Marine Marketers of America is THE exclusive association
for those employed marketers working in the marine industry.
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Marketing to HNWI
Record Crowd Attends MMA Lunch to learn from Luxury Marketing Expert Chris Ramey
What better place to talk about engaging and marketing to individuals with high net worth than the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show? Miles of docks were glittered with majestic mega yachts. Affluent people attended the show from virtually all parts of the world. There is perhaps no grander gathering spot of the boating elite within North America than FLIBS.
The Marine Marketers of America hosted luxury marketing expert Christopher P. Ramey of Affluent Insights and The Home Trust International as the keynote speaker for a membership luncheon. His presentation, “The Eight Laws of Marketing to High Net Worth Individuals,” revealed a mix of insights and strategies.
[Read More] Editorial Courtesy Soundings Trade Only
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Neptune Awards Now Open!
Marine Marketers of America is now accepting entries for the 2019 Neptune Awards competition, the most prestigious recognition program for marine marketers in North America.
The annual contest, now in its 12th year, is open to any company or organization producing and publishing marine industry marketing work between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2019. Entries will be accepted through Jan. 13. The awards will be presented at the Miami International Boat Show in February 2020.
Beautiful crystal Neptune awards will be presented in 20 categories, covering all areas of marketing, from national and regional magazine and digital ads and newsletters to video, product literature, PR, marketing innovation and diversity initiatives. In addition, a best-in-show “King Neptune” will be awarded to the top entry among all categories. The submissions will be scored by panels of independent judges following established criteria.
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Welcome New Board Members
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Sander Rosen
Director of Consumer Marketing
NMMA
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Christine Carlson
Marketing Communications Mgr
Volvo Penta
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Margriet Mitchell
Marketing Director
Prestige and Jeanneau
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Victor Gonzalez
Director of Marketing
Sportsman Boats
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Board members serve a three-year term and are catalyst for the continued growth and success of the MMA. All board members are volunteers and serve on one of five committees as either a chair or member. Full bios are listed on the website.
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Get Involved in YOUR Association!
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Newly established task force/committees have been established for 2020 and we want YOU to get involved! Committees include Special Events, Membership Outreach, Neptune Awards, Communications, and Professional Development.
If you are interested in getting more involved in MMA as a committee member or as future board member, please reach out to any task force chair below. You will gain as much as you give!
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Neptune Awards
Professional Development/Education
Membership Outreach
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Special Events/Socials
Communications
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Outgoing NMMA President Thom Dammrich Presented with Special Neptune Leadership Award
Outgoing NMMA President Dr. Thomas Dammrich was presented with the special “Marketer of Excellence” Neptune Award by Marine Marketers of America at the third annual Grow Boating Marketing Summit at the Grow Boating Marketing Summit held at IBEX in Tampa, FL.
Dammrich received a standing ovation from the crowd of 200 marine marketers in attendance.
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Congratulations to Regal Boats on 50
th
Anniversary!
Regal Boats of Orlando, FL launched its 50
th
anniversary celebration with an international dealer meeting at the Ocean Reef Club, followed by a VIP invitation-only press event at the company’s Orlando, FL World Headquarters.
Most recently, the company hosted an employee party at an offsite resort facility for its Regal Team members and their families.
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Sea Tow Foundation Announces Inaugural Winners of “National Boating Industry Safety Awards”
The Sea Tow Foundation recently announced winners of its inaugural
National Boating Industry Safety Awards
at the Elevate Summit in Orlando. The awards were sponsored and judged by the newly established National Sober Skipper Advisory Council and funded through a grant from the Sport Fish Restoration & Boating Trust Fund which is administered by the U.S. Coast Guard. They were established to recognize the best boating safety work in the for-profit sector of the recreational marine marketplace occurring within the United States.
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Teakdecking Systems Announces New Partnership with The Nature Conservancy
Teakdecking Systems (TDS), the world's premier manufacturer of teak decking has launched a campaign to conserve Myanmar's biological and cultural assets, and to restore forests, by donating $50,000 to The Nature Conservancy.
TDS is committed to increasing awareness of this important campaign to colleagues and customers in the marine market and is facilitating methods for donation to supporters of this important and necessary effort in Myanmar.
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Kenton Smith & DeMartini win Kicker Marine Audio Marketing Account
MMA members
Marilyn DeMartini
of PR Power and
Wanda Kenton Smith
of Kenton Smith Marketing jointly pitched and recently won the national
Kicker Marine Audio
marketing account.
The twosome are actively engaged in marketing/media consulting, brand initiatives, PR, promotions, partnerships/sponsorship and content development.
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MarineMax Online Boat Shows Continue to Produce Results
In December 2018, MarineMax tried something new. The event was called "Virtual Yacht Expo," but there wasn't a single yacht on display. Instead, an online platform was designed to "display" yachts from across the country. Anyone anywhere could log in any time and visit the Virtual Yacht Expo.
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GET INVOLVED &
SHARE YOUR NEWS!
As part of THE VOICE we would love to share industry news from our marketing members! Recent promotion? New job? Won an award? Launching a new initiative? Email us your info for our next newsletter!
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The Most Important Page on Your Website
Victor Gonzalez, Director of Marketing
Sportsman Boats
Do you know, on average, how many visitors you get to your homepage a month? It is no secret that the homepage is the one of the highest trafficked page of your site. But yet so often, examples pop up of underutilized real estate or outdated content being shown. So, what separates a great homepage from an “ok” one? While difficult to say what it should be exactly in your particular segment of the business, there are some guidelines that should be considered.
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Sam Bisset
Ranger Tugs & Cutwater Boats
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Stephanie Vanslyke
Venture Trailers
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James Dunstan
Midcoast Studio
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Jon Scott Smith
Formula Boats
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Vicki Norman
Digital Throttle
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Rene Moore
Seabring Marine Ind. Inc
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Michael Cline
Cline / Hirooka Corp
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Sally Doleski
Ocean Alexander
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Charles Smith
Malibu Boats
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Robin Anderson
Stealth Marketing
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Barrett Canfield
South Coast Yachts
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Sean Fetter
Teakdecking Systems Inc
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Karen Ross
Teakdecking Systems Inc
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Richard Strauss
Teakdecking Systems Inc
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Janet Granger
Digital Influence Marketing Strategy
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MMA OFFICERS & BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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PRESIDENT
Wanda Kenton Smith
Kenton Smith Marketing
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VICE-PRESIDENT
Sally Helme
Bonnier Corporation
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SECRETARY
Romina Bompani
RB Yacht Marketing
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Louisa Beckett
Turnkey Communications
& Public Relations
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Courtney Chalmers
Boats One Group
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Traci Davis
Boston Whaler
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Kristen Frohnhoefer
Sea Tow Services International Inc.
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Abbey Heimensen
MarineMax
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Mark Kellum
Acumen Creative
& Marketing
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Greg Proteau
Boating Writers International
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Jim Rhodes
Rhodes Communications
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Mary Strauss
Galati Yachts
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Christine Carlson
Volvo Penta
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Margriet Mitchell
Jeanneau America
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Victor Gonzalez
Sportsman Boats
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Marine Marketers of America is the voice for Marine Marketers and hosts a variety of programs to benefit our members. Individual and corporate memberships are available.
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