HULL OF A TOUR: Final splashdown celebration in Newport
NEWPORT, R.I. — We had mixed emotions as we knew it signaled the end of a memorable weeklong adventure.
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HULL OF A TOUR: The ‘duck’ stops here — in Hyannis
HYANNIS, Mass. — After six days of truly fabulous adventure our crew fondly kissed Maine and New Hampshire goodbye.
HULL OF A TOUR: Boothbay Harbor and sunset cruising in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — We were up and at ‘em bright and early on Wednesday in Bar Harbor, Maine, with a long day of riding ahead to Portsmouth.
HULL OF A TOUR: Swathed in a silvery mist
BAR HARBOR, Maine — Tuesday dawned a misty gray, the color of the whale we had spotted in Lubec the day before.
HULL OF A TOUR: Whales, eagles and lobsters, oh my!
LUBEC, Maine — On Monday morning we packed up and rolled out of Caratunk, Maine, at 7:30 a.m. sharp, shrouded in a damp, light mist.
HULL OF A TOUR: ‘The Lobster Roll’ opens in Maine
Boaterz n Bikerz of America Hull of a Tour: The Lobster Roll is back.
HULL OF A TOUR: New England ride begins Saturday
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Fresh ideas to grow your business: Sail conference was rich in creative marketing thought
I’m saying it again: I’m all in when it comes to professional development. The minute you stop learning is the minute you start down the path to obsolescence. Change cracks the whip at lightning speed.
A promising route to Google supremacy ‘Content marketing’ can deliver a listings breakout
All joking aside, depending on the topic, maybe you’ll turn to a trusted colleague, friend or family member.
An enlightening, transformative IMBC: Valuable insight into new markets and transparency
Had I been content with traditional marketing practices, my career likely would have gone down the same path as the blurry Polaroid photograph, the typesetting machine or my trusty IBM Selectric III.
Bike-and-boat tour returns in July with New England trip
Organizers of the Boaterz ‘n Bikerz of America Hull of a Tour plan to return this summer with a scenic coastal and mountain boating and motorcycling trip.
Are we finally taking off the blinders?
An outreach to nontraditional markets is getting legs
Marketing trends just over the horizon
Good marketers know their markets inside and out. Great marketers succeed time and again by knowing how, where and to what extent their markets fit within a wider world that is constantly changing.
Is your marketing IQ stuck in analog?
A 21-point self-test to see whether you’re falling off your game.
Biker tour yields three ‘power lessons’
Thanks to all who took a virtual ride on the 2016 Boaterz n Bikerz of America Hull of a Tour: Pacific Coast Rush. It was an eight-day, 2,000-mile boating and motorcycling extravaganza from Seattle to California’s Big Sur, looping back to San Francisco.
HULL OF A TOUR: Pacific Coast rush
SAN FRANCISCO — Big Sur conjures up images of natural California beauty, marked by craggy coastlines coupled with the dramatic roar of the blue Pacific.
HULL OF A TOUR: Riders were ‘California Dreamin’
WHITE CITY, Ore., to EUREKA, Calif. — Several of our Pacific Coast Rush riders commented to me on Tuesday that the morning ride was one of the best, if not the best motorcycle ride they’d ever experienced.
HULL OF A TOUR: Riding the ring of fire
MOUNT HOOD TO CRATER LAKE and WHITE CITY, Ore. — We woke up Monday with fire in our bellies, eager for another adventure and a full day in the saddle.
HULL OF A TOUR: ‘Pacific Coast Rush’ opens with stunning views
Two dozen industry folks and friends who share a passion for motorcycling and boating gathered in Seattle during the weekend.
HULL OF A TOUR: Seattle-to-San Francisco ride begins next week
Wouldn’t it be cool to get some of our industry friends together and plan an epic ride?
Mrs. Smith goes to Washington — reluctantly — and a skeptic is transformed into an ABC cheerleader
I hate politics. I hate everything about it. I hate the positioning, the slippery maneuvering, the glad-handing and the lack of authenticity.
A sprinkling of marketing magic in the pixie dust: some lessons from the masters at Disney
I lived in Orlando for 32 years and, like most locals, loved the magic and the pixie dust.
Bike-and-boat tour will return in July
Organizers of the Boaterz ‘n Bikerz of America Hull of a Tour are back this summer for Pacific Coast Rush.
Preparing your marketing plan for 2016? First measure the results for the past year
Whooooooooshhhh — the year has blown by at warp speed! Does it feel as if everything is more compressed and just moves faster to you, too?