How to Increase Closing Rates for Painting Contractors

Increasing closing rates for painting contractors is a BIG DEAL. It can mean hundreds of thousands in additional revenue each year. With winter on the way, making the most out of every estimate opportunity is critical. My good friend Steve knows this first-hand… Steve’s no stranger to giving an award-winning performance. He’s played for rock-and-roll…

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Winter Marketing Ideas and Tips for Painting Contractors and Painters

  Recently, I wrote an article in American Painting Contractor Magazine entitled: Four Winter Marketing Secrets That Keep Cash Flowing. Here’s an excerpt… Winter: It’s the bane of your existence. It’s when you call the office phone from your cell phone just to make sure the confounded thing is still working – even though you know…

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Torrance Finds Work-Life Balance, Confidence In Painting Business

Torrance is atypical when it comes to running a painting company because he has never painted! He’s also different for one simple reason: He implements APPC strategies exceptionally FAST! He’s been running his business for 14 years, is 47 years old, and is married to Jennifer with two sons – Curtis (11) and Shane (14).…

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How Shawn Increased Repeat Painting Business and Got Serious

Shawn has been experiencing lots of changes these days. He recently built and moved in to his new home and his business is growing and changing all the time. He’s a father of three children: Maria (24), Alexander (14), and Nicholas (11). Married to Tatiana, the Toliver family has spent the summer going to theme…

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PDCA 5 Pillars of Perpetual Painting Growth

PDCA <—— CLICK HERE FOR WORKSHEET AUDIO <——- CLICK HERE FOR AUDIO (also in worksheet) Overview: In this PDCA webinar follow-up document, I’ve provided you with a narrated worksheet you can use to do two very important things: 1. Calculate the “Hidden Value” In Your List-Based Assets and Assess Your Overall Repeat Business Health Through a Few…

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Marketing for Painting Contractors at Trade & Home Shows

I just had to brag on Omar and Torrance this morning and their Trade Show Tenacity this past weekend… This weekend, in two separate cities, Omar and Torrance use their APPC $100,000.00 Trade Show Marketing Toolkits to take their markets by storm. What were the results?… 86 Estimate Requests for “After Show” 18 Estimates Set…

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The Seeds of Marketing a Painting Business

Every year, my Paw Paw Meyers would plant a two-acre garden – guess who got to till it for 50¢? Truth be told, I LOVED being given the responsibility of running that huge, rumbling tiller and would have probably paid the man in blue coveralls and John Deere hat 50¢ to run it! That’s why…

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