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Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
National Police Week – THANK YOU Officers!
In honor of National Police Week, ServiceMaster by Ayotte says THANK YOU to all of our local law enforcement officers. Your honor, sacrifice and dedication is immeasurable!!
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Mother’s Day Gift Idea….
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
Happy Mother's Day
Mother’s Day is fast approaching! Don’t be left empty handed this year, ServiceMaster by Ayotte has you covered. Take it from me, a mother of two, Mother’s Day is not just about the gifts. It is a day for all moms’s to relax! It is not often that you see a mother take a break, especially in today’s era of dual-income families. From the morning rush of getting everyone dressed and off to school to the evening practices, homework and oh-yeah….housework, mom’s don’t get much of a break. What a better way to kill two birds with one stone than with a ServiceMaster by Ayotte Gift Certificate for your home cleaning! Call today and receive our Buy 3 – Get 2 Free Mother’s Day special. Buy 3 rooms of carpet/hard surface floor cleaning or 3 hours of house cleaning and get 2 rooms or 2 hours free! Want to mix and match – no problem! SMbA can customize your certificate to meet the needs of your special mom!
Call today to cash in on your Mother’s Day special – 877.945.0993
Tags: carpet cleaning, Cleaning, floors, flowers, gift certificates, gifts, house cleaning, mom, mothers day, servicemaster by ayotte, servicemaster clean, servicemaster of faribault, servicemaster of northfield, servicemaster of owatonna, servicemaster south metro, windows
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Appreciating Your Admin
Friday, April 20th, 2012
The last Wednesday of April is designated as Administrative Professionals Day each year. The tradition started many years back when Mary Barrett, president of the then National Secretaries Association, recognized the shortage of qualified Administrative Professionals and anticipated that drawing more attention to this career may draw more qualified candidates.
In today’s economic times there is likely not a shortage of qualified administrative professtionals but likely a great deal of those that have experienced an ever increasing workload and other challenges that small businesses today are facing. We encourage you to take a break and check out one of the florists in our area to thank your admin staff. Thanks and encouragement are gestures that can be often forgotten, however can mean so much and drive productivity higher.
In Mankato we recommend chamber member, Hill Top Florist. In Northfield we recommend Forget me Not Florist. Floral Designs by Jodi in Owatonna and the floral department inside the Hy-vee in Faribault are also great options depending on where your business is located. Checking out the chamber website for your area is also another great resource for finding another florist or maybe something more creative to thank your Administrative Assistant’s hard work and dedication to your business.
Tags: administrative professionals day, Cleaning, events, floral designs by Jodi, flowers, forget me not florist, hilltop florist, Hy-vee, national secretaries association, servicemaster by ayotte
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SMbA at the MN Horse & Hunt Club – Prior Lake, MN
Thursday, April 19th, 2012
It was Thursday March 1st, 2012 at 10:23 a.m. and the call came in as most losses do….”We have water everywhere…..I need your help NOW!”, proclaimed Terry Correll, General Manager at the Minnesota Horse & Hunt Club. There was some uniqueness to this call, however, as Terry is a personal friend Danny Ayotte (my business partner and father) and it was almost 9 years earlier that my husband, Hans Naumann, and I said “I Do” at this very same venue.
By 11:30 a.m., Danny and I were onsite to inspect the damage. A piece on their Fire Compression System gave way and 55,000 gallons of water poured into the basement of the club – the area where all storage, office and gun club check in is located – a hub for all avid hunters! If it were not for the quick response of an exterior contractor and the endless work of the club’s staff, damage could have been worse. But Terry knew who to call and with all of the staff’s help, our team at SMbA had the lower level mitigation underway within 2 hours of Terry’s initial call. Although the circumstances were unique (the club stayed open during the entire mitigation and repairs process), the job could not have gone smoother. But don’t take my word for it, here is what Terry and his staff had to say….
MN Horse & Hunt Club Testimonial
Tags: clay pigeons, clean, dci, deutsche contracting, gun club, guns, horse, hunting, minnesota horse & hunt club, Northfield, outdoors, preservation, prior lake, remodel, servicemaster, shooting, southern minnesota venues, sporting clubs, Water, water damage
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Team Yellow @ The Greater Mankato Business Showcase
Monday, April 16th, 2012
ServiceMaster by Ayotte, aka: Team Yellow was part of the Greater Mankato Business Showcase last Tuesday evening. With Hostess still having stable enough cash flow to produce Twinkies we chose to toss Twinkies again at this event. The game was a hit! Becky and Tina had a great time interacting with those that stopped by our booth. We were able to share more about our business and our team while enjoying familiar faces and getting to meet some new people of Greater Mankato.
Those that humored us and did partake in the Twinkie Toss game got to learn more about our owner, Danny Ayotte – our Janitorial Manager, Becky Charnell – and our Sales and Marketing Manager, Tina Johnson.
Those that tossed a Twinkie into Danny’s hole were placed in a drawing to win a gift card to Danny’s favorite restaurant in Mankato, The Tavern on the Avenue. Those that tossed into either Becky or Tina’s hole were placed in drawing to their favorite restaurants, Blue Bricks and Buster’s respectively.
The winner’s of the Twinkie Toss @ The Greater Mankato Business Showcase were:
- Michael Laskey with United Prairie Bank won Danny’s pick, The Tavern on the Avenue.
- Christie Satre with Hickory Tech won Becky’s pick, Blue Bricks.
- Kevin Velasquez with Blethen Gage & Krause won Tina’s pick, Buster’s.
Congratulations to our winners! Thanks again to everyone that took time to visit our booth – we appreciate it!
Tags: blethen, blue bricks, busters, clean, gage & krause, hickory tech, Mankato, mankato growth, servicemaster by ayotte, showcase, tav on the ave, team yellow, twinkie, united prairie bank
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ServiceMaster by Ayotte Blood Drive – Northfield, MN
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
Calling all Doners!
Although March was American Red Cross Month, donations are needed year round! ServiceMaster by Ayotte will be supporting the need with our 2nd Annual Blood Drive scheduled for Tuesday April 24th, 2012 from 1 – 6 p.m. Registration is easy –email, call or text Beth Ayotte Naumann at beth@smbyayotte.com or 612.490.7633, or new this year, you can register online by entering Sponsor Code 0177436 at www.redcrossblood.org.
Give the gift of life – Give Blood!
Did you know?
Tags: american red cross, blood, Cleaning, donate, Faribault, local events, Northfield, rice county, servicemaster by ayotte
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SMbA Showcase Sponsor at Home & Garden Show – Northfield, MN
Monday, March 26th, 2012
Come get your spring home and garden ideas sparked and learn more about Northfield’s local businesses at the 2012 Northfield Area Chamber of Commerce Home and Garden Expo, Saturday March 31st, 2012 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
ServiceMaster by Ayotte will be there in full spring force to share our crazy Spring Deals with all Expo goers. Although last year proved to be a bit chilly as spring had not yet sprung (indoorsJ), Executive Director Kathy Feldbrugge has put her stamp of approval on the warm weather and is looking forward to a full house of exhibitors and visitors. This year’s Event Sponsor is Culligan of Northfield, and there are five showcase sponsors; Knecht’s Nurseries and Landscaping Inc, Quality Appliance of Northfield, Schmidt Homes Remodelinghttp://schmidthomes.com/remodeling/, Sol-Information Systems and ServiceMaster by Ayotte
Stop by and see LeaAnn, Lisa and Eduardo at the ServiceMaster by Ayotte booth. Mention this post and receive a special Spring Gift! We are looking forward to a great day – see you all this Saturday at the Northfield Ice Arena!
Tags: chamber, clean, home & garden, local events, Northfield, servicemaster, sponsor
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Spring Brings Annual Ayotte Adventure
Monday, March 12th, 2012
March is here and with the record setting warm weather, we are all more than ready for winter to be gone for good and spring to be ever-present! At ServiceMaster by Ayotte we couldn’t agree more! This year we are so excited to celebrate spring, our team has put together a Spring Incentive package so we can welcome spring (and summer) with our top referral partners. Hold on to your seats because this is not just a one-time deal either! We are excited to announce our First Annual Ayotte Adventure that will continue on for what I hope will be many years to come (is forever too long?).
So what’s the catch? There is none. It is simple – we value you and your business. It is our job to take care of your customers, who too, are our customers. We want to make your job easier and ultimately, we want to ease the pain to a client who suffers a disaster of any nature – big or small. We (both ServiceMaster by Ayotte and DCI) are standing by 24/7 to help you out. The catch I guess is this – you need to utilize our on line ‘Assign a Claim’ form via our website (www.smbyayotte.com) or thru our soon-to-come QR Code. That is it! A customer of yours needs help (water or fire mitigation, restoration repairs, mold, trauma or specialty cleaning, or even just a ladder assist or inspection) – you electronically ‘Assign’ the work request to us. Just log on to www.smbyayotte.com or www.deutschecontracting.com and click on the ‘Assign a Claim’ tab in the upper right hand corner and you are done. We guarantee a response within 1 hour! Of course you can always call us direct at 877.945.0993, reference the ‘Assign a Claim’ and we will enter it in for you.
We appreciate the trust you are putting in us to help you and your clients!
Tags: Adjuster, Agent, www.smbyayotte.com
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2012 Daytona 500 ServiceMaster Clean Safety Truck
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
Montoya Crashes into ServiceMaster Clean Safety Truck
If you haven’t already seen or heard about this, check out the above link. This is one crash that will go down in history!
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What? That’s Free?? Sounds good to me!
Friday, February 17th, 2012
Both cost-effective and quality training for small businesses.
With the current economic conditions small businesses seem to be seriously scrutinizing each and every dollar that is spent. When reviewing networking and training opportunities within our organization we could not help but take a second look at the Main Street Chamber. This organization has different chapters throughout the state. We at ServiceMaster have recently taken the opportunity to get involved with the chapter based in Mankato. This organization offers all kinds of great, FREE, training for small business owners. Each training session so far has included an opportunity for networking as well. We’ve enjoyed both the training put on by the Google people about all things Google and also a recent training on maximizing the potential of homepages to drive business. The quality of the trainers that the Main Street Chamber is able to bring in is incredible. This is clearly NOT a case of you get what you pay for – the attendees definitely make out on this deal.
For those of you that own/operate or work for small business; I would advise checking out the main page for Main Street Chamber. From there you can find your local chapter and join – for FREE. You will be able to see all of the training opportunities coming up and networking events as well. Sometimes there is a cost, however it is always reasonable. The Main Street Chamber has been able to gather a variety of sponsorships from their members to put on these events. This is a great opportunity for small businesses to gain more exposure for a reasonable price and also to give back to the organization for providing all of the many benefits that it does.
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