Boating’s bountiful harvest continued in November with traffic (+39% YoY) and listing views (+63% YoY) up over last year; Leads were served like dessert (+92% YoY) Ski-wake, pontoon and cruiser categories remained on top for YoY lead growth West Coast and Gulf Coast...
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Boats Group Acquires Dutch Marketplace Botentekoop
Oct 5, 2020 | Boats Group, News
The purchase of Botentekoop and two other Dutch marketplaces accelerates Boats Group's international growth plan MIAMI, Oct. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Boats Group, the tech business behind the largest online marketplaces for boats and yachts in the world (Boat...
COVID-19 tailwind continues, Boats Group’s marketplace activity sky-high in August
Sep 11, 2020 | Boat Trader, Boats Group, boats.com, News, Reports, YachtWorld
August traffic (+46% YoY) and listing views (+66% YoY) signal late-summer sales ahead Boat leads stay hot (+123% YoY) as shifts in leisure, travel and routines spill into fall Boats Group’s soldboats.com database shows August boat sales increased +22% YoY...
New boater interest drives boat leads to soar past expected July Fourth peak
Aug 6, 2020 | Boats Group, News, Reports
New visitors to Boat Trader, YachtWorld and boats.com up more than +50% in July Leads flourished across U.S. with over +200% YoY growth in nearly all regions Boats Group’s soldboats.com database shows boat sales increased +30% YoY Data from July for Boat...
Boat leads and sales went ‘full throttle’ in month of June
Jul 10, 2020 | Boats Group, Featured, News, Reports
Leads kept triple-digit YoY growth in all regions across the U.S. Cruisers, center consoles and pontoons top segments for leads; Ski/wake category saw most YoY lead growth (+468%) Reported boats sold in Boats Group’s soldboats.com database up +43% YoY ...
BoatWizard 3.0 Launches Enhanced MLS Brochure Suite, Simplified Printing Capability
Jul 7, 2020 | Boats Group, News, YachtWorld
Boats Group is dedicated to making BoatWizard tools more intuitive, robust, and easy to use Earlier this year, Boats Group debuted the first of a series of updates to its BoatWizard platform, which most notably houses the marine industry’s largest MLS and the...
Soaring Data Show Pontoon Boats Becoming a Boat for the Masses
Jun 30, 2020 | Boat Trader, Boats Group, Market Data, News
Pontoon boat in a river. Photo: C. Ryan McVinney/Boat Trader. Pontoons rank third on Boat Trader’s list of top viewed boat classes Pontoon leads climb, only behind cruisers and center consoles; +245% YoY In over 40 states, pontoon listing pageviews are up more than...
Introducing the All-New Annonces du Bateau, Where it’s Easy to Find and Buy a Boat!
Jun 25, 2020 | Boats Group, News
France’s top boating marketplace reboots its platform to enhance the boat-buying process. June 25, 2020 (Fareham, England) - Annonces du Bateau, the leading online marketplace for boats and yachts in France, announced today the debut of their new platform that is...
Cindy Sailor Recognized Among Boating Industry’s 25 “Women Making Waves”
Jun 25, 2020 | Boats Group, boats.com, News
The marine industry is fortunate to have a large, growing number of women doing incredible work to help push the boundaries of boating. It is clear that this year’s group of 25 honored women give everything they’ve got to the companies and organizations in which they...
Historic marketplace highs in May suggest boat buying boom is underway
Jun 9, 2020 | Boats Group, Market Data, News, Press Releases
Leads across all U.S. regions are seeing triple-digit growth Interest in boating climbs as leads for all categories heat-up; ski/wake boats see over +300% YoY growth Listing views are +82%, indicating an expected surge in foot traffic, phone calls and emails...
Boat Trader And YachtWorld Offer New Tools For Connecting Virtually
May 1, 2020 | Boat Trader, Boats Group, News, Press Releases, YachtWorld
Virtual tour, local delivery and price drop badges promote more engagement for boat listings MIAMI, May 1, 2020 - Boats Group, the tech business behind the largest online marketplaces for boats and yachts in the world, today announced the launch of three...
Boats Group Promotes John Souch to Vice President of Sales
Feb 6, 2020 | Boats Group, Featured, News, Press Releases
February 5, 2020 (MIAMI, Fla.) - Boats Group, the marine industry’s marketplace authority and technology-based marketing solutions provider, today announced the promotion of John Souch to Vice President, Sales - North America. John is responsible for leading Boats...