{"id":12799,"date":"2025-07-08T10:02:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T10:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=12799"},"modified":"2025-07-08T10:02:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T10:02:19","slug":"why-certified-boat-dealers-deliver-a-better-buying-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=12799","title":{"rendered":"Why Certified Boat Dealers Deliver a Better Buying Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Why Certified Boat Dealers Deliver a Better Buying Experience<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/\/uyWkG95-v44?autoplay=1&amp;mute=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>What sets a great boat dealer apart? For Brian Courtney, founder of Aquaknox Marine in Knoxville, Tennessee, the difference is clear: becoming a Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA) Certified Dealer.<\/p>\n<p>In partnership with <em>Boating Magazine<\/em>, Kevin Falvey sits down with Brian to uncover the real value of certification\u2014and what it means for boat buyers.<\/p>\n<p>Through MRAA\u2019s certification program, dealers commit to elevated standards across every touchpoint: sales, service, training, and customer satisfaction. From tracking formal training logs for every team member to implementing a structured follow-up process and undergoing regular audits, it\u2019s a full-scale effort that takes over a year to complete\u2014and requires ongoing updates each quarter. \u201cIt\u2019s a big commitment,\u201d says Brian. \u201cBut for the consumer, it means you\u2019re working with a dealer who\u2019s serious about delivering an outstanding experience\u2014before, during, and long after you buy the boat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/sponsored-post\/certified-boat-dealers-deliver-a-better-buying-experience\/\">Why Certified Boat Dealers Deliver a Better Buying Experience<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/\">Boating Mag<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Staff<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/sponsored-post\/certified-boat-dealers-deliver-a-better-buying-experience\/\">Go to boatingmag<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Certified Boat Dealers Deliver a Better Buying Experience What sets a great boat dealer apart? For Brian Courtney, founder of Aquaknox Marine in Knoxville, Tennessee, the difference is clear: becoming a Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA) Certified Dealer. In partnership with Boating Magazine, Kevin Falvey sits down with Brian to uncover the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3268,126,2019,5159,768,765],"tags":[127],"class_list":["post-12799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boat-ownership","category-boatingmag","category-how-to-buy-a-boat","category-mraa","category-sponsored","category-sponsored-post","tag-boatingmag"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12799"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12799"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12799\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}