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Working in a Boat Show To Your Advantage

When purchasing the first boat, the boat show is a superb place to begin. It's also an excellent spot for veterans to understand what's new, whether it's in boats, electrical or laws changing.

In an interview with Joe O'Neal, show director for that Colonial Boat Show in Boston, he discussed his definitive goal for the show. "The goal is," based on O'Neal, "to produce a marketplace for the dealers and also the manufacturers to sell almost all their products. And also to create a industry for the consumer to come in and hopefully in a single day or two days, view everything they have to view to consider. Imaginable how much time, effort and cash you need to put in to visit from dealership to dealership trying to figure out what you would like for any boat. So, it's really a win-win situation for that consumer and the dealer."

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The show also provides a number of seminars for example: knot tying, navigation, qualifying for a captain's license, radio communications, boating for women, etc.

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Working the Showroom Floor Efficiently

At first glance, walking to the showroom floor can be overwhelming. To get the most from your day, you need to have a plan of action. So, what is the easy make the most from a ship show?

Grab the exhibitor list while you go into the hall then walk round the perimeter of the show and find out who's there. Look to see which booths are busy. If your booth is empty could it be due to there being nobody there or perhaps is it not attractive to visitors. Are the exhibitors all waiting for speaking with each other with hands within their pockets; could they be eating, reading or actively engaging with potential clients? What kind of raffles are they having? Does the raffle represent the company's product or could they be just using the raffle to grab your attention? If the later, don't expect a phone call from their store for business. Make notes next to the exhibitor's name of which you'd like to go back and talk to. Check out the agenda for the various seminars and make note from the ones you'd like to participate in. Write down in which the seminars are now being held in case you need back there in a hurry. Once you've circled the place, then go back and begin talking to those you need/want to determine, grab their information (brochures, business card printing, etc), talk to others in the booth (both exhibitors and boaters) and climb on board the boats you're interested in. Don't forget to take notes along the way to examine later when you're home. At home, undergo all the information you've collected as well as your notes. Research the boats online, call your boating buddies and/or ask questions in a variety of forums (ex. TheNauticalLifestyle.com or MassBaySailors group in Yahoo). Then go again to the show armed with pointed questions.