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Put your Best Foot Forward with a Professional Sales Tool

You know that in the HVAC/R business, it is imperative to make a great first impression on each prospective customer to beat out the competition and close on every sale.

Yet contractors often put all their effort on closing the deal by beating out their competitors on price instead, leading to a lose-lose situation where profit is reduced, and finishing the job in the professional way customers expect is put at risk.

Consider also the effect that giving customers a paper proposal may have on your ability to close on sales.

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Top 5 things to know about Google Wifi

Looking to understand how Google Wifi can help your business grow beyond the thermostat?

In this post, we hear from Google Wifi Product Manager Ben Brown on why these 5 things make the Google Wifi a complimentary addition to your Nest Pro toolbox:

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How Nest opens doors for an HVAC integrator

The old saying “You are what you wear” certainly applies to Simply Comfort, a Toronto-based custom integrator. The company, which has its roots in the heating and air conditioning business, found its apparel made a big impact on its ability to set customers at ease, get their foot in the door, and easily start a sales discussion.

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Home Service Business Trends: 8 Shifts that are Reshaping the Industry

The home service business is trending big time right now.

Valued at roughly $600 billion, the US online on-demand home services sector is growing rapidly. According to The New York Times, the on-demand home services industry is expected to post a compound annual growth rate of nearly 49% by 2021.

What’s happening here?

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5 Ways OnCall Air Can Save you Time

You know time is one of your most valuable assets. And in the summer months this is especially true for our HVAC/R industry. 

As your phones ring off the hook and your customers need you most, being equipped with the right sales tool for what can be your most important sales season is imperative.  

OnCall Air can help you save a ton of time with the following benefits: 

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Tech Tips: It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year…Are You Ready?

Ladies and Gentlemen, the time has arrived. We are finally approaching summer and warmer temperatures are in full swing. There are calls coming into the business, work to be done, and money to be made. The next four months will equal 50% or more of what an HVAC business in our region of the country does in revenue annually. So…are you truly ready? Is your team truly ready? Are you going to run a lot of calls or is your focus on making a lot of money?

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HVAC Sales Tips: How to Turn Leads into Customers in 5 Easy Steps

An HVAC brand is more than just a logo, slogan, and catchphrase—a “brand” is what your customers feel or think when they see or hear those things. In order to make a mental connection with your customers, you’ll need to develop a personal, emotional, and social brand identity. Once you establish what your HVAC brand is all about, you can start standing out against your competition, build long-term relationships with customers, and drive business growth.

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Two HVAC/R Industry Regulations to Watch in 2019

Guess what the top HVAC/R industry trends are for 2019? If you answered energy efficiency and going green, you’re on the right track.

These were the top most important trends attendees of the recent ASHRAE- and AHRI-sponsored AHR Expo predicted for this year. They’re also the focus of two regulations that could impact the industry in 2019.

Read on to learn all about them and how they could shape your work this year.

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Digital Precision Meets Touchscreen Convenience in the NEW YELLOW JACKET P51 TITAN™ Digital Manifold Series

YELLOW JACKET® brings system measurement into the digital age with the introduction of the groundbreaking P51 TITAN™ Digital Manifold Series.

The flagship P51-870 features a 4.3-inch full-color touchscreen display and, when paired with our ManTooth™ app, full Bluetooth® capability to connect to a mobile device for remote monitoring.

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“The P51-870 revolutionizes the way a typical 4-valve manifold can be used to diagnose an HVAC system,” says Gary Lampasona, YELLOW JACKET Vice President of Sales & Marketing. “With one device you can now diagnose the system and, with the power of Bluetooth technology, you can diagnose remotely, service and charge through the device, monitor pump down/evacuation, and perform leak testing both in a vacuum and at positive pressure.”

The P51-860 provides a monochrome backlit digital display and the same measurement capabilities and Bluetooth connectivity and as the P51-870.

For leak testing, charging, recovery or evacuation, you get everything you need to attach to a system and perform the job with unsurpassed speed, ease and accuracy.