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  Important Update Starting December 8, 2025, we’ll be transitioning to a new ticketing system to improve efficiency and customer experience. From that date forward, tickets will be referred to as cases. The main change you’ll notice is a refreshed interface to view your submitted cases for easier tracking and understanding. You’ll continue accessing AspireCare from the same locations as before, and the new system is designed to remain intuitive and user-friendly. After the switch takes place, you’ll continue to have access to your ticket history from the past year.  If you have any questions, please reach out to AspireCare.

  We’re excited to hold our first focus group tomorrow! Thank you to everyone who voted in our recent poll to help us pick the best date. To help us host a productive meeting, please submit any topics, ideas or questions you have for the focus group in the comments. These will be used to prepare the agenda. If you can’t make this one, don’t worry we’ll be hosting more focus groups in the near future.  🗓️ Date: 11/13 Thursday🕒 Time: 11:00 AM CST Attend the focus group via this zoom link. Link to event page.   

  Level Up Your Marketing Game with SMS 🚀 Aspire Marketing Pro has officially expanded to include text message campaigns helping you reach customers faster, improve response rates, and drive even greater ROI from your marketing efforts. This will allow you to create and track email, direct mail, and text message campaigns side by side for a streamlined experience.  Want a personalized demo of Marketing Pro? Make sure to fill out this form. 

 Celebrating our 2025 Aspire Excellence of the Year 🎉 This week we’re celebrating the HeartLand Company Aspire Team, our 2025 Aspire Excellence Achieved Award recipient.  HeartLand has grown 120% from 2020 to 2024, scaling over $500M in revenue while maintaining smooth operations across their nationwide network of landscape companies. With over 20 successful Aspire implementations tailored to local needs, they’ve driven record-high client satisfaction and operational excellence.  We also want to recognize Danielle Anacan of Juniper Landscaping and Jason Dumayne of Alliance Landscaping & Excavation, for their outstanding leadership and innovation in the green industry.  We sincerely thank everyone for their participation and celebrating excellence.🏆 The full blog regarding our winners and nominees can be found here.

  The Latest Toolbox for the Trades Episode is Here  This week's episode features a bold, counter-intuitive strategy for scaling your business smarter.We sat down with Tim Johnson, President of Tim Johnson Landscaping, who shares his perspective on controlled growth, including the critical period he calls The Two-Year Pause. Topics in the podcast covered will include: Scaling smarter, developing a suitable org chat within your company Creating a realistic budget Leading for transformation: A strong leader who teaches to make people better Moving away from order taking to a more tactical sales focus  Listen Now: The Two-Year Pause: A Strategy for Sustainable Landscaping Business Growth 🎧

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  We Need Your Feedback We're looking forward to hosting a 30-minute focus group over Zoom this month to bring everyone together who wants to discuss all things Web Report Designer.  Please use the poll link below to mark ALL of the 30-minute time slots that work best for you. We will confirm the final time on Monday 11/10 and send the Zoom link directly to all participants. We are looking forward to this!

 Translating Trends Into Actionable Strategy  Registration is now open for our upcoming webinar: Beyond the Data: Insights from the 2026 Landscape Industry Report!🗓️ Date: 11/18 Tuesday🕒 Time: 1:00 PM CST If you’re looking for data-backed strategies to level up your business in 2026, this one’s for you. Join us as we unpack the latest industry trends, share key findings from the report, and highlight what top-performing landscapers are doing to stay ahead.  Register for the webinar here. 📊

 Join us for a 24-hour workshop hosted by Grunder Landscape This Aspire Workshop offers a chance to boost your bottom line by learning proven strategies for increasing profit margins. You'll have valuable networking opportunities with peers and get a behind-the-scenes tour of Grunder Landscape Co.'s operations. Plus, attendees receive a comprehensive resource binder packed with actionable business templates and checklists. President and COO Seth Pflum will lead presentations and deep-dive discussions on the essential drivers of business success with Aspire, including: Maximizing your use of Aspire 🖥️  Enhancing marketing and communication efforts 📱 Strengthening sales, from training through tracking 💰  Elevating client satisfaction 📊  Register for the Aspire Workshop at Grunder Landscape here. 

  Celebrating our 2025 Aspire Impact of the Year 🎉 For 15 years, Paul Hansen has been a driving force for innovation at SouthWest Landscape, Inc., while simultaneously elevating industry standards through his leadership at the California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA). His guidance has been crucial in advancing statewide initiatives for workforce development and sustainable landscape practices, significantly shaping California's green industry. Furthermore, he is a prominent advocate for water conservation, highlighting the essential role landscape professionals play in promoting sustainable water management and drought-resilient design throughout the state.  We also want to acknowledge the remarkable contributions of our finalists, The Team at Landscapes by DJ and Kevin Hunt of Shinto Landscaping, for the positive impact they've made in their communities.  🏆 Check out the full highlights from our winners and nominees on our blog.