MINNEAPOLIS — Feb. 11 — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announces Podium as a Platinum Partner Member.
Podium, headquartered in Lehi, Utah, is an interaction management platform for local businesses. It delivers a convenient and full-service messaging system to its clients designed to strengthen business through improved communications with customers. Podium offers a unique, all-encompassing suite of messaging tools designed to make owning a local dealership a breeze. With Podium, dealers can send review invitations, chat with website visitors, request payments, set appointments, and more, all from your Podium Inbox.
Its proven system, which has allowed more than one half of smartphone owners in the U.S. to connect with local business, aids clients with growing leads, establishing customer loyalty and internal team communication. Since its start in 2014, Podium has helped more than 60,000 businesses grow with modernized messaging capabilities and has been recognized within its field multiple times as one of the fastest-growing companies in North America.
Through Partner Membership, marine manufacturers, suppliers and service providers align their brands with the programs and opportunities that MRAA works to provide the dealer body in order to help fuel the success of the industry. Partner support allows the Association to expand its offerings and create a positive, long-term impact in the business of MRAA members.
“We welcome Podium as a Platinum Partner Member,” said Allison Gruhn, Director of Business Development. “Podium has shown tremendous growth within the interaction management process, so it’s great to have an organization that help our members enrich the customer experience and connections. Their support is appreciated, as their area of expertise and focus can be yet another tool within the MRAA’s dealer support system.”
About the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas
At the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas, we believe that for the marine industry to thrive, the retail organizations that interact with the boaters in their community must thrive. With that in mind, MRAA works to create a strong and healthy boating industry by uniting those retailers, providing them with opportunities for improvement and growth, and representing them with a powerful voice. For more information, visit MRAA.com or contact us at 763-315-8043.
About Podium
Podium is a customer messaging platform that enables companies with a local presence to conveniently connect with their customers at critical touchpoints to help them strengthen their business. By conveniently facilitating millions of customer interactions, such as driving customer-generated online reviews and providing improved customer messaging tools, Podium serves more than 45,000 local businesses in the United States, Canada and Australia. Headquartered in Lehi, Utah, and founded in 2014, Podium is currently backed by YC Continuity, Sapphire Ventures, Alkeon Capital, Recruit Co. Ltd., IVP, Accel, Summit Partners and GV. To learn more, visit www.podium.com or contact us at press@podium.com.
