To be considered as a Top Dealer, dealers must complete either the simple or full application form. These applications and outside research guide the editorial team to select the Top Dealers every year, including the coveted Dealer of the Year and Best in Class Dealers.

The awards recognize that true success lies not just in selling boats, but in delivering the full promise of the boating lifestyle. You should enter if your company:

• Displays a consistent and clear understanding that the profitability of the organization is directly related to the extent of its focus on customer satisfaction
• Provides customers with an experience worth returning for and recommending to others
• Prepares for future success with sound planning, marketing and training initiatives
• Ensures an exceptional boating lifestyle

Winners are featured in a special Top100 issue of Boating Industry, and are invited to accept their award at an invitation-only gala at the Miami International Boat Show in February.

Why should you apply? Winners receive:

• In-store merchandising opportunities to add to their own marketing efforts.
• Visibility to the marine universe through its print and online products and a PR campaign
• Promotion as one of the elite dealers in the marine industry to local media outlets
• Recognition as one of the industry’s elite dealers in front of the industry’s elite suppliers at an invitation-only gala celebration

SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS OCTOBER 2