BOCA GRANDE, Fla. – The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today that it has embarked on, through the introduction of a new website, an entirely new way of conducting business. The new website, found at www.MRAA.com, not only boasts an array of new features for the association’s members, but it also integrates numerous […]

Boca Grande, Fla. — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today a new affinity partnership with TSYS Merchant Solutions designed to provide MRAA members with preferred pricing on credit card processing, check guarantee and conversion, mobile payment solutions and gift card processing. TSYS Merchant Solutions is ranked as the 10th largest merchant acquirer […]

BOCA GRANDE, Fla. – For more than 20 years, the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas and Spader Business Management have partnered to improve the health of the marine dealer body. Today, the two companies announce the expansion of that relationship with two new MRAA member benefits. Spader Business Management has developed two new products […]

To compete at the highest levels, marine dealerships need to be constantly adapting their operations to fit the fast changing marketplace. The 2012 Marine Dealer Conference and Expo will provide the intelligence dealership professionals need to drive their companies to peak performance in today’s market. Do you have an idea for an educational seminar that […]

BOCA GRANDE, Fla. – The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today that it is responding to an industrywide call for greater support of the American Boating Congress and will not only host a full board meeting at this year’s event and attend the event as one large group, but will also actively promote […]

BOCA GRANDE, Fla. – The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2012. Launched by a small group of just 12 dealers in 1972, the MRAA has long stood as the voice of marine retailers throughout North America. The association has been headed up by just four executive directors/presidents over the […]

ORLANDO – Following on the heels of four-consecutive years of growth in dealer attendance, the Marine Dealer Conference & Expo is preparing to break new records in 2012. The event, which will be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., Nov. 11-14, will take its educational line-up to the next level, offering […]

BOCA GRANDE, Fla. – The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today that it has created an all-new member benefit program with long-time partner Customer Service Intelligence, Inc. The benefit, which is offered as part of the MRAA Rewards Program and available to MRAA members only, provides a package deal for MRAA members worth […]

BOCA GRANDE, Fla. – The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today that Ryan Hebert of Texas Marine, Beaumont, Texas, has been named Chairman of the association’s Young Leaders Advisory Council. Hebert, 29, has amassed a number of leadership credentials during his time in the marine industry. He began working at his family dealership […]

BOCA GRANDE, Fla. – The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA) recently presented the Jerry Martin Journalism Award to creative marketing agency Olson for its work and success with the “Welcome to the Water” campaign, which helped reignite the industry’s Discover Boating program in 2011. The award, given annually, is presented to a media […]