Inside Scoop
November 11, 2024
IBEX and Metstrade are my favorites among the fall shows, as they gather so many industry leaders from core sectors.
IBEX and Metstrade are my favorites among the fall shows, as they gather so many industry leaders from core sectors.
A few magazine gigs and more than 10 years ago, I curated and wrote a monthly report about boatbuilders and repair facilities all around Chesapeake
I was 20 years old when I dropped out of restaurant management and fell into the marine industry. I’d recently discovered sailing through a friend
The recreational boating industry is kept afloat by hard-working individuals who do the dirty jobs that not everyone is cut out to do.
Enjoying time on the water, no matter the activity, is what we’re selling as an industry. It’s important that we remember these things first and foremost as we recruit people into the fold and bring others back.
In April, I found myself at Teak Isle and Boat Outfitters in Ocoee, Fla., where I toured manufacturing facilities that span 200,000 square feet across
A few weeks before I started writing this column, I was in Carrara, Italy, for the annual Seatec & Compotec Marine conference, which gathers trade
It’s weird the way our brains work. Useless bits of data like my childhood phone number are easy to retrieve from the gray matter, while
My hope is that dealers consider their delivery practices and include enough staffing time to their sales and service staff to provide the ultimate aftercare experience.
In early December, I traveled to Mexico. It was the first time I’d been to the country since I was 12 years old, a little
IBEX and Metstrade are my favorites among the fall shows, as they gather so many industry leaders from core sectors.
A few magazine gigs and more than 10 years ago, I curated and wrote a monthly report about boatbuilders and repair facilities all around Chesapeake
I was 20 years old when I dropped out of restaurant management and fell into the marine industry. I’d recently discovered sailing through a friend
The recreational boating industry is kept afloat by hard-working individuals who do the dirty jobs that not everyone is cut out to do.
Enjoying time on the water, no matter the activity, is what we’re selling as an industry. It’s important that we remember these things first and foremost as we recruit people into the fold and bring others back.
In April, I found myself at Teak Isle and Boat Outfitters in Ocoee, Fla., where I toured manufacturing facilities that span 200,000 square feet across
A few weeks before I started writing this column, I was in Carrara, Italy, for the annual Seatec & Compotec Marine conference, which gathers trade
It’s weird the way our brains work. Useless bits of data like my childhood phone number are easy to retrieve from the gray matter, while
My hope is that dealers consider their delivery practices and include enough staffing time to their sales and service staff to provide the ultimate aftercare experience.
In early December, I traveled to Mexico. It was the first time I’d been to the country since I was 12 years old, a little
