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Technology
Bring Your Office to the Field
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. When your field team has the right tools and accurate information, your business will thrive. I had the opportunity to speak with Eleanor Gach, Content Director at Jobba Trade Technologies, who brings an interesting perspective to the industry. Before joining the technology company, Eleanor worked for ...
Next-Gen Sales Technology Learns from Your Data
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Predictive analytics, artificial intelligence and GIS technology for sales success. It sounds futuristic but it’s happening right now. Recently, RoofersCoffeeShop® attended the METALCON show in Pittsburgh where we had the opportunity to listen to a technology presentation by members of the Roofing Technology Think Tank (RT3) ...
The Science of Innovation: Moving the Roofing Industry Forward
By Duro-Last®. These four women are making strides in R&D at Duro-Last. According to the National Science Board’s Science and Engineering Indicators 2018 report, women make up half of the total U.S. college-educated workforce but only 28% of the science and engineering workforce. When evaluating these numbers within the roofing industry, that ...
ProSell App Cut Contractors Selling Time in Half
By Owens Corning. The first time Quality Discount Roofing used the ProSell App, they closed the sale and left with a signed contract. The Challenge "Customers are changing their buying habits, so if you don’t change the way you do business, you are going to be left behind" It begins and ends with ...
Nearmap Launches New Solar Project at Solar Power International
Nearmap played host to hundreds of customers at the SPI show and introduced a new partnership to help solar companies boost their prospects. Combining their premium imagery with a complete solar design tool with CRM capabilities, Nearmap announced the next great solar sales resource: Nearmap on OpenSolar. Announcing the partnership with OpenSolar ...
Mo’ Paper = Mo’ Problems
By Jobba Trade Technologies. Roofers, it’s time to ditch the paper for good. By implementing roofing software and scrapping the traditional “paper process,” like thousands of other roofers, you’ll begin to realize many of its benefits. You get paid faster, reduce operating expenses, diminish clerical errors, improve your customer experience and scare ...
The Importance of Onboarding
By RoofSnap. If you’ve ever searched for software for your business, you know that the process is tough. Finding a single solution for your business’s unique problems, fitting their pricing model to your budget, and getting your employees aligned to move forward with it can take months (and years off your life.) ...
TremLock® Visualizer Lets Owners See What their Metal Roof will Look Like
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. With the easy-to-use tool, you just upload an image, select the color and wow your customers! Most building owners understand that a metal roof is an investment in the long-term protection of their property. Metal roofs are durable, lasting 30 – 50 years or more with ...
How CRM Software Helps Work-Life Balance
By JobNimbus. A CRM software can improve your effectiveness and productivity at work so you can have more time for yourself. As a roofer, do you find your job to be: A) stressful, B) busy, C) time-consuming, or D) all of the above? It’s safe to say that nearly everyone in the roofing ...
Striking a Blow to Roofing Industry Trends
Calloway Roofing invests heavily in technology and departmentalization to boost customer service and production. Drew Calloway put his philosophy of service and quality to task, signing a 5-year marketing and technology contract to stay ahead of roofing industry service and communication complaints. As two major roofing contractors were shut down this year ...
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