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What’s the Best Duster, Disinfectant or Vacuum? You Tell Us!

CBT is on a quest to name the best. Vote for your favorite cleaning products and equipment--results to follow in the months to come.Each time we’ve conducted our manufacturer surveys – for Field Service and Scheduling Program and for Vacuums for Professional Use – we’ve had at least a few entries from YOU. Why? Because [...]

Focus on the Fundamentals to Promote Business Growth

Don’t let new technologies in the cleaning industry divert you from your business fundamentals.The cleaning industry is at a very interesting point in its lifecycle. We’re finding out more and more that the old ways of selling our services aren’t as effective as they once were. The same holds true for selling franchise units. The [...]

By |2015-03-24T16:34:47-05:00March 24th, 2015|Leadership, Sales and Marketing, Technology|

Marketing Made Easy for Service Professionals

Work smarter, not harder with app-based marketing. It’s true that we live in a world where you can make anything happen if you work hard enough. But in business there is a catch; hard work doesn’t always equal results. You need to work hard and work smart to maximize your business’s potential, especially when it [...]

By |2015-03-24T15:17:01-05:00March 24th, 2015|Sales and Marketing, Technology|

Cleaning startup Helpling acquires Singapore based competitor Spickify

Expands to UAE, Australia and Singapore; serves more than 50K households globally; now active in 12 countries worldwide Berlin - 12th March 2015 - Helpling, the leading global online platform for booking local cleaners, announced today the acquisition of its local competitor Spickify. The move will establish Helpling as the largest player for on-demand household [...]

By |2015-03-09T16:20:33-05:00March 9th, 2015|News, Press Release, Technology|

Cleaning Business Today: March 2015

The March issue of CBT focuses on leadership.Merriam-Webster defines leadership as “the power or ability to lead other people.” I find this definition less than useful, but I’ll take it as an affirmation that leadership is an abstract concept that is difficult to describe, much less achieve.  No one should argue that leadership is a [...]

Cleaning and Disinfecting

Less chemistry equals more benefits. There are sound reasons to use less cleaning or sanitizing chemistry in your residential service business, to help your customers and staff get more out of life.  This applies especially to chemical disinfectants, as these products are often the most toxic to people, pets, and of course, pests.   Less [...]

Moving Past Basic Training

Skip the leadership self-help routine and get personal, real-time help becoming a leader and training leaders for your company. The cleaning industry is no different than any other when it comes to the need for training and education.  Some might even argue that more is needed because of the lack of understanding regarding the necessity. [...]

Overcoming the Winter Blahs: New Marketing Strategies for Maid Services

Turn your February frown upside down with this SMASHING intensive marketing makeover in March! It’s unfortunate – but common – that February is traditionally a bad month for business: It’s the shortest month It’s the coldest month It’s the most overcast and cloudy month And that leads to the blues and the blahs from prospects/leads.  [...]

By |2015-02-25T14:37:02-05:00February 25th, 2015|Cleaning Tips, Sales and Marketing, Technology|

Will "Facebook at Work" Promote Gossip and Paranoia?

Workplace version of social media platform falling flat in betaA workplace communication version of Facebook, currently in beta testing, is not faring well so far. Testers cite user confusion about which network they're on (personal or Facebook at Work). Users are also conflicted over online etiquette. Are you supposed to friend all of your coworkers? [...]

By |2015-02-16T15:41:12-05:00February 16th, 2015|News, Technology|

New Virtual Maid Service Disrupts South African Cleaning Industry

8-month-old start-up growing rapidlyJust as Handy and Homejoy are shaking things up in the US, 8-month-old SweepSouth has broken even and is growing rapidly in South Africa's largely unregulated domestic services industry. Read more.

By |2015-02-16T15:26:37-05:00February 16th, 2015|News, Technology|
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