5 Key Areas to Tighten Up to Help Your F&I Department Find Future Success By Jared Zimlin, Director of Business Development, Elite Recreational Finance We are in a time of big changes. Some are positive. Some are negative. Some, well, we just don’t know. Customer expectations of how they purchase big ticket items are changing. […]
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Shore Premier Finance Becomes Platinum Partner Member
MINNEAPOLIS — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today Shore Premier Finance commits to the Association as a Platinum Partner Member. Through Platinum Partner Membership, Shore Premier Finance aligns its brand with the programs and opportunities that MRAA works to provide the dealer body in an effort to fuel the success of the […]
MRAA Certification News – September 2022
The MRAA Marine Industry Certified Dealership (MICD) program continues to make new strides within the boating industry. Recently, the Dealership Certification process was enhanced to include a new seven-week Certification Webinar Series with MRAA Consultants. The MICD Program and Certification Manager Liz Keener were also highlighted recently by “Marina Dock Age,” addressing how dealers can […]
MRAA, RVDA Push Back Against Proposed FTC ‘Auto Rule’
WASHINGTON, D.C., September 14, 2022 — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas collaborated with the RV Dealers Association, the National Powersports Dealer Association, a number of state-based marine trades associations, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy and more, to voice its opposition to the Federal Trade Commission’s recently proposed Auto Rule. As […]
Wells Fargo Extends Benefits to all MRAA Members
MINNEAPOLIS — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today Wells Fargo will offer special rates for merchant services and credit card processing to all MRAA Members. Wells Fargo Merchant Services is the newest addition to the line-up of MRAA Benefit Providers. Exclusively offered to MRAA dealer members, Wells Fargo’s benefit will provide […]
Nautique Boats Renews Dealer Certification Incentive
MINNEAPOLIS – September 13 – The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announces that Nautique Boats has renewed its dealer incentive program that provides greater access to the Marine Industry Certified Dealership Program and rewards dealers who achieve Certified status. Nautique dealers who earn Dealership Certification by Jan. 1, 2023, are eligible for the incentive, […]
MRAA Launches ‘The Boat Biz’ Podcast
• New podcast aimed at highlighting insights, opportunities and actionable content for the marine industry MINNEAPOLIS, September 13, 2022 — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas has launched an all-new podcast, titled “The Boat Biz,” focused on delivering insights, discussing opportunities and providing actionable content for the marine industry to act on. The Boat […]
Four New Partner Members Join the MRAA in August
Four new Partner Members joined the MRAA in August.
Discover Boating, Strategic Partner Ebony Media Host Event to Engage NexGen Boat Buyers
As part of its initiative to engage NextGen boaters, Discover Boating and its partners held a boating lifestyle media event in Martha’s Vineyard.
Pineapple Payments Provides Strong Support for MRAA Members
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today that Pineapple Payments has pledged significant support to MRAA members, through both a membership and a new operational benefit for MRAA members. Pineapple Payments, a payments technology company now part of Fiserv, is the newest addition to the line-up of MRAA Benefit Providers. […]
