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Entries Tagged Customer Service
Editorial
Keep the Customers Calling
Can you believe we’re at the end of the first quarter of 2018? This year is flying by, and if you aren’t...
Editorial
With a Focus on Customers, Plumbing Firm Finds Fast Growth in Five Years
Business prospects are bright for The Sunny Plumber. Since it was launched in Arizona in 2013, the plumbing company has already reached...
Editorial
Celebrating an Anniversary
It can be tough having a family-run company that spans multiple generations. Many things have to fall into place: the children must...
Editorial
Plumbing Company’s Longevity Credited to Solid Customer Relations and Knowledgeable Staff
After nearly a century of being family-owned and -operated, Frasier’s Plumbing, Heating & Cooling started to make a transition in 2014. Fourth-generation...
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Are You Speaking Your Customers’ Language?
There’s a problem in the plumbing industry. A problem that most plumbers don’t even realize they have and the result is costing...
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Tips For Handling Water Heater Expansion Tank Troubles
Editor’s Note: Master plumber Anthony Pacilla will occasionally be writing “Now What?” features, where he sets up a scenario and uses his...
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The Benefits of Diagnostics, Inspection and Locating Equipment
In today’s sophisticated, high-tech world, consumers increasingly demand tangible evidence to back work estimates. Just as patients expect to see the X-ray...
Editorial
Illinois Plumber Uses Professional Image to Grow
A professional is an expert in his field and someone with knowledge, expertise, and the right skill sets to undertake and complete...
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Best Advice of 2017: Nuggets of Wisdom from Seven Successful Contractors
As is typically the drill when the latter part of December arrives and a new year approaches, it’s time for some reflection....
Putting a Focus on Customers Allows Company to Prosper
Tammy Ferris began her career with Love Plumbing Air & Electrical in 1987, six years after Gene and Kathy Love founded the...
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How To Sell Your Services Without Coming Across as a Salesperson
Chances are, you didn’t get into plumbing because you loved to sell. Most plumbers got into the business because they liked working...
Editorial
Amazon Has Changed the Way to Look at Running a Business
Twenty years ago this year, Amazon went public. While only a fortunate few got in on that initial public offering, Amazon’s subsequent...
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Puerto Rico Plumbers Have Heavy Workload in Hurricane Maria Aftermath
After Hurricane Maria and its 175 mph winds hit Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, communications were down for Planet Plumbing and Sewer...










