Cover Story
Distress
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I’m not a boater, but one thing I do
know about boating is that all the electronics and communications
equipment better work real well. Now one might wonder what all that has
to do with RVing, and why we would invoke boating terms in an RV story.
A relative newcomer to the RV industry, KVH Industries of Middletown,
RI, grew up in industries that demanded absolute perfection in their
products and they just don’t know how to do things any other way. Now
imagine bringing that philosophy into the RV industry, and as the new
kid on the block, and trying to unseat an incumbent supplier of the
products that you make. Read about quality American manufacturer, KVH,
the company that did it.
Feature Story
Record
Demand for Park Models
Key manufacturers in
Indiana, Georgia, Texas,
Florida and North Carolina
see record demand for the movable
cottages, which appeal to working
families and retirees as affordable
vacation retreats.
“It’s the most affordable vacation
home option in America
today,” said William Garpow, executive
director of the Newnan, Ga.-based Recreational Park Trailer
Industry Association, who used to say park trailers were “the best
kept secret in the RV industry.”
Salesmanship
Work
as if you own the company;
Someday you might
When
did hard work, sacrifice and optimism go out of style with
the American worker? When did the “I’ll do it for you” switch
to “What are you going to do for me? When did we cross
the line from the “greatest generation” to the “me too generation?”
Have we created a generation of people who never
learned what it was like to “want” for
something, or have to earn it before it was
given to them? You’re going to want to hang this one up at your
company and challenge your employees to do more, and actually enjoy
it.
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Editorial
Only in America
By the time
you get this issue,
America will have just
celebrated its 208th birthday
with long weekends, gala
festivities, and millions of people
enjoying the best of what
the RV industry has to offer.
Whether it was in a tent at
a national park, a trailer at the
local campground, or a luxury motorcoach
at a waterfront lot
that views a couple of gorgeous golf
holes at an RV resort;
it was true Americana. Sadly,
as the country looked forward
to the birthday, we lost two
great Americans, who embodied
all that is right about
this country when you are
willing to stand on your own
two feet, accept life’s challenges, and
proceed to do great things in spite of seemingly insurmountable odds. We’ll
miss President Ronald Reagan and singer Ray Charles.
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