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Dr. Mr. X
Dear Mr. X, I write to you on the occasion of a date that I find most portentous and tone that you could also find somewhat distinguished – namely, the anniversary of your employment as the property manager at the historical and renowned Grande Maison building (if you will forgive me for being a tad pretentious when pursuing epithets for a facility in my ownership, tooting my own horn to an extent, so to say - however, I am certain [...]
Why YOU Are Not Vanilla | Managers | Tampa Bay
Vanilla reminds us of ordinary, simple and like the building down the block. You do not want your building appearance to be considered vanilla. It must stand out as a showcase for office staff, clients and others who visit on a regular basis. Even the surrounding community wants and expects professional office buildings housing corporate headquarters to be recognizable landmarks. Lets talk about how to keep it from being viewed as ordinary. For this post that would also be called [...]
When Your Building Fits | Law of Attraction | Tampa Bay
What is the public’s attraction to your building? Location Size Parking Amenities Management Can you explain and talk about the number one reason your building is 100% or close to 100% occupied when the building down the street is not? The success of building occupancy lies in your management style and ability to spend dollars on maintenance programs and it shows to everyone who enters the front doors. You are the key to a well maintained - well run building. [...]
Length of Menu Creates Certain Expectations | Tampa Bay
When was the last time you walked into a restaurant and commented on the size of the menu and exceptional quality of the food? From experience – most of the time the shorter the menu (one page) the more attention and skill is given to entree creation, preparation, quality and presentation by the chef. The longer the menu (eight pages) the more food choices the chef has to create and daily prepare. Virtually impossible to get it right every [...]
A Tale of Two Carpets
Once, there were two carpets. They were the same color, the same make and pattern, they even were of age, being manufactured at the same company. And they both arrived together in one truck, both nicely rolled up in neat, big spools, ready to unfurl and cover their particular stretch of floor at the nice facility at which they were destined to live out their lives. When the men who delivered them were about to leave, they issued one warning [...]
Your Money is a Magnifier – Less Math – More Results
How and where you spend your budget dollars shows what is important to you. Expand the pie...and you can get more bang for the buck. Lets talks about how to do just that. Your budget is X amount and your carpet cleaning service fits in to the X. But the results look dismal. Dirty, dungy, spots and stains, traffic patterns evident, overall unsatisfied. What is wrong and what can change to make these disappointing results go away? I acquired a [...]
How Frequently Should Your Carpets Be Cleaned?
This is a complex question to which we can give you a short and a long answer. The short answer is – it depends, on many factors. The long answer is basically to explain what those factors are. So let’s try to do just that in this article. First thing’s first – keep in mind that everything you will read here pertains to commercial buildings of all sorts, but not to private homes, no matter how spacious or resplendent they [...]
RED CARPET Obsessive Appearance | Tampa
When we asked “what is one word that describes office carpet” these are the responses we got on January 9, 2016. uncomfortable, overseen, dirty, outdated, rough, functional, ancient, modern, dingy, ugly Why this is so important to you. Being an office manager, facilities manager or property manager is a tough job! So many people to keep happy. When talking about carpet appearance and cleanliness the best way to come through with this for tenants and office staff is to hire [...]
Your Audience | Facilities | Tampa
Does your office workplace look like everyone else’s? With the new open office plan many offices have now become open wall-less areas with fabric panels positioned in maze-like formation. Bull-pen like arrangements designed to foster connection and raise energy levels. This new minimalist way to do business now requires: sharing desk space sharing chairs sharing carpet sharing breathing room sharing personal art/photos/quotes sharing staples, pens, pencils, paper, files sharing keyboards, screens, cabinets sharing cubicle walls SHARING This open-plan layout expects [...]
New Year’s Resolutions For Your Carpet
Holidays are an occasion when even carpeting in commercial or office building gets to take some time off. Even apartment buildings seeing less foot traffic, as everyone is coddled up in their homes, enjoying family time or binging on Netflix. But every experienced facility manager knows that this short break is actually a great chance to do some regular maintenance and cleanup, especially when it comes to carpets. So, why not treat your carpet to some well-deserved pampering this holiday [...]