Rent-to-own News - Nationwide's "Masters Mentor Summit" hits a home run in Atlanta

Nationwide Marketing Group members recently attended the Masters Mentor Summit, a three-day train-the-trainer seminar held at the Nationwide Prime Media! television production and learning facility near Atlanta.

 “We started a few years ago with small groups of 10 to 20 trainers and HR professionals but our registration for the summit has now more than doubled,” said Steve Bryant who operates Nationwide’s PrimeMedia communication center, “Last month, we had over 50 members in attendance.”

The Masters Mentor Summit, developed and presented by Bryant, is a team leadership program that helps managers make the most of their sales force. The training focuses on the best practices used for finding, hiring, training and motivating employees to think like a team. The summit also covers the most effective ways to improve customer satisfaction and increase sales.

“Nationwide has created the industry’s most comprehensive and longest running system of learning programs using some of the best trainers in America from the industry’s most respected brands. We bring members together twice a year and share information’s that helps turn good managers into great team leaders.”

Nationwide members in attendance included American Rentals, Flexi Comprass and Rent One of Mt. Vernon, Illinois. The series of training seminars is hosted by Nationwide and is provided to members without charge for materials, sessions, meals, lodging or ground transportation.

 “All the member has to do is get to Atlanta, we take care of the rest,” said RentDirect’s James MacAlpine.

In their off time, attendees were also treated to an Atlanta Braves baseball game. At the end of the summit, members received a complete package of video learning systems, facilitator's guides, web-based learning strategies and more presented in leather portfolios for their use with employees in their companies when the go home.

Nationwide’s Masters Mentor Summit is a learning series that includes Steve Bryant’s OpTEAMization, Masters Method, Excellence Doing Business as YOU!, The ImagiNationwide HD Network and Knowledge Surfing TV. All of these programs are also available online as self-paced individual learning programs via streaming video and can be accessed through MemberNet or Membernetsales.com.

“We understand the importance of building a better sales team," said Nationwide President Ed Kelly. "That’s why we provide complete learning support to every Nationwide member every hour of every day via our web-based and DVD video programs that are available free to everyone regardless of size.  The MASTERS Mentor program is an extra step that we take to help the larger multi-store dealers with dedicated sales managers, HR professionals, and trainers, take their performance to the next level.”

Nationwide has also created a rewards based system called MemberNet Rewards for members who take advantage of the training courses or web-based videos. A series of points are awarded after each segment of a learning program is completed. These reward points can then be redeemed for special gifts and merchandise including Callaway golf products, Movado watches and plasma screen TVs.  All learning programs, rewards points and support materials are paid for by Nationwide and provided to members at no charge.

The next Masters Mentor Summit is scheduled for September16-18, 2008. For more information on the summit or Nationwide’s learning programs visit MemberNet or MemberNetsales.com. You can also send inquiries to primemedia@mac.com. To find out more about the benefits of Nationwide membership please call (336) 722-4681 or email info@nationwidegroup.org.

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