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Corduroy pillows = great headlines

Marketing lesson No. 1: Your headline’s main job is to get your prospect to your next statement.
Adams Hudson
June 17, 2016
Corduroy pillows = great headlines
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contracts

Contract basics: Practical tips for drafting construction contracts

Milene Apanian
June 10, 2016

A successful construction project starts with having the right contract executed by the parties involved.


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The 7-Power Contractor:

Levi book maps out seven concepts to run a successful contracting business

June 3, 2016

Plumbing & Mechanical columnist, business consultant and former contractor Al Levi released a new book, “The 7-Power Contractor: Run Your Contracting Business with Less Stress and More Success.”


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Service Roundtable

Service Roundtable members learn how to stay out of productivity prison

Bob Miodonski
June 3, 2016
Plumbing and mechanical contractors need to embrace automation because it never gets tired, sleeps or calls in sick.
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Kenny Chapman

QSC members get advice on how to achieve success

Bob Miodonski
June 3, 2016
Contractors should meet with other contractors and other trades to share ideas and solutions to problems.
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SGI

Success Group International highlights service and communication

Nadia Askar
Nadia Askar
June 3, 2016
The event drew 386 companies (112 plumbing contractors) and 996 attendees (285 plumbing contractors).
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Nexstar

Nexstar meeting focuses on leadership and personal strength

Nadia Askar
Nadia Askar
June 3, 2016
A total of 247 attendees learned leadership skills that will help them inspire future leaders in their plumbing companies.
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Matt Michel

10 rules for truck wraps

The greatest advertising tool available to any plumbing company is the company’s fleet of vehicles.
Matt Michel
Matt Michel
May 26, 2016

The greatest advertising tool available to any plumbing company is the company’s fleet of vehicles. With vehicle wrapping technology, a wealth of possibilities is available to any company. Here are 10 rules to get the most from your wraps.


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Don't play the victim card when business falls off

I guess I could’ve gone “victim” and sued the contractor who installed the fire extinguisher and the fire extinguisher company for not softening the edges of said unit.
Adams Hudson
May 25, 2016

Shift your message to fit your true buyer.


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Letting team members go

I firmly believe that each team member I’ve ever had to terminate has actually fired themselves.
Kenny Chapman headshot with a white round border frame, 200x200
Kenny Chapman
May 25, 2016

How do you know when it’s time?


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