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How CRM Can Be Used for Store Layout Optimization

by Black Ink Team

There is a finite number of square feet in your retail space, but an unlimited number of ways in which you can arrange your stock. Here is a CRM-empowered method of choosing the best layout for your store.

Real Estate Drone Photography is Changing the Way People Buy Homes

by Black Ink Team

Look! Up there in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! No! It's… Drone-driven innovation in the real estate marketing sector!

The Future of Smart Homes and the Internet of Things

by Black Ink Team

The ways in which we live are about to get a whole lot more complicated, but also a whole lot simpler, thanks to the growing adoption of smart homes and the Internet of Things - here's how.

Why Choosing The Right CRM Matters

by Ken Gibson

CRM software isn't just a list of leads. Choosing the wrong one can be like putting on a blindfold. Read this for tips on how to not make that mistake.

How The Landscaping Industry Is Going Green

by Ken Gibson

Customers still want their lawns to look nice, but they have problems with certain lawncare practices. Here is why environmental concerns won't make the landcaping industry decay.

When Will Robots Take Over Landscaping & Construction Jobs?

by Ken Gibson

Robots aren't ready to terminate construction and landscaping jobs quite yet. As it turns out, humans are the best machines on the market today.

RV Sales Are Heating Up And Millennials Are To Thank

by Ken Gibson

Generation Y is swiftly adopting the RV lifestyle, living life on the open road and propping up the motorhome industry. Mobile millennials can take work wherever they want, so why stay in one place, and people just now starting to have families to vacation with are choosing to invest in "hotel rooms on wheels.

Musings from the OPEESA 2018 show

by Jeff Winsper

What an amazing time last week at OPESSA. As an affiliate member, Black Ink Technologies had the opportunity to present its brand to some 200 attendees.   

4 Industries (Other Than Real Estate) Benefiting From The Rising Housing Market

by Ken Gibson

According to most forecasts, including our own, the US housing market is looking great. For example, we looked at the number of building permits that were issued in 2016 and 2017, and their numbers are rising across the board.

3 Ways to Increase Your Upsell & Cross-Sell

by Owen Francis

A major part of making money in business is upselling and cross-selling products to a customer that needs them - effectively selling higher-end and higher quantities of products to a customer. Here are three ways to increase upsell and cross-sell...