Tag Archives: business management

BUSINESS BUILDERS, ONLINE EXTRAS

A Four-Point Plan to Wow Your Customers and Pull Your Company through the COVID Crisis

4 min read

What steps are you taking to protect your business during the COVID-19 emergency? In this article, pro painter and PPC contributing writer Terry Begue offers a framework to help you stay engaged and take care of your customers through this restricted time, so that you can emerge on the other side of this crisis with a business that’s ready to take care of you.
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BUSINESS BUILDERS, ONLINE EXTRAS

Solution Selling vs. Insight Selling: What’s Right for Your Painting Business?

3 min read

As a contractor, an effective sales approach is as important in your arsenal of tools as a paint brush. Too often, however, contractors think of it as a pitch, and not much more. The fact of the matter is that identifying and employing the best sales approach can result in higher profitability and improved customer satisfaction. Continue reading Solution Selling vs. Insight Selling: What’s Right for Your Painting Business? →

ONLINE EXTRAS, WHAT I'VE LEARNED

Noah Kanter on the Challenges and Benefits of Hiring His First Employees

2 min read

This summer, PPC hit the road for two days with Noah Kanter, a contractor serving residential customers in northern Vermont. In this article, we talk with him about his decision to hire his first employees and the challenges and benefits it has brought to him and his company.
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BUSINESS BUILDERS, ONLINE EXTRAS

7 Steps for Solving Business Problems, or Learning How to Eat an Elephant

3 min read

Successful people all do one thing: they solve problems. They don’t just stare at a problem and wish it would go away. In this article, Mitzi Perdue, author of How to Make Your Family Business Last, shares her seven steps for solving your business problems. Continue reading 7 Steps for Solving Business Problems, or Learning How to Eat an Elephant →