[Conference Preview] PCT Residential Pest Management Summit Set

Residential pest management services have been the backbone of the pest management industry for decades and continue to be a much sought-after market segment for industry professionals. Today, 70 percent of the average pest management company’s revenue in the United States comes from residential pest services.
To assist pest management professionals enhance the quality and operational effectiveness of their residential pest management services, the PCT Media Group is sponsoring the PCT Residential Pest Management Summit, March 8-10, at the Renaissance Hotel in Chicago, Ill.
The summit will bring together leading pest management professionals for an in-depth education experience dedicated solely to the topic of how to better service, sell and market residential pest services. The event will identify current trends in residential pest management, spark discussion on new strategies to treat for a variety of pests in a residential setting and explore methods to grow revenues and market share.
“We are excited to be able to help meet the needs and requests of our readers,” said Dan Moreland, publisher of PCT. “We know what an important role residential pest services play in thousands of companies throughout the United States and we want to do all we can to help grow PCOs’ market share and revenue.”

THE DETAILS. Presentations will be delivered by a diverse cross section of speakers including owners, upper management and technical/training personnel from the coun-try’s top pest management companies, as well as university researchers and other experts in the area of selling and servicing residential pest management customers.
Continuing education/certification credits for attending the event can be earned based upon individual state approval.
Highlights among the 19 education sessions include:
• Residential Pest Control and Public Health: Balancing Perception and Reality
 Speaker: Dr. Richard Kramer, Innovative Pest Management
• Seven Simple, Not Easy, Steps To Marketing Residential Pest Services
 Speaker: Bud Brewer, MPB Communications
• Emerging Residential Pests
 Speaker: Jeff Tucker, Entomology Associates
• The Future of Residential Pest Management: Going Forward Or Standing Still?
 Moderator: Dan Moreland, PCT Media Group
 Panelists: Bob Dold, Rose Pest Solutions
 Billy Blasingame, Arrow Exterminators
 Mike Britt, Western Exterminator
 Clarke Keenan, Waltham Services
• Cross Selling Services: Does It Work?
 Speaker: Jim McHale, Jr., JP McHale Pest Management
• 10 Tips For Putting The Profits Back In Residential Services
 Speaker: Rick Rogers, Myers Services