Posted by Ken Rogner on September 18, 2009 at 12:06pm
Two questions that create “partner-opportunity”By: Ken Rogner, Corporate Sales Educator, POOLCORPMy daughter, Stacey, has spent a dozen years doing sales management and sales training in the high-end retail and designer jewelry business and I have sp
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Posted by Kim Skinner on September 14, 2009 at 9:53am
Four years ago, the National Pool Industry Research Center (NPIRC) at Cal Poly reported that they had studied the effects of three different chemical startup procedures on pool plaster. (Phase 2, October 2005). The three chemical startup procedures w
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Posted by Merry Wise on September 10, 2009 at 7:23am
Many years ago when my husband and I were struggling along developing our business, we attended a seminar hosted by the then-NSPI. It was organized by a wonderful gentleman who was the NSPI Marketing Executive, Bill Markert. Some of you may remember
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Posted by Mark Richter on September 8, 2009 at 1:15pm
What is a database? A database is a structured collection of records and data stored in a computer system.Most pool builders try to keep their information organized by using spreadsheets, email programs, sticky notes or constant pushing of paper and
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Posted by Phi Grider on September 6, 2009 at 7:55am
Hello All,I'm Phil Grider, The Pool Dentist..I'm a Underwater Repair Specialist In Sothern California, specializing in rebar,and plaster repair for over 20 years..Underwater installation of VGB drains has been the main focus for the last year or so..
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Posted by Bruce Hudson on September 1, 2009 at 7:27pm
As I'm watching HGTV tonight about homes with pools in Texas, I'm stunned by the young lady describing the automatic cover as a negative to the pool environment. She described it as ugly and that the home would be more desirable without it.To his cre
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At POOLCORP the name for outside salespersons was changed about five years ago. Instead of Sales Representative the name was changed to BDR (Business Development Representative) I didn’t create it but I really like it! The new name focused outside sa
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Posted by Kim Skinner on August 27, 2009 at 4:19pm
How aggressive does water need to be and how long does it take to visibly etch well-made plaster? And if plaster is not well-made, what can even balanced pool water do in terms of early deterioration and discoloration? The following are results of ou
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It is a rough ride right now in the "seasonal pool business in the Midwest". We have found that you have to make cuts that you had not expected to make. One thing that was pretty helpful to us in June and 1/2 of July was to use the state offered Summ
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Posted by Tony Roland on August 24, 2009 at 7:06am
Help! We need Old scaled pool tile, and old spa cartridge filters for our live demo at the international pool / spa expo tr@powerblue.us or call 866-889-2583, we can work out a deal, maybe free product for old tiles and cartridges?Tony
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Where is the Cash for Splash?The government is taking many millions of dollars from all of us, and there seems to be unlimited funds for the favored in our struggling economy, but where is the cash for splash? Throughout the country, pool builders ar
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When I sent the following article to Rex Richards, he agreed that we have a lot to learn about success in business strategies by emulating military strategists. A few years ago my wife and I took a trip to China and Mongolia. We spent time living in Read more…
Posted by Kim Skinner on August 18, 2009 at 12:35pm
For one through seven, see "Making Durable Pool Plaster #1"Eighth, once the pool has been plastered and is finished, the filling of the pool with water should not be started too early. Conditions vary, but as a general rule the water should not be tu
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I found out last week that a competitor had copied the proposal that I provide to each and every customer that I give a quote for a new swimming pool.I am not saying that they copied the way that I quote I am saying that they copied it word for word
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Posted by Kim Skinner on August 12, 2009 at 11:00am
Our field and lab research, coupled with consulting and analysis services from two of the best cement failure-analysis labs in the country, has led to newer and better explanations for the causes and mechanisms of many plaster failures, including etc
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Our environment is very precious to us. We have learned the importance of air-quality and more efficient natural cleaners. Equally important and perhaps more critical to our beautiful oceans and lakefronts is the choice of eco-friendly lotions. While
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I have a customer with an indoor 10,000 gallon heated pool with a cartridge filter that's about 7 years old. They installed a salt system about 2 years ago and have always kept the pool chemistry inline themselves. This is an elderly couple and they
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When I was growing up, WAVES was an acronym for Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service and they were the navy’s version of the army’s WACs. “Doing the wave” in the stadium at a University of Michigan football game was a completely different e
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