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Turn a “cold call” into a “warm call”

by Steve Toburen

Everyone preaches the need to do “cold calls” to get regular commercial accounts. And yet we dread cold calls so they don’t get done. Steve shares a neat tip on how to transform these dreaded visits into “warm calls”.

Categories quickTIPS Tags business cards, carpet cleaning marketing, discounts, phone sales, property managers, referrals, sales, sales cycle Leave a comment

Looks (and smells) great? It will sell fast!

by Steve Toburen

Offer specialized services to deodorize real estate and you can lock up the real estate agent market. Sweet smelling properties sell fast!

Categories quickTIPS Tags carpet cleaning marketing, carpet cleaning sales, discounts, first impression, five senses, hygiene, marketing to women, pet odors, real estate agent, referrals, smoke damage restoration, value added service 2 Comments

How to put real estate agents and mortgage brokers to work for you!

by Steve Toburen
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Use a gift card to offer a flexible way to gain new customers while motivating strategic partners to refer your services. Everybody wins!

Categories quickTIPS Tags carpet cleaning marketing, discounts, gift cards, real estate agent, realtors, value conscious cleaning customers, winter season Leave a comment

How to convince impatient callers to leave a message

by Steve Toburen

Your callers don’t want to wait for a return call. So in your phone message you must “sweeten the pot”! Here is how to do it…

Categories quickTIPS Tags carpet cleaning marketing, discounts, phone sales, Symbolic Atonement, telephone, telephone formats, voicemail Leave a comment

Groupon 2012: Is it for carpet cleaners?

by Bill Yeadon

Is Groupon the greatest thing going or a flash in the pan that may destroy your company? Big Billy Yeadon gives an update …

Categories SFS Instructor’s Blog Tags cleaning business pricing, cleaning pricing profit, coupons, demographics, differentiation, discounts, groupon, positioning, price shoppers, price wars, ValPak 7 Comments

TOP TEN List Idea #9- Travel smarter.

by Steve Toburen

You don’t make money driving! Steve shares some great tips on how to “travel smarter” and Make More Money on each job!

Categories quickTIPS Tags calculate expenses, cleaning pricing profit, cost analysis, discounts, economy, efficiency, forward scheduling, fuel costs, increase sales, neighborhood sales, production, top 10 MMM, traffic laws Leave a comment

Groupon: Does it work for carpet cleaners?

by Bill Yeadon

Everyone is talking about Groupon. Is it a great new marketing tool for our industry or just “Val Pak on steroids”? Bill Yeadon says “It all depends”!

Categories Big Billy's Books & Blogs Tags Angies List, cleaning business pricing, cleaning pricing profit, discounts, groupon, positioning, price shoppers, production 7 Comments

Can a new carpet cleaner handle a Home Show?

by Steve Toburen

A new Georgia carpet cleaner is worried about tackling the strange new world of Home and Trade Shows. Steve says Home Show marketing is great … IF you do it right! Here’s some tips …

Categories Steve's "Bleeding Hearts" Advice Column Tags discounts, face to face, home shows, how to start cleaning business, marketing, new carpet cleaning customers, owner/operator, starting out, trade shows 2 Comments

Is “massive discounting” a sign of panic or just smart business?

by Bill Yeadon

Is massive discounting the answer for your carpet cleaning company in this challenging economy? Isn’t it better to take in cheap work than to have no work at all? Let’s take a lesson from the Border’s book chain …

Categories Big Billy's Books & Blogs Tags Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Border's, cleaning business pricing, cleaning pricing profit, competition, coupons, discounts, price wars, upselling 1 Comment

Has Procter & Gamble Ever Been Wrong?

by Bill Yeadon

P&G, Starbucks and Whole Foods are all suffering from the economy. All three are making drastic changes. Which one is right and what can a small company learn from these lessons? Looking for your thoughts.

Categories SFS Instructor’s Blog Tags cleaning business pricing, cleaning pricing profit, core beliefs, discounts, economy Leave a comment

Slow Economy; Should I Discount?

by Bill Yeadon

Can discounting your price help drive more business? Take a look at Pizza Hut and see what it did for them.

Categories SFS Instructor’s Blog Tags cleaning business pricing, cleaning business profit, cleaning pricing profit, discounts, economy, finances, future, loyalty, positioning Leave a comment

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