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Rent-to-own News - Almo launches CE sales training webinar series

September 13, 2011

Almo Corporation, the major national consumer electronics and appliance distributor, today announced an online expansion of their popular Almo Expo training sessions as Sales Training Webinars.

The free and informative product training webinars will help educate dealers and their sales teams on the hottest products, key features and hidden benefits that help sell products.

“With the current economic conditions, competition is fierce. Our dealers realize the need to maintain their competitive edge with a highly trained, service oriented sales team. With the help of our manufacturer partners, we’re happy to help them continue their training regimen with our new Sales Training Webinar program,” stated Warren Chaiken, Almo president & COO.

Only available to Almo customers, the Fall Webinar Series is already underway. Topics for the electronics webinars include tablet PC technology, how to effectively demo 3D TVs, connected TV’s apps and video streaming, step-up features that close the sale and more.    Topics for the appliance webinars center on new feature benefit education for kitchen and laundry.

Fall Almo CE Webinar Schedule:

9/22/11    Samsung    10am - 11am, EST
9/29/11    Panasonic    10am - 11am, EST
10/14/11    Sharp    10am - 11am, EST
10/27/11    Samsung    10am - 11am, EST
11/10/11    Panasonic    10am - 11am, EST

Dealers interested in webinar information or joining the Almo team, may contact our New Dealer Specialist via email or by calling 866-430-2566. Instant credit lines are available.

For additional information or to arrange an interview please contact Pam Baldwin a 21/6984013 or pbaldwin@almo.com

About Almo Corporation
Almo Corporation is the nation’s leading independent distributor of Major Appliances, Consumer Electronics and Professional A/V equipment. Known for its Rapid Ship services and exceptional customer service, Almo distributes over 85 of the industry’s top brand names. Dealers and Retailers have instant access to a wide variety of Major Appliances, Consumer Electronics, Mobile Electronics, Professional A/V Equipment and Professional Residential Kitchen and Outdoor Appliances.

Founded in 1946, Almo is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and operates 10 regional distribution facilities with over 1 million square feet of warehousing throughout the United States. More information on Almo is available by contacting the company directly or at Almo’s web site located at www.almo.com.

About APRO
The Association of Progressive Rental Organizations is the official voice of the rent-to-own industry and the most accurate and trustworthy source of rent-to-own news in the industry. Founded in 1980, APRO is the national, nonprofit trade association advocating and representing the rent-to-own industry before the U.S. Congress, state legislatures, courts, media and the public.

For more information, visit www.rtohq.org.

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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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