Having a busy business schedule is often seen as a badge of success. According to a study conducted by the Journal of...
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Soft Skills: Handling Customer Small Talk
Running a service business requires excellent communication skills.
From the time you receive the phone call to the time you're en route to...
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Dealing With the Dreaded Customer Callback
Service plumbing, or as it used to be called "jobbing," can be a frustrating ordeal.
Day in and day out of various calls...
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Include Customers in Training Processes
When you run a business, you devote some time to training and educating your employees. But what’s often overlooked is the need...
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Companies Boost Brand Visibility With Instagram
In an era of workforce shortages among the trades, a young drain cleaning company in Glenview, Illinois, is building out its crew...
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Earning Customers’ Total Trust
Jordan Bowles, owner of Drain Savers in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and featured in the February 2022 issue, emphasizes to his technicians...
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How to Announce a Price Increase to Customers
Many businesses boast about their low prices, or their efforts to make their services as affordable as possible. In some situations, though,...
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A Fleet of ‘Green’ Vehicles Gets Customers’ Attention
If you’re considering taking your business on an eco-friendly path, your vehicle fleet is a good place to start.
Embracing fuel-efficient drain cleaning and...
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Turn Bad Customer Reviews Into a Positive
The ideal situation would be able to talk to unhappy customers and resolve issues before they lead to a bad online review. Thanks...
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Don’t Dismiss Customers’ Questions
Most homeowners have only a vague idea, at best, of how their septic system works, even when they’ve been utilizing one for years.
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