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As part of the Awesome August Facebook Live series, Bob Zagami had the chance to interview Reid Lanpher, the General Manager of Scott’s Recreation in Turner, ME. Mature beyond his 19 years, Reid has established himself as a proficient RV professional in the family business that was started by his dad, Scott, in 1994. They have a second location in Manchester, ME. In addition to selling RVs, they also sell virtually any kind of trailer an outdoor enthusiast would need, along with power sports equipment such as ATVs and snowmobiles and waterfront decks. As one of Maine’s largest RV dealers, they sell a variety of towables and motorhomes and do extremely well with family-friendly bunk bed models and lightweight trailers […]

Bob Zagami, Executive Director of The New England RV Dealers Association, was a recent guest on The Bloomberg Baystate Business Hour, in their Boston studio. Bloomberg news had noticed the tremendous amount of coverage being given to the RV industry and wanted to learn more about the drivers of this activity, and who was buying all these RVs. Bloomberg News focuses on business trends and companies that people choose to invest in. The RV industry has long been an economic indicator of when the country is going into a recession, and is also one of the first indicators when the country is rebounding and about to come out of the recession – critical factors for their listeners and investors around […]

In our ongoing effort to engage and inform our RVing in New England audience, we began incorporating Facebook Live Videos of our NERVDA RV Dealers and Associate Members early this spring. Those videos have been incorporated for each dealer under our Media tab on NERVDA.com. Moving to the next level, we have started a multi-person talk show format on our NERVDA Facebook Page. We will announce details soon but it will be a weekly format, probably 30 – 60 minutes depending on the agenda and contributing guests. This is our first attempt with this app. Hosted by Bob Zagami with guests Michelle Fontaine and John DiPietro. We were pleased with the initial audience and the views received were very good […]

The August issue of RV-Pro Magazine celebrated women in the RV industry, and did a separate article on our own Karen Macdonald, owner of Macdonald’s RV in Plainville, MA.  Macdonald’s is celebrating their 70th Anniversary this year. Click on image to download the rest of the story.

RV Pro recently interviewed Bob Zagami about the state of the RV industry in New England and what he sees as the challenges and opportunities for the industry moving forward. Click on image to download the rest of the story.