Rent-to-own Events

Rent-to-own Events - APRO 2012 Convention and Trade Show

 

 

 

                                           


 

A NEW RENT-TO-OWN EXPERIENCE


 


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Experience
         SOMETHING DIFFERENT

 

A REVAMPED SCHEDULE: Streamlined to accommodate you better, with a Welcome Reception in the APRO exhibit hall on Tuesday evening and a full day of exhibits on Wednesday.
Click here for APRO's Schedule of Events
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APRO's 2012 APP: Schedules, seminar descriptions, social events and more all at your fingertips. Visit your online app store, search "APRO 2012" and download our convention app to your smartphone or tablet (iPhone, iPad and Android compatible).                            _________________________________________________

VISIT THE RTO DREAM STORE: APRO is constructing a rent-to-own "dream store," incorporating new ideas gleaned from recent marketing research studies. Check it out in APRO's exhibit hall to see how you can use these design ideas in your own stores.
Click here for more information on APRO's Featured Speakers                                                       _________________________________________________

EXPANDED EDUCATION SESSIONS: Instead of a keynote address, this year on Education Day we will present four featured speakers addressing marketing strategies, followed by break-out seminar sessions.
Click here for more information on APRO's Education Day
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THERE IS A FREE LUNCH: And free breakfasts, as well. Your full registration includes two continental breakfasts, two hot lunches, two cocktail parties and two evening dinners.
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MEMPHIS MANIA! The blues, BBQ, rock 'n' roll, historywe'll take it all in during APRO's Gala on Beale Street at BB King's Blues Club and at our Awards Banquet, featuring the "Music Legends of Memphis." The Spouse/Guest Tour will tap into Memphis Mojo, a musical tour on a vintage bus, including lunch on Beale Street. Also, APRO has arranged for special discounts and exclusive tour times of Elvis' Graceland and other Memphis landmarks.
Click here for more information on APRO's Social and Networking Events
Click here for additional Memphis tours with Backbeat Tours                            _____________________________________________

APRO'S GOLF CLASSIC AT MIRIMICHI: Justin Tiimerlake's course is one of the premiere golf spots in the South. It offers plenty of challenges, but also guarantees a great time in beautiful surroundings.
Click here for more information on APRO's Social and Networking Events                            _________________________________________________

RTO CUSTOMER OF THE YEAR AND EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR AWARDS: Past recipients have brought tears to our eyes and pride to our hearts. Be sure to enter your best customer and employee in this annual contest, which recognizes the lifeblood of our industry. Winners will be announced during APRO's 2012 General Session.
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CONTESTS...CONTESTS...CONTESTS!: We're looking for the BEST Rent-to-Own Employees, Customers, Students and Advertising. Enter today!
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2012 APRO Convention and Trade Show

July 24-26, Memphis, TN

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RTOHQ: The Magazine
RTOHQ: The Magazine is the Association of Progressive Rental Organizations' award-winning rent-to-own industry magazine, and it's available here.

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RTOHQ: The Magazine’s upgraded digital format

APRO's new, mobile-ready magazine is now available in addition to our print edition. The digital format provides the same informative content as our printed magazine, but also offers tools to make the reading experience more enriching. Access the table of contents page with one click or tap. Get additional information from advertisers by clicking on the links in their ads. The interface is easy to navigate and requires no special app—read our magazine on your computer, digital table or smartphone. Click here to access the digital version of RTOHQ: The Magazine March-April 2012.

 

 

A New Rent-to-Own Experience

by Neil Ferguson

Here’s the lowdown on APRO’s 2012 Convention and Trade Show, July 24-26 in Memphis. The RTO industry’s big event will offer many valuable experiences, including insights on how to turn your stores into “experiences”–the good kind for consumers

 

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

Our series of family-run rent-to-own businesses continues with profiles of the Homeiers in Kansas and two Texas-based sets of kindred colleagues, the Spangles and the Weisblatts.

 

 

Future issues of APRO's magazine will be available in this same new format. Click here to access past issues that are not yet archived in the new interface.

 

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