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Business

IronPlanet, Mascus Form Alliance to Integrate Sites

IronPlanet has created an alliance, as well as a small minority investment with Mascus. The agreement includes the integration of the two sites with new remarketing services.

January 23, 2014

Business

Website Designed to Improve Marketing Strategies for Landscapers

WSI New Advantage has introduced a website to help landscapers.

January 2, 2014

Design-Build

How to make Facebook work for you

How would you like a completely free marketing tool where you can find new clients, show off your projects and interact with current clients? And what if I told you it’s something you probably already use. That’s right: Facebook. This social media site has transformed from being a way to share personal updates to a […]

August 19, 2013

Business

Low-Tech Field? Think Again.

When the public thinks about landscaping, high tech doesn’t immediately come to mind. After all, this is work involving dirt, manual labor and plants. Mechanical engineering is represented in the form of a backhoe loader, for example, but that’s about as “technological” as the industry gets. Right?

July 2, 2013

Design-Build

Don’t overlook your opposition

Have you ever taken the time to look at your competition, and I mean really look? As gut wrenching and frustrating as it might be, your company could learn a thing or two from the competition around the corner. It’s never a good idea to think your company has mastered the industry and is picture perfect in your client’s eyes.

June 11, 2013

Design-Build

Job-Estimating Software: A Landscaper’s Best Friend

It’s difficult to run a profitable business when you don’t know how much money you’ve made until the end of each year. That was the stark realization faced by Matt Seiler and Jason Crowley, the owners of Hidden Creek Landscaping in Columbus, Ohio.

April 17, 2013

Business

Roslen Launches netAQUA Web-enabled Irrigation Controller

Roslen Eco-Networking Products has released the netAQUA Web-enabled Irrigation Controller on the crowd-funding website Kickstarter.com. The netAQUA can be controlled from anywhere in the Internet world from any computer, tablet or smartphone and adjusts automatically to changing weather.

April 12, 2013

Design-Build

Want to Hang with Us?

I’m not a fan of the spotlight, which is one reason I’m a writer and not broadcasting stories on the nightly news. But, when it comes to trying out new digital venues and talking with industry pros, I don’t mind stepping in front of the camera for a few minutes. I recently chatted with Lisa […]

April 10, 2013

Business

Google Engineers Develop Remote Controlled Irrigation System

Leverage the power of Android, Arduino, and the internet to build a home irrigation system that can be controlled from your smartphone. A couple of the engineers at Google, J.J Barrons and Joe Fernandez, have put together a method for controlling a home lawn or garden irrigation systemusing Android, Arduino, Python, Dart and the Google App Engine, and they’ve opensourced it, so you can build your own.

April 2, 2013

Design-Build

Social Media By The Numbers

When you’re writing a blog, posting project photos on Facebook or tweeting an update from the jobsite, you may wonder if it matters. Will your clients and others in your network pay attention to your posts, and will it bring in more traffic to your sites? Studies show, “Yes.” Regular blogging results in a 55-percent […]

March 15, 2013

Business

Fleet Management Can Help Drive Down Costs

Mike Fucile, national GPS consultant at FleetMatics, answers questions on challenges in the landscaping industry and how using fleet-management systems can help lower costs for businesses. Q. What are some of the challenges you see facing landscaping companies today? A. Most landscaping businesses rely on a fleet of vehicles to service their customers. Tracking these […]

March 14, 2013

Design-Build

Time to Be Social

How to use the Internet’s advancements to your benefit With the recession continuing to cast a dark cloud over how many of us view our country’s economy, it was refreshing to be reminded of what all we have actually accomplished. Business magnate Bill Gates offered a unique perspective on the United State’s progress in the […]

March 7, 2013