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"Um" Is Not A Word5 comments

Gerry wrote 1 week ago: I hope you’ve been enjoying my articles in Pest Management Professional magazine. This time I … more →

Tags: Customer Service, Pest Control Companies, Human Resource, Pest control workers, family business, Human Resources, leadership, pest control technician, Contracts

Bugs In My Bed

Gerry wrote 2 weeks ago: Hearts Consulting Group announces the unvailing of it’s first website: www.bugsinmybed.com. Th … more →

Tags: pest control, bed bugs, mites

Seeing The Green Light2 comments

Gerry wrote 1 month ago: This month in Pest Management Professional Magazine, you can find my latest contribution, entitled T … more →

Tags: Organic Pest Control / Ecology, PMP Magazine Contributions, Green Pest Control, Ecowise, leadership

NPMA and NRDC - Marriage of Pest Control and Environmental Groups - Reviewed4 comments

Gerry wrote 2 months ago: Last year the National Pest Management Association created in industry defined green standards certi … more →

Tags: Organic Pest Control / Ecology, Green Pest Control, NPMA, National Pest Management Association, green shield, Quality Pro, Ecowise, GreenPro, PCOC Issue

Why I Hire Pest Control Technicians in the Fall

Gerry wrote 4 months ago: I’ve often wondered as to my sanity after hiring in the fall. No doubt, it can cost more than … more →

Tags: Pest Control Companies, Human Resource, Pest control workers, family business, leadership, Visioning, Strategy

Leave Something On The Bone - Sick Pay, Benefits, Medical Coverage in the Pest Control Industry4 comments

Gerry wrote 5 months ago: Please accept my invitation to read my latest article, “Are We Ready to Lead?,” in Pest … more →

Tags: Pest Control Companies, PMP Magazine Contributions, Human Resource, PCOC Issue, Sick and Vacation Time, Human Resources, Health Care, benefit packages, leadership

Go to Jail, Do Not Collect $2001 comment

Gerry wrote 5 months ago: Pest control is like a fun game of Monopoly. To win, I formed alliances to gain strategic leverage. … more →

Tags: Organic Pest Control / Ecology, Green Pest Control, Certification, IPM, Branding, Re-branding, Visioning, Partnering, win win

Don't assume it's bed bugs!

Gerry wrote 6 months ago: I hope you will continue to follow my articles through Pest Management Professional magazine and PMP … more →

Tags: Customer Service, Commercial Pest Control, PMP Magazine Contributions, bed bugs, Sales, Inspection

PCOC Convention in Hawaii

Gerry wrote 6 months ago: Would anyone like to comment freely on the PCOC convention in Hawaii this year. There has been a lot … more →

Tags: PCOC

Can door-to-door sales ever be quality sales?4 comments

Gerry wrote 7 months ago: Yes, if the critieria is revenue in the door. No, if the criteria is revenue out the door. Too often … more →

Tags: Sales

Family Business vs. A Business of Family2 comments

Gerry wrote 7 months ago: Family Business: Father knows best, son’s skills not to be questioned, mom is the secret weapo … more →

Tags: family business

Who Shall Live and Who Shall Die

Gerry wrote 8 months ago: I’m not talking here about pests, I’m talking about pest control companies. The new seas … more →

Tags: Compétiton

Pest Management Professional March 2009 Coffee Lessons4 comments

Gerry wrote 9 months ago: Starbucks gives the pest control industry, and frankly any service industry a lot to think about. Ch … more →

Tags: Customer Service, Pest Control Companies, PMP Magazine Contributions, Pest control workers, Human Resources, Visioning, starbucks, pest control technician

The Safe Haven of Diversification2 comments

Gerry wrote 10 months ago: Please comment on my February 2009 contribution to Pest Management Professional on page 22. The term … more →

Tags: Pest Control Companies, PMP Magazine Contributions, Compétiton, Economics, Branding, Marketing, termites

Shake Up the Game

Gerry wrote 10 months ago: The January 2009 print issue of Pest Management Professional magazine highlighted my first contribut … more →

Tags: General, Pest Control Companies, PMP Magazine Contributions, Compétiton, Branding, Marketing

Gerry Weitz in PMP Magazine

Gerry wrote 11 months ago: Please check out Pest Management Professional Magazine (PMP Magazine) and on-line content for articl … more →

Tags: PMP Magazine Contributions, News

NPMA QualityPro Green - EcoWise Certified - Green Shield Certified

Gerry wrote 1 year ago: There is a new flag waver in the IPM world: NPMA QualityPro Green.  This program has the opportunity … more →

Tags: Organic Pest Control / Ecology, Green Pest Control, Certification, NPMA

What do you want most?

Gerry wrote 1 year ago: Hey Techs, Tell us, what are you looking for in your jobs?  Is it all about money?  What are your li … more →

Kaput Combo Bait

Gerry wrote 1 year ago: I found a very novel product at the NPMA convention called Kaput Combo Bait from Scimetrics.  I pers … more →


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