How to get paid faster!
We recently did a deep-dive into some data from our RW Elephant clients. We were curious to know what payment methods were most effective at helping our users close sales faster. Do you know what we found? Read more
Got the Quickbooks Blues?
We love #EventProfs!
In this month-o-Love, we're working to raise awareness of and money for The SEARCH Foundation. Our industry is full of amazing and caring individuals and small businesses. The help that SEARCH provides when disaster strikes makes all the difference. Read more
Amplify Your Event Rental Business’ Marketing Message
Once you have decided to promote your niche event rental business through a particular channel, I want you to get every last drop of potential out of the opportunity. Here are some tips for amplifying your marketing efforts. Read more
Successful Event Rental Business Insights
As I spoke to over 40 event rental pros this week in our Event Rental Success Groups, I started to see some themes emerge. Read more
2017 Event Rental Success Groups
Do you ever wonder how other Event Rental Businesses deal with the problems you're facing? Wouldn't it be great to hear how others in your position handle damages? How do they find their crew members? What is their deposit policy? Where do their ideal clients come from? What is their average rental amount? How much do they charge for delivery? Read more
Five Mistakes Event Rental Pros Make & How To Avoid Them
I talk to A LOT of event rental business owners. We connect via social media, through an email referral, or actually meet in person (shocker!). I love hearing their stories, finding out what inspires them, and learning about their challenges. Sometimes people get pretty real when sharing with me— I’ve heard about the good, the bad, and the ugly. Read more
How to Start a Boutique Event Rental Business
There are a million places to begin when it comes to starting a successful event rental business. I have quite a few opinions on the subject but I wanted to share three initial steps to focus on. Read more
How to Handle the Zillion Requests for Discounts, Donations & “Marketing” Opportunities That Come Your Way
I would bet that you are constantly being asked for donations to charity events, free rentals for styled shoots, and industry discounts. Rental pros respond to these requests with a range of emotions; excitement, guilt, pressure, anger, resentment... Especially as you get busy, the request to offer your services and products for free can even become offensive to you. So, what do you do? Read more
Introducing… Event Rental Mind Meld 2016
We recently put together some like-minded specialty event rental pros (who also happen to be RW Elephant loyalists) for a weekly mastermind video call. We met each week for six weeks straight and dove into a new topic each time. We hashed out what’s working and what’s not in their specialty event rental businesses. We talked logistics, sales, employees, marketing… you name it! What an exciting experience it was to hear the triumphs and challenges that they each faced, the ideas and encouragement they brought to one another, and the enthusiastic results of this new community. Read more