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Rent-to-own News - RNR Convention recognizes outstanding operators

January 23, 2012

Former APRO President, Larry Carrico, is awarded RNR's Mike Kent Pioneer Award at RNR's recent convention.

RNR Custom Wheels and Performance Tires just wrapped its 8th annual franchise meeting this past Thursday, Jan. 19, hosting more than 100 wheel and tire rental franchisees at the Reunion Resort in Orlando.

Attendees gathered at the resort for the fun and festivities. The golf tournament and cocktail reception was on Monday and Tuesday brought a full day of meetings and the annual awards banquet on Tuesday night.

On Tuesday the focus was on passenger tires, which is the number one growth opportunity in the business, according to Larry Sutton Founder and president of RNR Wheels And Tires.

Attendees enjoyed an informative presentation on "How to get Results from Social Media", by Dr. Rachel Haviland  PHD and the RNR staff introduced their new demographic program that will assist in finding the optimum location for new stores or store relocation as well as pinpoint marketing assistance and measuring store penetration with core customer base.

RNR also rolled out its brand new Website.

During the awards banquet , the 13 RAE awards were handed out including nine to Jason Sexton, marketing director of RNR, four to Desiree Rivelli from OUT of THE BOX, Media  as well as the first ever Telly Award to Red Letter Studios, which is owned by Adam Sutton, son of Larry.

More than 25 stores received the million dollar plus award with the top store doing $1.9 million. The Mike Kent Pioneer Award went to former APRO president, Larry Carrico, and the Franchisee of the Year award went to Rental Concepts, which is owned by David Harrison, Geron Vail and Don Parker.

On Wednesday Larry Sutton did the eight-step Nobody Walks Sales Presentation and manager training and Wednesday afternoon the Vendor Hall was open for all attendees.

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by Neil Ferguson

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Who Is Your Competition?

by Bill Keese

In order to expand your customer base, you can learn a lot by observing your competitors. But first, you need to figure out just who they are. If you think your only competition is the rent-to-own store down the street, you’re not considering the bigger picture. APRO’s executive director offers a big-picture perspective.

 

A Review of Online Customer Complaints

by Ed Winn III

While rent-to-own companies have not cornered the market on negative reviews posted on consumer complaint websites, it’s no surprise that there are cyberspace beefs against RTO. APRO’s general counsel reviews some of them in search of a pattern and he considers appropriate response to online complaints.

 

Rent-to-Own Families, Part VIII

by Kristen Card

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