Author: MRAA

MRAA’s Young Leaders Advisory Council seeking applicants

MINNEAPOLIS — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas is accepting nominations and applications for its Young Leaders Advisory Council. The MRAA created YLAC as an advisory group to represent the needs and the thinking of the next generation of marine retailers and to provide additional insight and direction to

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MRAA Leads MTAs in Opposition to National Oceans Policy

The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas led a group of 14 national and state marine trades associations in strong opposition to the proposed National Oceans Policy developed by a White House Commission. In a letter to the Chairman and ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, the group said

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STO: MRAA executive administrator retires

Marge Eckenroad, executive administrator with the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas, is retiring after 36 years with the association.  She began working with the MRAA in 1976 on a part-time basis and joined full time in 1989. She worked with the leadership of the association throughout her career, and

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Marge Eckenroad to retire after 36 years with MRAA

BOCA GRANDE, Fla. – The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today that, after 36 years of devoted service to the association and industry at large, Marge Eckenroad is retiring, effective April 30, 2012. Eckenroad began working on a part-time basis for the MRAA in 1976 and accepted an

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BI: Complementary goals led to Marine Retail University

The latest educational conference for the marine industry, an ongoing series of regional events called Marine Retail University, came together when the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas and Dominion Marine Media realized they were both looking to offer dealers more opportunities to learn. For 17 years, Dominion Marine Media

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STO: MRAA announces two new partnerships

The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced that Dominion Marine Media renewed its support of the association as a partner member and that the MRAA is partnering with Priority One Financial Services to create a new member benefit for its Rewards Program.   Read the full article.

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Dominion Marine Media named Partner Member of MRAA

BOCA GRANDE, Fla. – Dominion Marine Media, a leading marine industry marketing services company, has renewed its support of the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas as a Partner Member of the association. Dominion Marine Media has been a strong partner of the MRAA for a number of years, and

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Priority One named endorsed benefit provider of MRAA

BOCA GRANDE, Fla. – The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today that it has partnered with Priority One Financial Services to create a new benefit for the MRAA Rewards Program. Priority One is the nation’s leading retail F&I outsource company for recreational dealers. As the endorsed F&I outsourcing

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Bank of the West becomes MRAA Platinum Partner

BOCA GRANDE, Fla. – The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today that Bank of the West, located in San Francisco, Calif., has joined the association as a Platinum Partner, the highest level of support for the MRAA. With banking roots dating back more than 135 years, Bank of

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