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How to keep employees productive and engaged

The personal use of electronic devices during the workday is a growing problem. We’ve all done it — myself included....

PMP Poll: How old is the oldest vehicle in your fleet?

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23 call-to-action tips for pest management marketing

[Blogged with permission from guest blogger, June Van Klaveren of Compelling Communications Inc.] Marketing gurus say that people don’t respond when...

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Q&A: Customer expectations, local home show and budget advice

Q: We are having a debate over the definition of what it means to “exceed customer expectations.” Can you please...

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10 tips for creating compelling Facebook posts

Launching a Facebook page is easy. Finding great information to post takes some effort. But if Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg...

Johnson Pest Control launches Cancer Bugs Us campaign

It was Feb. 16, 2005, when Donna Coker joined Johnson Pest Control. She didn’t really want to go into management,...

Assure 10 years in business with these tips

Pop the champagne! Bring out the giant cake! Schopen Pest Solutions is 10 years old this month! If anyone is...

New tax law means less waiting for newly converted S Corps

Big news for C Corps that converted to S Corps and are awaiting the end of the 10-year built-in gain...

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Q&A: Pest control website design, updates and SEO

Q: How important is design to my website? Consider this: The purpose of a magazine’s cover is to get the...

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Spring clean your website in 5 steps to boost business

Your website gives the world a glimpse of your company; does it leave a good impression? Take a long, hard...

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20 billion reasons why commercial accounts matter

Pests are equal opportunity offenders. They threaten public health and property at workplaces as well as homes. According to a...

5 steps to bring your business from good to great

Baseball players play 162 games per year. The average player gets approximately 155 hits per season, or one hit per...

Is wildlife control a worthwhile service to provide? Note: No real animals were used for this photo shoot.

Should you go ‘wild’ for pest control add-on services?

ERIC: Kurt, why don’t we offer wildlife service? It’s a great add-on service many of our customers request, and a...

How to make the best of your company’s online reviews

In the February issue, we talked about the possible Uberization of the pest management industry. Now, let’s explore more disruptive...

Tomorrow’s Effective Communicator Begins Today

In this digital age, we have all grown accustomed to receiving and processing large quantities of information in an instant....