The door to preventing E15 year-round is closing. Please make your voice heard.

How will the rapid advance of legalizing marijuana impact your dealership?

A proposal by Florida’s governor to focus on water quality draws criticism from several environmental organizations.

Paternity leave, bonuses, and unlimited vacation sound excessive, but how badly do you want to keep good workers?

Two trade associations promote boating in very different ways.

A Jimmy Buffett prank works, while the Association of Marina Industries and Grow Boating are offering educational courses.

A “Godfather” video by a boat dealer increases boat-show traffic, a broker goes beyond the call of duty, a boatbuilder with A+ customer service—great examples of how the industry is exceeding expectations.

Two seminars will help focus your business in very different ways.

Despite strong winter sales, it makes good sense for dealers to plan now for a possible slowdown next year.

Two Midwestern shows report 40 percent attendance increases; Boaterz n Bikerz will do a “Dragon’s Roar” through the Great Smoky Mountains.

It’s time to lobby for the Great Lakes and also promote women in fishing with an exciting new video.

Does your dealership have a vision statement?

Florida dealers rejoice that the water is clear again.

Toledo’s citizens voted to give Lake Erie a bill of rights, including the right to carry a “smaller environmental burden.”

Your goal is to meet customer expectations for great service, and these pitfalls are easy to avoid.

Ohio voters go to the polls today to decide if a body of water, namely Lake Erie, has legal rights.

Research shows kids are more likely to go fishing with their mother, which opens a great opportunity set a strong example for youngsters. Also, the NMMA and other organizations are calling the expanded sale of E15 “unnecessary and unjustified.”

States need money to build and repair roads and bridges, but inching up gas taxes, on top of the federal gas tax, is only one solution.

Team members who get along and acknowledge each other's strengths and weakness help create a collaborative culture.

New exhibit will be at the show’s entrance to ensure maximum exposure.

Questions about clarity pertain to the regulations and the waterways as well.

Use these presentations from the Grow Boating Marketing Summit to help you move the sales needle after the winter boat shows.

The rejection of a wind farm off the Garden State has boating interests hoping the same fate awaits a proposed site off Cleveland.

Apps will make it easier for recreational anglers to report catches and BoatUS is gathering sponsors.

Organizers were upbeat about the Cleveland boat show’s new format, but a blizzard made it difficult to gauge the overall response.

The government shutdown could affect the EPA’s rollout of year-round E15 sales. Also, Ohio and Maryland earn their stripes for clean marina facilities and practices.

Making a sale starts with creating a relationship, and your post-show email is the place to start.

Measuring the strength of a relationship is challenging, but can lead to successful boat sales.

The emotional appeal of a smartly laid out exhibit space can be your best sales tool.

The Cleveland Boat Show does away with plastic straws, and the Modern Fish Act — unanimously passed by the U.S. Senate yesterday — needs our support for a push through the House of Representatives.

The industry needs a concerted effort to craft and execute a call for increased spending and priorities on vocational education programs.

State and regional marine trades associations work hard to advance the industry while protecting it from ill-conceived legislation and regulation.

Dealers need to at least know the basics to navigate the world of online content.

Tom Dammrich, president of the National Marine Manufacturers Association, was typically measured in his response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s announced ethanol fuel-volume levels for 2019: “Consumers are an afterthought under the current RFS (Renewable Fuel Standard),” he said.

Two different environmental issues will impact local marinas.

Extreme Raptors and Build-a-Boats for kids will be featured in Houston.

85% of consumers trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations.

Sturgeon are re-introduced to Ohio’s Maumee River.

Today’s consumers are looking more at the overall experience, not just the purchase.

It facilitates getting a fishing license.

A replica of the Titanic is reportedly under construction in China. Will it ever set sail, and can it do so without a black cloud hanging over it?

An executive order to designate eight watersheds as distressed by phosphorous pollution goes to vote today. Will a pattern of delays continue?

Take advantage of this year’s robust consumer spending by offering holiday specials and promotions.

A study shows that most people would rather watch a video about a product than read about it.

The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas offers a wide range of educational opportunities for dealers, and its annual conference includes additional programming.