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Landscape design software is an excellent tool for speeding up your overall creation process, but if youāve become comfortable in your routine with the system, chances are you are overlooking some key quality-of-life features that have been added over the years. āOnce you build out a workflow and you don’t have a necessary reason to […]
If youāve decided itās time for your team to go all in on AI, itās important to approach this technology with a clear understanding of its capabilities, where guardrails are needed and how to message your usage to customers. Avoid Creating AI Slop One of the major complaints against AI is the belief that all […]
In the field, almost everyone operates at the same speed. A solid crew will build the same size patio in the same amount of time, regardless of the company they work for. āThe real separation between struggling and thriving happens back at the office, in how well the work gets managed and how well knowledge […]
When you started your landscape business, chances are you didnāt create it because you loved working on spreadsheets at 9 p.m. Itās because you wanted to be outdoors, running equipment and creating beautiful spaces for customers while providing for your family and your employeesā families. Yet night after night youāre still creating estimates and responding […]
Thereās no denying that curb appeal is powerful, but rather than treating it as a tool to entice the next owner, consumers are using their front yards as a space for personalization. According to Thumbtackās Curb Appeal Report, which surveyed more than 1,000 homeowners across the country, nearly one in seven respondents are using their […]
You donāt need to be a Fortune 500 company to be a target for cybercriminals. You just need to be profitable enough that they think you can pay. āThey donāt actually want to bankrupt the company; they want to be able to be paid, but itās going to really hurt,ā says Patrick Curtin, director of […]
QR codes have become ubiquitous since the pandemic prompted restaurants and other locations to utilize them, but this technology has actually been around since 1994. With its pattern inspired by the board game Go, quick response codes were created as a new machine-readable code that was faster than the barcode and could store more data. […]
Technology is often viewed as an efficiency driver, but it also opens lawn and landscape companies up to significant financial risk if they do not have a cyber insurance policy in place. āWe have a lot of our clients’ vital information from emails to credit cards and knowing that in the event of a hack […]
As you seek talent to grow the ranks of your company, itās important to understand the growing changes in workforce expectations. Successfully attracting and retaining employees now requires you to go beyond sharing what it is you do. Now, you need to communicate your why, your how, and who makes up your team. Additionally, economic […]
Landscape companies that integrate robotic mowers into their operations can experience true productivity gains, but success with this technology depends greatly on how it is implemented. While robotic mowers come with a learning curve, investing the time and effort into making them work for your operations now can help pay off in the long run. […]
