So many event choices for Rug Lovers..

[Mikey P]

Our good buddy Tom Monahan is involved with the Rug Summit, which i could have sworn just happened..

Scott Warrington just got back from a "Rug Lovers" tour in DC.

Now this event is right around the corner.


It would appear the RFs love to get together almost as much as us wall to wall losers..

Touring a rug plant is pretty cool I must say, been to a few myself. Always neat to see the tricks and techniques individualized. With Ohio as the meeting place I would highly encourage you fly over folks to make the journey out if you have never seen a plant in action.

I see our buddy Ken Snow will be speaking at this upcoming event. I wonder how the crowd will react to Ken's "When you clean 8000 rags, er, um Rugs a day who cares if one or two bleed" attitude..

 

[Shane Deubell]

Looks pretty cool, like the topics. Especially the return on investment,different business model section.

 

[T Monahan]

Thursday, September 12

Jeff Cross - (Senior Editor of Cleanfax and creator of Totally Booked UNIVERSITY): Is your website working and is it getting you rug cleaning leads and clients? Learn the most important search engine optimization strategies that every website must have.

Timothy R. Miller - (Local Search Specialist, WSI Internet Marketing): Business building strategy with integration of all available social media platforms with a focus on hand-held devices.

Tom Monahan - Getting to know some of the attendees - interviews - "Woman in our industry."

Ken Snow - (President of Hagopian in Oak Park MI): How to survive through the decades.

Howard Morris - (Media Ann Arbor, Michigan): TV and online videos speak to your target audience.

James Sullivan, CPA - (Accounting and Tax Solutions): Do you know the valuation of your business? What is it worth if you sold it today?

Ellen Amirkhan/Aaron Groseclose - (Instructors of the Master Rug Cleaning Course): Rug identification and cleaning education opportunities. Ellen's Oriental Rug Cleaning company in Dallas Texas has been a family business for over 100 years.

Bill Foulds - (past ARCS president and current GM of Deep Eddy Rug Cleaning, Austin Texas): Announcement and information regarding the new ARCS program.

Chip Cunningham - (Partner at Cunningham's Rug Cleaning): How to do business with insurance companies.

Jason Smith - (Partner at Cunningham's Rug Cleaning): How to pierce into the adjustor's world.

Leadership Panel - Industry movers and shakers from different levels of business, from pit washing to automated rug plants.

Greg Turcotte and Tom Monahan - Awards ceremony honoring the oldest company using the oldest Moore washing machine in the USA. (Yes, this will be a surprise!)

Moore operator's round table discussion - Success at volume level using automated equipment. We will include a Q&A session.

End of session... - enjoy cocktails at the hotel bar and network with your new friends.



Friday, September 13

John, Chad, and Brent Martin - This successful trio discusses the family business and what it has achieved. Then join them (yes, we all will get on a bus!) on a tour of both of their rug plants. This session will run until lunch, which will be back at the hotel.

Robert Mann - (Robert Mann Oriental Rugs, renowned for rug restoration for elite textile collectors worldwide!): If you are saying you wash rugs, then the assumption is you are in the repair work. How can you offer it when you don't have a staff to do it?

Robert Pettyjohn - (Pettyjohn's Cleaning and Restoration) / Joe Gabel - (Serafian's Oriental Rugs) / Keith Beardslee - (RealClean Rugs): Chemistry Clarity - Session will cover hot topic in regards to cleaning products and chemicals used in rug plants today.

Greg Turcotte: Other tricks and tools for the trade you should consider for your rug cleaning business.

Focus Group Break-offs: Specific tables pre-planned with experienced moderators.

Tom Monahan: Surviving a flood, hurricane and a fire... what's your challenge? Are you determined to succeed? (Interviews and concluding comments).