Do you accept Bitcoin? Probably not.
Few plumbers and drain cleaners take groundbreaking forms of currency, and that’s OK. However, customers do expect various payment options....
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Image is Everything in the Drain Cleaning World
Society views the plumber and drain cleaner as an uneducated, dirty, dopey, polluted guy with his “plumber’s crack” bent over repairing a toilet.But...
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Software Helps Improve Customer Scheduling
With one business decision, Pipe Works Services of Chatham, New Jersey, improved its customer service, increased technicians’ efficiency, boosted office staff productivity...
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How to Prep Your Office Team to Connect With Customers Through Online Chat Services
Customer: Hi, I’m having a problem with my bill. I’m being charged $50 more than what I expected. Could someone please help? I’m...
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Remove Barriers That Prevent Potential Customers From Calling You
New Year’s resolutions almost always fail. And most of the time, it’s because we don’t eliminate the barriers to our success.
We might...
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Remembering the Difference You Can Make In People’s Lives
Plumbing and drain cleaning can be thankless work. There are days, sometimes weeks even, when nothing seems to go right. Complaining customers,...
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Going Against the Grain to Provide a Better Experience for Plumbing
From structured process protocols for each and every job to giving customers free sewer line inspections, Pronto Plumbing definitely is not a...
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4 Tips for Devising a Successful Marketing Plan in the New Year
It’s been a heck of a year. You’re probably tired. And the last thing you want to think about is what’s next....
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The Magic of Interindustry Referrals
Consumers don’t have your list of services memorized. They don’t understand the nuances among home service providers: Is a water heater a...
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Visualize Problems for Customers Rather Than Confusing Them With Industry Jargon
People are visual.
This idea hit home when I was in college and took an advanced marketing class that featured an individual who...
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Preparing Solid Preventive Maintenance Contracts
Maintenance contracts were key for Greg Beall in the early years of his business, G&B Services Plumbing and Drain Cleaning of Bowie,...
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Maintaining Customer Confidence During the Pandemic
Drain cleaners have put themselves in harm’s way during the pandemic. They’ve risked exposing themselves to a deadly virus to ensure that their...
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CUES Is Dedicated to Providing High-Quality Equipment and Customer Service
CUES has been a fixture in the pipeline inspection industry for more than five decades. The company designs and manufactures a wide...
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Teach Technicians to Think Before They Act
About 10 years ago, I went on a service call to unclog a main drain. The customer explained that her system was...
















