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  • etwman
    • Jun 2005
    • 114

    • Denver, PA

    • 2007 Super Air Nautique 220 Team Edition

    #46
    Skinautique -

    Here's a couple more ideas for the site:

    1. Sorry, but you have to have more updated pics of the boats, it's a must. You really need about a dozen of each boat.

    2. On the build a boat section, when the potential customer selects an option, have an image of that option. Show the boat with a sign, limited or team option. When they select a Team Edition allow them to click on the options to see what exactly they are.

    3. As they build the boat give them an updated MSRP on the boat they are building. Look how GM does it on their website. When the customer is done building it, they have the boat they want and an MSRP, from there you go to a dealer of their choice. Okay so there's all kind of talk on the site that boats are more expensive in Seattle versus Orlando. Okay, so don't include shipping in the MSRP, but say that on the site, don't mislead the customer. Once your boat is completed, punch in your zip, and a list of 5 dealers should pop up closest to you. Put the names of the sales people next to the dealership name, make it more personable. You could even submit the info to any of those dealers and they could contact you.

    We spend a year building our company website and made a serious financial investment in it. You only get one chance at a first impression and anymore everyone is turning to the internet. If a company has a "Wow" website, chances are they are going to follow with a great product. CC builds a great boat, the website really needs to exceed the competition and make the customer say this is the route I'm going.

    Just some thoughts.
    Current Boat: 2007 Super Air Nautique 220 Team Edition
    Former Boat: 2003 Air Nautique 216 Team Edition
    Former Boat: 1994 Ski Nautique

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    • jc
      • Jun 2004
      • 221

      • Morinville AB. CAN

      • 2008 Super Air Nautique 230 1997 Ski Nautique

      #47
      I find Nautiques site alot less personal than most of the competitors. No options, or accessories. I can't even buy a t-shirt or hat at my dealer without ordering and waiting 3-weeks. Don't even get me started on stickers. We all know how great the boats are, and what kind of history Nautique has, but it is almost 07', it's time to get with the times or get left behind. That's just my opinion, I love these boats alot but it's frustrating when you see the direction other manufacturers are doing - todays buyer needs options and maybe even a picture of them.

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      • ScarletArrow
        • Jul 2005
        • 330

        • Ohio


        #48
        What a downer!

        For a company so concerned with quality & innovation there appears to be a major incongruency with how those standards are upheld in the marketing department.

        Links - I cannot believe some don't work...e.g. sometimes when I click on 'Our Boats / Ski Series' the sub menu does not drop down; or 'Fun Stuff' sends me to an error page

        Search Function - clunky

        Content - copied and pasted generic material from previous site & brochure

        Pictures - non-existent; this should be the one area where you can't have too much of a good thing

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        • Nautiqueman
          Senior Member of PLANETNAUTIQUE
          • Mar 2004
          • 487

          • Birmingham, AL

          • 1985 Southwind 20 1987 Ski Nautique - New 1989 Ski Nautique - New 1992 Ski Nautique 1997 Ski Nautique 1998 Ski Nautique - New 1989 Martinique 1999 Sport Nautique 1999 Air Nautique 1988 Ski Nautique 1998 Sport 2004 SV-211 - New 2005 SV-211 1993 Ski Nautique 2002 Ski Nautique - New yellow black 2002 Ski Nautique orange black 2002 Ski Nautique blue black 1999 Super Sport Masters blue 2006 220 TE - new Lime Green 1997 Ski Nautique red black 2000 Ski Nautique Masters - Navy

          #49
          Show me the pictures!

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          • AbunDiga909
            1,000 Post Club Member
            • Sep 2003
            • 2470

            • St. Louis, MO


            #50
            How about we stop complaining about their crap site and just get to work on our own... I bet all of us, our skills, pics, and creativity combined could make a killer site... I mean this half jokingly and have seriously...
            [color=blue][size=2][b]I Nautique, therefore I am.[/b][/size][/color]

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            • skinautique
              1,000 Post Club Member
              • Jul 2003
              • 1749

              • Colorado


              #51
              Originally posted by ScarletArrow
              What a downer!

              For a company so concerned with quality & innovation there appears to be a major incongruency with how those standards are upheld in the marketing department.

              Links - I cannot believe some don't work...e.g. sometimes when I click on 'Our Boats / Ski Series' the sub menu does not drop down; or 'Fun Stuff' sends me to an error page

              Pictures - non-existent; this should be the one area where you can't have too much of a good thing
              Maybe they are fixing some of these things??? That would be nice!

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              • NAWTEAK
                • Aug 2005
                • 192

                • Orlando


                #52
                printing from the boat builder is a bit off

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                • DRAGON88
                  Senior Member of PLANETNAUTIQUE
                  • Jul 2003
                  • 529

                  • Eugene, Oregon

                  • 1999 Sport Naqutique 2005 Super Air Nautique Team Edition

                  #53
                  The 06 SAN lives! Yellow_Flash_Colorz:

                  The 06 website is an improvement over the 05/06 design. It seems more round and bubbly however. I don't like how all the boat manufacturers put up websites that have not yet been fully tested and proof read. The color selector honestly doesn't look that much better then previous years. Can't they find a vector image of the windshield and tower? Then again it's not as frustrating as Malibu's new color selector.

                  They could really take a page out of MC's book as far as web design goes. I mean I'm not trying to be negative, but CC has the best build of ANY boat manufacturer. Come on, flaunt it. Make your website LOOK like you guys build the highest quality boats.
                  How about \"Chales\"?

                  RIP Nikolai (\'05 SANTE) 5/23/05 - 4/30/06

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                  • AbunDiga909
                    1,000 Post Club Member
                    • Sep 2003
                    • 2470

                    • St. Louis, MO


                    #54
                    Is it just me or is the site not working... I cannot view the boats--might be a problem... I click on "our boats" or one of the series and it brings me to that series' page, but I do not get to see the subcatagory on the left (i.e. 216 or 211 or 236 under the Crossover Series heading). The boats under each catagory to not show when you click on that category... anyone having that same problem? I've tried it on both correctcraft.com and nautiques.com
                    [color=blue][size=2][b]I Nautique, therefore I am.[/b][/size][/color]

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                    • Hlymons
                      • Nov 2005
                      • 223

                      • Roseville, Ca.


                      #55
                      Does anyone know if they used a consulting firm, in house IT or some High school kids? I would hate to know we have just slammed some young teenagers trying to get an "A" in web design.

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                      • skinautique
                        1,000 Post Club Member
                        • Jul 2003
                        • 1749

                        • Colorado


                        #56
                        Originally posted by Hlymons
                        Does anyone know if they used a consulting firm, in house IT or some High school kids? I would hate to know we have just slammed some young teenagers trying to get an "A" in web design.
                        They hired a company called Bay Shore Solutions out of Florida

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                        • redelf75
                          Senior Member of PLANETNAUTIQUE
                          • Sep 2003
                          • 767

                          • NYC


                          #57
                          Check out their website...

                          http://bayshoredesigns.com/

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                          • redelf75
                            Senior Member of PLANETNAUTIQUE
                            • Sep 2003
                            • 767

                            • NYC


                            #58
                            Ok, that was just a joke. Here is the real one...

                            http://www.bayshoresolutions.com/

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