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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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Remodeling Taking Off?

June 30, 2010

Are Your Clients Remodeling There Homes?
With financing the way it is right now we see our clients reaching into there pockets to [remodel] there homes because they have decided to stay in there homes but to spend money on some much needed improvements.
In Florida and around the country more and more homeowners are adding outdoor [...]

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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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Marketing Choices?

June 26, 2010

Everyday we are blasted with marketing messages and it is up to you to figure out how to spend your advertising budget to get the phone to ring. Before the Internet was around, most contractors did the yellow pages and ran ads in local newspapers or did some direct mail once in a while.
Most did [...]

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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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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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Contractor Gas Pedal Stuck?

June 8, 2010

My marketing masters tell me everyday to take advantage of what’s happening in the world on a daily basis. So sorry Toyota today is your misfortune. Yes, I thought if I was working with plumbers I would have used “Pants On The Ground” but I just thought contractor gas pedal stuck worked better with my [...]

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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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Now’s The Time To Step It Up!

June 2, 2010

Contractors Need To Step Up There Marketing
With all the positive hype out their about the economy I would be riding this wave right now and step up your marketing efforts!
I can see a major swing in people’s attitude about the economy and we have had a record sales for the last 2 months. Remember I [...]

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