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Symbiotic B2B

Posted on June 10, 2019 by PoolPro

Misty Knight and Bryan Banta Pool pros and their favorite product reps share how they succeed togetherBy Michelle L. Cramer Misty Knight, technical sales manager for Zodiac Pool Systems, says her customers become like extended family. Bryan Banta, owner of B&B Pools in Pompano Beach, Florida, can attest to that.

Posted in Current Issue, Features Aqua-Quip, B2B relationships, bioguard, Hayward Pool Products, J.F.Y. pools, landi pools and games, Logan Pools, Pentair, Pool Scouts, Poolwe, rep relationships, Zodiac

Service Quote Savvy

Posted on June 10, 2019 by PoolPro

Pros’ methods vary when writing estimates By Kim Patterson Not everyone provides service quotes to customers in the same way. Some go through a checklist with the customer over the phone, while others send a technician to do a visual inspection. No matter the method, there’s no denying that some

Posted in Current Issue, Departments, Pool Ops JFY Pools, Pool Scouts, pool service quotes, South Shore Gunite Pools

The Franchises Are Coming

Posted on May 2, 2018 by PoolPro

After decades of being nearly franchise-free, the pool service industry is seeing a surge in franchise companies By Megan Kendrick In the history of the pool industry, there have been few franchise businesses. Pinch A Penny, a swimming pool retail and service franchise, started in 1976; it was the lone

Posted in Features ASP, franchise, Pinch A Penny, Pool Scouts, pool service, Poolwerx

Scouting It Out

Posted on March 5, 2018 by PoolPro

Pool industry newbie opens Pool Scouts franchise photography by Marc Ridel Tiffiny Consoli wasn’t looking to go into the pool business. She was just looking to own a business, any business, that made sense. “I didn’t have one thing I was particularity good at or knew I wanted to make

Posted in At The Shop, Departments franchise, Pool Scouts, Tiffiny Consoli