YachtWorld

YachtWorld
Available in 13
Headquarters Miami, Florida
Owner Boats Group, LLC
Website www.yachtworld.com
Commercial Yes
Registration Optional
Launched 1995
Current status Online

YachtWorld and its local market websites are for finding boats online advertised primarily by yacht brokers. A Miami, Florida-based online advertising website providing boat listings, website development, and lead generation marketing solutions. In addition to Miami, YachtWorld has operations in Fareham and Padova.[1] The company has websites in 13 languages, and lists over 100,000 boats in approximately 160 countries.

History

YachtWorld.com was established in March 1995. In 2000 it became part of boats.com, Inc. and in September 2004, Boats.com, Inc was purchased by Trader Publishing Company,[2] a joint business venture of Landmark Media Enterprises and Cox Enterprises. In September 2006, Landmark Media Enterprises and Cox Enterprises split the assets of Trader Publishing and YachtWorld became part of Dominion Marine Media, a subsidiary of Dominion Enterprises, LLC which was in turn a subsidiary of Landmark Media Enterprises. On August 1st, 2016 Apax Partners acquires Dominion Marine Media[3] and on February 17, 2017, Dominion Marine Media (DMM) is rebranded to Boats Group, LLC.[4] Today, Sam Fulton is CEO at Boats Group which includes the leading marine brands of YachtWorld, Boat Trader, boats.com, Cosas de Barcos and YachtCloser.[5] June 1, 2017, Boats Group including YachtWorld decides Miami is the place to be, anchors headquarters.[6]

In 2012, YachtWorld launched an iPad application.[7] and in 2015 relaunched its websites to be full responsive.

YachtWorld Market Index

Starting 2011, YachtWorld released the inaugural YachtWorld.com Market Index Report, providing a unique and comprehensive view of the marine industry in the United States and globally called the YachtWorld Market Index. This uses sold boat information by YachtWorld.com customers based on the number of yachts sold in each of the markets in which YachtWorld.com operates.[8] The YachtWorld Index is published both digitally and in print and is aimed at journalists, the media and marine industry as part of the company's public relations activity.

YachtWorld Market Index reports are widely used to provide insight into buyer habits and changing economies.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Business Week. "Company Information". Business Week. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  2. ↑ IBI News. "Company Information". IBI News. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  3. ↑ Boating Industry (19 July 2016). "New owner for Dominion Marine Media". Boating Industry. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Boats Group (17 February 2017). "Dominion Marine Media Announces Company Name Change to Boats Group". Boats Group. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  5. ↑ Apax Partners (17 February 2017). "Boats Group". Apax Partners. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  6. ↑ Miami Herald. "Boats Group moves headquarters". Miami Herald. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "YachtWorld debuts new iPad app". Essex, CT 06426: Soundings Trade Only. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  8. ↑ "YachtWorld Market Index, U.S. Edition, Q1 2013" (PDF). YachtWorld Market Index. YachtWorld.com. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  9. ↑ CNBC (10 July 2016). "Brexit creating buying opportunity for British yachts: YachtWorld". CNBC. Retrieved 3 March 2017.

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