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Pick a Customer Issue and Follow It Down the Rabbit Hole
Staying in the client services game by hunting for customer issues instead of reacting to them.
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Stay Close to the Action
Keep a finger squarely on the pulse of your business by getting out of your bubble.
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Ladies and Gentlemen Serving Ladies and Gentlemen
Rebooting the plan to infuse lateral service into our business.
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Getting Into A “Day 1” Mindset
What would you do differently if you just bought your business today?
Behind the Business
Hiring the Bravas Way
Staffing for one integrator is tough enough — imagine having to do it in multiple locations. Bravas’ Director of HR reveals the company’s philosophies...
Features
Customer Deposits and Inventory
Managed effectively, these two cash flow components can lead to a very lucrative CI business.
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Stabbing Each Other Offscreen
Do your customer-facing employees know the value of presenting a unified front?
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Hold Your Opinion
A simple trick to make better decisions by keeping your sense of personal pride on the sidelines.
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Getting Good at Saying “I Don’t Know”
Peer roundtables provide a resource to help solve the questions you don’t have the answers to.
News
Jetbuilt to Debut Service Platform at InfoComm 2022
New module integrates with Jetbuilt’s existing asset tracking and gives dealers key service information — including warranty details and date of installation — on...
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More Profit = More Solutions
How to figure out how much profit your company is really generating.
Blogs
Bridging the Gap Between “Solid” and “Killing It”
Pushing your staff to go from adequate to exceptional.
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They Ask You Answer: Filling A Power Vacuum
When the main players don’t shape the narrative, it might be up to you.
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Perspective: Dollars Versus Percent
What do you take to the bank — profit dollars or profit percentage?
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Leaning on Colleagues
Sometimes it takes more than one integration company to get the job right.
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Just Because We Can, Doesn’t Mean We Should
Automation can have a tremendous impact on your business, but some things should remain manual.
Blogs
The Importance of Frenemies
You can learn from your competition and give them advice — and you should do both.
News
Paul Starkey Issues 2022 Challenge to CI Businesses
Looks to reach 1000 business owners and help them significantly impact their bottom lines.
Blogs
Planning for 2022 — Start Here
Being intentional about annual planning should be a critical part of your business.
Features
The State of You
While the State of the Industry may be solid, the State of You may need some care.
Blogs
What I Learned From The Fondue Restaurant
While it may not be broke, it could still use some fixing.
News
OneVision Introduces Solution to Manage Service Operations
ProVision acts as a central hub for managing client-service relationships, marketing and selling premium service memberships.
Features
Budgeting for Growth
It’s time to plan for 2022. Do you know what your marketing budget should look like?
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Availability Bias: Are You Pulling Your Weight?
How availability bias causes you to overestimate your own contributions, why it matters, and what you can do about it.
Blogs
What I Learned From ‘A World Without Email’
Are you and your employees slaves to the “Hyperactive Hive Mind”?
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Are You Employee-Centric or Customer-Centric?
Looking for the sweet spot between client obligations and employee morale.
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Training For Life Like an Ironman
Finding ways to devote to time to all the parts of life that really matter.
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A Case For Keeping It Small
When it comes to a custom installation business, bigger is not always better.
Business Book Club
Business Book Club: ‘Leverage Your Mindset’ by Ricky Kalmon
Overcome Limiting Beliefs and Amplify Your Life!
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Planning for 2021
There is still much uncertainty facing the industry, but here are ideas that can be implemented internally to help your company reach its goals.
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Plans Don’t Matter — Planning Does
The value of planning comes from the process, not the deliverable.
News
Jetbuilt Unveils Time Tracking for Install Users
With new feature, users can track time for payroll, monitor project labor costs in real-time, and estimate labor for future proposals.
News
Jetbuilt Launches New Features for Enterprise Users
Continues to serve large facilities and integrators with the addition of Manager Approval workflow feature.
Business Book Club
Business Book Club: ‘Emotional Intelligence’ by Daniel Goleman
Why it can matter more than IQ.
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HTSA Helps Members Navigate the Pandemic
Organization details efforts to help members stay focused, informed, and growing.
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Wired for Distraction
The real source of your difficulty focusing, and what you can do about it.
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D-Tools Cloud Expands Capabilities
SaaS platform now includes intelligent visual quoting, and new project planning and execution capabilities.