MINNEAPOLIS — Skipper Bud’s, a leading group of family-owned and operated sales, service and marina locations, has signed on as a Premium Retail Member of the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas, the highest level of retail membership within the association. “We are proud to have earned such a high level of commitment from Skipper […]

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MINNEAPOLIS – Members of the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas should keep an eye on the mail in the weeks ahead. On Wednesday afternoon, newly appointed MRAA Director of Membership & Marketing Liz Walz completed a major project for the association, amassing, organizing and mailing out a re-vamped member kit to all current and […]

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MINNEAPOLIS — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today that it has hired Liz Walz as the organization’s Director of Membership & Marketing “Liz and I have had a long working relationship together, and I’m absolutely thrilled to add her passion and enthusiasm for the marine industry to the MRAA team,” says Matt […]

MINNEAPOLIS — MarineMax, Inc., the nation’s largest recreational boat retailer, has signed on as a Premium Retail Member of the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas, the highest level of retail membership within the association. “We are proud to have earned such a high level of commitment from MarineMax,” says Matt Gruhn, President of MRAA. […]

CONTACT: Marge Eckenroad, 941-964-2534 or foundation@mraa.com BOCA GRANDE, Fla. — The MRAA Educational Foundation is seeking applicants for the 2012 Kevin Lodder Scholarship. The Kevin Lodder Scholarship Fund provides a full scholarship to attend a week-long Spader Business Management Total Management 1 Workshop to an employee of a Marine Retailers Association of the Americas retail […]

1. This isn’t last year’s MDCE. If you attended MDCE last year, or even the year before, and you think you learned enough to skip MDCE for a few years, you’re wrong. Dead wrong! This year’s MDCE is a whole new ball game … new speakers, new exhibitors, different location, different schedule. We took what […]

The Marine Dealer Conference & Expo’s Service & Marina Track will show you how to drive more business, and more profit, through these vital areas of your dealership. In the following two sessions, you’ll learn how to improve the health of your dealership, as well as get your tough questions answered by the pros. Tuesday, […]

MINNEAPOLIS — Brunswick Corporation, a leader in the recreational marine industry, has signed on as a Platinum Member of the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA), the highest level of support for the association. “Brunswick’s leadership within the marine industry makes the company an invaluable partner for our association,” says Matt Gruhn, president of […]