Entries Tagged Marketing

If you are like most business owners, your email inbox is probably barraged daily with invites for pricey social media marketing seminars...

“My see” were the words my two-year-old daughter, Maggie, used as she extended her arms toward an older woman sitting in the...

When Larry Torti contemplated launching his own business back in 2010, he had a few goals in mind. He wanted to earn...

Last fall, political campaigns were in full swing. The television and radio airwaves overflowed with political ads. I picked up the paper,...

The other day I was talking to a woman who runs a septic service and portable sanitation company with her husband. She...

If you talk to pumper Jay Brendel, of Brendel's Septic Tank Service, you’ll learn there’s no shortage of business in the Detroit,...

In the beginning, pumping outhouses and installing homemade septic tanks supported Morris DeJonghe’s family in the village of Britton, Mich. Begun in...

The Fourth of July weekend is often the first really busy weekend in the portable sanitation business calendar. Fireworks shows, parades and...

If you’ve ever placed an order for a hamburger at a fast-food drive-thru window, you were likely asked, “Would you like fries...

I recently ran a Google search for portable restroom companies in my area to see which of the local contractors would pop...

We celebrate the continued dedication and hard work of septic service contractors by revisiting companies profiled 10 years ago in Pumper magazine. Check out...

Breaking into the social media world can be difficult for septic pumping companies established before the Internet boom. That’s why Barnes Sewer...

Let’s face it. The liquid waste industry has some work to do. After years of discussion and hard work, there are still...

High-profile venues, celebrities, black-tie galas and the next golf tournament in town create a lot of excitement, even in the sanitation industry....