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Through the years, DENTCO^® CEO, Kevin Dent, has been provided editorial contributions on a variety of Exterior Services Management^® (ESM^®) topics for a mixture of national trade publications including Professional Retail Store Maintenance, Retail Construction Magazine, Hospitality Construction, Buildings, Properties, Restaurant Facility Business, AAHOA Lodging Business, Lodging Operator, and Chain Store Age.

This is a list of archived articles.

2008

• ARE YOU AND YOUR LOCATIONS IN THE DARK?
  (Dec 08/Jan 09)
• START EVERY SEASON STRESS FREE
  (Aug 08)
• ARE YOU PREPARED FOR A WHITE OUT?: Get prepared for winter now.
  (Jul/Aug 08)
• DROUGHT TOLERANT LANDSCAPES: Strategies to maintain your curb appeal during water-absent periods
  (Jun 08)
• IS YOUR LANDSCAPING AS FRESH AS YOUR BROCCOLI?
  (Mar 08)

2007

• NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION #1: NEW EXTERIOR MAINTENANCE MASTER PLAN
  Help to make this resolution a reality.
  (Nov 07)
• PAINTING ON A FRESH FACADE: A fresh coat of paint can rejuvenate and protect your exteriors
  (Oct 07)
• WINTRY WEATHER PREPARATIONS
  (Sept 07)
• GRAFFITI: WRITINGS ON THE WALL
  Professional tips for graffiti prevention, business recovery & graffiti removal
  (Sept 07)
• The POWER OF PRESSURE: Pressure Washing Keeps Your Exteriors Crisp & Clean
  (Aug 07)
• PRSM: ASK THE EXPERTS
  (Jun 07)
• CASH IN ON CURB APPEAL
  (Jun 07)
• CURB CHARISMA: Refine your curb appeal and reap the rewards.
  (May 07)
• PLEASING THE EYE
  Enhancing Your Hotels' Curb Appeal.
  (May 07)
• LODGING OPERATOR CONSULTANT'S CORNER: Customer's FAQ Concering Landscape Maintenance
  (Apr 07)
• STREAMLINED EXTERIOR SERVICES MANAGEMENT (ESM)
  Enhancing curb appeal through a cohesive seasonal maintenance program
  (Apr 07)
• SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL FAQS
  (Mar 07)
• MANAGING YOUR EXTERIOR'S WINTER DAMAGE: Heal the winter weather wounds inflicted on your property's exterior assets
  (Mar 07)

2006

• PRSM: ASK THE EXPERTS: How can I better budget my snow removal and ice control expenses?
  (Dec06/Jan 07)
• RFP: THE MAGIC OF QUOTING UNSEEN PROPERTIES
  (Oct 06)
• GROWING YOUR GREEN POTENTIAL
  (Aug 06)
• THE CLIMATE QUANDARY: Change in the weather is inevitable in the 21st century. Here's how you and your stores can be prepared for it.
  (May 06)
• SIGNS OF SPRING
  (Mar 06)

2005

• PLAYING IT SAFE
  (Dec 05/Jan 06)
• AN ESM PLAN FOR ALL SEASONS
  (Aug 05)
• PLAN FOR THE UNEXPECTED
  (Jun 05)
• MONITORING QUALITY ASSURANCE
  (Mar 05)

2004

• ONCE SNOW RIDDEN, TWICE SHY
  (Dec 04/Jan 05)
• WHEN GOOD INSTALLATIONS GO BAD: The Costs of Maintaining Poor Landscape Installations
  (Nov 04)
• FALLING INTO WINTER
  (Oct 04)
• THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF EXTERIOR MAINTENANCE
  (Sept 04)
• FUNCTIONAL LANDSCAPE DESIGN
  (Jul 04/Aug 04)
• SUMMER PLANNING FOR WINTER PLOWING
  (Jun 04)
• I.P.M. INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
  (May 04)
• ADMINISTRATION & COST BENEFITS OF EXTERIOR SERVICES MANAGEMENT®
  (Apr 04)
• NEW SEASON PREPARATION: A Guide to Landscape Rejuvenation and Functional Appeal
  (Mar 04)
• DREAMS OF GREEN: Inspecting Your Irrigation System
  (Feb 04)

2003

• PLANNING FOR SUCCESS
  (Dec 03/Jan 04)
• EXTERIOR ASSETS INVENTORIES
  (Nov 03)
• FALL LANDSCAPING
  (Oct 03)
• ACHIEVING TURN-KEY LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION
  (Sept 03)
• PLOWING THRU SUMMER SNOW PLANNING
  (July/Aug 03)
• DEALING WITH DROUGHT
  (Jun 03)
• GARBAGE, WEEDS, AND OVERSIZED TREES: A Guide to Planting Bed Maintenance
  (May 03)
• PARKING LOT MAINTENANCE: It's black and you drive on it…need to know more?
  (Apr 03)
• IT'S WATERTIME!
  (Mar 03)
• PREPARATION FOR THE NEW SEASON
  (Feb 03)

2002

• MASTER PLANNING: Need a little help getting the plan ready for next year?
  (Dec 02/Jan 03)
• OUTSOURCING SNOW & ICE REMOVAL: Are you considering the responsibilities and liabilities of snow and ice control?
  (Nov 02)
• SURVIVING THE BATTLE OF OUTSOURCING: There are tactics to prepare your exterior maintenance for victory.
  (Oct 02)
• EVALUATING YOUR EXTERIOR STORE MAINTENANCE: Evaluating exterior maintenance services through an ESM company can reduce your bottom line.
  (Sept 02)
• CENTRALIZING OPERATIONS: Retail management systems are now providing support from central headquarters.
  (July-Aug 02)
• GEARING UP FOR SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL: It's not too early to begin planning for your retail operations’ winter.
  (Jun 02)
• THE NEW AGE OF LANDSCAPING: New advances in landscaping have made this essential part of retail maintenance easier to manage.
  (May 02)
• THE SELLING POWER OF CURB APPEAL: Getting online and real-time with portfolio management.
  (Apr 02)
• THE SELLING POWER OF CURB APPEAL: Exterior services management can help your store pass the customer approval test.
  (Mar 02)
• TIME TO CONSIDER AN ESM PROVIDER?: One-sourcing ESM focuses on strategic solutions, not cost.
  (Feb 02)

2001

• EXTERIOR SERVICES MANAGEMENT: Consolidating exterior services provides cost containment and service standardization.
  (Dec 01/Jan 02)