PCA Social Media Activity, Frustrating Customers and Sam´s Budapest Trip

Today’s episode of The Damp Show is a real mix of different subjects. Including, details of the Property Care Association (PCA) Continued Professional Development (CPD) scheme. What the PCA is doing on Social Media, attracting new technicians to the industry, dealing with frustrating customers and his trip to Budapest.   Get Your FREE E-Book PLUS More Great Content, Courses and Advice @ www.dampsam.com KEY TAKEAWAYS The PCA now has a YouTube channel, which has some good presentations and has stepped up its social media activity. Sam suggests the PCA uses the latest social media platforms e.g. TikTok to attract younger people into the damp industry and to do PCA training. Why is explained in the episode. Wrapping joists in plastic is never a good idea, air needs to flow around them. To pass the Continued Professional Development (CPD) you need to actively learn and prove you are doing so. Sam has 1200 YT videos, 10,000 Facebook followers and 12,000 on TikTok. Budapest is well worth a visit.   BEST MOMENTS  “It´s a bespoke service that you get from me… I've come straight off the coalface.” “I don´t think they are using social media enough.” “You´ve got a problem, we solve it.” “There´s more poverty in London, that I saw, than there is in Budapest.”   Do you want to find out why your property is damp, so you can start the process of solving the issue the right way? – Go to Why Do I Have Damp in My Property Damp Sam Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/84911630448/ and upload your photos.   EPISODE RESOURCES Property Care Association YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@PCANews Damp Sam Budapest trip - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBmKUlPyCyg   ABOUT THE HOSTSimon Cooper AKA Damp Sam is a time-served plasterer since 1983 and has a HNC in building management. He is the director of 3 Ltd companies and a PCA-qualified Damp and structural waterproofing surveyor. He also owns a portfolio of properties that he renovated over the years.  Check my YouTube Channel where you can find hundreds of videos all about Damp! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDh4nXWTEAPxsG5JIX3VdIg - if you also want access to the paid membership content, click the Join button.   https://www.instagram.com/all_dry_damp/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-cooper-csrt-cssw-hncdampsam-45528649/ https://www.tiktok.com/@damp_sam?lang=en   The products Damp Sam recommends, because he has used them for many years, are available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/dampsamhnccsrtcssw   CONTACT METHOD [e-mail]://www.facebook.com/AllDryDP/ [e-mail] [e-mail] Damp, Damp proofing, Property, Help, plaster, mould, ingress, wet, water: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-damp-show/id1616529938?itsct=podcast_box_link&itscg=30200&ls=1