2020 is winding to a close, and it’s safe to say few, if any, saw this tumultuous year playing out as it has. Your business likely had to roll with the many punches thrown by the COVID-19 crisis. Continue reading Bring It On, 2021
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Easy-to-Use Customizable Marketing Materials for PROs
It’s now easier than ever to promote your services as a professional painting contractor, capture job details and product features and benefits, and more impactfully communicate with your customers and prospects. Continue reading Easy-to-Use Customizable Marketing Materials for PROs
Art of the Sale: The Importance of the Follow-up
In this fifth and final installment of a series on achieving sales success for PRO painting contractors, Archie Bartel offers sales tips and guidelines for contractors trying to improve their sales performance. Bartel, Sherwin-Williams Director of Sales Force Effectiveness, is the former Marketing Director for Residential Repaint at Sherwin-Williams. This article will examine the post-project follow-up that lays a path toward repeat business and referrals. Continue reading Art of the Sale: The Importance of the Follow-up
Get Productivity Reports and Real-Time Sprayer Info Anywhere, Any Time, with Graco BlueLink
Want to know exactly what your sprayers are doing, where they’re working and how they’re performing? Continue reading Get Productivity Reports and Real-Time Sprayer Info Anywhere, Any Time, with Graco BlueLink
Art of the Sale: Execution and Delivery
In this fourth installment of a series on achieving sales success for PRO painting contractors, Archie Bartel offers sales tips and guidelines for contractors trying to improve their sales performance. Bartel, Sherwin-Williams Director of Sales Force Effectiveness, is the former Marketing Director for Residential Repaint at Sherwin-Williams. This article will examine the continued importance of being customer focused as you deliver and execute the project. Continue reading Art of the Sale: Execution and Delivery
Art of the Sale: Discussing Color and the Close
In this third installment of a series on achieving sales success for PRO painting contractors, Archie Bartel offers sales tips and guidelines for contractors trying to improve their sales performance. Bartel, Sherwin-Williams Director of Sales Force Effectiveness, is the former Marketing Director for Residential Repaint at Sherwin-Williams. This article will examine the continued importance of being customer-focused during color discussion and closing the sale. Continue reading Art of the Sale: Discussing Color and the Close
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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The Top 10 New Tools for Painters in 2018
Need your crews to be more productive? Here’s a roundup of the latest advances in paint application and other tools. All are available at your local Sherwin-Williams store. You can find more equipment info on your PRO app or at the Sherwin-Williams contractor website.
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Teresa McQueen: How Online Ordering is Making My Job Easier
Roadrunner Drywall Corp. was founded in 1977 by Mark and Bev Nuessle. Since then, the Phoenix-based firm has become one of the Southwest’s major drywall and paint companies, building a reputation for integrity and hard work throughout Arizona and Nevada.
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2018 New Products: Innovative Technological Advances Are Here to Make Your Job Easier
2018 brings innovative advances in coatings technology to help make your job easier: a new self-cleaning, dirt-shedding acrylic for concrete, an extremely powerful stain blocking primer, and a quick-dry vapor barrier protection coating, for starters. Continue reading 2018 New Products: Innovative Technological Advances Are Here to Make Your Job Easier
Roy Parker: Why I Like Buying My Paint Online
Paint It Right was founded by Roy Parker in 1981, and has become one of the most sought after painting contractors in the Richmond, Virginia area. Parker has also become a strong advocate of the new Sherwin-Williams Buy Online service. He sat down with PPC to tell us why. Continue reading Roy Parker: Why I Like Buying My Paint Online
Bold & Blue: Paint Provides the Wow Factor in Minneapolis Condo Remodel
A kitchen remodel, combined with bold paint color and a new best-in-class trim paint, has totally transformed the look of a downtown Minneapolis condo. Continue reading Bold & Blue: Paint Provides the Wow Factor in Minneapolis Condo Remodel
Pier Pressure: Seattle Aquarium Repaint Presents Multiple Challenges
The Seattle Aquarium sits on Pier 59 on the Elliott Bay waterfront, and that location is at the root of many of the challenges of a repaint of the facility that began in 2017. Continue reading Pier Pressure: Seattle Aquarium Repaint Presents Multiple Challenges
The Best Paint Colors for Healthcare Facilities
Emily Kantz, Sherwin-Williams healthcare and hospitality color specialist, shares her expertise on the latest color trends and their uses in today’s healthcare facilities. Continue reading The Best Paint Colors for Healthcare Facilities
Concrete & Color: Paint Breathes New Life into Historic River Town
Paint color transformed a historic property and helped Designing Jewelers gain recognition as one of “America’s Coolest Stores” from InStore magazine. Two Sherwin-Williams masonry coatings provide the one-two punch for long-lasting protection on the repaint of the 136-year-old building. Continue reading Concrete & Color: Paint Breathes New Life into Historic River Town
How to Choose the Right ProMar® 200 Zero VOC Interior Latex Paint Finish
Professional painters have it all with ProMar® 200 Zero VOC Interior Latex Paint. Exceptional durability, easy application, and excellent hide. Outstanding touch-up that reduces repaint costs. Anti-microbial agents that inhibit the growth of mold and mildew on the paint surface. A zero VOC formula that meets the most stringent VOC requirements. And, it’s available in six sheens and all colors including deep, vivid accents. Continue reading How to Choose the Right ProMar® 200 Zero VOC Interior Latex Paint Finish
Cool Pool: A Colorful Pro Industrial™ Paint Job in Tennessee
As one of Eastern Tennessee and Southwest Virginia’s premier painting contractors, Woods Paint Company has built its reputation on superior craftsmanship, attention to detail, clear communication, honesty and integrity. Continue reading Cool Pool: A Colorful Pro Industrial™ Paint Job in Tennessee
Why I’m Buying My Paint and Supplies Online
A Q&A with Justin Gripka, who with his wife Lauren owns the Gripka Paint Company in Basehor, a suburb of Kansas City located in Leavenworth County, Kansas. Continue reading Why I’m Buying My Paint and Supplies Online
Buy Online: It’s Easy, Fast and Efficient
Sherwin-Williams PRO customers now have a convenient new way to buy paint and supplies online using a mobile phone, tablet or computer. Continue reading Buy Online: It’s Easy, Fast and Efficient