Finding a new customer is 5%-225% more expensive than keeping an existing one, according to marketing experts. For pool service providers, especially those operating on slim margins, that’s a strong incentive to keep current clients around.
El servicio técnico de piscinas siempre ha sido un oficio práctico, pero el negocio del cuidado de piscinas está cambiando rápidamente. Según el recién publicado informe State of Pool Service 2026 de Skimmer, la industria está entrando en una nueva etapa con estrategias de crecimiento más inteligentes, mayores expectativas de los clientes, márgenes más ajustados y una creciente dependencia de la tecnología.
A wave of low-cost pool service software solutions has hit the market. Some are legitimate. Others are built fast, priced aggressively and held together by AI-generated code that no human fully understands. The risk sits entirely with the buyer.
Skimmer and Heritage Pool Supply Group have announced a strategic partnership that integrates Heritage product data directly into the Skimmer platform.
Pool service has always been a hands-on trade, but the business of pool care is changing fast. According to Skimmer’s newly released State of Pool Service 2026 report, the industry is entering a new phase with smarter growth strategies, rising customer expectations, tighter margins and an increasing reliance on technology.
Skimmer announced Hal Denbar has joined the company as a board member and advisor.
Skimmer has released its 2026 State of Pool Service Report, a data-backed look at how pool service companies nationwide are adapting to rising customer expectations, tighter labor markets and continued cost pressure.
Skimmer, a leading software platform for pool and spa service businesses, announced an integration with Sunbit, a financial technology company. The integration is the first of its kind in the pool service market and enables pool professionals to offer consumer financing to their customers directly from the Skimmer app, helping them close more jobs, boost repair sales and strengthen customer relationships.
Skimmer announced it ranked No. 163 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech and energy tech companies in North America, now in its 31st year. Skimmer grew 500% during this period.
Whether your company handles service, retail or construction, a standard operating procedure is foundational, but only if it’s implemented well.
Seamos realistas: hoy en día, dirigir un negocio es costoso.
Con la inflación en aumento, los aranceles en el horizonte y los trabajadores buscando salarios más altos, a veces un negocio puede sentirse como un pozo sin fondo de dinero. Por eso, revisar las finanzas y ajustar los precios es esencial para la viabilidad de cualquier empresa en la industria de piscinas.
Skimmer, a leading software platform for pool service businesses, announced a new integration with LaMotte Spin Touch photometers (models 3580-3582), bringing pool professionals a faster, smarter and more accurate way to capture and record water test results in the field.