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Creating a Cost Cutting Culture

At the beginning of a new year, everyone in the industry takes a closer look at cutting costs regardless of how well they did the previous year. Generally we view cutting costs as more money in our pocket as long as we don’t negatively impact the value of what we deliver. Many of us look […]

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Could You Use A Crystal Ball In The New Economy?

Ā  For more than thirty years, PLANET with the help of its suppliers, has sponsored a semi-annual report known as “The Crystal Ball Report”. If you have never heard of this report you are in the majority and man have you been missing out! Each report predicts trends and recommends actions you can take to […]

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What is PLANET's Crystal Ball?

Early in 1970, a few members of the Associated Landscape Contractors of America (ALCA) (now the Professional Landcare Network or PLANET) gathered together, agreeing that the green industry should become more proactive in determining its future. They believed that if landscape contractors could accurately predict future opportunities and roadblocks, they could plan to maximize opportunities, […]

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The Power of Innovation

This past fall, I had the pleasure of spending three days with some brilliant minds in our green industry.Ā  We gathered in a picturesque valley in Montana to focus on the Crystal Ball Report #30.Ā  When I arrived on the first day, I was greeted by a rainbow over the mountains. At that moment, I […]

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