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Location Notable achievement # Company of lo ca tio ns To ta le (fu m ll t pl im oy e) ee s Ye ar fo un de d # of bo at br an ds # of en gin eb ra Av nd er s ag ef e fic te ien ch cy nic ia n Av er ag eC SI sc or e [ Top 100 ] MARINA FORTIN St.-Paul Ile Aux Noix, Quebec 1 32 1955 2 6 98 100 Marina Fortin focused on improving its Web presence and social media efforts, showing significant improvement in its Klout and HubSpot scores and increasing revenue by 15 percent. MARINE CENTER OF INDIANA Indianapolis 1 20 2001 4 6 73 94.3 Marine Center of Indiana undertook major facility improvements, replacing lighting, upgrading HVAC and electronics and revamping its parking lot. MARINE SALES OF PICKWICK Counce, Tenn. 2 19 1974 6 4 88 100 Marine Sales of Pickwick became a Marine Industry Five Star Certified Dealer and created a clear and consistent written process for conducting business performance in all areas. MARINE SPECIALTIES BOAT SALES & SERVICE Sparks, Nev. 1 16 1974 4 4 56.9 97.5 Marine Specialties added parts bins for daily jobs, allowing service writers and/or parts manager to load the parts needed to complete a service job into a bin before the tech starts working on the boat. MIAMI SKI NAUTIQUE INC. Miami 4 26 1998 1 3 78 100 Working with a local university, Miami Ski Nautique implemented process mapping for boat sales, service, warranty and pro shop, resulting in an 18-percent increase in accuracy. N3 BOATWORKS Indianapolis 1 9 2008 1 1 130 96.67 N3 Boatworks completed a multi-year remodel of its existing showroom, two new sales offices, and the relocation and remodel of the parts department and service department were completed. NORTH TEXAS MARINE Gainesville, Texas 2 31 1954 5 5 90 97.65 Along with other dealers in the area, North Texas Marine spearheaded a movement to create The United Boat Dealers of North Texas to breathe new life into the local boat show. OFF SHORE MARINE INC. Branchville, N.J. 1 14 1986 7 6 47.6 DND Off-Shore Marine upgraded its website to improve its look, make it more user friendly and allow for better tracking of the traffic visiting the site, delivering valuable data and information on promotion success. OMAHA MARINE CENTER Omaha, Neb. 1 24 1980 11 9 70 95.9 Omaha Marine Center diversified for the offseason by adding winter soft goods to its pro shop and purchased ski-tuning equipment and tuned more than 150 skis this past winter. PARIS MARINE LTD. Selwyn, Ontario 1 21 1947 6 6 80 91.19 To make sure all employees are trained to a single standard, Paris implemented a standardized orientation program for new and seasonal employees, which also encompassed a yearly refresher orientation for permanent employees. KEY DND: Did not disclose 32 | Boating Industry | December 2013 P28x36-BI13DEC-Top100List.indd 32 www.BoatingIndustry.com 11/15/13 10:01 AM