Interesting Article About Marcus Lemonis - Head Of Good Sam
Here it is: Story About Marcus Lemoins Seems like we aren't the only people who have a problem with Camping World and Good Sam, etc
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Sounds like that author had the same conversation I have had with my competitors. We can work together (preferred) or we can work against each other. If they chose against, they can bet I will be as ruthless as possible. Thankfully, everyone in the RV park business I know are friendly competitors. While we don't share every secret, we do work together.
An example you ask? Last year myself and two other parks went together on a dust control project. I had the largest park and would have had a better rate on an individual basis than had the other parks gone it alone or even the two of them together, but with all three of us combining our project we got a cost that none of us could have achieved alone. But if one of those parks had said, "no I am not working with you no matter what", I still would have done the dust control and either had a financial advantage over that holdout or had a quality benefit (dust treated vs not dust treated) that I would have exploited to the fullest.
An example you ask? Last year myself and two other parks went together on a dust control project. I had the largest park and would have had a better rate on an individual basis than had the other parks gone it alone or even the two of them together, but with all three of us combining our project we got a cost that none of us could have achieved alone. But if one of those parks had said, "no I am not working with you no matter what", I still would have done the dust control and either had a financial advantage over that holdout or had a quality benefit (dust treated vs not dust treated) that I would have exploited to the fullest.
