Marine Connection Makes First Acquisition, Adds Ninth Florida Location January 11, 2021, West Palm Beach, FL – Marine Connection, named the Boating Industry #1 Ranked Marine Dealership for 2021, has acquired the majority interest in Boaters Exchange, a highly successful 20-year retail dealership with two Central Florida locations including Rockledge
• More than 1,000 marine industry professionals were reunited at Dealer Week this December in Austin, Texas. Next week, Jan. 11-13, the conference will build on that success and bring it to teams inside the dealership with Dealer Week Online. MINNEAPOLIS — More than 520 dealership personnel from across North
MINNEAPOLIS, January 5, 2022 — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas, in honor of its 50th anniversary, announces the launch of a Year of Dealer Resources. During 2022, the MRAA will focus on a new topic each month and release benefits, education and resources via MRAA.com. Monthly updates will
MINNEAPOLIS, January 4, 2022 — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas has hired Wendy Mackie as its Director of Workforce and Foundation Development, appointing her in the lead role in operating the MRAA Educational Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded to provide financial support for education, training and professional
MINNEAPOLIS — Dec. 22 — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas is pleased to announce the addition of eight marine businesses as Partner Members during 2021. Through the support of our Partner Members, the MRAA is able to deliver on our mission to provide education, tools and resources to
Hagadone Marine Group announced that it has hired Bob Holloway as its Director of Sales. Bob was previously the Sales Manager of MarineMax in Dallas, Texas. The announcement comes at an incredibly exciting time for us as we head into our Annual Coeur d’Alene Boat Expo in January 2022, as
Customers Report Increased Sales, Time Savings and Improved Customer Experiences FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (November 10, 2021) — Boatyard, the first customer experience platform designed for the marine industry, announced today the launch of a new suite of tools for its best-in-class customer experience software. Boatyard’s newest features includes photo and
Confident boaters use their boats more, have a better owner experience and are safer, too, says BoatUS Foundation ANNAPOLIS, Md., December 14, 2021 – The nonprofit BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water can help boat manufacturers, dealers and marina operators improve the customer experience and help make boating safer for
AUSTIN, TX December 9, 2021 — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas today named this year’s marine industry Great Dealerships to Work For at Dealer Week 2021, the association’s annual conference and expo. Twenty-one dealerships qualified for recognition by earning an overall score of 90 percent or better on
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
