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Q&A: Insider Advice On Maintaining A Tenured Field Service Workforce
Publisher/Editor In Chief Sarah Nicastro talks one-on-one with Bob Latvis, regional VP of field operations at Cox Communications, on keeping techs happy.  Continue Reading..
ServiceMaster’s Digital Transformation
Customer-focused digital transformation leads to double-digit NPS gains.  Continue Reading..
Practical Advice For Implementing IoT
Important considerations if IoT is on your field service road map.  Continue Reading..
Trends
4 Digital Transformation Trends To Watch In 2018
Softvision is a digital services company that provides digital innovation strategy, design, and execution for some of the world’s leading global brands. The company employs more than 2,500 professionals in eight countries and works with companies like Estee Lauder, Groupon,  Microsoft, Macy’s, Mozilla, Lululemon, and Neiman Marcus. Softvision’s CEO, Andres Angelani, co-authored the book “The Never-Ending Digital...  Continue Reading..
Using Benchmarking And Best Practices To Deliver Best-In-Class Service
“Best-in-class” customer service and support is what all services organizations strive to achieve. However, many experts suggest that attaining best-in-class status in all aspects of customer service is – well – impossible. Even the very best customer service-focused organizations typically have one or more areas where they are not able to provide best-in-class customer support. However, whether a best-in-class...  Continue Reading..
Field Service Fitbit
Imagine A Fitbit-Like Field Service Experience
It’s the New Year, and gyms are packed full with people full of resolve to get healthy. Many of those people, including myself, now use an exercise-tracking device like a Fitbit, Garmin, or Apple Watch to track their activity and help stay motivated. The question is, what can we in the field service industry learn from the use of these exercise-tracking devices?  Continue Reading..
Customer-Led Innovation In The Social Media Age
The rise of social media has drastically shifted the way brands and entrepreneurs interact with loyal followers and consumers. Companies are no longer limited to outdated methods of communication, and instead, have adapted to social media to enhance customer relations while building better reputations for themselves. Understanding how customer-led innovation in the social media age has changed the way business is being conducted is key to...  Continue Reading..
Field Service Customers
Who Cares About Your Customers?
In my third book Dealing With Difficult Customers, my co-author Shawn Veltman and I go into great detail explaining why some customers seem so difficult, and what you can do to dramatically improve your ability to create amazing experiences for all of your customers–including the most difficult ones. With the release so close, what better time to talk about why there is such a disconnect between what senior executives think happens...  Continue Reading..
Top Field Service Articles
The Top 5 Field Technologies Articles Of 2017
2017 has been an exciting year in field service! Some of my personal favorite topics to cover have been how field service is shifting to be such a strategic part of the business, the growing importance of a major focus on the customer experience, and the discussion of how Augmented Reality (AR) is beginning to take hold in field service. I had the opportunity this year to interview some wonderful field service leaders, and it was my honor to...  Continue Reading..
ELD Mandate
Turning The ELD Headache Into An Opportunity
Last week was the deadline for compliance with the ELD mandate. However, many statistics are flying around about the number of companies required to be compliant that have yet to roll out an ELD solution. Avoiding the mandate, however, won’t make it go away.  Continue Reading..

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