How You Can Get Involved in Smart Irrigation Month
 Water use peaks during hotter weather. That's why July was selected for Smart Irrigation Month. Now is the perfect time to start marketing irrigation upgrades to your customers.
The Irrigation Association's Smart Irrigation Month campaign is an industry-wide initiative to help consumers understand the importance of water savings and to connect them with professionals who can upgrade older, inefficient systems with the latest technology.
What are the best ways to market water-efficient products to your customers?
Customers will buy when the benefits of water-saving upgrades are clearly explained to them. You must invest in promotion and education to create awareness.
- Send postcards to current customers promoting upgrades like moisture sensors, upgraded nozzles and smart controllers.
- Include promotional stuffers with your monthly statements.
- Leave smart watering door hangers with customers as part of their regular yard care and fertilization routes. These door hangers provide recommended hot-weather watering schedules and related water-saving products.
Download FREE Resources
Find statistics, tips and related content for your marketing materials on the Smart Irrigation Month website.
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Take Part in the "Thunderclap" on Social Media in Support of Smart Irrigation Month.
Smart Irrigation Month is almost here, and the Irrigation Association wants to spread the message of water-use efficiency to more people than ever. To do this, IA is hosting its second Thunderclap crowd-speak campaign. Thunderclap is a platform that allows organizations to promote a specific cause and increase its social reach through Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr. Individuals who join the IA Thunderclap campaign donate their social media accounts to send out the same message at the same time as their fellow supporters. Click here to participate This year's Smart Irrigation Month Thunderclap message is: "Happy #SmartIrrigationMonth! Join the cause & help protect our global water resources. Every drop counts!" 
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Attend Our July Customer Cookouts with Rain Bird!
Mark your calendar for our July events. We will discuss "Smart Irrigation Month" with Rain Bird. Plus meet with Atlantic Water Gardens, Borgert Products, Unique Lighting and other vendors. ALCC will be at the Colorado events to inform you about membership. Denver Water will share information on "Smart" watering practices at our Denver Metro cookouts.
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Hunter's Smart Irrigation Month Survival Guide
 Download Hunter's new Smart Irrigation Month Survival Guide to learn how you can profit from selling smart upgrades to your customers. A knowledgeable contractor using Hunter's industry-leading products is the key to an efficient and sustainable system that will save water. Take the Quiz to Get a FREE t-shirt. The full details are here.
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FREE Sprinkler Fridays Are Back!
 It's time for you to buy Hunter Irrigation products and have a chance to win a "FREE" sprinkler system. Starting Monday, July 13th, you have a chance to qualify for one entry towards the free system giveaway. This year's promotion will have additional products added. Special Thanks to FEBCO, Polyethylene Technologies, LASCO Fittings and Blazing Products. For more details, ask your CPS Counter Person, Branch Manager or Territory Salesperson for more details. Click here for complete details. |
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Rain Bird's 25 Ways to Save 25%
 Rain Bird, the world's leading manufacturer and provider of irrigation products, has launched 25 Ways to Save 25, an educational program designed to help contractors promote reduced water use use by 25 percent or more while still enjoying healthy, sustainable landscapes.
"At Rain Bird, we've spent the past eight decades researching, testing and developing water-efficient irrigation solutions," said Anthony LaFetra, Rain Bird's president. "With 25 Ways, we're passing along our knowledge to show Californians there are a number of practical options they can implement today to reduce their outdoor water use without giving up the many benefits of plants, trees, gardens and green spaces." Based upon Rain Bird's guiding philosophy, The Intelligent Use of Water™, 25 Ways contains practical, effective tips and advice drawn from the company's 80-plus years of experience in the irrigation industry. Visit 25ways.rainbird.com |
Time to "Win Big" with Rain Bird
 It's time for you to "Win Big" and have a chance to win great prizes at the Rain Bird / CPS Casino night in October.
All you have to do is purchase Rain Bird products to for an entry.
Buy a minimum of $250.00 of Rain Bird products on one invoice, get a set of 2 Rain Bird pint glasses
Buy a minimum of $250.00 of Rain Bird products on one invoice and you will get 1 entry for the Casino Night
Buy of minimum of $250.00 of Rain Bird products on one invoice and you will get $10.00 in Gaming Chips at the CPS/Rain Bird Casino Night.
Full details on the program flyer here.
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Carry a Precision Soil Sensor to Offer Customers Fast Upgrades to Smarter Control
Be sure your technicians are recommending water-smart upgrades
 Most timer-based irrigation controllers can waste water because they don't match the water applied to actual moisture levels in the soil.
With the Toro Precision Soil Sensor, you can offer customers an easy add-on device that reduces water waste by continuously measuring moisture levels in the soil and determining when to allow the controller to water. It can maximize the efficiency of any system, because it works with ANY standard controller.
Because the soil sensor features wireless communication, there's no digging to get it installed. Simply connect the receiver next to the controller and place the probe in the yard. The unit self-calibrates to the site's soil conditions.
You can easily add $100-$150 in easy profit to residential service calls by offering this handy device. Ask your CPS representative for full details on how to get started.
Sales Tip: Take along a Precision Soil Sensor
Having one on the truck is the easiest way to make a sale.
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NIBCO Products for Irrigation
 NIBCO offers a wide variety of irrigation products to serve a full range of applications. From residential landscapes to large commercial tracts, from golf courses to industrial sites, NIBCO provides the irrigation valves, copper fittings, and other innovative products to meet and exceed your requirements.
Setting a new standard for the irrigation industry are NIBCO products such as high quality bronze valves, resilient seated gate valves, irrigation general purpose isolation valves, and PVC ball valves.
New products for 2014 include lead-free valves and fittings and new push-to-connect copper fittings that eliminate the need for solder.
 Check out the new NIBCO Build-A-Submittal, the free, convenient online resource that saves you time and helps you organize the submittal process. You can easily create, access, select, edit and package submittal documents.
These and more solutions to your irrigation needs are presented at www.nibco.com.
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Train Your Team on Waterproof Wire Splices with This FREE Video from Regency Wire and Cable
What are the right ways and the wrong ways to make waterproof wire splices?
What will happen to a splice that isn't waterproofed?
What common mistakes do professionals make in splicing wires?
Regency Wire answers these questions and more in their NEW free training video for irrigation professionals. Check it out and be sure to share it with your team!
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Sales and Use Tax Seminar
 Going through a sales & use tax audit can be distracting. The disruption to your normal day-to-day procedures & personnel can be frustrating. This seminar aims to make this necessary process smoother. Stay up to date on the newest regulations, learn appropriate licensing, refresh your knowledge of sales tax & solidify your filling procedures. The speakers will be addressing sales & use tax application for the State of Colorado & the City and County of Denver. We will be addressing the way sales tax interacts with your day-to-day projects. You may also qualify to receive continuing education credits for attending. This is the most intensive sales tax seminar yet, & will be an excellent source of information as well as an ongoing resource for future needs. Reserve your spot today.
Date: Thursday, July 23, 2015
Time: 8:00 am to 12:00 noon Place: Renaissance Denver Hotel, 3801 N. Quebec St.
Click here for registration form.
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Take Advantage of Our Money-Saving Specials for Smart Irrigation Month
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P.S. July is Smart Irrigation Month