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Operations As you are achieving success with your sales and marketing goals, you need to ensure that that you have a team in place that can perform with excellence. One of the worst experiences you can have is to build great relationships and opportunities with customers, to see it all disintegrate due to the inability […]
ESTIMATING The cornerstone to your estimating operations is hiring/training excellent commercial estimators. Any changes with respect to your commercial estimating plan should ideally occur before or consecutively with the plan to establish a more solid customer base. You don’t want to generate more bidding opportunities than you can deliver on. One of the key elements […]
Sales Department The Sales Manager should have good strengths as a leader, and not lacking experience with commercial painting in general. He/she specifically needs expertise in dealing with general contractors and with contract administration. This person’s skillset should also include managing the estimators under his/her supervision. Plan – General Contractors With respect to dealing with […]
Most of us would like to expand and improve our Commercial painting operations, including Marketing, Estimating, Sales and Production. I would encourage anyone to set both short and long-term goals. These should be based on a very realistic evaluation of your resources: Financial, equipment, vehicles, skilled employees, market growth potential and how hard you are […]
Anyone searching for particular services today is probably doing it with the help of the Internet. This means that quality search engines have but one goal: to provide relevant results. And there is no efficient way to do it other than quickly displaying reliable services from the surrounding area. For painting businesses, this means they […]
You can attract customers through many different channels. One of the classics that every serious company must have is a website. However, the downside is that we have millions of websites today, and it is getting harder and harder to create something unique that will help you set yourself apart from your competitors. Nevertheless, there […]
No single factor creates as much havoc for industry companies as how to set the price. The first complication is how to arrive at the best possible price; afterward the issue becomes how to sell it against competition that always seems to have a lower quote. Despite what you may have heard, a price has […]
Successfully running a painting business depends significantly on your communication with clients. Not only is competition high, but many people also opt for a DIY approach for this project. With that in mind, how can you persuade potential clients to choose you over your competitors, or even over doing the painting themselves? The answer is […]
Time and money are valuable to busy painting contractors. A tool that can perform more than one function is treasured, especially if it’s lightweight and easy to carry. Surprisingly, many painters overlook the versatility of one of the simplest, most cost-effective tools—tape. Tape can help professional painters in a variety of ways, including keeping essential […]
Many WordPress developers offer great themes and plugins for a specific niche. So it’s not surprising that you can find a theme for just about any website. Plus, the blue-collar business is no different from the industry, so finding the perfect drawing WordPress theme is easier than it sounds. This article has been carefully designed […]
“The major and measurable difference in the performance of most high achievers and top managers is how they choose to deal with unpleasant or less desirable tasks.” Dave Yoho, Managing Yourself & Others © A Crucial Business Element Discipline or the lack of it plays a major role for a business and the individuals within […]
It’s safe to say that this pandemic has been difficult for everyone to handle, no matter who you are. Unfortunately, the effects have extended far past health as the Coronavirus has required certain social measures to try and prevent the constant spread of the virus. Small businesses have really felt the impact of this virus […]
The do’s and don’ts of adding new service lines to your painting operation By Diane Walsh, VP of Market & Channel Development for Shurtape Technologies, LLC, makers of FrogTape® brand Painter’s Tape When considering adding any new service line to your operation, arm yourself with as much information as possible to help guide your strategy. […]
Running and scaling a painting business in 2020 means understanding and moving more and more towards digital marketing. When I first took over the digital marketing of my dad’s painting business, Picazzo Painting and Pressure Washing, he had been running that business off of nothing but referrals for over 20 years. Safe to say, he […]
AVON, OHIO (March 2020) — When it comes to most paint jobs, contractors need a tape that will stick until the job is done. And while sharp paint lines aren’t always necessary for production grade painting, a premium product is. That’s why FrogTape® brand developed Pro Grade Orange™. With the addition of Pro Grade Orange, […]