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How Auto Replenishment Can Help During COVID-19 Outbreak
We are all learning how to shift and adapt as we navigate the “new” normal during this global pandemic. Part of this new normal is keeping social distance between you and others. While many aspects of a field service job will require you to be in front of people, your material replenishment doesn’t have to....
April 27, 2020
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Service Contractors Complete More Jobs, More Accurately, and in Less Time with Data
As a service company grows, it can be challenging to manage the day-to-day operations in a way that ensures both customer satisfaction and company profitability. The reason? Widening your coverage area and servicing more customers requires additional staff, both in the field and in your office. The busier you get, the more difficult it is...
April 20, 2020
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Tips for Field Service Contractors During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Tips for Field Service Contractors During the COVID-19 Pandemic With multiple home visits each day, field service contractors need to work with extreme care. Knowing the steps to take in order to protect themselves and the homeowner is paramount. The tips below are some guidelines to help you. Check the temperature for all your...
April 13, 2020
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Field Service Management Software with Inventory Management Keeps Service Contractors’ Businesses on Track
Service contractors often struggle to effectively manage every facet of their business. As their business grows, so do their challenges. Expanding operations to include more staff and more vehicles typically results in less control over day-to-day operations, including those surrounding material usage and inventory control. Any savvy business owner knows, without an accurate understanding of...
February 19, 2020
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Social Media: A Great Marketing Tool For Service Contractors
If your company is not taking advantage of social media, then you are missing out on huge potential for brand awareness and growth. Social media can be a useful tool in the branding, marketing, and networking of your company. Considering that there are approximately 1 billion people on Instagram, with 80% of those users following...
January 17, 2020
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Top Benefits Your Field Service Management Solution Should Provide
A field service management solution paired with powerful inventory control can help you scale for growth by optimizing your business operations and grow revenue. Be sure your field service solution provides the following benefits, at minimum: Decrease Technician Downtime When technicians have access to the parts and supplies they need, you minimize costly downtime running...
January 2, 2020
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How Service Contractors Maximize Profitability Having Field Service Software with QuickBooks Integration
Service contractors have unique challenges that aren’t always solved by conventional business practices. When you aren’t juggling bids, customers, technicians or work orders, you’re working to control costs from the back office to multiple job sites. If your field service solution doesn’t help simplify ALL these tasks, it’s not doing the job. Common field service...
December 5, 2019
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MarginPoint’s Inventory Control Helps Companies Harness Data for Greater Profitability
Effective inventory management is a fundamental building block of any successful business. For many companies, physical inventory is the biggest operational expense and mismanagement can tie up thousands of dollars in unnecessary inventory and unplanned purchases. Having the right stock on hand can mean the difference between filling an order, completing a job or losing...
November 15, 2019
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How Technicians Benefit from Simpler Field Service Management Software
While there are many options on the market that attempt to solve business challenges for service contractors, they are often complex and difficult for technicians to use. Additionally, they often fail to account for one of the biggest pain points that contractors experience — inventory control. Service contractors need a way to streamline their...
November 15, 2019
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Mobile Payment Processing Offers Multiple Benefits for Service Contractors
Are you still taking payments the old-fashioned way? With a growing business, you wear many hats. Just one of your many responsibilities includes invoicing for completed work, and if you are still relying on traditional payment methods - you are wasting time and money. Returning to the office at the end of a workday...
November 11, 2019
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