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Slow Economy; Should I Discount?

by Bill Yeadon

Can discounting your price help drive more business? Take a look at Pizza Hut and see what it did for them.

Categories SFS Instructor’s Blog Tags cleaning business pricing, cleaning business profit, cleaning pricing profit, discounts, economy, finances, future, loyalty, positioning Leave a comment

Use your employee’s “mugshot” …

by Steve Toburen
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Seeing their picture and profile on the company web page is a great ego boost for your employees. And your customers LOVE knowing ahead of time who will be coming to their home. Try this win-win method to better morale and branding.

Categories quickTIPS Tags carpet cleaning technician, cleaning website, emotions, employees, loyalty, office 3 Comments

Are you the Applebees of cleaning?

by Bill Yeadon

Can a customer identify what is different about your service? Is your only point of differentiation your price?

Categories SFS Instructor’s Blog Tags cleaning business pricing, cleaning pricing profit, future, loyalty, positioning Leave a comment

No longer a “Man’s World”

by Bill Yeadon

It is simple. Anyone over the age of five should realize that men and women are very different! Let me count the ways …

Categories SFS Instructor’s Blog Tags carpet cleaning marketing, cheerleader, community, emotions, first impression, health, loyalty, marketing, marketing to women, positioning, sales Leave a comment

Sometimes the hardest thing to do is ‘reach out’ …

by Steve Toburen

Much can be gained by having a non-confrontational Exit Interview with your departing employee.

Categories SFS Instructor’s Blog Tags carpet cleaning technician, communication, economy, emotions, employees, exit interview, loyalty, systems Leave a comment

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It’s great to have you here! Many ask why Jon-Don gives away what others charge an arm and a leg for? The answer is simple. Come on in …

Categories SFS Instructor’s Blog Tags community, future, how to start cleaning business, loyalty, starting out 1 Comment

Service on the Homefront Audio Program

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A six-disk audio set designed by Steve Toburen specifically for managers looking to improve their business, become better managers, and create Customer Cheerleaders.

Categories Training Products Tags carpet cleaning technician, cheerleader, cleaning pricing profit, communication, competition, complaints, education, emotions, employees, finances, future, liability, loyalty, management, office, production, stage play, systems Leave a comment
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