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Trends and Technology

Utilizing AI and Maintaining a Personal Touch with Clients

Artificial intelligence is a hot topic, and rightfully so. This groundbreaking technology is evolving and improving on a regular basis and many landscape companies are starting to find ways they can take advantage of this tool in their day-to-day work. Jay Rotonnelli, vice president of business development for Piscataqua Landscaping & Tree Service, based in […]

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Sealing Profit Leaks: Understanding Consequences of Manual Estimates and Lost Sales Opportunities

Sponsored content by Shiva Dhawan, CEO, Co-founder, Attentive.ai For commercial landscaping businesses, profit leaks often stem up. Two key reasons are inaccurate estimates and the opportunity cost of manual sales processes. The former risks the viability of each project, while the latter squanders precious time that could be spent securing new business. But identifying these […]

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Leveraging Technology: Getting the Most Out of Your Landscape Business Software

Just like how a piece of equipment is only useful if you operate it, business software can seem like a wasted expense if you arenā€™t using it to its full potential. Landscape companies can struggle to be successful with their business software, either from a technical or cultural perspective. ā€œCompanies kind of miss things when […]

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Managing the Gas to Battery Transition

Sponsored Content by Milwaukee Tool The professional landscaping industry is experiencing an increasing shift from gas-powered to battery-operated equipment, introducing new solutions to many professional operators. Driven by emerging gas and noise-related restrictions, as well as the ease of use provided by many gas-alternative products, these solutions introduce new practices and maintenance requirements to a […]

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Sparking Creativity: The Value of Hosting Design Summits

Itā€™s typical to host a spring kick-off to get your field team geared up for another season, but do you take the same time to focus on your design team? Mariani Landscape, based in Lake Bluff, Illinois, has been hosting a design retreat for several years, but this was their first time to host one […]

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Staying Ahead of the Curve

There are numerous elements of the lawn and landscape business that are out of your control, but how ambitious you are when it comes to innovation is one aspect that you can manage. Monitoring what new products and software are available, what the economy is doing and what future sustainable practices to implement can all […]

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NALP Foundation Engages Young Minds with Roblox Experience

The NALP Foundation has launched its own immersive experience, Landscape Design Empire, on the Roblox platform as part of its latest awareness initiative. Roblox hosts a variety of user-generated experiences and is one of the largest metaverse platforms in the world with millions of users around the world. Currently, 59.3% of the daily active users […]

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Accelerate – The Future of Crew Management Is Here: Ensure High Labor Cost Savings for Commercial Landscapers

Sponsored content by Shiva Dhawan, CEO and co-founder of Attentive.ai For commercial landscaping businesses like yours, every second and cent counts. Traditional approaches to managing labor hours and crew costs often result in inefficiencies that can bleed a company’s resources dry. And every unverified hour can chip away at your profit margins. It’s a problem […]

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Trending Topic: Helping Clients with Chaos Gardening

Chaos gardening is the latest gardening trend to go viral on TikTok and it resembles traditional English gardens or wildflower meadows. If your customers want to be successful with this style of gardening, there is a little more rhyme and reason to it than the name implies. The term ā€˜chaos gardeningā€™ is simply a new […]

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5 Reasons Why Manual Property Measurements Are Bad for Your Landscaping Business

Sponsored content by Shawn Prince, VP, BizDev, Attentive.ai The truth about manual property measurements in landscaping is stark: they are more than a mere inconvenience. Besides bogging down your sales team, it hinders revenue generation and costs your business far more than just time. Here, we’ll explore the top five reasons why sticking to manual […]

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