The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas has strengthened the voice of the marine dealer in Washington, D.C., with the appointment of Adam Fortier-Brown as MRAA’s Government Relations Manager. Fortier-Brown, whose family owns and operates Clark Marine, a Manchester, Maine-based boat dealership, graduated from the University of Maine magna cum laude, with a Bachelor’s degree […]

The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas recently published its latest white paper, “The Guide to Apprenticeship,” in conjunction with the Marine Industry Certified Dealership program. The 21-page digital publication was created to help address one of the most commonly shared pain points of today’s marine dealers — a shortage of qualified technicians. The guide […]

Boats Group recently signed a three-year commitment and became the latest Strategic Partner of the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas and its newly reimagined Annual Conference and Expo, Dealer Week. The event is scheduled for Dec. 8-11 at the Tampa Bay Convention Center in Tampa, Fla. Celebrating its 43rd annual conference in 2019, MRAA […]

Dealer Week will take place Dec. 8-11 in Tampa, Fla. Correct Craft has joined the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas as a Strategic Partner, the highest level of MRAA Partner Membership, in support of MRAA’s newly reimagined Annual Conference and Expo, Dealer Week. The MRAA has created an all-new approach to partner memberships by […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, 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 […]

The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas named the marine industry’s innaugural Great Dealerships to Work For, recognizing 20 boat dealers at an awards program last month and through a publication released today. The 20 dealerships qualified for recognition through the results of the Marine Industry Certified Dealership Program’s annual Employee Satisfaction Survey. This survey, […]

The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas, in partnership with Dominion Domains, is unveiling the digital publication, Evaluate Your Website’s Domain, Design and Digital Content, today at the Marine Dealer Conference & Expo in Orlando, Fla. This guide – authored by Jim Million of Professional Resource Group and Million Learning – is the first in […]