PUBLISHER: Janice Gordon - jgordon@marinadockage.com
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Peter J. Gallanis - pgallanis@marinadockage.com
NATIONWIDE & INTERNATIONAL SALES: Barb McLester - bmclester@marinadockage.com

In each issue, Marina Dock Age profiles innovative and successful marinas/boatyards. These profiles are complemented by features on design, renovation, maintenance, management, finance, marketing, and customer service; updates on government regulations; new products and industry news. Feature material is both staff written and contributed by leading authorities in the field.

Marina Dock Age’s mission is to provide marina/boatyard owners and managers with the information they need to meet ever-changing government regulations, operate more efficiently, expand their business, and improve their profitability.

INDUSTRY:
The recreational boating facilities market faces challenges unique from other segments of the industry. In addition to federal, state and local government regulations for environmental compliance, marina and boatyard owners and managers face a different set of marketing, maintenance, design, staffing, operating, sales and customer service issues. The Association of Marina Industries (AMI) has documented 12,152 marinas,834,198 wet slips and 258,157 dry slips.

MISSION:
For 20 years Marina Dock Age has been the only trade magazine dedicated to providing 100 percent focus to the U.S. waterfront facilities segment of the marine industry.We provide marketers with complete coverage of this important target.

MARKET:
Marina Dock Age delivers complete industry coverage to more than 17,200 marina and boat yard owners, designers, managers, financiers, consultants, and builders.

CONTENT:
Marina Dock Age provides the necessary information to meet ever-changing government regulations, operate more efficiently, expand business, and improve profitability.

FEATURES:
Each issue contains a mix of articles addressing critical business issues facing marina owners/ operators. November features the Marina Buyer’s Guide.The December issue features the 8th Annual Trends Bonus Distribution Issue.

DEPARTMENTS:
Industry Experts provide timely, useful information which include:
• Marina/boat yard profile
• Dan Natchez on marina upkeep
• Dennis Kissman on finance
• New Products
• News and Nuggets

MARINA OF THE YEAR:
This year marks the 13th year for two marinas (one small—fewer than 250 slips, and one large—250+ slips) to win Marina Dock Age’s prestigious Marinas of the Year award. Eligible candidates are marinas who rate high in terms of environmental responsibility, customer satisfaction, and commitment to employees and the community.

VALUE ADDED PROGRAMS FOR ADVERTISERS:
To support our advertisers a variety of value added options are provided based on the ad schedule for a calendar year.We also make every effort to include them in our Product Focus and New Products sections.

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