Rent-to-own News - Record breaking attendance expected at PrimeTime! Las Vegas

Nationwide Marketing Group, parent company to RentDirect Nationwide, buying group for independent appliance, electronics, furniture and RTO dealers, today announced it is expecting a record breaking attendance at the upcoming PrimeTime! buying show and conference.

The action packed three-day event will be held in the world renowned Venetian - Palazzo Hotel and Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 20 – 23, 2011.

“We worked very hard with our vendor partners and service providers to put together a show that our member dealers would not want to miss,” said Robert Weisner, CEO of Nationwide Marketing Group.

According to Weisner, attendance for the upcoming show is on track to surpass 1,000 member and vendor companies.

“Two weeks before the show we usually get another surge of registrations so it is safe to say that we will have over 4,000 people at the show in Las Vegas. In the 40 years we have been in business, this is the largest turnout we have ever experienced.”

Nationwide’s successful PrimeTime! event can be attributed to the organization’s continued commitment to serving the independent dealer. The organization was built by a group of independents four decades ago and since then has grown from a small, local chain of stores to over 10,000 storefronts across the country.

“This is our 40th year providing the very best services to our dealers. Our team is on the cutting edge of the latest in product trends, training and technology. At PrimeTime! in Vegas, our dealers will be blown away at the savings on and off the show floor and programs available to them that can’t be found anywhere else.”

Thousands of dealers and vendors from across the country attend the show each year to network, get educated and get the savings only available at PrimeTime!. Nationwide’s popular CashBack Now instant rebate program gives money back to dealers who buy merchandise at the show. Last year, dealers walked away with over $14 million just through CashBack Now purchases alone that more than paid for their trip.

“We took full advantage of the savings and programs available at PrimeTime!,” said Sylvia Worner, CEO and Owner of Friedmans of Pleasant Hill, CA when asked about her experience at the last show. “I have to admit we never walked away from a show with that much money in our hands. Which was great, because we were able to invest those savings back into other areas of our business.”

Other paybacks for attending the show include the PrimeTime! University business course series taught by industry experts and tailored to the needs of the independent. Nationwide also hosts a kickoff party, group meetings and other social events offering valuable networking time for vendors and dealers.

“The insights you walk away with from PrimeTime! are immeasurable. You get so much information on what is actually working and what isn’t on every aspect of your business just through networking and talking to other dealers who attend,” said Jeff Rosner, Vice President and Buyer of Rosner’s.

For more information about the many benefits of membership with Nationwide Marketing Group, including an invitation to the upcoming PrimeTime! buying show and conference in Las Vegas, visit www.nationwidemarketinggroup.org

Last August, dealers lined up to pick up their CashBack Now checks. In 2010, $14 million worth of rebate checks were handed out to dealers.