MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spanish-speaking consumers looking for helpful home repair and maintenance tips can now tune in to the American Home Shield YouTube channel to hear from CC Limardo, host of the popular “Casa Al Dia” program, on a variety of home-related topics including quick fixes for common household breakdowns and what homeowners can do to help prevent them, energy-saving ideas and more.
The newly-released videos focus primarily on major appliances, as well as air conditioning, plumbing and electrical systems. However, Limardo also explains important differences between homeowners insurance and home warranties, and how home warranties can benefit both buyers and sellers as part of the real estate sales process.
American Home Shield, the nation’s leading provider of home warranties, produced more than 30 Spanish-language videos on home repair and maintenance last year as part of its popular “Home Matters” series, raising the number of Spanish-language videos to more than 50. The American Home Shield YouTube channel, which has more than 150 videos in total, now also claims more than 1.4 million views.
The company’s new Spanish language videos are one of several ways that the company is reaching out to the growing number of Hispanic homeowners. A direct response television commercial began airing in late 2013 on national Spanish-language networks, and the company has recently launched a new website, www.espanol.ahs.com to help Spanish-speaking consumers understand more about home warranties and how they can help protect their budget against unexpected expenses when covered items break down due to normal wear and tear.
American Home Shield is part of The ServiceMaster Company, LLC, which was named to Latino magazine’s 2013 Latino 100, honoring the top 100 U.S. companies that provide resources, opportunities and support for the Hispanic community. As such, the company is also reaching out to the growing number of Hispanic homeowners by offering:
- Customer service representatives and service contractors fluent in Spanish
- Customer and service contractor testimonials in Spanish
- Regular production and distribution of helpful home maintenance tips in Spanish
- A Spanish-language version of the popular “Homestructions” resource page: www.homestructions.com/espanol
“Owning your own home is a big part of the ‘American Dream’ in the Hispanic community too,” said Mark Barry, president of American Home Shield. “With the videos, services and partnership we offer, we’re proud to share our commitment to responsible homeownership with this important, and growing segment of consumers.”
About American Home Shield
American Home Shield founded the home warranty industry in 1971 and remains the industry leader, servicing more than 1.3 million customers across 49 states and the District of Columbia. The Memphis-based company operates three customer service centers, employs approximately 1,800 employees and has a national contractor network made up of over 10,000 independent home-service contractors and more than 45,000 service technicians. American Home Shield is a business unit of The ServiceMaster Company, LLC, one of the world's largest residential and commercial service networks. The company’s brands include Terminix, American Home Shield, ServiceMaster Clean, Merry Maids, Furniture Medic and AmeriSpec.
About ServiceMaster
With a global network of more than 7,000 company-owned, franchise and licensed locations, Memphis-based The ServiceMaster Company, LLC, is one of the world’s largest residential and commercial service networks. The company’s high-profile brands are Terminix, American Home Shield, ServiceMaster Clean, Merry Maids, Furniture Medic and AmeriSpec. Through approximately 13,000 company associates and a franchise network that independently employs an estimated 33,000 additional people, The ServiceMaster Family of Brands provided services and products to approximately 5 million customers during the last 12 months. The company’s market-leading brands provide a range of residential and commercial services including termite and pest control, home warranties, furniture repair, home inspections, home cleaning, janitorial services, and disaster restoration. Go to www.servicemaster.com for more information about ServiceMaster or follow the company at twitter.com/ServiceMaster or facebook.com/TheServiceMasterCo.
