ColorTyme uses Webinar to communicate with its franchise owners

Oct. 30, 2009 - PRLog -- PLANO, Texas – On Monday, Nov. 2, ColorTyme will host a Webinar for its franchisees – a first-time event for the rent-to-own company.  During the secure online presentation, ColorTyme CEO Bob Bloom will offer franchise owners a detailed presentation that will include industry trends and current initiatives.

“We’re excited to communicate with our franchise owners through this Webinar,” said Bloom.  “ColorTyme is always introducing new, innovative ways to support its franchise system.  This 30-minute Webinar is a great way to present relevant information that’s current, without having to host a large, in-person meeting.  Although we provide an annual national convention and summer meeting – both being great opportunities for networking – this is a way to reconnect with our hard-working franchisees.”

A Webinar – short for “Web-based seminar” – is a presentation (usually in PowerPoint format) that is transmitted via the Web.  Participants call a toll-free number and simultaneously log in to a secure Web site to hear and view the presentation.

“With new franchisees coming on board in the coming months, the Webinar is the perfect way to educate our owners.  I see this as becoming a new, inexpensive way to not only inform but also to train” explained Jim Deering, director of franchise development and a co-presenter during the Webinar.  “Here at ColorTyme, we continuously try to refine our processes, standards and practices.  We’re a forward-moving company.  Having our franchise owners informed and ready to compete in this marketplace is our greatest advantage.”

Other ColorTyme executives to participate during the Webinar include Rhonda Davis, director of purchasing; Albert Kohut, vice president of operations; Amy Woods, director of marketing; and Thomas Seago, vice president of finance.

About ColorTyme
ColorTyme, Inc., founded in 1979, is America’s oldest franchisor of independently owned-and-operated rent-to-own stores. The company has added 117 new stores and 51 new franchisees in the last five years. Today, ColorTyme franchisees operate 198 rent-to-own stores in 33 states, and the company’s custom-wheels-and-tires franchise brand, RimTyme, operates 24 stores in 12 states. ColorTyme is headquartered in Plano, Texas, and is an independent, wholly owned subsidiary of the largest RTO company in the world, Rent-A-Center .

Contact:
Ryan Alford, ColorTyme, Inc.
972-403-4907 • ralford@colortyme.com