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Last month, Boating Industry hired a new full-time associate editor, Brent Renneke. He’s been on board for less than three weeks, but he’s already hard at work, interviewing dealers and manufacturers for articles to be published in the coming months, writing for our daily e-newsletter, editing our latest magazine issue and calling Top 100 Dealers about the upcoming application deadline. Read more >>
Tags: boating industry
In the April issue of Boating Industry magazine, I wrote a column sharing my thoughts about the Grow Boating Initiative. In the past few months, I’ve heard from a handful of industry executives who are concerned about certain aspects of the program. Read more >>
Tags: Grow Boating
About a month ago, I read a book called, “Getting Naked: A business fable.” The book is about how being vulnerable in business actually leads to stronger relationships with those we serve – and helps us serve them better. Read more >>
Tags: Top 100 Dealers
I’ve been having a lot of conversations with boat builders and dealers about SeeDealerCost.com these past few weeks. One conversation in particular is worth passing on for discussion. Read more >>
Tags: boat builders, Marine Dealers
Once you put on a big event for the first time, you start to have a different perspective about all events, whether you’re there as a spectator, a participant or the producer. Read more >>
Yesterday, I happened on a thoughtful column on retail trends written by West Marine Executive Vice President Bruce Edwards for Sail America’s newsletter, Waypoints. While he shared a range of economic indicators and other statistics that paint a mixed outlook for the retail community and the boating industry, Edwards ultimately predicted that we will “see more of what we have witnessed in 2010 continue into 2011.” Read more >>
Today, I picked a copy of Boating Industry’s June issue off my shelf. On the cover was a question: Is this a recovery? And in the cover story, I wrote of the signals we were receiving from many of the 12 dealers we interviewed that suggested market conditions were improving in many geographic pockets throughout North America. I was hopeful that we would see evidence of a recovery this year. Read more >>
As we finish up the Top 100 Dealer evaluation process this week, I find myself inspired. 2009 was one of the worst years on record for our industry, and yet the leaders within the marine dealer body managed to do so much more than survive last year. In reviewing the applications, we found the majority were not only profitable, but they also made big leaps forward in improving their businesses. Read more >>
One of my biggest challenges in life is finding a sense of balance between the different roles I play. It seems like most of us are wearing multiple hats at work these days as part of our companies’ efforts to remain profitable in this economy. And then there are our other roles: parents, spouses, caretakers for our family’s elders, coaches for our kids’ sports teams, home owners, cooks, weekend warriors, etc. Read more >>
Tags: efficiency
Yesterday I felt a little like a kid getting on the bus for the first time after a long summer vacation. I’ve been on maternity leave for the past few months, so this is my first week in the office since June. Read more >>
