RVDA Seeks Workshop Submissions for ’25 Convention/Expo – RVBusiness – Breaking RV Industry News
FAIRFAX, Va. – The RV Dealer Association’s )RVDA) Convention/Expo Committee is seeking workshop proposals for the 2025 RV Dealers Convention/Expo, Nov. 10-14 at Paris Las Vegas. The committee-selected workshops will be held Nov. 11-13, according to an RVDA release. Review the request for proposal document on the convention website for this year’s in-demand topics, submission guidelines, and link to the submission portal.
As the premier networking and education-focused event for North American RV dealers and dealership professionals, the event will feature 45 and 60-minute concurrent “tracked” non-promotional workshops for dealership principals, general managers, and top-performers in parts, service, F&I, sales, digital marketing, and business development centers.
In-demand topics for the committee-selected workshops include:
Dealer/GM
- Successful management structures for multi-location dealerships
- Using artificial intelligence (AI) effectively in the dealership
- Developing managers and future leaders
- Understanding and acting on key dealership performance indicators
- Finding and keeping top performers
- Staying on top of government regulations, e.g., FTC, OSHA, etc.
- Culture: Business conduct and ethics
- Succession planning (passing the torch)
- Sourcing preowned units
- Cybersecurity and preventing fraud
Fixed Operations (Parts, Warranty and Service)
- What are the strategies and tactics top performing service departments employ to improve repair event cycle time (RECT)?
- Best practices to elevate service to industry-leading standards
- Parts & accessories – winning strategies for competing with Internet-based companies
- Innovative training practices: what top performing companies do differently to retain talent
- Enhancing customer experience
Digital Marketing/BDC/Social Media
- Working with social media influencers
- Content marketing: what is it, why it is so useful, how to create the content – quickly and cost effectively
- Reputation management
Business Innovation (Sales & F&I)
- Closing the sale in the age of well-informed customers (appropriate for sales & F&I personnel)
- Set yourself apart: creating your dealership’s competitive advantage
- Building relationships with your customers
- Back to basics selling
- Selling to and managing expectations of first-time buyers
- Setting up and running a business development center (BDC)
The committee welcomes submissions from “in-the-trenches” training professionals, consultants, dealership professionals, vendors, and others who support the RV industry.
The convention is sponsored by RVDA – the National RV Dealers Association, RVDA of Canada, and the Mike Molino RV Learning Center.
Follow these steps to submit your proposal
- Review the 2025 RVDA Convention/Expo Call for Workshop Proposals website and submission guide.
- Identify topics that (a) would benefit RV dealers and their key employees and (b) can be effectively presented in 45 or 60 minutes.
- Gather and enter the information in the portal by April 18, 2025.
Direct questions about the call for workshop proposals to Karin Van Duyse by email at [email protected].
Companies interested in exhibiting, Vendor Training +Plus, or partnership and sponsorship opportunities can contact Julie Newhouse at (703) 364-5518 or send an email to [email protected].
