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Customer Service Articles
Editorial
Reacting to Angry Customers the Right Way Is Important
We all know that not every customer is a happy one. It’s a given that at least a couple times in your...
Editorial
Hard Work, Initiative Lead to Company’s Success
The logo of American Rooter Plumbing features an American flag. Trucks and employees are dressed up in red, white and blue. The...
Online Exclusives
Using Software to Better Manage Your Client List
When you first launch a business, it’s usually pretty easy to keep up with your customer list.
As the business grows and the...
Online Exclusives
The Double Standard Your Customers Have for Small and Large Businesses
Sometimes the day gets off to a rough start even before you arrive to work.
As an example …6 a.m.: You stub your toe...
Videos
Longtime Family Plumbing Company Finds Success Being Involved in Both Supply and Service
You don’t often see a business in the plumbing industry take on all the roles that George Morlan Plumbing does — retailer,...
Blogs
4 Ways to Use Your Inspection Equipment as a Marketing Tool
When thinking about marketing tools, the first things that come to mind are often things like social media, advertising, logos and promotions....
Editorial
Growing Through Customer Satisfaction and Knowledge
Spending years in the plumbing industry allowed Richard Hart to collect good intel about what a good plumbing company should be —...
Online Exclusives
Make the Investment in Soft Skills Training For Your Employees
As a team leader, part of your job description is ensuring that each employee has the necessary resources to do their job...
Editorial
Plumbing Firm Develops Strong Relationship With Customers
Building a company that prides itself on earning a customer’s loyalty for life and continuing to do so after two decades in...
Online Exclusives
Tech That Can Help Small Businesses Gain the Efficiencies of a Large Company
As a small-business owner, it’s only natural that you might sometimes feel daunted. No matter how hard you try, you may never...
Editorial
An Easy Way to Deal With Frozen Pipes
Winters in Saskatchewan can be brutally cold. How brutal? Think 40-degrees-below-zero cold — and possibly worse with a wind chill factor. As...
Editorial
Plumbing Contractor Adds Drain Cleaning, Septic Pumping
Some plumbers don’t want anything to do with drain cleaning beyond the occasional clogged kitchen sink or bathtub. Then there are plumbers...
Online Exclusives
How Does Your Business Name Reflect Your Plumbing Service Offerings?
Jeff Matthews thought carefully before settling on Precision Plumbers as the name for the business he launched in 2009 in Temperanceville, Virginia.
“It...















