MINNEAPOLIS, MN, December 4, 2021 — Today, the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced the launch the MRAA Certified Pre-Owned Boat Program, backed by industry partners Boat History Report and Titan Certified. Over the past two years, the MRAA consulted with marine industry dealers, manufacturers and suppliers across the United States and Canada to […]
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Discover Boating Unveils First Phase of Brand Evolution with New Logo, Miami International Boat Show
Discover Boating™, powered by the NMMA and Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA), revealed today the first of its three-phase brand evolution: a new Discover Boating logo and a re-brand of the Miami International Boat Show to Discover Boating™ Miami International Boat Show®. The brand evolution will further the NMMA and MRAA’s Discover Boating industry […]
Parker Business Planning Launches Revolutionary New ‘Digital Dealership Dashboard’
Orlando, FL, December 1, 2021– A new, state-of-the-art “Digital Dealership Dashboard” has been developed and beta-tested under the direction of Parker Business Planning, with plans for its official unveiling at the MRAA Dealer Week December 6, 2021 in Austin, TX. Available exclusively through Parker Business Planning, this revolutionary new digital technology and custom application offers […]
Boat History Report and Elite Direct Finance Announce Partnership
Green Cove Spring, FL. — Boat History Report has partnered with Elite Direct Finance to offer financing directly from its web platform. “Elite Direct Finance is a leader in the world of boat financing and we’re excited to be partnering with them for this incredible opportunity. With more than 50% of pre-owned boats being sold […]
NMMA Postpones Five Boat Shows to 2023, Announces New Boating Events in Georgia, Washington D.C.
CHICAGO (November 17, 2021) – The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) announced today it is postponing the 2022 Progressive® Insurance Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Nashville, and St. Louis boat shows to 2023. The postponement of these five shows is the result of thorough analysis, alongside exhibitors and NMMA members, of the unique needs and economics of […]
DockWorks Joins MRAA as Partner Member
MINNEAPOLIS — Nov. 16 — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announces DockWorks has joined as a Partner Member. DockWorks began when its three Co-Founders (Jeremy Hermanns, CEO; Kyle Bunch, CFO; Luke Ackerman, Head of Industry) sought out to develop dealership software that could act as one tool to handle all of a dealer’s […]
MRAA details full education lineup for Dealer Week in person and online
Austin, Texas, Nov. 11, 2021 — Boat dealers have enjoyed a lot of success in 2021, but they are also facing challenges that are unique to today’s retail environment. To help them create a plan for 2022 and beyond, the Dealer Week Conference and Expo has built an education lineup that addresses the most common […]
Final Washington State Marine Excise Tax Reflects Input from Boating Industry
WASHINGTON, DC, November 11, 2021 — After numerous hearings and constant input from the recreational boating industry, the Washington State Department of Revenue (DOR) finalized the watercraft excise tax depreciation schedule. Approved October 21, the Final DOR Rule, which reflected input from marine industry stakeholders, ultimately places less of a financial burden on boat owners […]
2020 Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account Data Highlights Surge in Recreational Boating
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 9, 2021 — Today, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released economic data from the 2020 Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account, which detailed the outdoor recreation economy’s powerful and positive impact on the overall U.S. economy. These new numbers found that outdoor recreation generated $689 billion in economic output in 2020 and […]
Marine Industry Certified Dealership Employee Satisfaction Survey Reaches 15,000 Responses
MINNEAPOLIS — The MRAA’s Marine Industry Certified Dealership program has collected more than 15,000 responses from dealership personnel in its Employee Satisfaction Survey (ESS). The ESS is a survey taken annually by dealership staff at Certified locations. It asks employees 33 questions about their dealership’s culture, in which the employees rate the dealership on a […]
