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How to Explode Sales in 2009

July 28, 2010

“How to work with your salesman and close more deals.”
I know there are a lot of ways to work and close deals. Sometimes your sales staff cannot close the deal right away. Maybe your client needs to think about it or even get some more bids.
We have a policy that our sales staff has 5 [...]

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Contractors Process Map

July 26, 2010

Now I know what your thinking already, but if you give me a little of your time and some latitude here I am going to lead you down a path of a new and improved way to help you grow and succeed in your contracting business.
Yes this may be a mind adjustment for you because [...]

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Consumer Lighting and Pool Pavers

July 24, 2010

Thought I would show off some of our work and this is the job that we up sold and I will show you the outdoor kitchen when we have it completed.
Check out our new lighting system for our pools. Cool huh!
Remember it pays to rehash your unsold leads. Enjoy!
Happy Selling
Glen Kohlenberg

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Our Big Box Stores Killing You?

June 28, 2010

How Contractors Can Compete With The Big Box Stores.
Yes, I here about it all the time how businesses are letting the big nationwide super stores take there market share and put some out of business.
This does not need to happen if you take an proactive attitude and do your homework first.
I like to get everyone [...]

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Supply Chain Madness

June 20, 2010

Let’s Take a Look at Contractor Supply Chain.
What ever happened to the good old days when you could walk into your supplier and see the owner behind the counter taking orders or even out helping load a truck or two?
Fast forward to today and now you are nothing but a number on a computer screen [...]

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McMansions to Small

June 18, 2010

The Boom Years Are Over And Small Is The New Big For Housing
The days of big homes are over thanks to this wake up call economy. Homeowners are now looking to stay in the 2200 to 2900 sq. feet type home.

Clients are looking to stay smaller but they still want all the goodies in there [...]

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Contractor’s Bailout?

June 16, 2010

How to survive this market without a bailout!
Hello, it’s the first of the year and we have a new president so how come the phone is not ringing? Where is all the customers at? Contractor’s all over the country are asking how do we navigate this market? Yes, 2008 was the wake up call but [...]

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Replacement Windows

June 12, 2010
Replacement Windows

Things sure have changed when it comes to replacement windows. Yes, you now have so many styles to choose from but you also have some serious energy saving windows now on the market.
Pending on what area of the country you live in they make a window that will fit all your needs. The window industry as [...]

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Contractors and Customers?

June 10, 2010

How to turn customers into clients!
I was at a marketing seminar one time in California for a week learning how to do some extraordinary marketing and one of the features was a class on clients.
The first thing the speaker ask me if I knew the difference between a customer and a client? DUH.
Well do not [...]

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How Contractors Build Trust

June 6, 2010

How this five letter word built this country strong!
With the world in such a tailspin how do we bring back any normalcy to our country?
From the federal government to our bankers to our financial advisers just who can your trust nowadays?
Just look at A-Rod and Phelps our sports hero’s and even they have let us [...]

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