The Rental Roadshow Launches Rental Center Tours Online
Rental industry veteran and longtime ARA associate member Donald Charbonnet of Charbonnet Consulting, together with his daughter Nicole Charbonnet Baron, have launched The Rental Roadshow, a first-of-its-kind website where rental companies can show off their operations, share ideas and celebrate what makes them unique.
Rental companies of all types — from construction and general tool rentals to event, specialty, and dealership operations — are invited to join in by uploading a free video tour of their facilities. It’s an easy, fun, and completely cost-free way to showcase your business, connect with others, and keep the industry’s collaborative spirit alive, says Charbonnet.
“Years ago at the ARA Show, we’d load up on buses every Sunday to tour local rental operations,” said Charbonnet. “Those tours were legendary — full of great ideas, camaraderie, and inspiration. The Rental Roadshow brings that tradition back, but this time, the bus is virtual and everyone’s invited!”
Participants can walk viewers through their yards, shops, or showrooms, tell the story of how their company got started and highlight what makes their operation stand out. Visit www.therentalroadshow.com to upload your video and join the movement. As Charbonnet says, “Put YOUR rental company on the map.”
Advertisers are welcome to get on board and help drive this new platform forward. For more information, contact Nicole Charbonnet Baron at [email protected].
About the Author
Michael Roth
Editor
Michael Roth has covered the equipment rental industry full time for RER since 1989 and has served as the magazine’s editor in chief since 1994. He has nearly 30 years experience as a professional journalist. Roth has visited hundreds of rental centers and industry manufacturers, written hundreds of feature stories for RER and thousands of news stories for the magazine and its electronic newsletter RER Reports. Roth has interviewed leading executives for most of the industry’s largest rental companies and manufacturers as well as hundreds of smaller independent companies. He has visited with and reported on rental companies and manufacturers in Europe, Central America and Asia as well as Mexico, Canada and the United States. Roth was co-founder of RER Reports, the industry’s first weekly newsletter, which began as a fax newsletter in 1996, and later became an online newsletter. Roth has spoken at conventions sponsored by the American Rental Association, Associated Equipment Distributors, California Rental Association and other industry events and has spoken before industry groups in several countries. He lives and works in Los Angeles when he’s not traveling to cover industry events.