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HOTEL TRENDS IMPACTING HOSPITALITY TEAMS November 2024
Hawaii Hotel Praises Culture for Staff Retention




FINDING THE IDEAL JANITORIAL TEAM PLAYER July 2024
Identify Top Candidates with 5 Effective Interview Questions






RE-EVALUATING CUSTOMER COMMUNICATIONS May 2024
Win New Customers Through Improved Communications




FROM THE EDITOR: SERVICE WITH A SMILE April 2024
Why Strong Customer Service is Essential




POWERING THROUGH November 2023
Tried and True Customer Relation Strategies







CUSTOMER CONSIDERATIONS September 2023
Survey Reveals Top End User Purchasing Trends


EDITOR’S NOTE: WHAT CUSTOMERS WANT September 2023
Distributors Benefit from Knowing End User Purchasing Trends



BUILDING BETTER TRAINING August 2023
9 Steps to Better Distributor Training Programs


FROM THE EDITOR: END USERS NEED YOUR HELP August 2023
Distributors Find Value to Training Offerings



ELITE BSC: CLOSING THE CIRCLE ON COMPLAINTS July 2023
Simple Steps BSCs Can Use to Handle Customer Complaints







FROM THE EDITOR: BRANCHING OUT BEYOND CLEANING May 2023
The Importance of Value-Added Services for BSCs







COVER STORY: LEADERS OF THE PACK February 2023
2023 Sales Leaders: Royal Papers’ Mark Licata Embodies Consistency





READY FOR ROBOTICS February 2023
Ensuring Data Security with Robotic Floor Equipment





PERFECTING YOUR PLAYBOOK November 2022
Creating Customer Loyalty Through Product Consulting


PERFECTING YOUR PLAYBOOK November 2022
How Distributors Can Compete Against Amazon


MORE OCCUPANTS, SAME COMPLAINTS November 2022
Frontline Cleaning Managers Share Common and Ridiculous Complaints


MORE OCCUPANTS, SAME COMPLAINTS November 2022
Survey Reveals Top In-House Cleaning Complaints




FACILITY FOCUS: GAINING TRACTION September 2022
Handwashing Setup Streamlines Restroom Cleaning, Saves Supplies


FACILITY FOCUS: GAINING TRACTION September 2022
All-In-One Sink System Keeps Floors and Customers Safe














FROM THE EDITOR: PASSING ON PRICE INCREASES June 2021
How To Discuss Pricing With Customers




SET THE COURSE April 2021
How To Recruit And Retain Clients


SET THE COURSE April 2021
Earn Customer Trust Through Consulting


STRATEGIC SELL: POST-COVID SALES SUCCESS April 2021
Four Steps To Sales Transformation In 2021




LEAD MEASURES ALL BSCS SHOULD BE TRACKING November 2020
Methods To Evaluate BSC Performance


CONTROLLING COMPLAINTS November 2020
2020 Complaints Survey Highlights Cleaning Challenges







CREATING AN IDEAL CUSTOMER PROFILE August 2020
Decide Who And Who Not To Sell To


LENDING A HAND August 2020
Meeting Increased Cleaning Demands


CREATING CONNECTIONS August 2020
Virtual Customer Connections Are A Necessity


MANAGING MARIJUANA ODORS June 2020
Establishing Customer Relationships



SHOULD SUPERVISORS BE CUSTOMER RELATIONS EXPERTS? February 2020
Improving Service With Supervisor-Client Relationships
















THE STRATEGIC SELL: MANAGING THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE November 2017
Every Touchpoint Impacts The Customer Journey




APPROACH CUSTOMERS FROM THE OUTSIDE IN August 2017
Perception Of Value More Important Than Customer Relationships




FROM THE EDITOR August 2017
Understanding Customer Buying Behavior



CUSTOMERS ARE NOT OWNED. THEY ARE EARNED July 2017
The Strategic Sell: Don’t Take Customer Relationships For Granted
Relationships are earned, but they are not earned for a lifetime

CREATING THE IDEAL CUSTOMER July 2017
How Jan/san Distributors Can Groom Top-tier Customers





CREATING A SUPERIOR SERVICE CULTURE April 2017
Book Club: How BSCs Can Develop A Customer Service Culture
AffinEco's Paul Senecal reviews '212 Degree Service'



FOCUSING ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION October 2014
How Customer Service Plays Into Custodial Operations



HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR CUSTOMERS? June 2014
Customer Segmentation Offers A Snapshot of Your Business


HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR CUSTOMERS? June 2014
Avoiding ‘Service-drain’: Measuring Customer Profitability


HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR CUSTOMERS? June 2014
Discover The Power of Market Data Analysis


HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR CUSTOMERS? June 2014
Targeting Key Sales Accounts


PROVIDING VALUE: THE PROOF IS IN THE NUMBERS April 2014
What's The Value of Cleaning Expertise?


PROVIDING VALUE: THE PROOF IS IN THE NUMBERS April 2014
Positive Customer Experiences Can Trump Price Tags


PROVIDING VALUE: THE PROOF IS IN THE NUMBERS April 2014
Quantifying and Documenting Value-added Services


PROVIDING VALUE: THE PROOF IS IN THE NUMBERS April 2014
Drilling Down Cleaning Customer Needs


CUSTOMER SERVICE: IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT February 2014
Your Delivery Drivers See Customers More Than Salespeople


CUSTOMER SERVICE: IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT February 2014
Drivers Are Brand Ambassadors


CUSTOMER SERVICE: IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT February 2014
Use Product Deliveries As Sales Opportunities


CUSTOMER SERVICE: IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT February 2014
Getting Drivers On Board With Customer Service Training


TECHNOLOGY: TOP 10 REASONS TO USE CRM SOFTWARE October 2013
Read an Excerpt From Mark Dancer's New Software Guide: "Getting the Most Out of CRM"


TECHNOLOGY: TOP 10 REASONS TO USE CRM SOFTWARE October 2013
Manage The Sales Pipeline With CRM Software


TECHNOLOGY: TOP 10 REASONS TO USE CRM SOFTWARE October 2013
CRM Software Reports Improve Sales Forecasts and Planning




June 2012
Customer Complaints: Maintenance-Related Restroom Issues Affect BSCs
Communication and managing expectations is key to responding to non-cleaning customer complaints

May 2012
Build Customer Relationships With CRM Software
Distributors can use CRM software to help clients workload facilities and uncover their true needs

May 2012
Customer Relationship Management Software Analyzes Purchasing Habits
Use CRM software to uncover purchasing opportunities and monitor marketing strategies

COVER STORY March 2012
Customer Feedback: Facility Managers Weigh In
What facility managers are saying about pricing, green, sustainability, cleaning priorities and janitor wages

March 2012
Dissecting Data With Analytics
Analytics: Computer-based insight into inventory management, customer profitability and price optimization

September 2011
Book Excerpt: Customer Stratification
Learn how to determine which client relationships are valuable

MANUFACTURER FORUM August 2011
Contractor Interest In Software On The Rise



TECHNOLOGY February 2011
Voice Picking: Loud And Clear
Voice directed order-picking software decreases warehousing errors and increases customer service

CONTRACTINGINSIGHTS November 2009
How To Lose A Customer In Five Steps



COVER STORY October 2009
Steady Flow
BSC strategies for managing cash flow during tough times

CONTRACTING INSIGHTS September 2009
Cold Calls Require A Warm-Up


TECHNOLOGY July 2009
Software Simplifying Customer Pricing
Customer pricing software allows today's distributors to set and modify product prices with ease

TECHNOLOGY January 2009
Know Thy Customer
Customer relationship management software allowing distributors to nurture client relationships

CUSTOMER SERVICE May 2008
Customer Complaints: Fixing Partnerships, Improving Quality
Continued success depends on how well BSCs can handle their clients’ problems

CUSTOMER SERVICE April 2008
Problem Customers: How To Deal And When To Cut Ties
With patience, humility and foresight, nuisance customers can emerge as loyal clients


COVER STORY March 2008
Growing Your Customer Base
The average business losses half of its clientele every five years. How to cultivate new customers for your market



FEATURE December 2007
2008 Customer Forecast
In-house service providers and building service contractors' challenges and expectations for the new year



CONTRACTINGINSIGHTS October 2007
Using Failure To Breed Success
Analysis of failure is like an autopsy. It helps identify the root cause and how it could have been prevented

BUSINESSCENTER September 2007
How To Raise Prices Without Losing Customers


COVER STORY May 2007
CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS
A CP survey finds out what facility managers want from their BSCs



CONTRACTINGINSIGHTS November 2006
The Three Elements Of A Successful Business
If your business does not have operational excellence, you’ll struggle with customer relations

SALES November 2006
Renegotiating Contracts
Maintain strong customer ties and manage expectations for successful renegotiation

CONTRACTINGINSIGHTS August 2006
Customer Service: A BSC's 'X Factor'







COVER STORY November 2004
Building Service Consulting
Today's BSC is expected to perform as a quasi-consultant without ever collecting a consultant's fee

COVER STORY September 2004
Improving Customer Profitability: Show Me The Money!
Revealing strategies for boosting profit margins

FACILITY ISSUES: MANAGEMENT EDGE July 2004
Preventive Steps for Customer Complaints
Reduce the time you spend addressing customers’ cleaning-related complaints by fine-tuning your customer-service program


BUSINESS BUILDER February 2004
"I Don't Understand Why It's So Difficult"