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DIVE LOCAL – A Dive Industry Community Effort Population Breakdown of DIVE LOCAL By Gene Muchanski, Executive Director, Dive Industry Foundation CHAPTER 6 – POPULATION BRAKEDOWN Local diving communities are built and developed by the number of diving businesses in … Continue reading →

DIVE LOCAL – A Dive Industry Community EffortGeographical Breakdown of DIVE LOCALBy Gene Muchanski, Executive Director,Dive Industry Foundation   CHAPTER 5 – GEOGRAPHICAL BRAKEDOWN To make the DIVE LOCAL concept work, we have to take into consideration the world’s geographical … Continue reading →

Breaking Into The Retail Marketby Gene Muchanski, EditorThe Dive Industry Professional I’ve always been fascinated by Retailing.  It’s an Art and it’s a Science.  It is, in fact, the lynch pin between producers and consumers.  As Retailers, we are the … Continue reading →

Buddy Dive Resort Bonaire Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean, June 4th, 2021 Saturday, June 5th, 2021 – Bonaire welcomed the first direct flights from the USA since 15 months. Needless to say, Buddy Dive Resort is open and more than ready to … Continue reading →

Rebuilding The Diving Industry –by Gene MuchanskiEditor, The Dive Industry Professional  In May of 2020 I wrote a blog post about the necessity of rebuilding local diving communities.  Local diving communities suffered a loss of activity and growth in the … Continue reading →

Building a Dive Retail Database in Alaskaby Gene Muchanski, Executive DirectorDive Industry Association, Inc.   Starting on Week 14 in 2020, Dive Industry Association is beginning a campaign to verify its Retail Dive Store database on the DIVE LOCAL Website. … Continue reading →

North Central Summit Meeting Recap Friday, February 26, 2016 Hyatt Regency O’Hare, Rosemont, IL By Gene Muchanski, Executive Director Dive Industry Association, Inc. The first regional summit meeting of the North Central United States was held during the Our World-Underwater … Continue reading →

Co-operative Marketing Through DIVE LOCAL by Gene Muchanski, Editor The Dive Industry Professional The mechanics of business are pretty simple.  We go into business because we have something to sell that meets the needs of an individual or an entity. … Continue reading →