Setting Sale
After years in the boating industry as CEO of Premier Pontoons, Rick Gallagher has found adjusting to life in the hot tub industry surprisingly smooth.
E-Commerce Made Easy
Portsmouth, New Hampshire-based Great Bay Spa & Sauna is one company that’s on the leading edge of e-commerce, thanks to its website at greatbayspas.com.
The Art of Selling Well
Even when hot tub demand was through the roof, closing a sale sometimes still came down to who was doing the selling. As sales have slowed, honing the sales craft has become even more important.
Getting Pumped
Due to economic turmoil and the European energy crisis, spa manufacturers and retailers are looking at heat pump options a lot more closely.
Financial Literacy
None of us became business owners so we could keep books and read financial statements. Nevertheless, both are critical to running a successful business. We can’t even approach our full potential without them.
Strong Contender
Strong Spas is bringing something brand new to the hot tub market this February. Developers say it will serve as a much-needed shot in the arm for an industry lacking innovation.
King Technology: Same King, New Kingdom
This year has been a transformative one for those in the hot tub industry who have found themselves having to adjust to a post-pandemic world. For many, that has meant preparing for sales to return to normal or pulling back on production rates, but for the staff of King Technology, it has meant opening an entirely new $14.5 million facility in a new town.
Aristech: AVONITE Flexes on the Competition
Aristech Surfaces LLC has been manufacturing plastics and materials used in the creation of hot tubs for decades, since its initial launch of its AVONITE acrylic, 25 years ago. Today, the company is touting its latest innovation in surface material, the AVONITE Flex.
Help Us Serve You, and the Industry, Even Better
You probably noticed something extra on the front of the magazine this issue. We’ve launched a huge renewal campaign for…
Moving On
After nearly two decades as owner of A&B Accessories in West Fork, Arkansas, John Olson is retiring. With no plans for further business ventures, Olson says his only goal for this new act in his life is to catch up with friends and family all over the country.
Drip It Like It’s Hot Tubs
A drip campaign is a series of automated emails sent to potential and current customers. Each message shares information that might be useful or interesting to the audience, based on a particular topic or customer activity.
Knowing You’re in Water
Sometimes the most obvious realities can be the most difficult to see, thus becoming the water we swim in. One of the realities many of us swim in is the victim mindset.