Cleaning Companies See Growth in 2012 & Are Very Optimistic

April 2, 2012 - PRLog -- Cleaning companies are optimistic about the outlook for 2012.  After 3 years of a poor economy some are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. It has been a terrible 3 years and many companies have had a tough time surviving in a very challenging economy.  BUT WAIT, 2012 is starting off to a very robust start!

Discount Cleaning Products has had a very strong first quarter and attributed a good portion of the increase to cleaning companies who purchase cleaning products, facility supplies and office supplies.  Many manufactures were experiencing back-orders on products as they were not overstocking due to uncertainty of when the economy would turn around. As the first quarter of 2012 was coming to a close Discount Cleaning Products reached out to over 1000 cleaning companies who purchase supplies to ask 6 questions about 2012!

Questions 1: How is Business YTD 2012 compared to 2011 the same time? 100% of those who responded were experiencing better growth in 2012 compared to 2011.  Growth ranged from 5% to some companies experiencing over 20% growth.  On average most cleaning companies saw a significant increase compared to last year.

Question 2: What Marketing Methods are Driving the Most Sales in 2012? Direct Mail was the number one method of growth in 2012 followed by a close second the internet.  Many cleaning companies customers are finding them by searching online and companies not currently marketing in one form or another online are missing out. Social Media such as Pinterest, Linkedin and Facebook were also mentioned. The final most popular method cleaning companies mentioned as driving business was Referrals.  A funny observation after all the responses was that not one cleaning company mentioned the yellow pages, the phone book is becoming obsolete.

Question 3: What is your #1 Employee issue YTD? Difficulty attracting new employees compared to 2011 was number one biggest employee issue, followed by employee tardiness and lastly retaining employees as turn-over was higher with an improving economy.

Question 4: Number one difference in 2012 compared to 2011 in your business? Revenue was number one answer by far as being up, followed by many cleaning companies seeing much more consumer estimates.

Question 5: Outlook on 2012 compared to 2011? Overwhelmingly the response was Positive and Outlook very bullish as more companies were seeing and expecting much more growth.

Question 6: The final survey question was merely a question on favorite cleaning supplies from favorite vacuum, favorite bathroom cleaner, favorite all-purpose cleaner to must have cleaning tools.  Many different brands were mentioned like ProTeam Vacuums, Hoover Vacuums, Oreck Vacuums, 3M Cleaning Products, Mr. Clean and the number one must have cleaning tool was the Magic Eraser!

About Author Discount Cleaning Products: Discount Cleaning Products http://www.discountcleaningproducts.com is a leading supplier of cleaning supplies, facility supplies and office supplies to businesses throughout the country. Over 200,000 top brand name supplies are available at discounted pricing.  Discount Cleaning Products has over 30 warehouses throughout the country making next day delivery possible because they are fully supplied with many of the top cleaning supplies, facility supplies and office supplies that are needed to run your business. Discount Cleaning Products receives great reviews as customer service is highly important along with low pricing. Visit http://www.discountcleaningproducts.com today or call 888-233-0851 to speak with them directly.

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About Author Discount Cleaning Products: Discount Cleaning Products http://www.discountcleaningproducts.com is a leading supplier of cleaning supplies, facility supplies and office supplies to businesses throughout the country. Over 200,000 top brand name supplies are available at discounted pricing. Discount Cleaning Products has over 30 warehouses throughout the country making next day delivery possible because they are fully supplied with many of the top cleaning supplies, facility supplies and office supplies that are needed to run your business. Discount Cleaning Products receives great reviews as customer service is highly important along with low pricing. Visit http://www.discountcleaningproducts.com today or call 888-233-0851 to speak with them directly.