Pest Management Professional, November 2017
John Murphy On the COver IllustratIOn Jasper rIetman All SyStemS GO The 2018 State of the Industry Survey finds that PMPs are ready for another banner year By Diane Sofranec Managing Editor I f youre looking forward to another great year in the pest management business youre not alone The 152 pest management professionals PMPs primarily company owners and presidents who completed our 2018 State of the Industry Survey overwhelmingly say they believe the future of the pest management industry looks bright When asked to indicate on a scale of one to five how well they thought the pest management industry will do in 2018 47 percent inSiDe S6 Pest management services S7 Profit revenue generators S10 11 Top pest species S12 13 PMP business dashboard S14 The healthcare debate S15 Obstacles and opportunities chose five stars Not one survey respondent opted for the dismal one and two star choices The reasons for the optimism are as varied as the PMPs who answered the survey An uptick in local pest pressure newly hired employees additional training effective marketing strategies and better products and equipment all give PMPs a reason to believe 2018 will be a banner year For Jeff King president of The Pest Rangers in Hanover Township Pa the addition of an outside sales representative next year is Jeff King the reason he expects his companys growth to continue Compared to 2017 he expects total revenue for 2018 will rise 50 percent or more We developed a solid program with continued monitoring that will ensure reoccurring revenue from clients that would typically be onetime clients King says Word ofmouth has been the best marketing tool that has made us successful Training and education help business says John Murphy manager of technical training for Liberty Pest Control in Brooklyn N Y In New York City our laws and regulations help pest control companies succeed with the staff being properly educated on how to communicate with customers who have many accounts he says It helps bring in more business Murphy predicts company revenue will rise because of the quality of the work and the sales and marketing program used in the urban environment Liberty Pest Control serves We will make a profit with hard work thoughtful spending and the right marketing moves he says Murphy who learned about pest management from Purdue Universitys correspondence courses knows training can make a difference too S4 November 2017 Pest Management Professional mypmp net
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