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Top service business priorities, Part 2

If you don’t have the right processes implemented, your company is not different, your company is broken.
Jim Hamilton
September 28, 2016

Manage your direct costs and overhead costs to hit your profit targets.


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How authenticity equals profitability

It might be a little difficult at first to comprehend the impact that authenticity can have on the growth of your business, but trust me, it’s massive.
Kenny Chapman headshot with a white round border frame, 200x200
Kenny Chapman
September 28, 2016

Rethinking you, your leadership and your marketing.


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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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Small businesses losing confidence

Interest rates reflect static economy.
Morris Beschloss
September 28, 2016

Interest rates to remain low.


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The secret to what makes for a good heating website

Why do you want a website? Is it because your customers expect you to have one?
Dan Holohan
September 28, 2016

Six tips on becoming the source of information.


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The 7-Power Contractor

7 helpful tips of adding another trade

Need to add another trade?
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
September 28, 2016

The pros and cons, plus seven helpful tips.


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Rooted in traditional values

Truck of the Month: Do It Right Plumbers

Rooted in traditional values for Do It Right Plumbers.
Nadia Askar
Nadia Askar
September 27, 2016

What originally began in 2007 as a remodeling company, founded by Edan Bar-Lev and younger brother Aviran Bar-Lev, branched off into plumbing in 2014.


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Texas Plumbing Supply

PM 2016 Supply House of the Year: Texas Plumbing Supply

Growing the business together
Nadia Askar
Nadia Askar
September 19, 2016

Loyalty to its contractors leads Texas Plumbing Supply to service success.


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Navien-Lee

PM Profile: Navien CEO Scott Lee

Contractors must educate themselves to become experts on green buildings.
Bob Miodonski
September 15, 2016
Navien sees momentum growing for high-efficiency technology.
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plumbing management inventory

Wise plumbing contractors get seriously into inventory tracking

Michael Farias
September 12, 2016
A friend of mine recently tried to provoke me to jealousy as he was proudly telling me about his all-expenses-paid trip to the headquarters of a major parts manufacturer, compliments of his local supply house.
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