Tag Archives for construction materials
Multiple product lines or multiple brands? You decide! – Contractor Rush
How many product brands does your home improvement company offer? Do you offer three brands of shingles with three to seven lines for each brand? Do you offer four brands of vinyl siding? How many window or door manufacturers do you present? Let me ask you this… Why? Do you feel by offering so many [...]
Are You On The Social Media Train? If Not, It’s Time To Board! – Contractor Rush
The days of social media are here! The newest trends are growing day by day and there is no end in sight. Who would have thought that technology would rule the way that we interact with clients and potential clients, alike. Would you have imagined a “like” on Facebook or a social interaction on Twitter [...]
Storm Season: Finding the Right Software for Your Company – Contractor Rush
Storm season is here and you that means there is money to be made. We all know there has got to be a way to speed up the process and there is a way… software. If you are not using a program, have you thought about using one? If you have, but still choose not [...]
What’s the BIG Deal About a Punch-Out?
What is the direct responsibility of your crew leaders? Do they oversee the project from start to finish or are they just an installer who runs a crew? These are questions we all have thought about and even struggled with, in some aspects. Some of us may agree on what theirs tasks are, while some [...]
Avoid the Paper Avalanche – Contractor Rush
Many hard-working home improvement companies, contractors and sales representatives, alike, often spend many sleepless nights; due to the late hours they are working to maintain the growing mountain of paperwork involved with this industry. The days have passed when an estimate was written on the back of a business card and a hand shake was [...]