Big Data & A Pregnant Teen

March 29, 2019 by

I know you are wondering what this article is all about. After all, I run Austin’s leading linen service, not a pregnancy center. In 2012, coupons for maternity goods began arriving at a Minnesota home from a local Target store addressed to the teenage daughter living at that house. The father not amused by this […]

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Linen Service Near Me

April 29, 2018 by

Linen Service Austin, Texas There are over 4,930,000 (yes, that’s MILLION) search results on Google for “linen service near me.” If we narrowed our Google search to just Austin, there are 940,000 search results! I think you would agree that there are plenty of choices. This can be a problem if you are the one […]

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Don’t Wash Your Linens: Let Austin Linen Service Do Them

September 21, 2017 by

  Business owners are some of the busiest people I’ve ever been around. Customers and employees may see them coming in late or leaving early and wish they could do the same thing. What they don’t see are the early mornings paying invoices, skipping lunch to meet with investors, or late nights trying to do […]

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Choosing the Right Towel

June 8, 2017 by

    Don’t throw in the towel! Towels. How do I choose the right towels? To some, they are just a commodity, but choosing the right towels for your business whether you are a hotel, bed and breakfast, massage/salon, medical facility, or a restaurant can make a big difference in your bottom line as well […]

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How Luxury Hotels and Spas See Towels

January 3, 2017 by

Let’s face it; we’re all consumers. What drives us, as consumers, to make the choices we do? What causes us to like one bath towel over another? According to Martin Lindstrom, author of Buy-ology, the reason we are drawn to a particular brand of clothing, a certain make of car, or a particular type of […]

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The Austin Linen Service Strategic Plan

November 27, 2016 by

  Herb Kelleher founder of Southwest Airlines said, “We have a strategic plan. It’s called doing things.” When you think about accomplishing really, really great things in your business, a strategy has consequences and affects outcomes. For example, Austin Linen Service has a bold strategy that we are implementing right now. Our plan involves a […]

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Austin Linen Service Is About Creating Something New

November 2, 2016 by

At Austin Linen Service we are in the midst of significant improvements and renovations to serve our customers even better. Our idea is always to be on the cutting edge of technology and service. Being at the forefront and leading in the linen industry requires lots of ideas. But we all also know the maxim: […]

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Happiness And Linens Matter

September 14, 2016 by 1 Comment

Is happiness such a big deal? Maybe it is. According to a recent study by the University of Warwick happiness and productivity are connected. In the laboratory, they found that happiness made people around 12 percent more productive. Companies like Google have invested heavily in employee support, and as a result employee satisfaction has risen. […]

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Your Towels and Linens Are Part of the Experience

July 16, 2016 by 1 Comment

“If you are really building great things, then people ought to be benchmarking themselves against you.” — Peter Salvati What your towels and linens say about your business Today, customers take features and benefits, product quality, and a positive brand image as a given. What customers want is for you to dazzle their senses, touch […]

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What Great Service and Retail Brands Do

February 4, 2016 by Leave a Comment

Great service and retail brands don’t become great just by a snap of the fingers. Great brands sweat the small stuff with the goal of creating extraordinary experiences for their customers. This is something we work hard to do at Austin Linen Service. Such experiences don’t originate from just witty taglines or promotions. They come […]

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