotion through which dealers can sign up to attend the event at the lowest […]
MRAA names Michael Geatz Marketing Coordinator
MINNEAPOLIS — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today that it has hired Michael Geatz as the organization’s marketing coordinator. As a senior at Hamline University (St. Paul, Minn.), Geatz will graduate in mid May. While at Hamline, he took a diverse array of course, including web design, marketing, persuasion, statistics, and new […]
Webinar: Discover Boating’s 2013 Marketing Plan
The industry’s Discover Boating marketing campaign is gearing up for launch. We invite you to join this all-industry webinar on April 3 outlining details for Discover Boating’s Welcome to the Water marketing campaign. This 45-minute webinar will provide a look at the integrated marketing mix on tap for the busy boating months ahead, including digital […]
Congressman Ryan among ABC speakers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The 2013 American Boating Congress (ABC) announced today its lineup of speakers, featuring an influential group of policy specialists and industry authorities, as well as legislative and regulatory officials including Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV). The broad spectrum of industry advocates, policy experts and legislative decision-makers who will […]
MRAA to manage Wisconsin Marine Association
MINNEAPOLIS — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas and the Wisconsin Marine Association announced today that the MRAA has been selected to take over the management of the WMA. The WMA, now based in Minneapolis, is a four-year-old marine trades association that serves the state of Wisconsin. It was managed primarily as a marina […]
MRAA unveils Online Store
MINNEAPOLIS — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas has unveiled an all-new MRAA Online Store at MRAA.com to give dealers and other marine industry businesses first-hand access to competitively priced logo’d items and apparel. The initial inventory for MRAA’s Online Store features a sampling of options. However, through this vendor partnership, MRAA can create […]
American Boating Congress draws 29 industry organizations as co-hosts
Partnerships showcase an industry-wide commitment to a louder voice on Capitol Hill WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 2012, the American Boating Congress was co-hosted by 13 industry organizations, who, for the first time, worked together to ensure that ABC provided a dynamic and engaging program, that met the needs of the recreational boating industry as a […]
