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Are you throwing your leads away?

Posted by Pool Pro Office on August 7, 2009 at 1:16pm

Chances are you are if your writing them down on a form or post it note and handing them over to your sales staff, or even worse if sales staff takes your leads down the street to brand X.In these tough economic times when customers are not knocking

Is your business sustainable?

Posted by Frank May on August 7, 2009 at 9:00am

This group is for those that believe or want to learn how we can do well by doing good. How we can participate in the construction of a restorative economy. How we can cease the pursuit of doing less bad and confirm our ability to do net good. How th

Musician Playing Violin in Washington DC

Posted by James Kantorowicz on August 6, 2009 at 8:57am

Musician playing violin in a Washington DCMetro Station on a cold January morningin 2007.

He played six Bach pieces for about 60 minutes. During that time approximately 2,000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After:3

Are you ready to step up to the plate?

Posted by Kris Peterson on August 5, 2009 at 7:17pm

We as an industry need to step it up a notch (or several.) How many times have we heard "How much is there to know about swimming pools?" That is where we as professionals have dropped the ball. The public needs to be aware of the many issues that af

Commercial Salt Water Chlorination

Posted by Gary Daniel on August 5, 2009 at 5:07pm

We operate a small commercial pool management business, and are looking for a "dependable" system to replace liquid chlorine. The CAT system we have found to be flawless. Could someone tell Pat Sweeney to build a chlorine generation system?Our proble

What is going on?

Posted by Justin Gregoli on August 5, 2009 at 7:44am

This headline is what first came to mind when I was told, on the phone no less and it was my day off!!, that I was being laid off due to restructuring. My first response was "what is going on?" feeling a bit skeptical about the initial reason. You se

Second Post, Green Movement: Natural Pools

Posted by Donald Fronheiser on August 3, 2009 at 11:40am

After a few months of digging and searching I found one website that had hit the nail right on the head for what I am looking for.http://www.motherearthnews.com/Do-It-Yourself/2002-08-01/Natural-Swimming-Pool.aspx2K for a pool. Something a family cou

"Let’s Do Away With Hotel Swimming Pools?”

Posted by Bruce English on August 3, 2009 at 8:30am

Really? “Let’s do away with hotel swimming pools”? We should be ashamed. Pieces like this:http://www.reflector.com/opinion/mark-rutledge-lets-do-away-with-hotel-swimming-pools-750882.html , printed in mainstream media outlets gives us all a black eye.

Making a presentation? Make it with GUSTO by Ken Rogner

Posted by Ken Rogner on July 30, 2009 at 6:30am

Recently I gave a presentation to about 35 POOLCORP dealer-customers. There was a limited amount of time so we compressed entirely too much material into a 75 minute presentation. When the presentation was over, a number of the attendees complimented

The State-of-the-Art Pool Service

Posted by Kim Skinner on July 29, 2009 at 8:19pm

A few questions have been raised in the pool industry recently about pool water treatment. These include whether trichlor is inherently bad for pool plaster, what the effect of cyanuric acid is on pool plaster, whether pools can successfully be chemi

From Pentair Pool: Pool Owners Advised to Look for Safety and Listen For Savings

Posted by Daniel Schoonmaker on July 28, 2009 at 1:43pm

Pool Owners Advised To Look for Safety and Listen for Savings• Top industry experts respond to consumer concerns about the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool Safety Act and the threat of swimming pool entrapment with an easy three-point visual inspection des

If You're Going To Advertise - DO IT WISELY!

Posted by Brett Abbott on July 26, 2009 at 3:30pm

Use these “tricks of the trade”…By Brett Lloyd Abbott, MYM Austin Inc.With an industry slowdown comes a knee-jerk reaction to cut back on expenses, especially advertising. That’s fine if you’re getting all the business you can handle. But for most po

Five "U"s to remember for selling in 2009

Posted by Ken Rogner on July 25, 2009 at 1:00pm

NEWS RELEASE: In case you haven’t noticed, the world has changed! Dramatic advances in technology during the past ten years have created more change faster than any previous period in history and guess what fellow sales-folks…success in selling has c

Ionization and Ozone

Posted by John Dauzat on July 22, 2009 at 9:04pm

No information to share other than the fact that I am not truly informed on how well either Copper Ionization or Ozonators really work. All comments welcome and thank you for any input!

Water analysis Station!!!!!!

Posted by Cajun Pool Boy on July 22, 2009 at 3:01pm

I am looking for a good water testing station!! Does anyone have a recomendation are does anyone have one for sale??? I know Lamotte is a good one and i can get one new under $1,000. Just thawt maybe someone had an extra they where looking to get rid

Ten Commandments for long-term sales success by Ken Rogner, POOLCORP

Posted by Ken Rogner on July 21, 2009 at 12:53pm

This blog was originally written as a white paper for distribution sales success and published in Sales and Service Excellence magazine. I have modified it slightly for this blog. Most of the concepts work just as well in retailing...if you are selli

Are you Running a Communist Business? Part 2

Posted by Monique Nelson on July 21, 2009 at 10:30am

Read Part 1: Are you Running A Communist Business? Part 1Read Original article by Perry Marshall: http://bit.ly/18rssEIn Part 1 of this post, I discussed the issue of presenting your business in a honest light through marketing and advertising, witho

The Value of a Little Competition

Posted by Monique Nelson on July 20, 2009 at 10:41am

I read a very short blog post, written by Michael Wade. The title summed up the post quite nicely: “Let us Thank our Competitors.”I strongly recommend you all visit this post and read it: Let us Thank our Competitors. It is short, don’t worry. I woul

The 3 P's for Retail Success- Purchasing, Presenting and Promoting Products for Increased Profit!

Posted by Merry Wise on July 20, 2009 at 9:10am

I'd like to share with you a series of blog posts dealing with some tricks of the trade that have worked for me over the years in our retail store operations. In today's difficult economy, it is especially important to find ways to maximize profit, s

CHLORINE DEMAND

Posted by Cajun Pool Boy on July 18, 2009 at 1:16pm

I AM HAVING AN UNUSAL CASE OF PEOPLE WITH CHLORINE DEMAND!!! i HAVE CUSTOMERS WHO ARE SHOCKING THE BEEGEEBEESS OUT OF THEIR POOLS AND THEY ARE STILL NOT GETTING A CHLORINE READING WITHIN ONE OR TWO DAYS I HAVE CHECKED FOR STABILIZER AND MADE SURE ALL

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Are you throwing your leads away?

Is your business sustainable?

Musician Playing Violin in Washington DC

Are you ready to step up to the plate?

Commercial Salt Water Chlorination

What is going on?

Second Post, Green Movement: Natural Pools

"Let’s Do Away With Hotel Swimming Pools?”

Making a presentation? Make it with GUSTO by Ken Rogner

The State-of-the-Art Pool Service

From Pentair Pool: Pool Owners Advised to Look for Safety and Listen For Savings

If You're Going To Advertise - DO IT WISELY!

Five "U"s to remember for selling in 2009

Ionization and Ozone

Water analysis Station!!!!!!

Ten Commandments for long-term sales success by Ken Rogner, POOLCORP

Are you Running a Communist Business? Part 2

The Value of a Little Competition

The 3 P's for Retail Success- Purchasing, Presenting and Promoting Products for Increased Profit!

CHLORINE DEMAND

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