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SR Panel: Bold Ideas

Posted on June 6, 2018 by SpaRetailer

A panelist shares two crazy marketing schemes from the past Brian Quint Aqua Quip president and CEO Nine in Seattle/Tacoma metro Hot Tub TV There was a time where anybody with any viable business plan could get a half-hour show on public-access television. I remember two ladies who did an

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SR Panel: Recession-Proof Strategies

Posted on March 30, 2018 by SR Editorial

Bill Renter Best Hot Tubs president Farmingdale, Westbury and Windham New York We have stores that are busy in spring and summer, and another location that is busy in fall and winter. This evens out seasonality to reduce stress in the offseason. Make sure your overhead is reasonable, and

Posted in Departments, Insiders Bill Renter, Brian Quint, recession, Rene Huston

SR Panel: Hire Right

Posted on February 1, 2018 by SR Editorial

Rene Huston Patio Pleasures Pools & Spas owner/vice president of finance, sales and marketing Sun Prairie and Madison, Wisconsin Finding employees keeps me up most at night. It’s also what sometimes holds me back from growth ideas: not knowing if I’ll have the staff to support the idea(s). Over the

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2018 SR Panel

Posted on October 30, 2017 by SR Editorial

Rene Huston Patio Pleasures Pools & Spas owner/vice president of finance, sales and marketing Sun Prairie and Madison, Wisconsin Huston was always drawn to entrepreneurship. Her background is in sales and marketing, where she built her professional career in the print and digital communications industry. In 2006, her family was

Posted in Departments, Insiders Bill Renter, Brian Quint, Eric Cassidy, Gord Coy, Josh Kemerling, Rene Huston, Rohan Mehta, SR Panel

SR Panel: End of Year Tips

Posted on October 1, 2017 by SR Editorial

What the panelists are doing to close out 2017 and prepare for 2018 We change gears about this time of year preparing for the winter season and thinking about the new year. Starting in August, we advertise that 2017 floor and in-stock models are now reduced as part of our

Posted in Departments, Insiders Christian Ryan, Don Riling, end of year, new year, Olympic Hot Tub, Premium Wholesale Home & Leisure, season prep