Cleaning Industry Blog
Here are our latest information and articles to help you better manage your cleaning operations.
How to Manage & Compensate a Building Service Contractor Sales Team
New to managing a building service contractor sales team? Here are some important things to know when you start. As a building service contractor, you cover a lot of ground. You're handling general janitorial tasks, keeping up with maintenance, talking to potential...
Clean Up Your Marketing: Getting Started with Stacy Tennyson
In order to land new contracts, marketing is vital for the success and growth of your business. It establishes a presence among your target customer base and allows you to create brand authority, both of which are necessary for the longevity of your operations. A...
What is CIMS Certification and Do You Need It?
Some commercial cleaning certifications pay off in multiples. What about CIMS certification? If you're thinking about certifications for your commercial cleaning business, whether that's CIMS certification, LEED certification, or any other, you want to know you're...
7 Reasons to Use a Color-Coded Cleaning System
A color-coded cleaning system can streamline your workflow, but there are more good reasons for your team to use colors. Color-coded cleaning systems aren't new. For that matter, color coding is common in a lot of situations. No matter where you are – the U.S.,...
12 Key Data Security Tips for Cleaning Organizations
Whether it's your own data or that of your employees, these data security tips will help keep information safe. Data security isn't what it was five years ago. With ransomware, viruses, and stolen identities, it's more challenging than ever to keep your information...
7 Benefits of Digital Cleaning Plans for Small Businesses
Can you create more customized cleaning plans with less effort and time? You can if you go digital. Your customers aren't carbon copies of each other, which means your cleaning plans aren't either. Even businesses with similar floorplans and layouts will have some...
How to Remove PPE the Right Way
Has it been a while since your team learned how to remove PPE the right way? It might be time for a review. The janitorial industry is no stranger to PPE. From the vapors of cleaning chemicals to the messes that require some extra layers of protection, masks and...
5 Ways Sustainable Cleaning Practices Reduce Operating Costs
If you haven't looked at sustainable cleaning practices in a while, you might be surprised to find out how much they can improve your bottom line. Green or sustainable cleaning practices have a reputation for being expensive. Products cost more, your team has to work...
10 Tips for Buying Commercial Janitorial Equipment That Lasts
Get your money's worth when you buy commercial janitorial equipment that keeps going long after the competition fizzles out. Professional products in any industry are designed to work hard. They might not be pretty, and they may not have flashy marketing campaigns,...
How to Conquer the Biggest Workloading Challenges
Workloading can help you make profitable bids and more productive schedules, but it's not without some challenges. The first time you do a walkthrough for a bid, you understand immediately the importance of workloading. It gives you a solid foundation for estimating...