Hey Contractors These Marketing Systems Will Create A Flood Of Great Leads
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Hey Contractors: Unlock a Flood of Quality Leads with These Marketing Systems
In a previous article, I discussed six crucial systems that determine your construction business's success:
1. Marketing
2. Sales
3. Staffing
4. Planning
5. Tracking
6. Financial Control
Now, let’s focus on the seven vital components that shape your marketing system. Remember, the primary goal of marketing is to generate a steady stream of qualified leads. Closing those leads is a sales task, not something your estimator should handle.
To hit your sales targets, you need effective marketing strategies for:
1. Attracting new customer leads
2. Encouraging repeat business
3. Stimulating referrals
4. Gathering testimonials
5. Building strong customer relationships
6. Publicizing your business
7. Crafting new advertising materials
Let’s explore these strategies and how to make them work for you.
1. Attracting New Customer Leads
Generating opportunities with new customers is essential, but it shouldn't break the bank. While you can't afford unlimited advertising or a massive sales team, you can create an efficient lead-generation system.
Tips:
- Optimize your website to capture quality leads?"it’s a cost-effective tool.
- Learn from successful peers outside your city. Engage them with respect and humility to gain insights.
- Continuously monitor and tweak your lead-generation strategies for maximum efficiency.
2. Encouraging Repeat Business
Stimulating repeat sales from existing customers is crucial. As Sam Walton once said, the first purchase is a sale, but the second establishes a customer.
Strategies:
- Send reminders for cyclical services (like roofing or painting).
- Discuss future projects with clients and follow up proactively.
- Offer promotions on services they haven’t tried yet.
- Educate them with materials about necessary maintenance and offer your services.
Your existing customers are your business’s most valuable asset?"learn to tap into this resource.
3. Stimulating Referrals
Word-of-mouth advertising is incredibly effective. People trust recommendations from those they know over any ad or review.
Approach:
- Ask for referrals directly.
- Simplify the process with pre-written referral letters.
- Reward customers for successful referrals.
Referrals are most effective when your customer personally contacts their friend. Even mentioning a referral works better than not having one at all.
4. Gathering Testimonials
Testimonials are powerful in overcoming buyer hesitation. They can be more persuasive than almost anything besides a direct referral.
Process:
- Incorporate testimonial requests into your project close-out routine.
- Guide satisfied customers on how to write them.
- Organize testimonials by benefits, so they’re ready when needed for sales or proposals.
5. Building Strong Customer Relationships
Customers buy from people they like and trust.
Ways to Connect:
- Celebrate their special occasions with handwritten cards.
- Send thank-you notes after project completion.
- Share interesting content related to their hobbies.
By showing customers they’re always on your mind, you create lifelong loyalty.
6. Publicizing Your Business
Advertising is costly, so maximize opportunities for free publicity.
Suggestions:
- Submit press releases for notable business events.
- Network with local business columnists and become a go-to source.
- Offer presentations to local business clubs.
- Form joint ventures with complementary businesses.
Organize and assign these tasks to integrate them into your system.
7. Crafting New Advertising Materials
A well-planned design process is key to developing effective advertising.
Steps:
- Identify your target market and their problems.
- Create a compelling offer.
- Gather suitable testimonials.
- Collaborate with a graphic artist and copywriter for professional results.
Avoid outsourcing final advertising decisions; you know your customers best. Set a budget, test for effectiveness, and refine your strategy before a full rollout.
With these marketing systems in place, you’ll be equipped to generate a flood of high-quality leads, paving the way for increased sales and business growth.
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