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Business Advice & Stories

Landscape and Lawn Care CEO Lessons

At Leaders Forum, the executive level leadership conference of the National Association of Landscape Professionals, top industry CEOs shared their struggles and challenges on the way to success with panel host, Scott Jamieson of Bartlett Tree Experts.Ā 

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The Best Landscape Business Resources You Aren’t Using

They might be the best kept secrets, but we don’t want them to be. Here are our staff picks for the top five NALP resources that NALP member companies can be using now. Customizable Employee HandbookĀ  It’s hard to stay on top of all the latest HR rules and policies. Luckily, we’ve made it easy […]

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Top Blog Posts of 2017

What, 2017 is over already? We hope NALP helped deliver a few light bulb moments this year that helped propel your business.Ā  Here are the top 5 blog posts from Landscape Industry Essentials in 2017. Top 5 Landscapes Sales Tips that Work – Ā Marty Grunder, consultant, speaker, and owner of Grunder Landscaping, shares gives his […]

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Work Unplugged: 3 Ways Brain Rest Leads to Greater Productivity

Article author Mark Borrasso is a Success Coach atĀ LandOpt, an NALP Consultant Member firm. As you read this, you have the world at your fingertips. With the availability of tablets, smartphones, and increasingly portable computers, instantaneous access to information is the highest it has ever been in human history. Your brain, the storehouse for that […]

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3 Strategies to Promote Seasonal Offerings

Author, Alain Parcan, Director of Marketing forĀ Market Hardware, and NALP consultant, contributed this article.Ā  Seasons change. And so should your marketing messages. But, when it comes to highlighting new services or seasonal offerings to your online audience, your message should inform, educate, and deliver your news in a detailed and impactful way. But the biggest […]

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11 Tips to Get the Most Out of Conferences

Ā  Just in time for LANDSCAPES 2017, NALP Consultant member and conference speaker,Ā Jeffrey Scott, MBA, is an author, business coach, hall-of-fame consultant, and expert in growth and profit maximization in the lawn & landscape industry. MAKE FRIENDS FIRST. I have found that it is important to make new contacts you can talk to after the […]

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3 Questions to Ask to Get the Right Customers

Article Author Alison Blobner is the Director of Marketing & Sales for LandOpt, an NALP Consultant Member firm. Even though some buying experiences are happening more and more on the web these days, that isn’t as true in our industry.Ā  And the benefit is—we’re in the perfect position to pick and choose our buyers, the […]

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NALP Offices Get a Green Wall

You would assume that when the National Association of Landscape Professionals moved to newly designed offices, they would showcase members’ work, right? What was missing from our new offices?Ā  A green wall!Ā  And Interior plantscape experts Chris Raimondi, LIC of Raimondi Horticultural Group and Connie Hom, LIC of Buckingham Greenery kindly volunteered to install one […]

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Top 4 Things Property Managers Value Most in Their Account Managers

Author Ken Thomas, of Envisor Consulting is an NALP consultant member. Join Ken Thomas and Ben Gandy on October 18 for the Account Manager Training Workshop at LANDSCAPES 2017. As the commercial landscape maintenance industry continues to get more and more competitive it is critical for companies to understand the importance of differentiation. How can […]

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Protect Yourself From Employee Embezzlement

Author Monica Muir, of Ā Muir & AssociatesĀ is an NALP consultant member.Ā  How safe is your business from fraud? While many worry about someone hacking into their systems, you’re more likely to experience embezzlement by a trusted employee.Ā  About 28% of small businesses have this unfortunate experience, including a few of my clients over the years. […]

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