Channel Blade Partners & Affiliations
At Channel Blade, we pride ourselves on working with the best. We’re committed to establishing strategic relationships with key players in the industries we serve. These relationships foster growth, innovation and continuous improvement - providing increasingly valuable solutions to our growing list of clients worldwide.
At Channel Blade, we surround ourselves with the best!
Boating Industry Leadership Alliance
Member of the 2008 Boating Industry Leadership Alliance
The Top 100 Dealers Program recognizes and celebrates the best of the best among marine dealers. The Program recognizes the elite dealers who excel in such areas as professionalism, customer service, training, marketing, and overall business operations. Being considered for recognition through this program is as easy as filling out an application form. More than 82% of the 2009 Boating Industry Top 100 Dealers use Channel Blade/ARI solutions.
Brunswick Dealer Advantage
Provider of Website and lead management solutions to qualified Dealer Advantage dealerships
Channel Blade’s solutions are now included in Brunswick’s expanding Dealer Advantage offering, increasing dealer traffic, sales and profits.
IDS Dealer Management System
Exclusive co-marketing partnership that allows lead and inventory integration with our clients' sites
Channel Blade’s Footsteps™ lead management solution is integrated seamlessly with IDS’ Astra dealer management system so dealers don't have to manually re-enter the lead information received from the manufacturer or even their own Web site into a separate lead tracking system. This coordinated work-flow starts the follow-up process immediately, ensuring that all leads get the proper attention in a timely manner.
MATES
Founding member of Marine Association for Technology Exchange and Standards
Channel Blade has co-chaired the development of a new standard to retrieve sales leads easily and efficiently through DiscoverBoating.com. In addition, the Company is currently contributing to the development of a new dealer locator standard designed to provide more accurate and reliable dealer location information for consumers without having to maintain the databases or dealer query logistics behind it.
NMMA
Associate member of the National Marine Manufacturers Association
Grow Boating
Built the Discover Boating Lead System to manage and distribute the leads generated by DiscoverBoating.com
With Channel Blade-designed Lead System, dealers can retrieve lead information in a generic, structured and easy-to-use data format--XML (Extensible Markup Language.)
RVDA
Associate member of the Recreational Vehicle Dealers Association
Channel Blade provides hands-on education opportunities at key RVDA events. Bob McCann, Director of Education, will be hosting two workshops -- Advanced Internet Sales Forum; What to do with GoRVing leads? – and one seminar – In a Wired World, Response Time is Key! – at the 2007 RV Dealers International Convention held in Las Vegas, NV, Sept. 25-29.
RVIA
Associate member of the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association