BoomNation recently announced a $5 million seed round led by Callais Capital. BoomNation is a new mobile app community connecting tradespeople with...
Communication Articles
Editorial
Employees Discuss Their Wages. What Happens Next?
When I graduated from college, I took a job as an entry-level employee at a printing production facility. I worked hard, climbed...
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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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Getting Comfortable with Candor
In the business world, it’s so much easier for managers to gloss over employees’ weaknesses or for employees to give some manager’s...
Videos
Webinar: Secret Strategies for Converting More Leads into Customers
In 2022, customer expectations are rapidly changing, and what worked before doesn’t necessarily work now. In this webinar, we’ll talk about how...
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The Benefits of Actively Engaging Customers During Service Calls
There is nothing more powerful than a good visual.
Take a standard drain service call. I tell customers, “There’s good news and bad news...
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Earning Customers’ Total Trust
Jordan Bowles, owner of Drain Savers in Grand Forks, North Dakota, emphasizes to his technicians that they must treat customers with the...
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3 Major Marketing Mistakes to Avoid
It’s still early in 2022 and, if you’re like many of us, you’re thinking about what you need to change and how...
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Eliminate Negativity From Your Workplace Culture
“Culture” is a term that may seem nebulous or vague, but in reality, it can have a tangible impact on your business’...
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New App Aims to Connect Skilled Workers with Employers
A new app is helping businesses find the skilled workers they need in this often challenging and competitive labor market.
BoomNation is an...
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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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9 Reasons For Your Business to Try Chatbots
Running a business is hard.
That’s the understatement of the year, huh? But the truth is, in some ways, running a business is harder than...
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Fostering Accountability in the Workplace
Ask 50 different people what it means to have an accountable workforce, and you could very well get 50 different answers, covering...










