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email Marketing boat shows e-newsletter statistics 2016 Bay 9 // San Francisco it Cruiser 198 72’ Viking Cockp f Don Margra Emails Sent: 3,438,981 9.3330 Cell Phone: 510.46 1.2021 Office Phone: 510.98 tSales.com DM@DenisonYach Email Campaigns: 890 Active Email List: 125,000 Over the past several years, Denison Yacht Sales has compiled an email list of 69,000 yachting enthusiasts. We promote our central listings through our monthly newsletter and also create special announcements and newsletters to the yachting community every week. Each Denison newsletter contains relevant yachting news stories, industry articles, boating tips, and a boat show calendar - resulting in a high open rate. We’ve found that the only secret to getting boaters to open a newsletter is to provide content that’s worth reading. Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show Chicago Boat Show Moscow Boat Show Yachts Miami Beach Oxnard Boat Show St. Petersburg Boat Show Palm Beach International Boat Show Dubai Boat Show Stuart Boat Show Trawler Fest Florida Cannes Boat Show Newport, RI Boat Show Boston Boat Show Washington D.C. Boat Show Sarasota Boat Show Denison’s MLS strategy includes subscriptions on over 45 MLS sites, including the majors: Tampa Boat Show Maine Boat Show Trawler Fest Seattle Marina del Rey Boat Show Long Beach Boat Show FYBA Boat Show • Superyachts.com Annapolis Boat Show Newport Beach Boat Show Los Angeles Boat Show • Boat International Norwalk Boat Show Monaco Yacht Show Seattle Boat Show Implementing a smart web strategy requires experience and a proven game plan. Simply placing a listing on a few major websites and waiting for the phone to ring is not a sufficient way to market your yacht. Another way Den ison captures attention online is through aggressive marketing tactics on a wide variety of MLS services and websites. It’s never been more important to strategically advertise charter listings on the Internet. 8 Boat shows offer an excellent opportunity to promote listings that are ready to sell quickly. True international shows, such as Fort Lauderdale, draw thousands of serious buyers from all over the world. Denison actively participates and displays inventory in dozens of significant boat shows every year. Since 2005, Denison Yacht Sales has exhibited at over 70 local, national, and international boat shows, including special events and sponsored fundraising galas. • Yatco • YachtWorld.com 9