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  • customer expectations
    February 15, 2024

    Mind the Gap: What to Do When Customer Expectations and Reality Collide

    By Kate Zabriskie

    Photo credit: Christian Erfu/Unsplash. “I don’t understand. This hotel has no restaurant, no concierge and no valet. It’s not at all what I expected. The place had no standards.” – Guest at a roadside motel “I showed her the picture [...]

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  • pricin tree work
    January 4, 2024

    By the Hour or By the Bid

    By Michael Hoppe

    In the Milwaukee area, where I’ve spent my tree career, I’m one of the few outfits that works by the hour. Most of my competitors work by the bid. There are upsides and downsides attendant with each way of pricing [...]

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  • brand message clear and consistent
    January 4, 2024

    Discover the Power of Building Brand Equity

    By Mike Sisti

    I recently came off the road from a number of trade shows at which I had many conversations with small-business owners in our industry. During one of the marketing sessions I led, we discussed how companies were utilizing their marketing [...]

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  • Tri State Power Equipment
    January 4, 2024

    Launching a Business to Fill a Need

    By BY PAUL LOZEAU, CTSP

    Every business comes to an inflection point where it must pivot from legacy methods to a more modern approach, the proverbial fork in the road. Stanley Tree Service recently came to one such fork. While Tri State Power Equipment sells [...]

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  • Your crane generates for your company on a weekly basis? If it is out of service, are you covered for that?
    December 1, 2023

    Inland Marine Insurance: New Realities When Insuring Cranes, Lifts

    By Rick Weden

    In this article, we are going to discuss inland marine insurance policies, including equipment valuation, coverages and options, focusing primarily on insuring aerial lifts and cranes. Many TCI Magazine readers are well versed in what inland marine coverage is and [...]

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