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Articles Tagged with ''communication''

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Contractor's Corner | Dave Yates

Customer service 101: Don't burn bridges

Dave Yates
Dave Yates
October 10, 2024

If you treat a customer well, they will recommend your services to three others. However, if you treat a customer poorly and make them feel cheated, they will spend a lot of time spreading negative feedback, especially on social media.


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Editorial Opinion | Nicole Krawcke

Ensure clear, effective communication with customers and your team.

Communication breakdowns
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Nicole Krawcke
August 15, 2024

I reached out to some of the best coaches in the industry for some perspective on communicating clearly and effectively with customers and each other and best practices for how contractors should handle communication breakdowns.


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Guest Editorial | Tom Sheahan

How to utilize two-way texting with customers

Bolster customer communication and satisfaction using two-way texting.
Tom Sheahan
Tom Sheahan
November 13, 2023

Two-way texting, when a customer can proactively text your business and receive a response or have an entire digital conversation, offers a way to bolster client communication and as a result, satisfaction.


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Communicating with the next generation of customers
Guest Editorial

Jenelle Nappi: 5 ways to modernize our home service business

Communicating with the next generation of customers.
Jenelle Nappi
Jenelle Nappi
January 6, 2022

The home service industry is constantly evolving. Although they’re based on traditional trades like HVAC, plumbing, electrical and piping, home services are also expanding into less charted territory. Today’s homeowners are modernizing and aspiring to more eco-friendly living situations supported by radiant heating, geothermal and solar thermal energy.


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Kenny Chapman

Kenny Chapman: Help your techs improve client connection

Provide the highest level of service and professionalism.
Kenny Chapman
September 24, 2020

If you’ve owned or managed an in-home service business for any amount of time, you know there are always opportunities for growth in multiple areas within your company. 


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Jen Anesi Editorial Opinion

Where is the decorum in our 'civil' discourse?

Jen Anesi-Brombach
Jen Anesi-Brombach
March 23, 2017

My editorial ran in the February issue, and I’ve already received several responses from PM’s readers.


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Success Group International highlights service and communication

Nadia Askar
Nadia Askar
June 3, 2016
The event drew 386 companies (112 plumbing contractors) and 996 attendees (285 plumbing contractors).
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Five steps to effective follow up

It’s no secret that customer service is one of the most critical factors when it comes to creating differentiation between your own company and the never-ending sea of competition.
Kenny Chapman
February 17, 2016

Make your client feel like your Valentine.


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Seven tips for preparing for disasters and other emergencies

Kelly Faloon
December 21, 2015

Follow these seven tips to keep you safe during a disaster.


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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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