Spectrum Communications & Consulting Inc. Blog: Advertising
You may have heard that Google has been rolling out a lead generation program called “Local Services” for home services business like plumbers and electricians—but now they’re expanding the program to moving businesses! This is a big deal for movers because it will affect how you appear in sea...
Having a Customer Relationship Management system (CRM) is clearly important for home service businesses. They help you gather lead information and keep track of where a customer is in your business processes—but they can be so much more. Hidden within your CRM is a whole gold mine of potential...
If you ask the average home service professional if they are advertising on YouTube, most would say “no.” And we think it’s time to change that! YouTube advertising offers huge opportunities for contractors, service technicians, and remodelers. Let’s break down how YouTube ads will help you dri...
Coming up with advertising that drives business can be tough, so when something works, it’s easy to just stick with it and carry on. This causes a lot of companies to direct all their attention and marketing spend towards one advertising source instead of numerous channels. But this is a mistake! Yo...
Digital personal assistants, like Amazon Echo, Google Home, or practically any smartphone, are a standard in the homes your dealers are selling into. The question is, how can your brand take advantage and broadcast your message using this new technology today? Here is an instructive example: You may...
Recently we hosted a webinar on Local Services by Google (formerly Google Home Services) and spoke directly with two Google representatives about some of your most burning questions on the pay-per-lead ad program. They had great insight on how disputed leads are handled, the future of the program, a...
The home improvement lead generation space is big business. HomeAdvisor bought out the established player Angie’s List earlier this year, likely to monetize their stream of review-based home improvement leads. Google, never one to shy away from competing for advertising revenue, has recently rebrand...
Google is changing the way that home improvement businesses establish trust. Their new lead generation program, Google Home Services, features select contractors at the top of search results with a little green “Google guaranteed” checkmark. This badge promises consumers a trustworthy list of provid...
As a contractor, you know the importance of social media as a revenue generator for your business. With over 2 billion monthly active users on Facebook, the potential to gain new business is overwhelming. While the potential leads are numerous, they tend to be softer leads (aka people that aren’t as...
Promotions are an effective way to generate interest in your business, but if they aren’t done right, they can have a negative effect on your ability to generate leads. We’ve covered effective promotion types in a past post, but now we’re taking you through some common issues we see in home service...
