Expert Columns: Page 33

Read up on the latest news and trends provided by the landscaping industry's most prominent subject matter experts.

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UCC1 Filings Aren’t Enough to See a Market’s Potential

Black Ink Technologies

Do you rely too much on UCC1 filing data to help make strategic planning, territory management direct selling, forecasting, budgeting and tactical direct marketing decisions?”

Using UCC1 filings to help gauge product sales success and inform direct marketing efforts is an incomplete effort because UCC1 filings don’t paint a full and accurate picture of the market or growth opportunities.

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Just Starting Out? Here Are Six Simple Steps to Grow Your Business

Here are six simple steps to help you get your lawn care business off the ground and plant the seeds for success.

Don’t buy every kind of tool at once; you could dig yourself into debt before you even get going. Instead, focus on buying the essentials at first.

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Quit Making the Labor Crunch Worse!, Part 5

GreenMark Consulting Group

Part 5: How do you separate the wheat from the landscape hiring chaff?

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Winter 2017/ 2018: An Early Forecast

El Niño brings mild winters and La Niña can bring average to below average temperatures during winter.

Figure 8: January/February/March Precipitation Distribution for Chicago and Milwaukee

Industry Updates

4 Tips on Finding the Right Business and Financial Balance for Snow Business Success

GreenMark Consulting Group

You must build your snow business by knowing the different types of contracts—the advantages and disadvantages—and what it takes to keep the lights on during a slow winter.

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Pushing Back against Unnecessary Salt Usage with Snow Pusher Technology

Arctic Snow & Ice Control

Cut salt usage—while saving time and money—with snow pusher technology that’s designed to help remove snow and ice as completely as possible on the first pass.

A steel edge can scrape even hard-packed snow and ice down to the pavement, reducing the need to salt afterward.

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Making a CASE for Skid-Steer Snow Removal

Case Construction Equipment

Controlling operational costs is key for Nate’s Landscape Company, a Wisconsin landscape contractor, and snow and ice removal company.

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Engines, Parts & Shop Equipment

Keeping Up with Evolving Engine Maintenance

Briggs & Stratton

Remember that keeping up with the trends and knowing the specifics for each of your engines is important for making your dollar—and productivity—go further.

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Understanding Organic Turf Care

The Toro Company

Natural turf care is a topic in the green industry that will continue to be weighed and measured well into the future. Landscape contractors across the nation should better position themselves to address their customers’ varying needs.

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Time for a Brand New Brand?

With all facets of the landscaping services industry poised to grow, now is not the time for multi-service companies to be pigeonholing themselves with bad branding.

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Words of Wisdom for Dealership Managers

Profound observations, insights and one-liners from the great Bob Clements as heard at the 2016 GIE+EXPO.

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Seven Ways to Overcome Five-Star Strain

Service Autopilot

Companies capable of providing mind-blowing customer service could be few and far between this season. Here’s what you can do to wow your clients and shoot past the competition.

One challenge the industry has is that most consumers don’t quite understand what landscaping professionals really do. (Photo courtesy of G.P. Landscape Design in Center Moriches, NY.)

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