We see new workplace safety protocols, managing various delays, and the decrease in nonessential travel, as the factors most relevant to swimming pool, outdoor construction, and home improvement contractors.
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There’s not much you can do to prevent prospective customers from throwing a negative response at you either with your initial contact or after. In this competitive market, success is determined by turning “No” into “Maybe” and “Maybe” into “Yes.”
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Some reasons why builders in the home improvement industry should have a social media business page.
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Sometimes we need a refresher! Here are some quick tips to make sure you and your client stay on the same page.
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Quick tips for better voicemails and handling returned calls when they come.
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Research shows there are several strategies that can positively persuade your prospective customers and improve your chances of moving the conversation towards a sale. Based on Dr. Cialidini’s 6 Principles of Persuasion, we’ve come up with some strategies we think will help encourage homeowners to reply to you quickly, and potentially with peaked interest, in your services:
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While making a sale is always your ultimate goal, it’s important to keep in mind that your initial goal is to set up an appointment because you can’t get a sale without it. Best practices dictate that you never let a referral go cold and that you always follow up with any and all homeowners interested in your service- expeditiously. While this really is a no-brainer, there are many businesses out there that do not follow this simple guideline.
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We discuss how to make sure your system is a-go, the characteristics of a good follow up process, and ways to know your competition. We also identify 5 things you can do to gain a competitive edge.
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Gaining popularity a couple of years ago, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are proving to be a relatively affordable device that can increase efficiency and decrease builders’ overall costs. After learning a little more about their functionality in the field, we can see why Goldman Sachs predicts that following the military, and construction industry will be the largest professional market for drones.
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As a growing number of homeowners are demanding more environmentally responsible options when building and renovating their homes, we are excited to learn about some of the budding innovations in the construction industry, specifically, what some companies are doing to reduce cement’s carbon footprint.
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