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Loren McIrvin discusses his approach to commercial landscaping and the importance of treating landscapes as managed assets.

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People in this episode

Host: Marty Grunder

Guest: Loren McIrvin

Topics covered

• commercial landscaping
• landscape maintenance
• sales strategies
• asset management
• enhancement sales

Keywords

• landscaping
• commercial maintenance
• sales manager
• managed assets
• enhancement sales

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Allied Landscape

Places: Dayton, OH, Tucson, AZ, Savannah, GA

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