The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas today launched registration for its newly reimagined annual conference, Dealer Week. Attendees can sign up for the event now at DealerWeek.com. Dealer Week continues MRAA’s four-decade tradition of producing dealer-focused educational events. However, to bring this year’s experience to another level, MRAA went back the drawing board. […]
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Brunswick Dealer Advantage named MRAA, Dealer Week Strategic Partner
Brunswick, other Strategic Partners, will participate in dialog to help set MRAA initiatives and priorities. Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC) and its Brunswick Dealer Advantage initiative have signed on as a Strategic Partner of the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas, the highest level of MRAA Partner Membership, in support for Dealer Week, MRAA’s newly reimagined […]
Cobalt 20 Group commits full endorsement of MRAA’s Dealer Week
Group of industry-leading dealers endorses, registers for MRAA’s annual conference. The Cobalt Boats 20 Group, one of the marine industry’s leading dealer groups, has given its full endorsement of Dealer Week, the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas’ Annual Conference and Expo, to be held Dec. 8-11, 2019, in Tampa, Fla. Made up of 20 […]
Join Us in D.C. and Educate Your Representatives
You are the industry’s most effective advocate. No lobbyist is as influential as an employer or employee from a Congress member’s district or state. Attending ABC and participating in Capitol Hill visits with others from your state is the best way to educate your representatives on issues that impact your business. It’s your opportunity to […]
New Year, New Political Action. Contribute to BoatPAC.
BoatPAC is the recreational boating industry’s political action committee. It works by bringing all industry segments together to support candidates running for Congress who will represent and protect the interests of the recreational boating industry on Capitol Hill. But we need your help. Each year, we update our compliance records to ensure that we have […]
Mike Davin To Direct MRAA Education Team
The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas has announced the hiring of Mike Davin as the association’s new Director of Education. Prior to joining MRAA, Mike served as Director of Marketing and Communications at The Event Group, where he partnered with clients on marketing, strategic planning and event management. In his role, he helped produce […]
Gary Briggs named MRAA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient
The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas named Gary Briggs of Wayzata Marine as its 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. Recognizing Briggs at the MRAA Opening Awards Ceremony at its annual conference last month, MRAA celebrated his numerous accomplishments in the marine industry over the last 51 years. Briggs opened a start-up selling and servicing […]
Volvo Penta named first MRAA, Dealer Week Strategic Partner
Volvo Penta, other Strategic Partners, will participate in dialog to help set MRAA initiatives and priorities. Volvo Penta has signed on as the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas’ first Strategic Partner, the highest level of MRAA Partner Membership and support for Dealer Week, MRAA’s Annual Conference & Expo. Celebrating its 43rd annual conference […]
Recreation Leaders Meet with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, Highlight Recreation Opportunities
Recreation Leaders, including MRAA’s Board President Joe Hoffmaster, met with Secretary Sonny Perdue, Under Secretary for Natural Resources and the Environment Jim Hubbard and other key officials in order to highlight recreation opportunities for 2019. The group noted the importance of national forests to many recreational activities, and highlighted the world-class experiences provided to anglers […]
How the Shutdown is Hurting Recreational Boating and the Outdoor Economy
In a recent Op-Ed published by The Hill, Outdoor Recreation Roundtable’s Executive Director Jessica Wahl described the impact that the partial government shutdown is having on the outdoor recreation community. The outdoor recreation community is unified in its message to Congress and the administration to end this shutdown immediately so federal workers, small businesses, rural […]
