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4 tips to strengthen your online marketing
Here are four tips to help improve and strengthen your pest control company’s online marketing and meet your business goals.
5 decades of being Pete Schopen
For his 50th birthday, Pete Schopen reflects on 50 things he's learned, is thankful for or has changed his life.
Meet the 2019 PMP Growth Summit Partners
The third-annual PMP Growth Summit introduced Boardroom Presentations to give attendees a thumbnail view of the pest control solutions each...
PMP Growth Summit a win-win for attendees
PMPs and leading suppliers build relationships and revenue at the 2019 PMP Growth Summit.
6 key aspects to a pest management businesses
We compare a pest management company to the Marvel gauntlet with the Infinity Stones representing the six key aspects of...
Beware of the customer attrition penalty clause
Sellers looking to maximize purchase price and minimize downside risk must negotiate the customer retention issue to avoid excess attrition.
The old man and the (digital) sea
Pete Schopen shares a discussion with fellow PMP James Sneed, founder of Crowd Culture Media, to get a better understanding...
Working with policy makers to effect change
Policy makers at the state, national and local levels create the laws and regulations that affect pest management professionals (PMPs)...
Improve time management for yourself, your business
In order to improve our time management, let’s put a laser focus on what’s important in our daily business and...
M&A experts share advice, outlook
Read up on what business insights and industry predicitions these mergers and acquisitions experts have for pest management professionals.
Make technology work for you
It’s no secret that technology is moving fast, sometimes faster than we can adapt. Even in the pest control industry,...
5 questions with Michael Patterson, Pest Pro Solutions
Michael Patterson, owner of Pest Pro Solutions, Shelbina, Mo., has an unusual tale of acquiring his company.
Losing staff, Schopen makes a music playlist
During the past nine months, Pete Schopen had five employees leave his company.
Lack of paper trail leads to cautionary tale
Several years ago, a fellow pest management professional (PMP) operating in a market outside of mine called and asked me...
6 ways to build your company with the end in mind
Be ready with a strategy for when you retire or move on.