rbb Public Relations acquires Haber & Quinn PR
May 28, 2010
MIAMI – rbb Public Relations has acquired Haber & Quinn Public Relations & Marketing, a Fort Lauderdale firm specializing in the marine and healthcare industries, it reported in a recent statement. The announcement was made by Christine Barney, CEO of rbb Public Relations. “John Quinn... Read more »
Hurricane season predicted to be “active”
May 28, 2010
WASHINGTON – An “active to extremely active” hurricane season is expected for the Atlantic Basin this year, according to the seasonal outlook issued Thursday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association’s Climate Prediction Center – a division of the National Weather Service. Across... Read more »
Oil and fuel filter brand enters the marine marketplace
May 28, 2010
DANBURY, Conn. — The FRAM brand is entering the marine market with a line of oil and fuel filters for boats and small watercraft, Honeywell Consumer Products Group reported in a recent statement. The line features 42 oil filter and 40 fuel filter models for marine applications. To support the product... Read more »
Attendance up 75 percent at spring show in N.J.
May 28, 2010
MANASQUAN, N.J. – The first ever Spring Jersey Shore Boat Sale & Expo, held a couple of weeks ago in Lakewood, N.J., saw a 75-percent increase in attendance from the inaugural Jersey Shore Boat Sale & Expo held in September 2009, organizers reported in a release yesterday. Close to 100 different... Read more »
MBIA to hold new boating festival
May 28, 2010
LIVONIA, Mich. – A new boating and outdoor recreation festival will be held this September in Mt. Clemens, Mich., and feature an in-water boat show with boats on shore and in the water, as well as many other outdoor recreation exhibits, organizers reported in a release yesterday. The 1st Annual Boating... Read more »
Dammrich elected chairman of Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council
May 28, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a spring meeting held at the Department of the Interior in Washington, DC, National Marine Manufacturers Association President Thom Dammrich was elected chairman of the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council (SFBPC), the NMMA reported in a recent statement. Created in... Read more »
In Brief: Brunswick Corp., Samson, Sea Tow, Skipper Bud’s, Martin Flory Group
May 28, 2010
Standard & Poor’s analyst Andy Liu is predicting that Brunswick Corp.‘s sales, which were up 15 percent in the first quarter compared with last year, will continue to increase this year and next as the boat and engine builder replenishes inventory levels, the Associated Press reported in... Read more »
Event Marketing: A three-step system for success
May 28, 2010
(Editor’s Note: This is the unabridged version of an article that ran in the June 2010 issue of Boating Industry. That story, which had to be shortened to fit the space available, appeared on p. 27.) In the marine industry, the most common form of event marketing is boat shows, but “events” go... Read more »
First-hand reports from dealers across North America
May 28, 2010
In late April, Boating Industry interviewed 12 leading boat retailers about their local market conditions, their business performance and their expectations for the year ahead. In the June magazine issue, we published an article titled, “Is this a recovery?” which shared insight from 10 of these... Read more »
Drop in gas prices and other good news
May 28, 2010
For more than two weeks, the average price of regular gas in the U.S. has been dropping, according to USAToday.com. As of yesterday, the average price of a gallon of regular gas was $2.76, the newspaper reported in an article today, and some analysts are predicting it could drop further, perhaps even... Read more »
