The TRIB Group Buy Fair wrapped in Orlando Wednesday, with preliminary purchase orders totals from the show reaching more than $17 million.
The event closed with a TRIB’s Annual Awards program and dinner reception hosted this year at SeaWorld in Orlando.
Watch videos from the TRIB Group Orlando show here:
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Dave Scarafiotti, Buddy’s Franchisee
Mike Tissot, Countryside Rent2Own
PHOTOS:
See photo gallery of the event here.
Kevin Quinn honored with "Slats President’s Award"
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| "Slats" President’s Award Winner Kevin Quinn plants one on wife, Angela, as TRIB Group President Lyn Leach looks on Wednesday night. |
TRIB Group celebrated the rent to own industry’s finest Wednesday, recognizing outstanding dealers and vendors at the rent to own buying group’s farewell dinner and awards banquet at SeaWorld Orlando.
RTO veteran and past APRO President Kevin Quinn nabbed TRIB Group’s most prestigious award when he was named TRIB Group’s 2011 Norman W. "Slats" Slatton Sr. President’s Award Winner. The selection was made by TRIB Group President Lyn Leach of Ace Rent to Own.
From industrious mobile home salesman who once took 852 pairs of jeans as a down payment to car salesman, Quinn’s colorful road to rent was complete when he inherited an asparagus farm and sold it for seed money to move and open his first rent-to-own store in 1979.
Quinn also led the industry through one of its darkest hours. As APRO President it was Quinn’s staid hand that guided rent to own through a tri-pronged assault from the media, Capitol Hill and the IRS during his tenure from 1993-1995.
"He revved up public relations efforts and began changing the image of rent to own," Leach said during Quinn’s introduction. "The legislative issue was begun under his presidency and today’s continued effort to secure federal legislation was initiated under his leadership. He is kind, caring, hard working, honest and committed to his God, his family and our industry."
Quinn is a past APRO Rental Dealer of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.
An emotional Quinn called his wife, Angela, to the stage with him and humbly said she was the true award winner and without her support he would not be on the stage.
"Your dad was a tough "nice person"," Quinn said, addressing Slatton’s son, Jamie Slatton, in the audience. "To have this award with his (Norman Slatton Sr.) name on it, it means everything. TRIB is in my blood."
Felix Mendez, of O’Rourke Sales Company, is TRIB Group’s "Lowrey Shrader People’s Choice Award" for Vendor of the Year.
Three new board members were elected Tuesday including Louis Bacille with 1st Choice, Lee Duval from Buddy’s and Mike Tissot of Countryside Rent2Own, who was returned to the board. The board will elect new officers tomorrow.
Members enjoyed dinner and the run of the SeaWorld Orlando Park after the awards banquet.
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| "Slats" President’s Award Winner Kevin Quinn plants one on wife Angela as Lyn Leach looks on Wednesday night. |
TRIB Group celebrated the rent to own industry’s finest Wednesday, recognizing outstanding dealers and vendors at the rent to own buying group’s farewell dinner and awards banquet at SeaWorld Orlando.
RTO veteran and past APRO President Kevin Quinn nabbed TRIB Group’s most prestigious award when he was named TRIB Group’s 2011 Norman W. "Slats" Slatton Sr. President’s Award Winner. The selection was made by TRIB Group President Lyn Leach of Ace Rent to Own.
From industrious mobile home salesman who once took 852 pairs of jeans as a down payment to car salesman, Quinn’s colorful road to rent was complete when he inherited an asparagus farm and sold it for seed money to move and open his first rent-to-own store in 1979.
Quinn also led the industry through one of its darkest hours. As APRO President it was Quinn’s staid hand that guided rent to own through a tri-pronged assault from the media, Capitol Hill and the IRS during his tenure from 1993-1995.
"He revved up public relations efforts and began changing the image of rent to own," Leach said during Quinn’s introduction. "The legislative issue was begun under his presidency and today’s continued effort to secure federal legislation was initiated under his leadership. He is kind, caring, hard working, honest and committed to his God, his family and our industry."
Quinn is a past APRO Rental Dealer of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.
An emotional Quinn called his wife, Angela, to the stage with him and humbly said she was the true award winner and without her support he would not be on the stage.
"Your dad was a tough "nice person"," Quinn said, addressing Slatton’s son, Jamie Slatton, in the audience. "To have this award with his (Norman Slatton Sr.) name on it, it means everything. TRIB is in my blood."
Felix Mendez, of O’Rourke Sales Company, is TRIB Group’s "Lowrey Shrader People’s Choice Award" for Vendor of the Year.
Three new board members were elected Tuesday including Louis Bacille with 1st Choice, Lee Duval from Buddy’s and Mike Tissot of Countryside Rent2Own, who was returned to the board. The board will elect new officers tomorrow.
Members enjoyed dinner and the run of the SeaWorld Orlando Park after the awards banquet.
Watch videos from the TRIB Group Orlando show here:
Dave Scarafiotti, Buddy’s Franchisee
Mike Tissot, Countryside Rent2Own
PHOTOS:
See photo gallery of the event here.
TRIB Group raises $7,000 for APRO Scholarship Fund
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| Miriam Eichlin is welcomed by Mark Windsor (L) and her husband Dick at TRIB Group’s member reception Tuesday. |
TRIB Group announced Tuesday that the rent to own buying group’s golf outing raised more than $7,000 for APRO’s Educational Scholarship Foundation. The announcement was made at the opening of the groups two-day buy fair at the Marriott World Center in Orlando, Florida.
"We’ve raised money for charitable organizations at golf outings in the past, but this year we wanted to do something for APRO’s Scholarship Fund," said TRIB Group Executive Director Dennis Shields. "Through independent hole sponsorships and contests we were able to raise this for this very important cause within our industry."
Some 80 golfers participated in the outing.
TRIB Group members Monday night, turned in a whopping $5.2 million in purchase orders at the organization’s "Hot Show" which opened the show.
A majority of the group’s 153 members are in attendance representing 31 states and the Caribbean islands.
Tuesday kicked off with the group’s membership meeting and the buy fair opens with some 80 TRIB-approved vendors exhibiting.
The second half of the group’s membership meeting takes place Wednesday with the conclusion of the "Buy Fair", closing dinner and reception at Sea World, Orlando.
See photo gallery of TRIB Groups Convention and Buy Fair here.
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| Miriam Eichlin is welcomed by Mark Windsor (L) and her husband Dick at TRIB Group’s member reception Tuesday. |
TRIB Group announced Tuesday that the rent to own buying group’s golf outing raised more than $7,000 for APRO’s Educational Scholarship Foundation. The announcement was made at the opening of the groups two-day buy fair at the Marriott World Center in Orlando, Florida.
"We’ve raised money for charitable organizations at golf outings in the past, but this year we wanted to do something for APRO’s Scholarship Fund," said TRIB Group Executive Director Dennis Shields. "Through independent hole sponsorships and contests we were able to raise this for this very important cause within our industry."
Some 80 golfers participated in the outing.
TRIB Group members Monday night, turned in a whopping $5.2 million in purchase orders at the organization’s "Hot Show" which opened the show.
A majority of the group’s 153 members are in attendance representing 31 states and the Caribbean islands.
Tuesday kicked off with the group’s membership meeting and the buy fair opens with some 80 TRIB-approved vendors exhibiting.
The second half of the group’s membership meeting takes place Wednesday with the conclusion of the "Buy Fair", closing dinner and reception at Sea World, Orlando.
See photo gallery of TRIB Groups Convention and Buy Fair here.
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| David P. David and Dennis Adams of American Rental discuss product features with Edgar Gonzales of Innovex at PrimeTime! Orlando Tuesday. |
Nationwide Marketing Group’s biannual PrimeTime! Buying Show and Conference wrapped Tuesday after drawing thousands of rent to own, appliance, furniture and electronics dealers to the Gaylord Palms Hotel and Resort in Orlando Florida.
"Our preliminary numbers for the appliances just based on the Hot Show and some other things were just phenomenal," said James MacAlpine, vice president of Nationwide Marketing Group’s rental channel. "You’ve got to remember we’re moving that product through all of those other services and all of the marketing things we’re doing, increasing dealer’s presence on the net and connecting them to vendor Web sites. We want to give our dealers all the tools they need to compete and succeed in 2012."
See additional videos from PrimeTime! Orlando:
James MacAlpine, RentDirect Nationwide
John Darden, Premier Rental Purchase
Lauren Talicska, Advertising Made Easy
David Kaye, Benefit Marketing Solutions
More Videos:
Dan Cole, National Rent to Own
Michael Novembrino, Curry Real Estate Service
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Florida based RNR Custom Wheels & Tires (Rent-n-Roll) is one of the Top 20 Dealerships in America, as ranked by Tire Business, the leading source of information for U.S. Tire Dealers, in the February 2012 issue.
The rankings are determined by by total retail outlets. This marks the fourth year in a row that RNR has made this listing.
“While I am honored to be in the Top 20, we really have our eyes set on the Top 10," said Larry Sutton, RNR Custom Wheels & Tires president and owner. "Franchise growth has been extremely challenging over the past three years due to the lack of available financing, however we believe that the credit markets may be on the verge of getting aggressive once again. We are rolling out an aggressive new strategy for attracting new franchisees to come aboard and intend to grow our corporate base by eight new units over the next four years."
Sutton said by focusing on all three areas of potential growth the company could reach its goal of ascending to the top 10 by its 15th anniversary.
RNR Custom Wheels and Tires offers a new approach to the exploding automotive aftermarket wheel business; with 58 stores open and operating, the most knowledgeable technicians, numerous options on acquiring ownership, and the largest selection of custom wheels and performance tires available anywhere.
RNR is the parent company of RNR Custom Wheels & Tires, RNR TIRES and RENT-N-ROLL, based in Tampa, FL.
February 28-29, The Premier Companies, Marketing Workshop, Gaylord Palms, Orlando, Florida. For more information, contact John Darden at 434/566-3652.
NEW VIDEOS: PrimeTime! Buying Show opens
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| James MacAlpine at RentDirect meeting Monday. |
Thousands of independent rent to own, appliance, furniture and electronics dealers opened day one of Nationwide Marketing Group’s (NMG) PrimeTime! Meeting and Buying Show Monday at the Gaylord Palms in Orlando.
Rent to own dealers packed one of the convention center ballrooms for NMG’s rental channel meeting — RentDirect — led by James MacAlpine, NMG’s vice president of rental and business development.
MacAlpine reviewed the past year in the industry using a variety of public and proprietary data that indicated continued growth in rent to own driven particularly by the success of kiosk stores and by "second look" financing models such as RAC Acceptance and Why Not Lease It.
MacAlpine introduced several new RentDirect Vendor Partners including O’Rourke Sales Company and Netassertive.
Ed Winn III, APRO legal counsel, followed up with a legal update for rent to own dealers prior to the RentDirect Hotshow.
The PrimeTime! Buying Show and education courses began Monday and run through Tuesday.
See videos from the PrimeTime Buying Show below:
Dan Cole, National Rent to Own
Michael Novembrino, Curry Real Estate Service
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| TRIB Group President Lyn Leach at the group’s "Hot Show" Monday night. |
TRIB Group members Monday, turned in a whopping $5.2 million in purchase orders at the organization’s "Hot Show" — an auction style buying event featuring specially selected and priced merchandise — at the Marriott World Center in Orlando, Florida.
TRIB Group, the nation’s largest member-owned rent to own buying group is holding it’s buying show concurrently with strategic partner mega-retail buying group, BrandSource.
A majority of the group’s 153 members are in attendance representing 31 states and the Caribbean islands.
Tuesday kicks off with the group’s membership meeting and the buy fair opens with some 80 TRIB-approved vendors exhibiting.
The second half of the group’s membership meeting takes place Wednesday with the conclusion of the "Buy Fair", closing dinner and reception.
See photos of the TRIB Hot Show here.