The Marine Dealer Conference & Expo has added a Closing Keynote address to its official 2014 educational lineup in order to send attendees back to their dealerships with new strategies and inspiration. MDCE 2014 is scheduled to take place Nov. 16-19, Orlando, Fla. Business performance expert Ryan Estis has been chosen to close out the […]
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Chester Elton Named MDCE Opening Keynote Speaker
World-renowned leadership guru and New York Times best-selling author Chester Elton has been named Opening Keynote presenter at the 2014 Marine Dealer Conference & Expo in November. Co-author of several successful leadership books including “All In,” “The Carrot Principle,” and “The Orange Revolution,” Elton is considered an expert in the field of company culture and […]
RBLC launches Youth Boating & Fishing Program Database
MINNEAPOLIS — The Recreational Boating Leadership Council is asking for the marine industry’s help in developing a searchable national database of Youth Boating & Fishing Programs housed on the Discover Boating website at www.discoverboating.com/youth. “The data suggests that adults are much more likely to become avid boaters if they participated in boating as a child,” […]
MRAA Adds New Benefit for Partner Members
The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas has added a new benefit for Partner, Premier Partner and Platinum Partner members of the association. Those Partner Members that exhibit at the Marine Dealer Conference & Expo will now receive complimentary MDCE registrations for their team members on top of the two that are included with any […]
2014 Best Practices Navigator Goes Digital
An updated version of the MICD Program’s Best Practices Navigator is now available digitally in the MICD Portal. Access the new Navigator online by clicking here. The Navigator is a comprehensive document unavailable anywhere else in the industry and exclusive to Marine Industry Certified Dealerships. It contains hundreds of dealership best practices collected from the […]
Website Success Story: FastBoats Marine Group
A website is the public face of your business. Often it is the first thing people see when they do research on your company. If someone wants to know who you are and what you’re about, they reach for their computer, smartphone or tablet — making a strong web presence more important in today’s business […]
How do I incorporate the MICD logo into my dealership branding?
The MICD Program logo is a powerful symbol. It represents your dealership’s ongoing commitment to excellence throughout all facets of your business — customer service and follow-up, sales processes and procedures, employee satisfaction and retention, facility upkeep, etc. Now that you’re an MICD, it’s time to shout it from the rooftops! Becoming Certified is a […]
Stop Taxpayer Support for Ethanol
Since the creation of the domestic market for corn-based ethanol as an additive for gasoline, the federal government has nurtured and maintained the ethanol industry with a steady stream of subsidies. Originally sold as a way to achieve energy independence and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, ethanol has been a favorite issue of lawmakers. Ethanol producers […]
Ethanol Worse for Environment Than Gasoline, Study Says
A new University of Nebraska study released April 20 in a publication called Nature Climate Change says eliminating ethanol as a biofuel can actually decrease soil organic carbon. The study claims cellulosic biofuels like ethanol actually generate more greenhouse gases than gasoline. As expected, the biofuel industry is speaking out against the Nebraska study, calling […]
Bush Tax Cut Extensions Likely to Progress in Senate
The U.S. Senate voted 96-3 to open debate on a bill that will renew several tax breaks known as the Bush Tax Cuts, first passed in 2008 to help stimulate the economy. Several issues important to marine retailers are included in the tax-extender package, including a return to the $5 million exemption for the estate […]
