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Sales & Marketing

  • May 12, 2026

    GEO: The Next Shift in Digital Marketing

    By Esther de Hollander

    If you’ve spent any time marketing your tree care business, you’re likely familiar with SEO, or search engine optimization. For years, SEO has been the foundation of getting found online – helping your company appear when someone searches “tree removal [...]

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  • April 8, 2026

    Your Brand is Your Most Valuable Asset

    By Bea Thompson

    llustration by Zdenek Sasek/iStock. Let me ask you something, and I want you to sit with it for a second. When you go after new customers with mailers, Google Ads, door hangers, whatever it is – what are [...]

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  • TCI Book review
    March 18, 2026

    “From Wasteland to Wonder: Easy Ways We Can Help Heal Earth in the Sub/Urban Landscape”

    By Basil Camu, Review by Kristoffer Rasmussen, CTSP

    My first encounter with Basil Camu was not through his book, but through his company. I visited Leaf & Limb in Raleigh, North Carolina, to conduct a loss control review for TCIA. Camu happened to be in Patagonia at the [...]

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  • Digital Marketing to Strengthen Hiring
    March 9, 2026

    Using Digital Marketing to Strengthen Hiring

    By Jake Hundley

    Image by Visual Generation/iStock Many tree care businesses struggle to turn strong demand into steady growth for one simple reason: They don’t have enough people to do the work. In today’s labor market, marketing and hiring are closely [...]

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  • Shin-Fu
    February 5, 2026

    Shin-Fu: The Sales Secret Arborists Haven’t Heard of – but Should Be Using

    By Mike White

    This job in Mansfield, Pennsylvania, was prequalified using the Shin-Fu sales process. All photos courtesy of the author, unless otherwise noted. What is the most valuable asset in your tree business? Reliable equipment is important. Good people keep [...]

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