The Sales Numbers You Need to Be Watching

Last week our team was at Aspire's Ignite conference connecting with landscape pros and both learning and teaching best practices for using systems to get the most out of your business. Over and over again we talked about the quality of data available to landscaping companies, and how they can best use that data to.

Are Your Marketing Efforts Paying Off?

Three Steps to Create a Marketing Plan for Your Landscaping Company Since last year, I have been working with the Grunder Landscaping team to align marketing goals with sales and revenue goals; ensuring that our marketing reflects the types of work we actually want to sell and perform and resonates with our ideal.

How Do You Raise Prices the Right Way?

Help Your Team Understand Each Other We aren't breaking news: the costs of doing landscaping work are rising. Gas prices, the wages and benefits for our team, material costs, and so many other smaller costs. It's all going up, and while it's always smart to be cognizant of how we can control costs, at some point we.

Do You Understand What Your Team is Up Against?

Help Your Team Understand Each Other "The sales team just drive all over town in their air-conditioned cars all day. They have it so easy." "The production team pays no attention to detail! If they could just do their jobs, I wouldn't have to deal with this unhappy client." "The owner just sits in their office all.

You Don't Get What You Don't Ask For

Are You Asking for Referrals? Without a doubt, I can tell you there is no better source for new team members and new clients than referrals. In both cases, whether it is a referred team member or a referred new client, we have success because generally, they have a better understanding of expectations, they have a.

Is Your Sales Team Feeling Overwhelmed?

Is Your Sales Team Overwhelmed with Demand? The unofficial start of summer is here: Happy Memorial Day Weekend! As we look ahead to the summer, our schedules are pretty full at Grunder Landscaping, but we're still talking as a team regularly about the number and quality of leads coming in. We're keeping our fingers on.

How Strong is Your Company's Reputation

How Strong is Your Company's Reputation? The team at R.P. Marzilli has grown to $53 million in annual revenue, all without a dedicated sales team. This is a pretty astounding business model and is rare in our industry. While it's not the model we follow at Grunder Landscaping, I'm intrigued by how it works for them. I.

Case Study: How R.P. Marzilli Wins Large Projects

Case Study: How One Landscaping Company Wins and Manages Large Construction Projects R.P. Marzilli has grown to $53 million in annual revenue in large part because of the strong relationships and reputation they've built in their market. As we talked about a few weeks ago, maintaining quality at scale is difficult but.

What Marty is Most Looking Forward to at GROW 2022

GROW! 2022 begins one month from today, and we cannot wait. My team and I have been busy confirming speakers, finalizing breakout sessions, and putting together a jam-packed agenda focused on helping you grow and better control your landscaping business. We'll have more than 30 breakout sessions covering everything.

How is Snow Season Going?

The weather keeps us on our toes year-round, and no doubt each team has their own amateur weatherman or woman who looks ahead at the forecast to try to plan the week ahead. In the wintertime, many of us are closely watching for snow, sleet, and freezing rain. As I'm writing this, we're watching the weather and have.