On the Road Again
In 2011, I wrote about the life of hot tub sales reps (bit.ly/2011Reps). I not only liked hearing tales from…
The Ever Growing Hot Tub Industry
I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but we’ve had a theme for our Stores section this year: Each one we…
Core Introduces LED Cover Clips
Trying to change the hot tub cover is challenging. Jerry Greer, CEO at Core Covers, says it’s difficult to sell…
Episode #32, Small Business Marketing with Sean Doyle
Sean Doyle, longtime marketer and author of Shift, joins us on the podcast to discuss the marketing challenges facing small…
Episode #31, Google & Yelp Reviews with Dan Friedman
Dan Friedman from The Hot Tub Store joins us on the podcast to talk about reviews. He was recently interviewed…
Well, This Looks Pretty Different
We have thrown out the template for this issue of SpaRetailer. While you’ll find some of the regular sections, many…
Change of Leadership at Coast
It took 15 months for Coast Spas to find Patricia Diamente, the woman who will replace outgoing CEO Don Elkington,…
Episode #30, The Freight State with Doug Punzel from Celtic Intermodal
In the February/March issue of SpaRetailer, we outlined how the trucker shortage was impacting hot tub retailers. This week on…
Episode #29, Chemical Merchandising with Linda Cahan
Longtime SpaRetailer columnist, Linda Cahan, joins us to talk about the right way to merchandise hot tub chemicals. Not the…
Episode #28, Aqua Quip Acquired by Leslie’s with Brian Quint
In January Leslie’s Poolmart purchased independent retailer Aqua Quip. Aqua Quip’s president Brian Quint joins us on the podcast to…
Episode #27, APSP/NSPF Merge with Larry Caniglia
On January 22, the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals and National Swimming Pool Foundation announced (again) that they were…
Chris Robinson Retires
In 2007, Chris Robinson was profiled in the first issue of SpaRetailer. At that time, he had already worked 20…