The Importance of Good Product Photography
When investigating a new product, what is the first thing that you notice?
Continue ReadingTips on How to Make a Great Internal Company Newsletter
Your boss has just tasked you with making a new quarterly newsletter for your rental company… Where do you start?
Continue ReadingMake Your Website Work Harder for Your Rental Company
Take a fresh look at your rental business’s website. Is it doing everything it can for you in the year ahead?
Continue ReadingRamping Up: Handling Equipment Spikes in Small Markets
Contractor supply and rental house, Stan Houston Equipment Company, Inc. of Sioux Falls, S.D., has thrived in a small market area many large rental companies would not consider.
Continue ReadingUtilizing Telematics to Maintain a MEWP Fleet
Controlling the cost of a MEWP rental fleet is important to be a profitable rental company, but where to begin?
Continue ReadingTop Tips for Hosting Your VIP Customers
Hosting customers in person is a great way to strengthen your rental store’s relationship with them.
Continue ReadingRising Residual Values Will Take Your Business Higher
As a rental store owner, you are a savvy business person. You don’t want to just know how to make money on the equipment you have while you own it; you want to know how to make money on the equipment when you sell it too.
Continue ReadingQuestions to Help Select the Right Mobile Elevating Work Platform for the Job
If you are new to renting mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs), it is important to look for an equipment vendor you can use as a trusted advisor.
Continue ReadingKnow Why Your Rental Company Is Using Social Media
If you’re on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, etc., do you have a clear reason why your rental business is participating there or are you out there because “everybody else is doing it”?
Continue ReadingBuild Customer Relationships and Business with Events
On-site events at your rental business create a wide range of opportunities.
Continue ReadingEvaluating the Right Mix New, Used and Reconditioned MEWPs for Your Rental Fleet
The 1990s saw an explosion in the popularity of self-propelled mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) on construction and facilities jobsites. Since that time, MEWPs have shown a much longer lifespan in the secondary market, which has led to an increase in the confidence of used equipment — positively affecting demand.
Continue ReadingMarketing to Help Retain and Engage Existing Customers
Growing a business is not easy, it involves a lot of time, dedication and hard work.
Continue ReadingData and How It Can Build Your Business | Ask Me Anything Jan 29th - Feb 1st
A huge thank you to everyone that participated in this Ask Me Anything event!
Continue ReadingBuy Pre-Owned Aerials Like a Pro
Pre-owned mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) are increasingly popular in rental fleets.
Continue ReadingFour Tips for Using Printed Materials in Your Store’s Marketing Efforts
How often do you screen your emails?
Continue ReadingEquipment Depreciation 101
Equipment rental businesses purchase fixed assets, such as fleet equipment or company vehicles, to use in the course of their business activities.
Continue ReadingMarketing Your Rental Store Through Charitable Equipment Donations
People donate their time, money, and services to charity for various reasons.
Continue ReadingWhat Parts Mean for Your Business | Ask Me Anything Dec. 3rd-7th
A huge thank you to everyone that participated in this What Parts Mean for Your Business | Ask Me Anything event!
Continue ReadingRental Companies Need Public Relations
If your company rents construction, landscaping or industrial equipment, you should be doing some kind of proactive public relations (PR) effort to build your business.
Continue ReadingPut Your Rental Store’s Strengths Front and Center
Think about the messages you might see on posters at a retail tire store.
Continue ReadingTips for Managing Marketing Efforts in Multiple Locations
One of the ways a growing rental company shows success is by expanding to new and different locations.
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