Three Ways Technology Can Help Grow a Landscape Business in 2023
Over the last six months we’ve teamed up with GPSTrackit to put their innovative telematics and fleet management tools to work in our business. GPSTrackit has been a fantastic tool to keep tabs on our crew and monitor our fleet. Whether your fleet is two trucks, or twenty trucks it’s nice to have that piece of mind on where your team is.
As baby time approaches I am relieved to be able to rely on GPSTrackit. I know that my team will be out working hard when I need to be home with Liz and the new baby. Consider it an insurance policy, you will always know where your trucks are.
GPSTrackit is just one of the many ways a business can evolve with technology. Using new software can make your business more efficient and effective and as well as potentially offset workforce and fuel cost challenges. Technology has the potential to grow your landscape business to new heights. Check out these three areas where you could embrace technology this year:
Advanced Equipment Technologies
There are several technologies that allow businesses to complete jobs faster and with greater accuracy. A few examples of advanced equipment technologies include drones for surveying land, automated irrigation systems, and other high-tech tools that can be used to increase productivity while reducing labor costs. Personally, I find technology such as fleet management systems that utilize GPS tracking to monitor vehicle location and performance most helpful. GPS tracking allows for better planning of routes and improved efficiency.
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can be used to optimize job scheduling, build predictive analytics and forecasting models to identify potential customers or automate repetitive tasks like bookkeeping and payroll processing. AI is even built into video telematics solutions like GPS Trackit’s VidFleet—which uses predictive AI to warn drivers in real time when it senses potentially distracted behavior behind the wheel.
Customer Service Interface
If you are a larger company, you may be considering offloading some customer communication to an automated relationship management tool. Although we want to ensure we have a personal touch when communicating with clients, relationship management tools can help deliver the information your customers need at the right time. Features like ETA links are built into the best fleet management solutions, and give managers the ability to send automated notifications to customers that allow them to track when a technician will be arriving. That way, a customer can schedule his or her outside time to avoid disruption, make sure pets are inside, or plan a call that could be affected by noise accordingly. That visibility also gives customers reassurance that they’re being serviced and billed accurately.
All of these technologies help grow a landscape business by giving you more time to take on and serve more clients by increasing efficiency and improving margin. More business means more profits. Taking on these technologies doesn’t have to cost you an arm and a leg, they can be affordable. GPSTrackit really is a fantastic value, I have been more than impressed with its performance. If you’re looking to expand your technology horizons, then check out GPSTrackit.
