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Industry · Docks, boat lifts and waterfront equipment

Co-op marketing for dock and boat lift manufacturers

Help dealers promote waterfront products with clear program requirements, seasonal campaign support and organized advertising evidence.

Built for
Dock, boat lift and waterfront equipment manufacturers and distributors
Local partners
Authorized dealers and installer-dealers
Note
A waterfront equipment network, not boat dealerships

For manufacturers

What makes this network’s program work.

Waterfront dealers are often installers with limited capacity and a short season. Many programs began with physical materials, and digital needs its own rules.

01

Build a usable dealer program

Review rules, communication and suitable digital eligibility where you choose to offer it.

02

Plan around territory and season

Align products and local campaigns with each dealer’s selling and installation capacity.

03

Document each approved activity

Distinguish digital campaigns from show materials or merchandising, and define the evidence for each.

Ways to engage

Choose the support you need.

Waterfront engagements often begin with program expansion: deciding whether and how digital advertising joins an allowance built for physical materials.

Compliance review is available even when another agency executes the advertising. Want an approved agency under your own brand? White-label option

Illustrative example

Adding paid search to a physical-materials program

A manufacturer considers adding paid search to a program that previously supported only physical marketing materials.

This scenario is illustrative. It uses generic roles and records, not a client outcome or a statement of any program’s rules.

Evidence review · Adding paid search to a physical-materials programIllustrative example
ActivityPaid search (proposed)
PartnerInstaller-dealer
StageProgram design worksheet
Checks
RequirementEligible activity defined
Supporting recordProposed program language
Draft
RequirementApproval and brand presentation
Supporting recordProposed approval step
Draft
RequirementEvidence required
Supporting recordProposed checklist: keywords, geography, invoice
To be decided
Next actionFinalize the requirements worksheet before announcing digital eligibility. The existing allowance is not assumed to cover digital advertising.

For dealers

Using your existing co-op funds

Dock and lift dealers often do the installing as well as the selling. We help you plan campaigns that match your capacity and territory, keep records for each approved activity and prepare the submission.

BoundaryAssistance ends at submission to the correct program recipient. Approval and payment remain with the program owner.

Request dealer support

01Confirm current program requirementsIncluded
02Plan suitable campaignsIncluded
03Prepare approval, delivery and cost evidenceIncluded
04Submit to the correct recipientIncluded
05Program review and paymentProgram owner

Case study

Case study · Docks, boat lifts and waterfront equipment

A digital addendum for a waterfront program

A boat lift manufacturer wanted dealers online without rewriting the whole program. A digital addendum with its own evidence rules launched in one season.

to launch digital
1 season
dealers enrolled
58
retroactive policy changes
0

FAQ

Questions about docks, boat lifts and waterfront equipment programs

Can you help expand an existing program into digital?

Yes. Program design defines suitable digital activities, approvals and evidence before dealers start spending.

Can programs support advertising and local events?

The program owner decides. We treat each activity’s approval and records separately.

Do US and Canadian dealers use identical rules?

Confirm each country’s current policy rather than assuming they are the same.

Published program examples

For reference

Examples of published programs, reviewed October 2026. The 2023 brochure is historical and primarily supports physical materials; confirm current digital eligibility.

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Consultation request

Talk with us about your program

Program design, dealer participation or claim assistance for docks, boat lifts and waterfront equipment. We’ll follow up to schedule.

01

You send a short requestFive required fields. No account access, claim documents or credentials needed.

02

We reply to scheduleScheduling is handled personally, usually within one business day.

03

We talk through your programA focused conversation about where your program stands and what would help.

Or call (877) 936-COOP

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