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How to Figure Your Correct Selling Price

Profit must be calculated as a percentage not of cost, but of the final selling price.




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Rejecting the Price Objection

Change your beliefs, and find the people who are comfortable paying your price.




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IRE 2023 Session Preview: 'Selling Your Price' by SRS Distribution's John DeRosa

Escape the price-driven sale with these real-world strategies aimed to help roofing contractors succeed.




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International Roofing Expo Names WeatherLok Metal Roofing a 2024 ‘Experts’ Choice’

WeatherLok Metal Roofing wins 2024 Experts’ Choice Innovative Product Award at the International Roofing Expo, lauded for “durability, ease of installation, and innovation.”




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TAMKO’s Stormfighter FLEX Wins IRE 'Experts’ Choice' Innovative Product Award

TAMKO announced that StormFighter FLEX, its newest product offering in the Proline shingle series, won the Experts’ Choice Award for roofing products at the International Roofing Expo.




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Feazel Appoints George Limbert as Chief Administrative Officer

George Limbert, former Red Roof CEO, has been named Chief Administrative Officer at Feazel Roofing, where he will lead administrative functions and contribute to strategic decision-making.   




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Best Choice Roofing Sells to Private Equity

Brightstar Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, has acquired Best Choice Roofing; the company has 85 locations across 24 states and reported $277 million in revenue in 2023. 




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Editor’s Choice

 The editors of Roofing Contractor see a lot of new products, so once a year after some of the big trade shows we put our heads together to single out some of the industry’s most recent innovations.




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So Many Metal Choices, So Little Time

Explore the optimal uses for steel and aluminum in roofing and their respective benefits to help guide material specifiers.




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Roofing Contractor's Editor's Choice 2018: Roofing Products and Innovations

RC takes a closer look at the products and innovations the roofing industry has to offer in 2018.




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Roofing Contractor's Editor’s Choice 2019

Just by taking a walk around the IRE 2019 show floor in Nashville, it was clear that high-tech tools are changing the roofing industry.




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Editor's Choice 2020: RC Highlights the Industry’s Latest Innovations and New Products

Manufacturers, suppliers and other industry stakeholders are updating their own business practices while learning to navigate through and beyond these unparalleled times.




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VIDEO: RC Editor’s Choice Spotlight - SumoQuote

Some of the best innovations in the roofing industry have come from contractors themselves. Case in point: SumoQuote, which gives contractors the ability to easily create sleek, customized quotes.




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VIDEO: RC Editor’s Choice Spotlight – Carlisle’s WIP GRIP

Learn more about how Carlisle’s WIP GRIP from Phil Long, Northeast Regional Manager for Carlisle’s WIP Products Division, and how it can keep workers safe on the job.




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VIDEO: RC Editor’s Choice Spotlight: ICP Group’s Advanced Polyset RTA-1

In this edition of RC's Editor's Choice Spotlight, we speak with Adrian Robledo, ICP Group’s director of sales for steep slope roofing products, to learn more about Advanced Polyset RTA-1.




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RC Editor’s Choice Spotlight: Duro-Last Roof Pavers

RC highlights Duro-Last and how the company's innovative Roof Pavers are not just functional, but aesthetically pleasing and eco-friendly.




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VIDEO: RC Editor's Choice Spotlight - Equipter

RC Editor Art Aisner chats with Amos Kauffman, vice president sales and marketing of Equipter, about the company's industry-changing machines.




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VIDEO: RC Editor's Choice Spotlight: The Catch-All

Texas-based AVCO Roofing's Catch-All is an innovative way to help crews stay efficient on the jobsite while meeting the demands of homeowners to keep their property clean.




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Editor's Choice: Tech Tools and Storm Response are Top of Mind in 2021

Take a look at the latest entries in the marketplace that will play an important role in the roofing industry going forward with our Editor’s Choice.




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VIDEO: RC Editor’s Choice Video Spotlight: RhinoBond with OptiWeld

In early 2021, OMG introduced the latest innovation, RhinoBond with OptiWeld, with an eye on curbing the industry’s workforce problem with a unique tool that makes contractors more efficient on the rooftop.




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VIDEO: RC Editor’s Choice Spotlight – TAMKO’s Titan XT and StormFighter IR

Learn about TAMKO’s new laminated asphalt shingles that are designed for easier installation and higher performance in extreme weather conditions.




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Editor's Choice: The Roofing Industry Puts a Premium on Increased Productivity and Efficiency with Ingenuity

Our 2022 Editor’s Choice examines the latest products and innovations that can help roofing contractors succeed amidst workforce and material shortages.





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2023 Editor's Choice

The Roofing Industry Takes the Next Step on Solar, Resiliency and Jobsite Efficiency




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New Service Provides Company-Specific Compliance Updates from Regulatory Experts

J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc. introduces the 'Live Regulatory Update Service,' offering customized virtual presentations by subject matter experts in areas including FMCSA, DOT, OSHA, EPA, and more.




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PHOTOS: Community Service Day at IRE 2022

Check out our exclusive photo gallery from Community Service Day 2022 and see if you recognize anyone who was lending a hand.




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Roofing Contractors Improve Customer Service with New NAIL CATCH Filters

NAIL CATCH downspout filters help protect homeowners from nails and debris. 




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Roofing Contractors and Best Hiring Practices

If done well, the hiring process is the linchpin separating good and great companies. Learn more on how to be great during the 2023 International Roofing Expo.




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PHOTOS: Community Service Day at IRE 2023

Check out our exclusive photo gallery from Community Service Day 2023 and see if you recognize anyone who was lending a hand.




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PHOTOS: Community Service Day at IRE 2024

Volunteers teamed up with Rebuilding Together of Southern Nevada to help residents in Henderson, Nev. during the IRE's annual Community Service Day.




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IRE Community Service: Giving Back, Rain or Shine

Roofing industry volunteers assist Vegas locals in need during IRE Community Service Day, despite unseasonable weather.




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Roofing Services Solutions Snaps Up Earl W. Johnston Roofing, LLC

Roofing Services Solutions, a Dunes Point Capital portfolio company, has acquired Earl W. Johnston Roofing, expanding its Florida presence to 10 locations and 200 employees.




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2023 Vertical Markets Spotlight: Speech Technology in Financial Services

Rise in voice banking requires a rise in voice-based support, verification, and AI.




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2023 Speech Industry Award Winner: Resemble AI Fights for Responsible Use of Voice Clones

Resemble AI, providers of a platform that uses generative AI to create realistic-sounding voices, in July released Resemble Detect, which can validate the authenticity of audio data to expose speech deepfakes in real time .




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2023 Speech Industry Award Winner: NVIDIA Is Making Voice AI Better for Almost Everyone

NVIDIA saw blowout second-quarter results, surging margins, and incredible demand, which prompted one analyst from Constellation Insights to conclude that "it's clear the company has little competition and a lot of pricing power."




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2023 Speech Industry Award Winner: D-ID Gives a Human Face and Voice to AI

D-ID, an Israeli company founded in 2017, is providing superpowers to individual creators and businesses alike, uniquely enabling them to transform any picture into an interactive video in seconds.




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10 Tips for Maximizing Content for Voice Search

A quarter of the world's population uses voice search, and the numbers are only going to rise.




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2024 State of AI in the Speech Technology Industry: Voice Biometrics Both Profits From and Is Plagued by AI

Deepfakes threats advance, and technology is challenged to keep up.




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Safety and Ethical Concerns Loom Large in Voice Cloning

AI makes synthetic speech sound more realistic than ever?and therein lies the danger.




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Tips for Reviewing Voicebot Vulnerability

How companies can help users feel safe by better securing voice assistant data.




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2024 Vertical Market Case Studies: Speech Technology in Legal Services

Voice documentation powers Lynch & Lynch's growth.




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2024 Vertical Market Case Studies: Speech Technology in Financial Services

Verint Speech Analytics saves money for Premier Bankcard.




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Best Practices for Bringing Voice Assistants to Mobile Apps

Mobile voice interface development requires a clear objective with a lot of customer insight.




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Speech Analytics Expands Beyond Voice

AI innovations mean interaction analytics can provide more actionable insights.




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2024 Speech Industry Award Winner: Voiceitt Passes Inclusivity Milestones

Voiceitt, an Israeli provider of speech recognition for nonstandard speech, seeks to disrupt the voice accessibility market.




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2024 Speech Industry Award Winner: SoundHound Drives Voice AI?s Expansion

The company is building toward a vision of a voice commerce ecosystem that enables consumers to access goods and services through natural conversation.




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2024 Speech Industry Award Winner: OpenAI Breaks More Molds with Voice Introductions

in yet another groundbreaking move, the San Francisco-based company gave ChatGPT a voice last September.




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2024 Speech Industry Award Winner: Capacity Deepens Voice and Contact Center Capabilities with Acquisitions

AI software company Capacity has been on an acquisition spree over the past year or so, grabbing up a number of fairly prominent speech technology vendors to expand its contact center capabilities.




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How AI Is Transforming Self-Service

Customers show a preference for helping themselves when self-service apps are up to it.




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The Evolution and Importance of Voice Surveillance?

With voice data, companies must strike a delicate balance between maintaining privacy and ensuring security.?




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Microsoft Turbocharges Voice Capabilities in Windows 11

The software giant is hard at work bringing voice features to more PCs.