By Spencer Powell, Builder Funnel Originally published October 11, 2016 Advertising with Houzz means using the platform’s free profile, its paid Houzz Pro tools, and its lead products to put your remodeling work in front of homeowners who are actively planning projects. But the highest-leverage move is often free: turning your project pages into a
Every year, my company Builder Funnel surveys remodelers from all over the United States and Canada to uncover the biggest challenges, obstacles and goals for the upcoming year. This year, we partnered with Remodeler’s Advantage to promote the survey and put together the report. You can download the full report here. That being said, I
This is Part II of Spencer Powell’s Blog Article on Adapting your Marketing Click Here for Part One >> The Remodeling Industry Was Behind…but Catching Up Now (continued from part I) Being involved in the digital marketing industry as well as the technology industry, we’ve been implementing several things for years that would have helped
Earlier this year, we all got hit with a big shock to our world. The global pandemic had impacts on our personal lives, our businesses, and just about everything in between. It feels like you can’t even go 24 hours without someone talking about COVID-19. See, even I just brought it up. But we’re not
Are you ready to get real about the marketing mistakes your remodeling business made this year? One of the best ways to grow is to learn from your mistakes and vow to do better in the future. We surveyed remodelers from across the U.S. and Canada in Builder Funnel’s inaugural State of Remodeler Marketing Report
A lot of remodelers I speak with say they’re annoyed by email, and hesitate to send it to their prospects or clients so they don’t get annoyed too. I’m pushing back on this. Email is only annoying when it’s not relevant (helpful, entertaining, interesting). I’d argue that all marketing is that way — not just
You’ve discovered Instagram among the barrage of evolving and emerging social media platforms. FINALLY – a platform that you understand. Pictures, a caption, and maybe even a few related hashtags. Easy! Instagram’s simplicity is part of what draws users to it. It’s minimalist and streamlined – and it’s in everyone’s pocket. And whether you’re willing
If you are a part of Remodeler’s Advantage Roundtables or have been a part of Remodeler’s University for a while, you know the importance of lead tracking. Where are you getting the most leads? The best leads? (the leads that translate to design and construction agreements). Most remodelers are doing the basics, and are at
Most remodelers I talk to don’t have a sales system. They have parts of one. You might be reading this thinking, “I have a sales process. I have a system.” I encourage you to read this post and look at your own system to see where there might be some holes. The worst thing our
Many remodelers don’t start thinking about marketing until the revenue pipeline is looking slim . This can be a tough spot to find yourself in. As far as a larger marketing strategy is concerned, that’s the topic of another blog post. But for today, I wanted to give you three quick marketing tactics you can use to