Mariner Exchange, a mobile app that connects boat owners with marine service providers, has released its Android app and expanded coverage from the Chesapeake Bay to Florida and New England. Boat owners can now browse over 3,000 marine service providers to find mechanical, electrical, structural, and many other services. In addition, the platform has...
Dockwa, a booking and marketing platform for transient slip reservations, has announced a big change to how it generates revenue by dropping fees to boaters when making slip reservations on their site. Boaters are no longer charged a booking fee when making reservations at a marina, yacht club or boat yard through Dockwa. Dropping...
VanDutch elevates customer experience with Boatyard’s on-demand boat services marketplace VanDutch, manufacturer of luxury pleasure crafts, has announced they have launched the new VanDutch Customer Care App, powered by Boatyard – the world’s first on-demand boat services marketplace. The new strategic partnership provides VanDutch boat owners with a simple, easy-to-use app for ordering cleaning, fueling, captains, maintenance and...
Is the boating industry ready to use Periscope for live video broadcasts at boat shows? Part 1 in a series on Periscope marketing for the boating industry As I write this, the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show – quite literally the largest boat show in the world- is only a few days from welcoming...
Partnership gives BoatUS members a new member benefit by waiving fees for online transient slip booking at BoatUS participating marinas Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) has announced a new partnership with Dockwa, an award-winning unified booking and marketing platform that greatly simplifies the transient slip booking process, that allows 500,000+ BoatUS members to...
Available for free download, app gives users unique mix of entertainment and research tools for luxury yacht market Megayacht News, a website that caters to the luxury yacht market, has developed a new smartphone and tablet app that is available for free download for both Android and Apple devices from the Google Play and...
Tips on how to expand your social media presence with Instagram by sharing real-time photos at boat shows Until recently, I resisted adding the photo sharing site Instagram to my ever-growing list of social media accounts. The list of “must-have” social media tools seems to be getting longer and longer… and adding Instagram just...
Y.CO becomes first luxury brand to use single letter domain name, positioning company as digital marketing leader Y.CO, a Monaco based superyacht brokerage and management company formerly known as The Yacht Company, has announced on September 25, 2013 that they acquired the valuable Y.CO domain name in an effort to reinforce their company’s position...
New mobile website expands accessibility to boaters on the water, at a marina or on the road Deep Blue Yacht Supply, a leading boat supply site specializing in propellers and marine hardware, has announced the launch of a mobile version of their website on June 27, 2013 that will expand their reach and accessibility...
Free iPhone app available as tool for marine industry to promote boat safety awareness and help encourage safe boating participation The American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC) announced on June 24, 2013 that they have released a new iPhone app for the boating industry called “Boat Essentials – USCG Safety Gear” to help promote...