Mid America Sales - Pool & Outdoor Living

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Boasting… promotes trust or distrust?

How do you react? Roll your eyes in distrust or trust and feel confident you have the right company.

Valuable lessons businesses can learn from March Madness

Lessons Learned from March Madness: Teamwork and Collaboration: Just like in basketball, business success often relies on effective teamwork and colla...

Marketing | Sales Strategy

Why Your Pool and Spa Business Needs a Website Redesign + How to Increase Traffic

Online presence is vital for businesses in all industries; the success of your pool and spa business hinges on its online presence. Therefore, we will...

Marketing | Sales Strategy

How to Stay Up-to-Date on the Latest Pool & Spa Trends

Staying ahead of the competition in pool and spa sales requires keeping up-to-date with the latest trends. This comprehensive guide will explore the m...

Retail | Service & Installation

Fall: The Best Time to Install a Pool for Installers

As the leaves begin to change and a crispness fills the air, a unique opportunity arises in pool installations. While summer often takes the spotlight...

Marketing | Sales Strategy

How to Attract Online Customers with Social Media for the Spa and Pool Industry

The spa and pool industry is expected to grow to 23.6 billion USD by 2027. Spas are no longer confined to luxury hotels but are also found in gyms, da...

Marketing | Sales Strategy

Outdoor Furniture Ideas: How to Help Your Customers Find the Perfect Set

Selecting the right furniture is crucial when creating the perfect outdoor living space. As a sales or retail professional, your role is to assist cus...

Retail | Service & Installation

Ideal Hot Tub Temperature: Essential Tips and Insights

Hot tubs are a great way to relax and unwind, but they can only be enjoyable if kept at the right temperature. The proper tub temperature will vary de...

Sales Strategy | Service & Installation

Hot Tub Gazebos: The Perfect Addition to Your Client's Outdoor Living Space

Hot tubs are an excellent way for clients to relax and unwind after a long day. But if they live in an area with harsh weather, they may be worried ab...

Marketing | Sales Strategy

2023 Swimming Pool Trends: What You Need to Know for this Summer

Summer is here, so it's time to consider swimming pools. If you're a business owner or retailer in the swimming pool industry, you'll want to keep up ...

Marketing | Sales Strategy

Creative Retail Solutions: Designing Small Outdoor Living Spaces

Outdoor living spaces are a popular trend, presenting a golden opportunity for your business. Create enticing outdoor space ideas to attract clients a...

Retail | Service & Installation

Guide to Selling & Maintaining Hot Tub Chemicals

As a retailer, you play a crucial role in assisting customers with their hot tub needs. They require proper care and maintenance to ensure water clari...

Marketing | Sales Strategy

Guide to Creating Sales in Pool & Spa Industry in a Down Market

One of the many lessons we learned from COVID-19 is that companies that didn't adapt to change went bankrupt or disappeared. Recently, there has been ...

Retail | Service & Installation

5 Things Clients Should Know About Swimming Pool Heaters

Swimming pool heaters are necessary for many communities, especially those in cold climates. Swimming pool heaters efficiently raise the water tempera...

Sales Strategy | Retail

6 Tips To Grow Your Pool & Spa Business in a Struggling Economy

A struggling economy prompts a lot of belts to tighten — which means those luxuries like pools, spas, and outdoor living spaces may not be given much ...

Sales Strategy | Service & Installation

Helping Customers Decide if They Should Repair or Replace Their Pool

When it comes to pools, the question of repair or replace is a complicated one. If you sell, install, or maintain pools, it’s likely that your custome...

Retail

Outdoor Living: Redefining the Backyard

The concept of outdoor living has gone beyond just patios and decks to include other areas of the home, like garages, porches, and front yards.

Sales Strategy | Retail

5 Tips for Planning Outdoor Living Spaces with Customers

Outdoor living spaces are a great way to enjoy more of a home and utilize the property. But if you're not careful, it can be easy to get carried away

Sales Strategy | Retail

How To Sell Outdoor Living Rooms

Outdoor living spaces are becoming a popular way to add extra functional space to the home, especially in more urban areas where space may be limited.

Sales Strategy | Retail

Swimming Pool Industry Statistics To Know in 2023

The swimming pool industry has been in a whirlwind of activity and change for the last few years. As people stayed closer to home, the creature comfor...

Sales Strategy | Retail

3 Outdoor Living Space Ideas for Any Budget

There was a time when the backyard was a focal point for the home. It was a place for family recreation, entertaining friends, or a relaxing haven fro...

Service & Installation | Customer Service

5 Tips for Choosing a Pool Building Software

Designing and building a swimming pool is a complex process. There is a lot that goes into it, and a lot of different hands touch the project from sta...

Sales Strategy

11 Tips for Selling Outdoor Living Products

When a customer comes to you to purchase outdoor living products, they trust you with making an important addition to their home.

Sales Strategy

The Role of Online Sales in the Swimming Pool Industry

Not too long ago, the only way to purchase a pool was to work with a sales professional, who would come to your door, ask you some questions, and then...

Marketing

5 Tips for Staying Top of Mind with Pool Owners During the Off-Season

The pool season is coming to a close, but that does not mean your work is slowing down. Even as you are closing up your customers' pools and handling ...

Service & Installation | Customer Service

Importance of Post-Sales Support for Pool & Spa Retailers and Installers

Making a pool sale is fantastic, but the relationship does not stop there.

Marketing | Sales Strategy

How To Connect With Local Swimming Pool Owners

Connecting with pool owners in your area requires careful attention to their needs.

Marketing | Sales Strategy

How Do I Promote My Pool Business?

All pool businesses need to have a marketing plan. The basic step of creating a website is often not enough of a plan to promote your business and dri...

Marketing | Sales Strategy

Omnichannel vs. Multichannel & How Both Apply to the Pool & Spa Industry

Anyone in sales or marketing has likely heard the terms omnichannel and multichannel.

Marketing | Sales Strategy

What Is the Buyer's Journey and How to Use It in Pool & Spa Sales

People set out on a journey whenever they think about making a purchase.

Marketing | Sales Strategy

The Role of Product Marketing in Pool & Spa Sales

The pool and spa market is a unique one — these are typically high-value investments that customers cannot see entirely in person until they are in pl...

Sales Strategy | Customer Service

Creating Customer Loyalty with Pool Supply Pickup

Let’s face it, today’s customers have changed. They want convenience, and they demand excellence from the brands they trust.

Service & Installation | Customer Service

11 Expectations Clients Should Know With Pool & Spa Projects

Anticipating problems doesn’t make them go away, but it can help you, as a pool installer, mitigate unpleasant surprises that often arise with install...

Industry Trends

2022 Swimming Pool Industry Statistics Your Pool & Spa Company Needs to Know

Like everything these days, it has been a wild ride in the pool and spa industry in the last couple of years. If you were looking for calmer days, you...

Sales Strategy

Sales Closing Techniques for Pool & Spa Businesses

Most sales professionals have "the one that got away." The client who was so close to signing — but failed to purchase. You may not even know what wen...

Marketing | Sales Strategy

8 Marketing Tips for Swimming Pool Maintenance & Service Companies

Business owners need to market their services to reach clients — which applies to swimming pool maintenance and service companies. Potential customers...

Marketing | Sales Strategy

5 Tips to Sell Pool Supplies Online

Selling pool supplies online makes sense, especially when you consider that in 2020, people spent an average of 145 minutes per day on social media. P...

Marketing | Sales Strategy

Should You Use a Customer Incentive Program in Pool & Spa Retail?

Customer rewards and incentive programs have become big business for many brands and retailers. Grocery store chains, online stores, airlines, restaur...

Marketing | Sales Strategy

6 Tips for Leveraging Social Media in Pool & Spa Marketing

You go where your customers are if you want to make the sales, right? In today’s world, the chances are excellent that most, if not all, of your custo...

Sales Strategy | Retail

How to Cross-Sell Pool & Spa Products

Cross-selling pool and spa products may be one of the best ways to increase your sales. It's also a solid way to improve customer service experiences....

Marketing | Sales Strategy

Creating the Modern Customer Experience in Pool & Spa Retail

As more entrepreneurs throw their hats in the ring, the retail landscape for pool and spa suppliers continues to change. To keep up with the latest de...

Outdoor Living

Outdoor Living Look Book

Mid America Sales is changing the way you view and utilize Manufacturer Representatives. Partner with us as YOUR TRUSTED RESOURCE for all of your Outd...

Ultimate Outdoor Living Space

For people who enjoy home entertaining and recreation, a sudden rain shower or unforgiving sun can cut short an outdoor gathering. With Visscher outdo...

6 Advantages to Adding a Pergola to Your Outdoor Space

A pergola is a small free-standing structure, though it can be attached to your home in one of several ways. The roof is generally latticed or sliding...

Make your pool sparkle with Loop Loc PearlEssence Liners.

LOOP-LOC, a national leader in pool safety covers and liners, has introduced a new way to make your pool a visual treat in your backyard environment. ...

7 Exciting Essentials for an Exquisite Outdoor Room

Creating an outdoor room gives you a chance to run wild with your imagination. There are no set rules, just some essentials for comfort, serenity and ...