RVPulse: Price Ads Undercut Insurance Value

Bert Alanko The following is the second installment of RV Pulse, a new feature for RVBUSINESS.com sponsored by Pender, Neb.-based supplier Blue Ox offering opinion pieces from industry experts on a variety of topics. This round of RV Pulse is provided by Bert Alanko, president and owner of the MBA Insurance Agency, Scottsdale, Ariz., specializing in RV rental insurance since 1978. A well-known individual throughout the industry, Alanko served as chairman of RVDA’s Recreation Vehicle Rental... Read more

Campground Sector Feeling Sequester Impact

When the federal government’s sequestration went into effect on March 1, Jimmy Felton was fit to be tied. As reported by Woodall’s Campground Management, the owner of the Misty River Campground in Townsend, Tenn., a 72-site campground on the edge of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, wasn’t certain of his park’s immediate future, thanks to the sequestration (or sequester) which brought forth several campground closings in the nearby national park and numerous other cutbacks across... Read more

UVS Junction Rolls Out ‘Pool to Rule’ Network

UVS Junction LLC has released the first RV dealer marketing network in the industry called “Pool to Rule.” According to a press release, the network allows RV dealers to claim their 50-mile radius, securing their manufacturers and brands. “Network dollars get pooled and then reinvested back into the most powerful digital marketing campaign in the industry,” said UVS Director Angie Celucci. “Display ads, keyword ads and re-marketing will bring consumers to this... Read more

Airstream’s Wheeler Named Go RVing Co-Chair

Airstream's Bob Wheeler Bob Wheeler, Airstream Inc. president and CEO, has been selected to serve as co-chairman of the Go RVing Coalition, the RV industry’s national advertising and market expansion initiative. According to a press release, Wheeler joins RV dealer Tom Stinnett of Tom Stinnett Derby City RV as co-chair of the industrywide coalition, replacing Bob Olson, who retired from Winnebago Industries Inc. in 2012. The officers of Go RVing, Inc. – Recreation Vehicle Industry... Read more

Crean Foundation Gives 60K to Hall Campaign

The Crean Foundation recently contributed $60,000 toward the RV/MH Hall of Fame’s “Burn the Bank Note” Challenge.  According to a press release, the donation was earmarked to honor the memory of Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. founder John C. Crean. According to Hall President Darryl Searer, the goal of the “Burn the Bank Note” challenge is to raise $150,000 in voluntary contributions by April 30 in order to qualify for the Robert “Boots” Ingram family’s $50,000 challenge... Read more

Airstream 2 Go Offers Premium RV Experience

Former Thor and Airstream exec Dicky Riegel In a completely new twist for the RV industry, former Thor Industries Inc. executive Dicky Riegel in May will launch Airstream 2 Go LLC, a company that plans to rent Airstream travel trailers hitched to GMC Yukon Denali SUV tow vehicles to retail consumers. ”Airstream 2 Go is entirely new for people who never have had the experience of an Airstream,” said Riegel, former president of Airstream Inc. and senior president of Thor, Airstream’s... Read more

Go RVing Canada Updates RV Dealer Initiative

Along with a new website, Go RVing Canada has instituted many updates and added new features to the “Go RVing Canada Dealer Tie-In Program” for 2013. According to a press release, one of the improvements is an electronic consumer lead distribution program that automatically e-mails Go RVing Canada consumer inquiries originating in dealers’ areas so they may pursue the lead. Other enhancements include: • Easy-to-update dealer information. • Instant receipt of leads as they... Read more

RVIA’s Committee Week Slated For Early June

RVIA’s Committee Week 2013 will take place June 2–6 at the Mayflower Renaissance Washington in Washington, D.C., according to a press release. Over the course of the five-day event, standing committees, the Executive Committee and the RVIA board will meet to set the association’s plans for the upcoming fiscal year. The Go RVing Coalition will also meet on June 3. In addition to the full slate of committee meetings, other key events on the schedule include: • 2014 RV Market Outlook –... Read more

Winnebago 2Q Sales Up 35% as Demand Rises

Benefiting from heightened motorhome demand driven by an improving economic environment, Winnebago Industries Inc. swung to a profit in its fiscal second quarter on a 34.6% gain in revenue. Sales for the second quarter, ended March 2, totaled $177.2 million versus $131.6 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2012. The Forest City, Iowa-based builder reported net income of $6.3 million, or 22 cents per diluted share, versus a loss of $912,000, or 3 cents per diluted share, the previous year.... Read more

Camping World/Good Sam Buy Florida Retailer

Camping World Inc. and Good Sam Enterprises LLC announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Holiday on Wheels, an existing RV dealership in Panama City, Fla., in the next 90 to 120 days with an official grand opening a few months later. According to a news release, plans are for the location to undergo expansion to renovate into larger facility including additional service bays, a new Camping World retail store and a state-of-the-art collision center. “We are pleased to begin the... Read more

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