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Welcome to RTOHQ's Rent to own audio and Podcasts!

Here you'll find audio including rent to own industry interviews, rent to own industry news, coverage of rent to own companies and events and much more. You can stream, download, and share these rent to own audio bits rigth here on APRO's RTOHQ.org.

Category: Rent-to-own News
Audio Title: TARA President Dan Matthews
Audio Description: Dan Matthews is the president of the Texas Association of Rental Agencies (TARA) and owner of Dallas-based Rent Plus. Matthews recently addressed attendees at the Louisiana Rental Dealers Association (LRDA) meeting in Marksville April 22-23.
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Audio Title: Jeff Everson, regional representative for Sen. Mary Landrieu
Audio Description: Jeffrey Everson, regional representative for Sen. Landrieu, gave attendees at the recent Louisiana Rental Dealers Association annual conference an update on the "Computers for Kidz" initiative -- a community partnership program led by APRO, LRDA and Land
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Audio Title: James Stephens of ColorTyme
Audio Description: James Stephens is a new LRDA member and first time attendee at the association's annual meeting in Marksville, Louisiana April 22-23. Stephens is a new ColorTyme franchisee with a store in Shreveport.
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Audio Title: LRDA President Jeff White
Audio Description: LRDA President Jeff White explains the role of a proactive state association and the benefits of membership to the independent rent-to-own dealer.
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Audio Title: Ellison Crider of RSSS discusses trends in rent-to-own software industry
Audio Description: Live from the buying floor at the historic TRIB-AVB trade show in Dallas, RSSS General Manager Ellison Crider shares his observations on trends within the rent-to-own software industry and predictions on what it means it for customers and dealers.
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Category: Legislation
Audio Title: Legislative Conference Follow Up
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Category: Company Features
Audio Title: Mike Tissot Interview
Audio Description: Mike Tissot, owner of Countryside Rentals, is a hands-on owner who has used High Touch software for over a decade. In this exclusive APRO podcast, Tissot describes his participation with the company in helping to develop new enhancements to the High Touch
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Audio Title: John Rogers Interview
Audio Description: John Rogers is the sales group director for High Touch Technology Solutions and has been with the company for 13 years. In this exclusive APRO podcast, he describes some new High Touch software enhancements introduced to rent-to-own dealers at the company
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Audio Title: Gary Ferriman Interview
Audio Description: Gary Ferriman, owner of Showplace Rent-To-Own, is a long time user of High Touch software.In this exclusive APRO podcast, he discusses the importance of building relationships with customers and why he thinks new High Touch software enhancements will make
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Audio Title: Wayne Chambers Interview
Audio Description: In this exclusive APRO podcast, High Touch President and CEO Wayne Chambers discusses some of the changes he's seen in the rent-to-own industry over the past two decades. Chambers explains some of the new enhancement features his company has developed as
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Progressive Rentals Magazine
Progressive Rentals is the Association of Progressive Rental Organizations' award-winning rent-to-own industry magazine, and it's available here.

Complete issue of Progressive Rentals April - May 2008
Download the entire April - May 2008 issue of Progressive Rentals by clicking on the link above (PDF file size is approximately 9 MB). by APRO

 

Make the Connection!
APRO's 2008 Rent-to-own Convention and Buying Show
By Shelley Martinek and Neil Ferguson
Meet us in St. Louis and make your rent-to-own connection at APRO's 2008 Convention and Buying Show, August 11-14. It's the industry's must-see event of the year and we've got all the details and registration forms within these pages.

 

In Search of the Industry's Finest
By Richard May
APRO's annual RTO Customer of the Year and Employee of the Year awards shed light on what makes this industry great. We're asking for your help in finding this year's recipients--we'll even pay you for your efforts! Check out profiles of past recipients and then start your search.

 

Rent-to-own and Islam
By Ed Win III
What do rent-to-own and Islam have in common? Quite a lot, actually. Islamic populations governed under Sharia law are being told they cannot enter into transactions where interest is charged. Enter ijara--rent-to-own Muslim-style.

 

APROfile: Scott Brown
By Kristen Card
Scott Brown, a former record-breaking swimmer, now dives into his ColorTyme franchises with ambitious goals, plans and processes for unsinkable success.

 

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