Month: June 2014

Dutchmen Manufacturing Inc. announced increased production of its Aspen Trail travel trailer line at the company’s Pendleton, Ore., production facility. According to a press release, increased production at the Pendleton facility will allow Dutchmen to meet its Western U.S. and Canadian dealer demand for Aspen Trail. “This move will also provide additional product availability to our Eastern and […]

Winnebago Industries Inc. announced that Board Director Robert J. Olson will not seek reelection and will retire from his position on the board when his current term expires at the 2014 Annual Meeting on Dec. 16. Winnebago stated in a press release that Olson previously served as chairman, CEO and president of Winnebago, retiring from active […]

(June 19, 2014) -- The first guest is Derrick Crandall, the president of the American Recreation Coalition, which is spearheading the National Great Outdoors Month in June. Crandall describes what the initiative is about, but also talks about why it is important that the RV industry pay attention to things like infrastructure improvements at national parks and forests, as well as funding for highway improvements. The second interview features Dan Lopez, the vice president of sales and business development for Coach-Net, plus Heidi Vincent, the company's chief marketing officer. Coach-Net is leading an initiative to promote a Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights, which encourages families to expose their children to specific outdoor activities.

(Jan. 29, 2014) -- We all know that e-mail marketing can be a very effective form of marketing, if done right. Here are three tips to help RV dealers and campgrounds in using e-mail to market their RV or camping business.

After appearing to gain momentum in April, recreational boat sales were mixed in May in 27 early-reporting states, a disappointing result for the industry as it tries to climb out of an early-spring slump and repeat the summer gains it achieved in 2013. Soundings Trade Only reported that Statistical Surveys Inc. said today (June 19) […]

Fewer Americans are filing applications for unemployment benefits, consumer confidence is rising and manufacturing is picking up as the world’s largest economy shows additional signs of strengthening. Bloomberg reported that jobless claims fell by 6,000 to 312,000 in the week ended June 14, the Labor Department reported today in Washington. Households this month were the […]

Camping World Inc. and Good Sam Enterprises LLC announced in a written release that they will be expanding into the Atlanta, Greensboro, N.C., and Erie, Pa., in 2015 with the development of new RV supercenters. Additionally, the company continues to actively pursue new markets and acquisitions, and is under contract with land owners and existing dealerships that […]

(June 19, 2014) -- The Jackson Companies, in Myrtle Beach, S.C., has named Sue Bradley as property manager with responsibility for Sayebrook Town Center and Ocean Lakes Village, as well as other commercial properties owned by the company.

(June 19, 2014) -- "While the committee’s rhetoric on inflation was unchanged, yesterday’s consumer price index (CPI) report, which showed annual headline and core inflation picking up to 2.1 percent and 2.0 percent, respectively, in May likely further limits downside risks to the inflation outlook," he explained.

(June 19, 2014) -- "It’s okay to take the pressure off yourself for not knowing what you don’t know," said Sobel. "Learn how to give your customers the best service by acknowledging that we don't know what we don't know."