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Articles Tagged with ''technician training''

The profitable marketing of customer relationships

Two kinds of retention.
Adams Hudson
September 28, 2016

Contractors have a bad habit of servicing a customer once and thinking, because they did a great job, that customer is theirs for life.


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Matt Michel

8 steps to a daily training program

PM’s website is filled with columns that could be turned into training classes.
Matt Michel
Matt Michel
August 30, 2016
Often the difference between a modestly successful and a very successful plumbing company is the amount of training.
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Al Levi

Dispatch scheduling hijack

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
May 16, 2016

One of my many jobs at my company's contracting business was being the install manager. 


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Leonard Manfredo (left) and Vincent Petroni; prefabrication, technology investment, building information modeling, job productivity, inventory efficiency

E.M. Duggan: Prefabbing for profitability

While investment into new facilities gave E.M. Duggan room to expand, it also gave the company room to innovate.
Kelly Faloon
March 16, 2016

How this 125-year-old mechanical contracting firm has embraced technology to improve its business.


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Working with family and friends as a plumbing contractor

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
November 13, 2015

How to work with those close to you.


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Fishing guides and heating techs

Dan Holohan
October 23, 2015

Human nature is a glorious thing, as is ego.


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A perfect union of sales and marketing systems

Kenny Chapman headshot with a white round border frame, 200x200
Kenny Chapman
June 22, 2015

Successful sales and marketing systems are critical for service business success.


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How to Increase online reviews

Why don’t more reviews get posted online?
Kenny Chapman headshot with a white round border frame, 200x200
Kenny Chapman
April 27, 2015
Help your techs become comfortable asking for reviews.


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Four areas of service business focus for 2015

Our clients all want to improve their results in the next 12 months.
Kenny Chapman headshot with a white round border frame, 200x200
Kenny Chapman
January 26, 2015
Accomplish new and better things this year.
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Maintaining high-quality standards for your technicians

Kenny Chapman headshot with a white round border frame, 200x200
Kenny Chapman
December 9, 2014
Have you ever taken the time to think about the relationship between being an expert in your customers' homes and how that affects their buying experiences?
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