This article is the first of a new four-part series from PPC and the Painting Contractors Association (PCA) designed to help you understand and prepare for the challenges of business growth.
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5 Thoughts on Running a Family Business
This is the first in a new PPC magazine series called Spotlight on Small Business. This time: insights on running a family business.
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Customer Pain Points: How One Commercial Painting Company Resolves Them
More than three decades ago, The Kaloutas Company was busy building a distinguished name for itself with a record of successful and efficient painting projects for commercial and industrial customers throughout New England.
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I’m Stuck in the Weeds and Can’t Get Out! The Micromanager’s Recovery Guide
Do you have micromanaging tendencies? With a little self-awareness and some hard work, you can learn to let go. This 7-step approach will help you do it. Continue reading I’m Stuck in the Weeds and Can’t Get Out! The Micromanager’s Recovery Guide
Marketing Strategies: 4 Secrets for Powerful Testimonials
This article is based on an excerpt from the book Attract and Keep Customers for Life by Terry Begue, owner of Begue Painting and a regular contributor to PPC magazine. Continue reading Marketing Strategies: 4 Secrets for Powerful Testimonials
Noah Kanter on His Go-To Coatings and How Your Paint Supplier Can Help You Succeed
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 go-to coatings and the role his paint supplier plays in his success.
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Recruitment & Retention: How to Get Better at Networking to Make Better Hires
Friends, family, employees and colleagues are great places to look when you’re hiring. But are you making the most of your network?
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Are You (Really) Listening? And, How to Get Better At It
As your company’s leader, you don’t need to know everything. But you need to know who on your team can get you the answers you need.
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3 Keys to Generating More Word-of-Mouth Advertising
By Al Pirozzoli
Companies invest untold billions in every form of marketing imaginable. Although much of it is effective, there is one form that tops all the others. For effectiveness and results, referrals are second to none. Continue reading 3 Keys to Generating More Word-of-Mouth Advertising
4 Steps to Becoming a More Inspiring Leader
Habits can be a trap for people in leadership positions. As leaders, they should provide a compelling vision that inspires those around them. Instead, many of them lapse into automatic and mindless thinking. And that can affect every decision they make – and the actions of the people who report to them. Continue reading 4 Steps to Becoming a More Inspiring Leader
National Painting Week: Join Paint Pros Helping Out
Painting contractors are invited to lend their professional expertise in celebration of Sherwin-Williams’ 5th annual National Painting Week, set for May 22-30, 2016. Continue reading National Painting Week: Join Paint Pros Helping Out
3 Tips for Dealing with the Labor Shortage
By Art Snarzyk