Pool Nation Podcast

E-66 Pool Nation Podcast - The Life of Bob Lowry Part 1

In Episode 66 of the Pool Nation Podcast Eric Herman talks to Bob Lowry about his life and how he ended up in the Pool Industry. They talk about Bob's early years, his military service, the aquarium products he invented and how the FDA knocked on their door came to talk to them about those products and how his life would eventually take him to the swimming pool industry.
 
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E-65 Pool Nation Podcast - 5 Things to look at when creating your business logo

In Episode 65 of the Pool Nation Podcast we talk about your logo.  We talk about 5 key things to look at when having someone build your logo.
We talk about the different uses, and how to ensure yo have a design that will work for your business. We share some of our learning experiences and some
of the mistakes we made along the way. Even now with our Pool Nation Logo.
 
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E-64 Pool Nation Podcast - Increase your brand awareness -Branding Part 2

In episode 64 of the Pool Nation Podcast we continue our conversation on your company brand and how to increase your brand awareness.
We talk about choosing your name, and how important it is to make sure you do not choose a name too similar to your competition, and how that 
can affect your business. We also talk about how to be memorable, but not to unique & how to deliver your brand message.
 
Here are some questions that we talk about and that you should ask yourself when doing something with your brand:
Does this – in any way – increase the value of the business?
Does it have the POTENTIAL to increase the value of the business later down the road?
Does this – improve our efficiency?
Does it allow us to charge more?
Does it allow us to charge more – WITHOUT having to spend more? Basically does the benefit out weigh the cost?
Does this improve our professional image?
Does it add value for the customer? Or increase their trust and comfort level when doing business with The Pool Boys.
And one of my #1 questions – can it be successfully scaled OR will the business outgrow it.
 
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E-63 Pool Nation Podcast - Your Company Branding & Brand Awareness

In Episode 63 of the Pool Nation Podcast we talk about your company branding and why its so important. We talk about the things you need to make sure
you take into consideration when choosing a company name. For example, does you company name send a message, are you choosing names that does not
include hard to pronounce words, does your name have numbers in the name. Or like in John's case does it have the word "And" or the "&" in the name. He talks
about how he has had to change his name to avoid some of the issues of having the word "And" in it.
 
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E-62 Pool Nation Podcast We talk water chemistry with Bob Lowry

In Episode 62 of the Pool Nation Podcast we talk water chemistry with Bob Lowry. We get an update on Bob and his trip to California, and we do our deep dive into water chemistry.
We talk about weather we should balance pH prior to shocking a pool, the best way to handle rising pH on a salt pool, we talk about alkalinity and carbonate alkalinity. We also talk about
water chemistry ranges vs target water chemistry and why you should move to target water chemistry to maintain your pools.
 
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E-61 Pool Nation Podcast - We talk to Ray & Megan from the International Pool Spa Show

In Episode 61 of the Pool Nation Podcast we talk to Ray Giovine the Director of the International Pool Spa Patio expo and Megan Magana the  Senior Marketing Manger for the show. We talk about the first pool show after 2 years due to Covid-19 that will be taking place Nov 13-18, 2021 at the Dallas Convention Center.
 
We do a deep dive into the show, and talk about all of the different things at the show such as the Welcome Party, Key Note Speakers, Education, and the floor expo.
We also talk about the best way to get the most out of a Pool Show. If you are attending for the first time there are certain things you want to do to make it a great experience.
 
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E-60 Pool Nation Podcast - Your Social Media Strategy with Emily Washcovick

In Episode 60 of the Pool Nation Podcast we talk to Emily Washcovick the host of the Behind the Review Podcast from Yelp and Entrepreneur.com In this episode we talk to Emily Washcovick the Host of the Behind the Review podcast from Yelp and Entrepreneur.com. Today in part 3 of our 4 part series we talk about Social Media Strategy and how you use the engaging of all it and turn it into customers.
 
She explains what a social strategy is, the benefits of a social  media strategy, the key elements  and the do's and don'ts of your strategy.
 
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E-59 Pool Nation Podcast 5 Tips to Increase your Value & allow you to charge what you are worth

In Episode 59 of the Pool Nation Podcast we talk about 5 things you can do to instantly increase your value allowing you to charge what your worth.
 
As John and Zac say these are the low hanging fruit that not a lot of people focus on, but can take you and your company to the next level and allow you to charge what you are worth. We also talk about the Pool Nation Awards at the International Pool Spa Patio Expo on Nov 17th.
 
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E-58 Pool Nation Podcast we talk about the Peer to Peer Platform & One-on-One Coaching

In Episode 58 of the Pool Nation Podcast we talk about the Pool Nation peer-to-peer platform and the Pool Nation one on one coaching that we have created.  
 
We discuss the goal of creating a platform to help bring together pool pros that want to elevate themselves in the industry. A private and safe environment and platform where the can ask business questions and connect with us and with other like minded peers. A platform where  we talk everything business related.  
 
We also talk about the one on one coaching and mentoring where you meet privately with Edgar, Zac and John to talk about your business and your road map to success. 
 
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E-57 Pool Nation Podcast Part 2Your Rate Increases with Pool Pro Mag & Pool Chasers

In Part 2 of Episode 57 of the Pool Nation Podcast we continue our conversation with Megan from Pool Pro Mag and Tyler from the Pool Chasers. We do a deep dive into raising you rates. Megan talks about the results of a survey Pool Pro Magazine did asking business owners if they had  raised their rates. We share the recent industry rate increases and why some of the pool pros might find it hard to increase their rates.
Megan from Pool Pro Mag talks about brining awareness on the increases and how to ensure that you keep it on our business radar. Zac talks about the recent rate increase letters that have been sent out and how those will affect you moving into 2022.
We do a deep dive into figuring out what your rate increase should be, and the tools that are available to use and help you through that process. A must listen to episode.
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