Field Force Mobility for Pest Control - the Basics
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Field Force MobilityThe Mobile Edge
Sales. Results.Service.
Presenting Partner
Mike Rogers, CEO, Killingsworth Environmental
What is Field Force Mobility?Field Force Mobility describes an infrastructure that connects an organization to its employees and customers instantly.
Employees and customers are mobile. Increased interaction with both increases revenue.
Where does Nexcom fit in?The right technology can increase revenue for companies of any size.Our clients gain a competitive edge:
• Employees work faster• With more clarity• Provide more value• Connect with ease to their customers
• Midsize Market Leader Census
Mobile Device Confusion
• Apple• Android• Windows Mobile• Apple Tablets• Android Tablets• Microsoft Surface
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Success with Mobile Devices
Every user experience is only as good as the service provider’s coverage…
Success in Field Force Mobility
Success in Field Force Mobility carries the same one to one relationship as a carrier to a piece of hardware.
It is primarily dependent upon the your choice of software, not hardware.
3 Questions to Explore• Does Mobility provide a measureable return on
investment for a business unit?
• How to avoid the 3 most common mistakes when investing in Field Force software?
• Does Mobility provide a strategic separation from your competition?
• Demo ‘A day in the life’ of a technician with our apps / Q&A
Where is your business spending time and money?
Where can you improve your process?
COMPLIANCE
PAPERWORK
ASSETS/INVENTORY
PAYMENTS/COLLECTIONS
SCHEDULING/ TIME
TRACKING
“The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.”
- Bill Gates
The Two Rules of Technology
How to avoid the 3 most common mistakes companies make when investing in Field
Force Software?
1. Poor planning – how will change be implemented?
2. Mixing financial software with field force software
3. Depending solely on on-site infrastructure
Who will lead the project to success?
First mistake to avoid:
Companies don’t know their capacity for change.
Second mistake to avoid: Mixing financial software with field force software
Examples:• Microsoft Logistics• Sage• Viewpoint• Maxwell
Security vs. IT vs. Productivity
Invest in cloud products andReinvent your customer experience.
Third mistake to avoid: Depending solely on on-site infrastructure
Does your technology investment provide strategic separation from
your competition?
This is where the customer experience becomes the single most important factor in all of your decisions.
The Mobile EdgeAn Opportunity to be different
Connecting with a mobile platform creates countless opportunities to reach customers :
• Open up your GPS so customers see how close you are• Take payments in the field for a better customer experience• Give your customers the ability to schedule times (airline
example)• Provide historical photo records of services completed• Manage contract renewals• Send out customer service scores and attach them to technician
performance• Lead generation with geo-location• Example
Remembering why we invest in technology3 Considerations:
1. Managing Revenue Growth
2. Controlling Administrative & HR Cost
3. Managing Customer Relations
Pest Control vs. Appliance Service Companies:
All of our items will be connected HVAC units, Refrigerators, Washers, etc…
Pest control industry will need to find innovative ways to leverage technology differently to own the customer relationship.