The Massachusetts Marine Trades Association (MMTA) has been selected as the recipient of the 2019 Marine Trade Association Technical Scholarship. The scholarship was presented to Randall Lyons, President of the Massachusetts Marine Trades Association (MMTA), on Tuesday morning, Dec. 10, as part of the Dealer Week Awards Luncheon in Tampa, Fla.   The MRAA Educational […]

Sara Anghel of the National Marine Manufacturers Association Canada has been selected as the recipient of the thirty-third annual Darlene Briggs Marine Industry Woman of the Year Award. The award was presented to Anghel by the 2018 award recipient, Angela Pilkington, on Tuesday morning, Dec. 10, as part of the MRAA Dealer Week Awards Luncheon […]

Dealer Week will take place Dec. 8-11, 2020, in Austin, Texas. Next week MRAA’s newly reimagined conference and expo, Dealer Week, will welcome more than 1,000 industry members to its inaugural edition in Tampa, Fla. However, plans are already well underway for the 2020 event, which will take place Dec. 8-11 at the Austin Convention […]

The Dealer Week Industry Celebration, which takes place on the Tampa Riverwalk at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, is open to all conference attendees and will celebrate the 2019 accomplishments of the entire marine industry. Dealer Week, the newly reimagined MRAA Conference & Expo, has updated the format of previous MRAA events in many ways, […]

The Field Trip, guided by industry trainer Valerie Ziebron, will highlight lessons in great operations, employee relations and customer experience from three Tampa-area businesses. And include some fun surprises. Dealer Week, the newly reimagined MRAA Conference & Expo, has announced the final locations of the Dealer Week Field Trip, a new all-day interactive learning opportunity. […]

These associations have committed to supporting Dealer Week, and several are offering special incentives. Dealer Week, the newly reimagined MRAA Conference & Expo, was created as a way to provide education, resources, products and services to all marine dealers, embracing the philosophy that when dealers succeed, the industry succeeds. The more organizations that come together […]

Event will feature 10 short educational talks from thought leaders both inside and outside the industry. Dealer Week just added three new speakers, among the most respected voices in the marine industry, to the already impressive lineup of presenters at this year’s event. These speakers will be featured as part of the event’s 10×10 Series, […]

The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas recently announced the education lineup for its inaugural Dealer Week Conference and Expo, which includes new and old faces from past MRAA events; experts from inside and outside the marine industry; and a mix of professional educators, expert consultants and innovators from the front lines of marine retail. […]

As part of its re-imagined event experience, MRAA’s all-new Annual Conference and Expo, Dealer Week, will kick off with an immersive field trip opportunity on December 8th in Tampa, Fla. Participants will tour local businesses and gather lessons on customer experience, business operations and employee relations from brands that are innovating in those areas. “The […]

Industry media leader to provide livestream interviews from 2019 event. Dealer Week, the all-new MRAA Conference and Expo, has named Soundings Trade Only as its Official Media Partner. The organizations have begun collaborating on an all-new livestream video experience to be broadcast from Dealer Week 2019, as well as an expansive marketing and advertising campaign […]