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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2015 If you couldn’t make it for the annual International Conference this year, you missed a LOT! With a record high attendance, we sold out even after two venue expansions. Nearly two hundred customers from around the world gathered in Fort Worth, Texas, for this annual training and networking event on November 9th–11th. The conference consisted of three days packed full of expert speakers, industry specific training, round table discussions, one-on-one Q&A’s with Point of Rental staff, and nights filled with great memories and valuable networking events. Tracey Armenakis, owner of Taylor Rental Party Plus of Palatine, IL, said, “What an excellent conference! We learned so much. Great people who really want to see you succeed. So glad we chose Point of Rental!” The conference is organized so that no matter how big or small your company is, or what industry you’re in, you can choose the training that best fits your operations. Every year, the content is completely fresh with multiple opportunities for one-on-one time with the Point of Rental staff to guarantee attendees will leave with valuable new ideas to implement in their businesses. Gary Anderson, Network Administrator of Star Rentals, said, “We just wanted to write and say thank you for putting on such an excellent conference. The accommodations were outstanding, really nice place, incredible history. The speakers and breakout sessions were very enlightening. The dinners and evening entertainment were very tasty and well planned. The opportunity to meet other customers from the Seattle area was great. The staff couldn’t have been any nicer when we came through the office. It was nice to put faces with all of the people we talk to on a regular basis. The staff at Point of Rental Software is truly top notch! We are incredibly glad we attended and look forward to coming again next year.“ “We come to this conference every year and always get so much out of it. It is amazing how much you can do with the software that we didn’t even realize before!” Bart Nye, President of Prime Time Party Rentals said. From dinner at Reata Restaurant to custom created rental industry comedy at Four Day Weekend, singing and dancing at Pete’s Dueling Piano Bar, and mouth-watering slowsmoked Texas BBQ from Coburn’s Catering, attendees walked away with valuable industry connections and a lot of great memories. “We are really excited that this conference continues to grow,” Point of Rental CEO, Wayne Harris said. “We invest a lot of time and energy into this event because we believe that the greater knowledge people have of the capabilities built into Point of Rental software, the greater efficiencies they will see in their businesses; which in turn will give them more time to spend on what truly matters.” The conference concluded with a tour of two Point of Rental customer locations, Rental Stop and Celebration Event Rental, with a final stop at the Point of Rental corporate headquarters to meet the team and experience the unique office culture (and engage in Nerf Gun warfare). We also want to give a big thanks to our sponsors! This event definitely wouldn’t be as successful without our platinum sponsors, Clearview Financial, Rouse Analytics, TSO Mobile, and SmartEquip; gold sponsor, RentalHosting; and silver sponsors, ARA Insurance, Harland Technology Services, In-A- Bind and Positek RFID. Thank you to everyone that came out and made this event the best year yet. You can bet that we have already started planning the 2016 International Conference and you won’t want to miss it! Keep an eye out for all the details and signup early for exclusive prices and information coming soon. 13 POINTOFRENTAL.COM / SPRING 2016
An Inside Look The following guest blog is by Brandon Ahlgren, president and CEO of Elite Events & Rentals, LLC, out of Tampa, Florida. My first experience attending Point of Rental’s International Conference is one I won’t soon forget. As I prepared for my time out of our Elite Events & Rentals Office, I hoped to learn additional ways to improve communications and streamline processes to better serve our customers for life’s special moments. We have a passion to serve our customers and it’s wonderful to know that our software provider does the same for us as their customer. As we continue to grow our business, the training and continued education Point of Rental provided was timely. It is amazing how much the software can do and how many new tips I can bring back to implement in our store. The software’s features allow our team to work smarter, giving us time to focus on servicing our customers and paying attention to every detail of their event. The networking and camaraderie I experienced was also very beneficial. It’s always valuable to get expert advice from those that have been in the rental industry for many years. I would encourage anyone that is considering going to the International Conference in 2016 to book early! It was well worth my team’s time out of the office to venture up to Texas. The training, education and carefully planned evening events were spectacular. PARTNER SPONSORS PLATINUM GOLD SILVER POINTOFRENTAL.COM / SPRING 2016 14
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