Learn how to get the most out of your service department at the 2012 Marine Dealer Conference & Expo. Here are overviews of two of the sessions to be included in the Service & Marina Track at this year’s event, to be held Nov. 11-14 in Orlando. Tuesday, November 13 Winning the War for Trades […]

Here’s a sneak peek at some of the tracks from the Marine Dealer Conference & Expo’s 2012 Powering Profits Track. The track features all-new topics for this year, and will provide you a well-rounded view into drive additional profitability to your dealership. Here are four of the tracks that will be featured. Tuesday, November 13 […]

MINNEAPOLIS — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA) and Lighthouse Media Solutions (LMS) have partnered to design video production packages available exclusively to MRAA members. “Video has become an essential piece of marine dealers’ marketing strategies,” says Matt Gruhn, MRAA President. “The video production packages being offered by Lighthouse Media Solutions allow our […]

MINNEAPOLIS — Volvo Penta of the Americas a leading global manufacturer of marine engines and power systems, has been named a Platinum Member of the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas, the highest level of support for the association. “Like MRAA, Volvo Penta is dedicated to providing dealers with products and services that contribute to […]

What Can This Track Do For You? The Powering Profits Track includes 6 different sessions. Check out 2 of them below: The Improvement Engine, by David VeechYou will learn practical ways to create a work environment that will drive continuous improvement throughout your dealership. David’s presentation will share techniques that you can use to build […]

What’s Happening at MDCE This Year… Keynote Presentation: “How the Best Get Better” To be the best in today’s marine marketplace, you have to excel at turning leads into sales, generating repeat business and inspiring powerful referrals. In this session, author and internationally recognized speaker Robert Stevenson will provide concrete strategies to help you improve […]

MINNEAPOLIS – The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas and Dominion Marine Media announced today that the Marine Industry Association of Central Florida has become the third state marine trade association to sign on as host of a Norman-Spencer Marine Retail University event this year. The event, scheduled for Nov. 10-11, 2012, will be held […]

MINNEAPOLIS — GE Capital, Commercial Distribution Finance (CDF), the boating business’ leading provider of inventory financing, has renewed its position as a Platinum Member of the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas, the highest level of support for the association. “The deep insights a company like CDF can provide into the health of the dealer […]

Before this year’s Marine Dealer Conference & Expo theme and first printed brochure have even appeared in the magazine, close to 250 people have already registered for the event, representing a record-setting early registration total. With six months to go before the conference and full-scale promotion yet to launch, more than 170 dealer attendees have […]

MINNEAPOLIS – June 7, 2012 — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today that it has named ADP Lightspeed as the exclusive endorsed Dealer Management System provider of the association. The partnership between MRAA and ADP Lightspeed is multi-faceted as ADP Lightspeed will provide the association a host of benefits for MRAA members. […]