APRO's 2010 Roundtable and Seminars



APRO's multi-faceted educational sessions have something for everyone. 
Whether you're a store employee, manager, owner or corporate executive,
you will take away relevant information and strategies to help you do your
job better. Choose the topics that benefit your business most.  
 

Click here to download a printable version of the seminar schedule

                                                                                                              

Tuesday, July 20, Marriott Louisville Downtown
Rental Roundtables          
     Salon Foyer
8-8:30 a.m.   Rental Roundtable Continental Breakfast
  sponsored by Coaster Fine Furniture

 

  Salon 1-2 Salon 3-4 Salon 7-8
8:30-9:30 a.m.

Rental Roundtable
Store Employees/One-store Managers
Facilitator:
Mike Tissot,
Countryside Rentals

Rental Roundtable
Middle Management/
Multiple-store Managers
Facilitator:
Sam Lowe
Furniture & Appliances NOW
Rental Roundtables
Owners/
Upper Management
Facilitator:
Chuck Sims

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Salon 5-6
9:45-11 a.m.   APRO Rental Roundtable Wrap-Up
  Facilitator: Chuck Sims

                                                                        Rental Roundtables sponsored by LG Electronics

  

11 a.m.-
12:30 p.m.
 
  Lunch on own

 

    

Tuesday, July 20, Marriott Louisville Downtown
Seminars 
  Salon 1-2 Salon 3-4 Salon 7-8
  Store Level/One-Store Managers Track  Middle Management Track
 
Owners/Upper Management Track
 
12:30-2 p.m. Training for Management: Moving to the Next Level
Lyn Leach, Ace Rent-To-Own 
Why Buy Now?
4th Quarter budgeting, tracking 
& ordering
David P. David, American Rentals 
2010 RTO Legal Update
Ed Winn III, APRO General Counsel 
2:15-3:45 p.m.

Social Media & Marketing:
Low-cost ideas to grow your business

Kelly McDonald, McDonald Marketing 

Coach Your Teams to Higher Sales
Mitch Wasden, ContactPoint 
Healthcare in America: How it Impacts Your Business
Mitchell Andrews, The Plexus Groupe 
4-5:30 p.m.

Create Sales:
Be Order Makers not Order Takers
Mitch Wasden, ContactPoint 

RTO Marketing with Social Media-Panel Discussion
Kelly McDonald, McDonald Marketing, Moderator
 Leadership: Get Out There and Do It!
Jeremiah Wilson, ContactPoint

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

                                                                     

                                                                          Seminar breaks sponsored by RES Accessories

 

Tuesday, July 20, Marriott Louisville Downtown
Info-To-Go Sessions on the APRO Exhibit Hall Stage        
  The popular APRO "Info-To-Go" educational sessions will again be offered in the exhibit hall during the APRO 2010 Convention and Trade Show. There will be three 30-minute information packed sessions designed to give rent-to-own dealers some real hands-on education that they can apply easily to their businesses.

 





APRO's 2011 Dave Egan Legislative Conference
May 2-4, Washington, DC
Get Social with RTOHQ.org!
Watch RTOHQ Rent to Own videos on YouTube!
Follow RTOHQ on Twitter!
Join RTOHQ on Facebook!
Share RTOHQ and bookmark your favorites
Featured APRO Photo:
From the APRO 2007: Rent-to-Own Awards Banquet Album
Banquet audience

View All RTO Photos
in the RTOHQ.org gallery
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.
Click the links below to download each article as a PDF

Complete issue of RTOHQ: The Magazine | July-August 2010
Download the entire July - August 2010 issue of RTOHQ: The Magazine by clicking on the link above (PDF).

 

David Lane, APRO's 2010 Employee of the Year 

by Murlin Evans

David Lane, an Indiana-based Premier Rental-Purchase employee, is known for many selfless deeds that help his community and inspire his company.


Louise Brown, APRO's 2010 Customer of the Year

by Murlin Evans

Louise Brown has been a BestWay Rent-To-Own customer in Virginia for 20 years—and her passion for helping those in need runs deep. "I've always believed that if you take care of others, they'll take care of you."


We Are Family: Profiles of the APRO Staff

by Kristen Card

With a combined 153 years of service to the rent-to-own industry, the APRO staff makes hard work seem easy. Meet the modestly sized group of professionals—plus a real "fat cat"—who work on your behalf.


Behavioral Economics, Libertarian Paternalism and Rent-to-Own

by Ed Winn III

There is a growing movement to "nudge" consumers' behavior. Consider it a subtle attack on the flank of individual freedom that, if allowed to develop unchecked, could set its sights on rent-to-own. It if does, the results for rental dealers will not be pretty.


Hats Off to Louisville!

A recap of the highlights at APRO's 2010 Rent-to-Own Convention and Trade Show, held July 19–22 in Louisville, Kentucky. In addition to learning, purchasing and socializing, rental dealers and vendors gathered to celebrate the association's 30th anniversary.

 

Cover illustration by Dave Cutler 

 

See the current issue of RTOHQ: The Magazine...

[PDF format] [HTML format]
Visit the RTOHQ: The Magazine Archives...

 

Association of Progressive Rental Organizations
1504 Robin Hood Trail
Austin, Texas 78703
800/204-2776, ext. 103
Fax 512/794-0097