MIC SYMPOSIUM SERIES

This webinar is free to Members and ALL Powersports Dealers.

WHAT //

To help address the immediate needs of your business and face the challenges to our industry, the MIC is bringing its Symposium online.  

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WHEN //

JULY 22ND, 2021

ABOUT THE EVENT //

EPISODE 13 // DEALER ROUNDTABLE, PART II: DEALERSHIPS BEYOND THE DOOR SWING, MODERATED BY GART SUTTON.

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AMONG THE TOPICS COVERED, THE PANEL PLANS TO EXAMINE:

- HOW CAN DEALERS GET MORE INVOLVED WITH THE COMMUNITY.

- WHAT DOES CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY MEAN TO YOU? IS IT DIGITAL? IF SO, WHAT DO YOU DO? IS IT IN-PERSON? ARE YOU BRINGING BACK BIKE NIGHTS? ARE YOU TAKING A MORE EVERGREEN APPROACH AND LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES THAT TAKE PLACE BEYOND THE DEALERSHIP?

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO CONECT WITH NEW BUYERS TO KEEP THAM AS LONG-TERM CUSTOMERS AND MAKE THEM LIFETIME RIDERS.

- KEEPING NEW RIDERS RIDING AND HELPING THEM INTEGRATE INTO THE LIFESTYLE THEY RECENTLY EMBRACED.

SPEAKERS //

GART SUTTON IS A POWERSPORTS INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT, RETAILING EXPERT AND AVID RIDER. HE HAS MODERATED HUNDREDS OF POWERSPORTS 20-GROUP MEETINGS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA OVER THE LAST 4-DECADES. GART HAS AUTHORED OVER A DOZEN INDUSTRY BOOKS AND SPOKEN TO THOUSANDS OF RETAILERS, MANUFACTURERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS WORLDWIDE. HE HAS BEEN FEATURED IN MULTIPLE INDUSTRY PUBLICATIONS AND WAS RECOGNIZED AS A MEMBER OF THE TOP 100-LEADERS IN THE POWERSPORTS INDUSTRY. 

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CURTIS SLOAN, ONWER OF SLOAN'S MOTORYCLE & ATV IN TENNESSEE WILL REPRESENT LARGER STORES. BRENT GYURICZA, OWNER OF MAVERICK MOTORCSPORTS IN MONTANA, WILL TALK ON BEHALF OF SMALLER STORES.

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SCHEDULE //

2021 SYMPOSIUM SERIES

JULY 22

EPISODE 13 // DEALER ROUNDTABLE, PART 2, MODERATED BY GART SUTTON