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Why Your Painting Company’s Marketing Doesn’t Work – The Detailed Answer
I’ll bet the last $20.00 bill in my pocket (if my wife doesn’t already have it) that you could tell me what causes paint failure most of the time. You probably know, just off the top of your head, the handful of things that are the most common culprits of coatings catastrophes. You’ve been around…
Read MoreHow to Reduce Painting Business Stress in Four Simple Steps
Stress. Anxiety. Worry. Overwhelm. They are ALL part of owning a painting business – on occasion. But, they should not be the NORM for anyone. In this article, I’m going to walk you through a very powerful exercise that help can relieve tons of stress and worry. And no: This exercise isn’t doing “12 ounce…
Read MoreProtected: April At Home Monthly Newsletter
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Read MoreBusiness Coach for Canadian Painting Contractors in Marketing Sales and Operations
To may Canadian painting contractors: I couldn’t help but post this. It looks like I may have caused some undue stress for Neil, an APPC Member in Canada… See below: It’s why I LOVE what we do for painters! And this is just ONE of our many lead generation strategies… Brandon Lewis, B.S., M.B.A. Director…
Read MoreAre you “secretly” painting for $12.00 per hour?
The other day, I was on the phone with a painter that I like a lot. He is a great guy to talk to and is headed in the right direction to be sure. He had hit a patch of “good luck” and closed a lot of work, but it was stressing him out and…
Read MoreThree Painting Contractors Who Are Marketing & Moving!
Omar’s Secret to 50% Margins & An 8-Man Crew in Mere Months! You would not know it now, but a few short months ago, Omar R. will admittedly tell you that he did not know which end of the paint brush to pick up! He struggled for a while to gain is bearings, but began to…
Read More$338,000 In Repaint Bids in Less Than 30 Days!
I must admit that even I was SHOCKED! When Stewart joined us on our Monthly Members-Only Mentoring Q&A Call, he had something pretty amazing to tell everyone. “I’m going out to look at a $300,000 job because of the commercial lead generation strategy you told me about,” Stewart chimed-in to the group. While this kind…
Read MoreAmerican Painting Contractor’s Marketing Interview with APPC Founder Brandon Lewis
Recently, APC Magazine’s Editor, Emily Howard, made me “spill the beans” about the marketing secrets most ultra-profitable painting contractors typically keep to themselves. In this edition of Paint Radio, I pull back the curtain on these little-known concepts… The Painting Profits Pyramid (and why so many painter’s never make the kind of money they deserve) The…
Read More8 Steps to Develop an Effective Marketing Calendar Painting Contractors for 2015
Most painting contractors have a calendar on their desk that they use for their own personal schedule. It helps you stay on track, avoid double-booking, set deadlines, and prioritize. There’s a good chance you also have separate calendars in your business for operational, administrative, and customer service functions. However, it surprises me how few painters…
Read MoreA Story About Creating Price Elasticity, Up-Selling, and List Building for Painting Contractors … If You Can “Bear” It!
Last Christmas, my sister Casey bought Sylvia a gift card to Build-a-Bear. Needless to say, we were a touch slow in getting around to using it – waiting until a few weeks before Christmas this year to go on our bear-building adventure to the local mall. Kristin and I had a blast watching Sylvia…
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