Month: February 2012

(Feb. 24, 2012) -- The North American Trailer Dealers Association today announced the educational sessions that will be offered at the group's convention Sept. 6 to 8 in St. Louis. Sessions will be offered in sales, Internet marketing and business management as well as a roundtable discussion among dealers.

(Feb. 24, 2012) -- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports Thursday, dealerships got a glimpse into the 2012 selling season when the Milwaukee RV Show opened at Wisconsin Exposition Center at State Fair Park. The show, with more than 100 vendors, runs through Sunday.

(Feb. 24, 2012) -- The Louisiana Campground Owners Association will conduct their annual conference and expo March 12 and 13 at Holiday Inn South in Baton Rouge. The event features several guest speakers, including Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne, as well as a trade show.

(Feb. 24, 2012) -- The 13th Annual "Helping Hands at Cochise Terrace" benefit auction of goods and services, a Priceless Yard Sale and Silent Auction will be held Saturday, March 10, at Cochise Terrace RV Resort in Benson, Ariz., reports the Benson News Sun.

(Feb. 24, 2012) -- Patrick Industries Inc. reports net sales for full year 2011 were $307.8 million, an increase of $29.6 million or 11 percent over the $278.2 million reported in 2010. The year-over-year increase was primarily attributable to the acquisitions completed in 2011, the acquisition of Blazon International Group in the third quarter of 2010, improved retail fixture business, and improved market penetration in the RV market.

(Feb. 24, 2012) -- Andrew Rooke currently serves as president and chief operating officer of Manitex International, Inc., a North American manufacturer of engineered lifting equipment, a position he has held since 2007.  His professional experience includes GKN Sinter Metals, where he served as chief financial officer, and with other organizations that include Quaker Oats, Ltd., and Rolls Royce, Ltd.

(Feb. 24, 2012) -- In Austrailia, the sun shone on the Albury-Wodonga Caravan Camping 4WD Fish and Boat Show yesterday, making for a better start than last year, reports The Border Mail. The show continues today and tomorrow.

(Feb. 24, 2012) -- “The use of mobile devices is growing at a tremendous rate,” said Skidmore.  “Knowing this, I paid attention to the rate of customers attempting to search our site via mobile device and saw it grow steadily throughout the past year.  Thus it became obvious to me that we should be as customer-friendly to mobile customers as we are to customers using personal computers. "

(Feb. 24, 2012) -- The two-weekend show at Noble RV Bargain Indoor Expo in Owatonna, Minn., offered a low-price guarantee, free drinks, food and parking, and hundreds of models to choose from. D.P. Ball Advertising handled promotion for the show, which saw sales reach double digits.

(Feb. 24, 2012) -- Dealers participating in the Peoria RV SuperShow, which ran Feb. 10 to19 at the Peoria Sports Complex, are enthusiastic about both attendance and sales, show organizers said noting that traffic was up 25 percent over the previous year, and RV sales were brisk.