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Entries Tagged Customer Service
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Remembering the Difference You Can Make In People’s Lives
Pumping, plumbing and drain cleaning can be thankless work. There are days, sometimes weeks even, when nothing seems to go right. Complaining...
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The Magic of Interindustry Referrals
Consumers don’t have your list of services memorized. They don’t understand the nuances among home service providers: Is a water heater a...
Editorial
Connecting With Customers Through the Keyboard
Customer: Hi, I’m having a problem with my bill. I’m being charged $50 more than what I expected. Could someone please help? I’m...
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App Eases the Process of Obtaining Online Customer Reviews
It used to be that the biggest marketing decision Rick Clemmons had to make was what size ads to take out in...
Editorial
Continual Modernization Will Propel This Boston Pumping Company for Years to Come
Unlike many people, Dan Regan knew from an early age exactly what he wanted to do when he grew up: Operate the...
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The Downside to Being an 'Expert'
There’s a fascinating concept called knowledge blindness. Once you are an expert at something, you can’t imagine what it is like to...
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How You Can Deliver VIP Customer Service Without Raising Prices
As business owners, we often associate an improvement in customer experience with an increase in cost.
We think of airline tickets and the...
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Online Reviews Shouldn’t Be a Second Thought for Business Owners
The fancy marketing jargon is “reputation management,” but most contractors say it like a four-letter word: reviews.
If this topic makes you stick...
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Why Your Business Shouldn’t Be All Things to All People
These days, we’re all sort of culturally conditioned to believe we have to be all things to all people. And when you’re...
Videos
Technology Available to the Septic Industry
This presentation covers technology areas that are available to installers, service providers and pumpers. It provides a general overview for companies with...
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Turn Your Drivers Into a Portable Restroom Sales Force
Roy Baring encourages his drivers to present an image of professionalism and efficiency to the customers of Tex-San Site Services of San...
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How Learning to Say 'No' Can Grow Your Bottom Line
Entry 287356Business owners typically take a lot of pride in their independence, their autonomy and their ability to get things done —...
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Adapting Your Business for the New Normal
The shifting reality of society is changing business practices across the nation. For plumbers, drain cleaners, relining professionals and anyone providing home...














