Repairing Our Worst Year Yet
6 steps Steve Rak II of Southwest Landscape Management is taking to improve the performance of his business in 2015.
Manage Your Online Reputation Part 3
This is the final installment on how you can manage your online reputation. Read Part 1 and Part 2. This month, I talked to Mike...
The Many Opportunities of Low-Voltage Lighting
Low-voltage landscape lighting can be a good opportunity for the creative contractor who can sell it.
Landscape ROI as High as 150%
A study by RealEstate.com suggests that landscaping and hardscaping can deliver a return on investment as high as 150 percent—an ROI that puts it...
Three Powerful Houzz Marketing Tools
Boy are you all in for a treat! I interviewed Liza Hausman, vice president of industry marketing for Houzz, to get the scoop...
Lower Gas Prices Seem To Be Driving Consumer Optimism
The majority of Americans say they are optimistic about the economy, and guess what’s driving the optimism? Low gas prices, says a story from...
5 Visuals To Set Your Facebook On Fire
Facebook is obnoxiously cluttered these days. Your marketing needs to be short, succinct and have attention-grabbing visuals to stand out. Here are 5 things that...
What Keeps You Up At Night?
As a business owner, you wear a lot of hats. One minute you're figuring out your marketing plan and the next minute you're focusing...
Get More Referrals and Break Into New Neighborhoods
Shhh! It's easier than you think! The backbone of a thriving landscaping company is referrals. I chatted with Dan Pestretto, a business consultant that specializes...
Adapt Or Die: Dealing with Change
How responsive are you to changes in the market? Is your company stuck in its ways or continuing to strive for better?
Think Profit In 2015
Sometimes landscape companies can benefit from a good pruning. Here's a look at how downsizing can drive profit.
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Stay in your lane
What lane are you in right now within your company? That's not an easy question to answer, is it? I know it's not,...
Use Technology to Manage and Improve Your Business
GPS, CRM, Real Green, MS Project, Google Docs, Go iLawn, Service Autopilot, Google Maps, and the list could go on and on. For...
Light Up Your Fall Revenue
Two savvy holiday lighting pros share profit-building tips.
Smarter Strategic Planning
Planning. It's essential in most businesses. And depending on the calendar or fiscal year in which you operate, it happens about the same time...
Customer Service = Employee Satisfaction
A service revolution is afoot in almost every industry. Starbucks changed the way people drink coffee; not just because of its product, but because...
GIE+EXPO 2014 Booth Invitations
Key personnel of Turf advertisers invite you stop at their booths and get acquainted. Turf 's advertisers have a lot in store for you...
Brickman, ValleyCrest & Michael Symon
By Steve Rak II So Brickman and Valley Crest are now one big happy family with sales projected to approach (if not exceed)...
Thoughts on Road Debris Liability
We all have a basic understanding of how driver liability works. If you cause an accident by violating traffic laws, it's your responsibility. Run...
Landscaping Horror Stories
I had an employee call in once because his goat died. Another time we hired three college students and asked them to meet us...
Firewise Landscaping
Expert advice on designing and maintaining reduced-risk landscapes in an era of extreme wildfires.
Unilock ® Scholarship Helps Shape the Landscape Industry
Unilock is accepting applications for their Paving the Future Scholarship. The winner will receive $5,000. Deadline for submission is 9/16/24.
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