Bob Bense will serve as an At-Large Director on the Marine Retailers Association’s Board of Directors. The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas has appointed to Bob Bense, of Superior Boat Repair & Sales, as a Director At Large on the MRAA Board of Directors. “I look forward to the high level of enthusiasm and […]
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Influx of Partner Members Contributed to Association’s Success in 2019
The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas is proud to announce an array of Partner Members who joined the Association in 2019. Fourteen additional Partner members have signed onto a yearlong commitment to support the MRAA’s ongoing mission. The companies include: App One, Aqua Lily Products, LLC., BIT Marine Software, Blue Wave Boats, Clary Lake […]
Minnesota Joins a Growing Coalition of States by forming Outdoor Recreation Task Force
SAINT PAUL, MN – December 13, 2019 – The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas, along with its outdoor recreation partners, applaud yesterday’s announcement by Governor Tim Walz to create an Outdoor Recreation Task Force in the State of Minnesota. Establishing the Task Force formalizes the state’s commitment to its robust outdoor recreation economy, which […]
Amanda Levandowski Named Duane Spader Leadership Development Scholarship Recipient
Amanda Levandowski, Owner Principal of Charlotte Ski Boats in Mooresville, North Carolina, has been selected as the recipient of the seventh annual Duane Spader Leadership Development Scholarship, announced the MRAA Educational Foundation yesterday. This year’s scholarship recipient was unveiled on Tuesday morning, Dec. 10, as part of the Dealer Week Awards Luncheon in Tampa, Fla. […]
Ken Sorley Named 2019 Kevin Lodder Scholarship Recipient
Ken Sorley, owner and President of Marineland Boating Center of Waco, Texas, has been selected as the recipient of the 2019 Kevin Lodder Scholarship. The scholarship recipient was honored on Tuesday morning, Dec. 10, as part of the Dealer Week Awards Luncheon in Tampa, Fla. This scholarship was founded in memory of Kevin Lodder of […]
Massachusetts Marine Trades Association Awarded MTA Technical Scholarship
The Massachusetts Marine Trades Association (MMTA) has been selected as the recipient of the 2019 Marine Trade Association Technical Scholarship. The scholarship was presented to Randall Lyons, President of the Massachusetts Marine Trades Association (MMTA), on Tuesday morning, Dec. 10, as part of the Dealer Week Awards Luncheon in Tampa, Fla. The MRAA Educational […]
Sara Anghel Named Darlene Briggs Woman of the Year
Sara Anghel of the National Marine Manufacturers Association Canada has been selected as the recipient of the thirty-third annual Darlene Briggs Marine Industry Woman of the Year Award. The award was presented to Anghel by the 2018 award recipient, Angela Pilkington, on Tuesday morning, Dec. 10, as part of the MRAA Dealer Week Awards Luncheon […]
Your Answer to Customer Questions in 2020
Today’s customers are finicky. Technology has given them seemingly endless paths to purchase. They pop up almost as imaginary prospects, clicking on our website, opting out of our cookies permissions, closing our lead forms, denying our chat functions, and never EVER requesting a brochure. We want to believe they are out there. They’re on our […]
MRAA’s Dealer Week Announces 2020 Dates, Location
Dealer Week will take place Dec. 8-11, 2020, in Austin, Texas. Next week MRAA’s newly reimagined conference and expo, Dealer Week, will welcome more than 1,000 industry members to its inaugural edition in Tampa, Fla. However, plans are already well underway for the 2020 event, which will take place Dec. 8-11 at the Austin Convention […]
Industry Celebration at Dealer Week Features Live Music Made Possible by Kicker Marine Audio
The Dealer Week Industry Celebration, which takes place on the Tampa Riverwalk at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, is open to all conference attendees and will celebrate the 2019 accomplishments of the entire marine industry. Dealer Week, the newly reimagined MRAA Conference & Expo, has updated the format of previous MRAA events in many ways, […]
