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1-800-SWEEPER New Partner Welcome: Sweep Across Texas

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1-800-SWEEPER is proud to welcome Phil Kiger and the entire team of professionals at Sweep Across Texas to our nationwide network of sweeping service companies.  Phil spent 17 years in commercial real estate before purchasing Sweep Across Texas in 1997.  “Making the transition from broker to owning and operating a sweeping company was a natural progression as many of my long time clients followed us in our new endeavor,” according to Kiger.  Part of Phil’s plan was to create a business model where he could serve as a one stop shop for commercial property managers.  Although Sweep Across Texas was primarily focused on parking lot sweeping when Kiger purchased the company, Phil made the needed capital investments in new sweepers to serve the street, construction, and municipal sweeping needs of his customer base too.  Phil also owns AAA Window Washing and Austin Pressure Wash.  Together, his three companies serve many of the maintenance needs for commercial property managers throughout the greater Austin, Texas area.

Phil’s businesses have an established, longstanding presence in the local market, but as a savvy business owner, Kiger is not afraid to use new marketing strategies to make the phone ring.  “I do periodic searches on Google to see how my own site is performing and the 1-800-SWEEPER presence got my attention,” says Kiger.  Phil is looking forward to reaping the benefits of additional organic exposure in the search engines, along with the potential boost in inquiries from the Google PPC campaign 1-800-SWEEPER is running on his behalf.  In addition to the marketing benefits, Phil plans to investigate the 1-800-SWEEPER buying group which offers significant discounts on brooms, filters, and fuel for participating partners.

Sweep Across Texas will provide parking lot sweeping and street sweeping in the Austin, Texas market (area code 512).  Please extend a hearty 1-800-SWEEPER new partner welcome to Phil Kiger and all of the crew at Sweep Across Texas.

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Honoring Our Vets: A Tribute to Jay Wells – Wells Sweeping, LLC

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When Jay Wells left his family farm in Cambridge, Ohio as a young man to serve in the Air Force, he had no idea just how wild his ride would be.  Jay joined the Air Force in 1968 and found himself working on fixed wing aircraft during the Vietnam War.  Growing up on a family farm meant that Jay became quite adept at fixing things and he had a curiosity to figure out how things worked—traits that served him well while in the service.  When he finally rotated back stateside, his last post was in San Diego, California.  The weather and scenery captured his imagination, and upon finishing his military service, Jay decided to stay out west to pursue a career as a professional musician (guitar). 

For the uninitiated, the musician’s life looks quite glamorous—performing on a stage in front of a packed house can be quite a thrill.  What most don’t realize is that there are actually two aspects to the job as a touring pro:  the unglamorous tasks of setting up and tearing down before and after a gig, and the glitz of performing.  The really interesting part of his story is that Jay first started getting interested in the sweeping business because he saw a sweeper driver cleaning the club parking lot.  Jay stopped the driver, asked some questions about the equipment and the job, and a seed was planted.

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Sweeper Summit 2013: Save the Date

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Please mark your calendars for Nov. 11-13th to attend Sweeper Summit 2013.  This two day conference, held in Detroit, Michigan, represents an excellent opportunity to learn from some of the best and brightest in the sweeping industry and beyond.  This year’s keynote speaker, Cameron Herold, has built three $100-million dollar companies, including  1-800-GOT-JUNK?, a dynamic organization that saw annual sales revenue grow from $2 million to $106 million in six short years.  Informative and entertaining, Cameron Herold’s keynote address is one you won’t want to miss!

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From the 1-800-SWEEPER Newsroom: New Company Specific Service Request Forms Added to Website

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Over the last month, we have been adding company specific service request forms to all of the geo-targeted landing pages on our website.  Our goal was to deliver service requests in real time to each of our valued partners.  Doing so will provide better customer service and it will help all of us win more business.  If you haven’t checked out your landing pages since the update, the new form is shown below: 

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Honoring Our Vets: A Tribute to Martin Doll, Progressive Sweeping Contractors, Inc.

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Memorial Day is a time to reflect on the service and sacrifice our nation’s veterans have made in order to protect our freedom.  We are just a few days removed from its observance, and many of us have fresh memories of going to a parade or ceremony honoring our veterans or saying thanks to uniformed active duty personnel while making our way through the airport.  Ask any vet if these gesture are meaningful and they will say they do, but what about the other 364 days each year?  At 1-800-SWEEPER, we have begun an initiative to honor and thank our vets by profiling their individual stories throughout the year.  Our purpose here is twofold:  to thank our veterans for their service and remind all of our partners that many of the skills learned while serving in the military translate well to civilian life.  If you are looking to hire a new employee or replace a departing member of your team, consider hiring a vet.

This month’s column features Marty Doll of Progressive Sweeping Contractors, Inc. in Toledo, Ohio.  During his career with the Marine Corps, Marty rose to the level of Captain, serving with the 2nd, 4th & 1st Marine Divisions from 1980-1994.  He also saw active duty during and Operation Desert Storm. 

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