Public Relations Committee Mission Statement


To build credibility and raise the profile of the rent-to-own industry to improve the industry’s image and marketing environment





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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.

Complete issue of RTOHQ: The Magazine | October - November 2008
Download the entire October- November 2008 issue of RTOHQ: The Magazine by clicking on the link above (PDF). by APRO


The Dedicated
By Kristen Card
Profiles of three longtime rent-to-own employees--Craig Shewmake, Angelo Gughiocello and Dennis Adams--who, while not running their own companies, are nonetheless dedicated to helping make their companies run.

RTO and the Financial Crisis
By Ed Winn III
No pundit is certain what the financial future holds, but APRO's general counsel examines past economic calamities and how rent-to-own weathered those stormy times.

Who is Your Vice President of Sales Prevention?
By Bud Holladay
One of rent-to-own's founding fathers outlines a job description for the employee you do not want in your company.

Vendor Spotlight: The Gerwe Family
By Kristen Card
They say that in life it's the "little things" that matter. With RES Accessories, the Gerwe family makes sure those things are accessible.

Cover illustration by Barry Fitzgerald

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