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A Trainer’s Perspective From The Field: Key Factors to Successful Software Deployment
In an era where technology and software are becoming more and more prevalent, deploying software solution is a challenging process. Onsite training is still the most effective approach to deployment, especially for large multi-location operations with a large number of users with different software background. Deployment planning and preparation is the key Building a strong...
Evaluating a Commercial Flooring Estimating Software
When making a decision as critical to your business as selecting a commercial estimating software, it is essential to have a strategy and expectations in place before you invest in a new software: requirements (past and future), training, support, rollout time, and price. Work at a commercial level has less margin for error, higher complexity,...
How to hit the ground running on commercial flooring
Looking to take your residential flooring skills and make the transition into commercial flooring? The first step on that path is learning to read a blueprint. Parts of a Blueprint Title Block: contains architect’s name, project name, diagram name, date, revision, and scale information Diagram area: the part of the blueprint where the building is drawn Legend: additional...
Fuse Alliance Conference: JobTrakr Gets Traction
This week was the annual conference for the Fuse Alliance. We are a proud member of this organization, and we had a booth at the event. Over the years, the Fuse Alliance has been a key source of growth for our commercial software platform. For example, at this year’s award dinner, every single project winner...
Why a digital floor plan can speed up real estate sales in the Pandemic time?
Property market has been hot over the recent months with the Fed’s low interest rates and others, many real estate agents get busy listing and searching for properties for their clients. There is one secret that some agents are leveraging to make buy and sell houses more efficiently: a digital floor plan can make property...
Masterpiece Floors: Customers Say, “Wow, That’s Cool!”
Recently, Paul Wilke visited the Measure Square offices. He’s the founder and president of Masterpiece Floors, which is based in Corona, California. Founded in 1989, the company focuses on hardwood flooring. The motto is: “Just floor it.” Over the years, Masterpiece Floors has had some very interesting clients. Keep in mind that one was James...
Dixie Carpet Installations: How Measure Square Helped to Propel Growth
Dixie Carpet Installations got its start back in 1973. The headquarters was in the greater Houston area and the business supplied turnkey services for property managers and general contracts. Over the years, the company grew quickly and expanded its operations. As of today, Dixie Carpet focuses on multifamily interiors, which span from garden style to...
Measure Square and Kudu: Riding the Digital Wave
Memphis-based Artisent Floors is a fast-growing full-service multifamily and retail flooring company. It is also a customer of Measure Square. The software has been a key part of the growth strategy. Over the years, the company has expanded its operations into Arkansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Florida. It would not have been possible...
Why Contractors Need Integrated Estimating Tools
We can appreciate the old-fashioned way of doing things, which is why we understand the way most contractors still do business. Most contractors still use manual workflows, such as spreadsheets because they simply are unaware of any alternative. Contractors work hard, long hours, so it is understandable why they do not spend their off-time learning...
Takeaways for this Week’s Surfaces Show
The International Surface Event (TISE) show – or SURFACES event – is critical for Measure Square. It’s a big generator of leads. The good news is that this year’s show was standout. We got lots of traction at our booth. But there were some other things that were important. For example, there were a variety...