The document provides information about a digital marketing boot camp for roofing contractors. It includes an agenda for the day's sessions on DIY marketing, Google AdWords, Nextdoor, and Google My Business. Tips and strategies are provided for each topic, such as updating business profiles, creating and sharing content, getting local links, analyzing digital marketing performance metrics, and determining when external help is needed for digital marketing efforts. The presentation encourages roofing contractors to take an integrated approach to digital marketing using various online and social media channels to reach customers.
Google Ads Workshop: Increase Your Business’s Google Visibility in Local SearchSurefire Local
Discover proven techniques and tips to expand your business’s local reach exponentially with Google Ads. In this online workshop, you will walk through the top techniques that the most successful local businesses use to get found on Google’s network of tools (Google Search, Gmail, YouTube, Remarketing, etc.) and the many benefits Google Ads can have as you grow your business and reach more local customers in your service area.
Some of the things you'll learn from the Google Ads Workshop are:
-Generate quality leads by targeting the right local clientele in your area
-Tailor your Google Ads to an ever-evolving search experience
-Do’s & don’ts for running a successful local Google Ads campaign
Ultimate Guide to Digital Marketing & How to Magnify Your Digital PresenceSurefire Local
With over 7,040 marketing tools available today, there’s no shortage of advice when it comes to changing your digital marketing efforts. The catch is knowing which tools work together so that you get a complete picture of how your marketing is performing. To help, we’ve put together this ultimate guide to marketing technology; a free 30 minute webinar in which you’ll learn:
The best tools and methods that apply specifically to local marketing
How you can boost your business’s local visibility on Google and other major search engines
How to measure your success and stop wasting money on underperforming campaigns
By the end of the webinar, you’ll walk away with the confidence that your business is visible in all the places potential customers use to find you.
4 Ways Roofing Contractors Can Successfully Combine Social Media and Sales St...Surefire Local
Nextdoor, Houzz, Facebook, and YouTube...these are online communities homeowners use every day to ask for recommendations and learn about the top roofing contractors in their neighborhood.
Discover how to make the most relevant platforms for home services contractors work for your business by engaging homeowners online and winning their trust long before meeting them in person. Some of the takeaways you'll learn are:
- How the homeowner journey has changed and what it means for you
- Simple steps to get started on Nextdoor, Houzz, Facebook, and YouTube
- Ways to get your clients more involved and collaborating
- How to use social proof to win and create meaningful relationships with your clients
Ultimate Guide for Marketing Your Local Business on GoogleSurefire Local
Tune in to hear the latest Google trends and tips for marketing your local business. In this free webinar, you'll walk through the anatomy of Google Search and discover techniques that will help you make sure your business is easily found on the world’s most popular search engine. You’ll come away with actionable steps you can take to increase your business’s local search visibility using your website and Google’s tools: Google My Business, Google Ads, Local Service Ads, YouTube, Image Search, and more.
Some of the things you'll learn are how to:
- Use your Google My Business listing to its maximum potential
- Get Google to recognize your entire service area and the essential elements to include on your website
- Expand your reach exponentially and get found at the top of Google by quality prospects
Business Acceleration Workshop: Fundamentals of Taking Your Business to the N...Surefire Local
Are you ready to grow your business and break through the barriers to sustainable growth? There are a few critical decisions that you must get right to maximize revenue, profit, and time. Join us for a free online workshop led by Mark G. Richardson, a recognized speaker, author, and business advisor, who will help you think through important questions like what are the keys to success, what is the right rate of growth, and how can you position your business today for the future?
Some of the things you’ll learn during this workshop are how to:
-- Achieve the right results with less effort by developing organizational processes
-- Create a strategic advantage over your competitors and position your business as a market leader
-- Grow your reputation and revenue as you consistently deliver world-class customer experiences
This workshop is perfect for anyone interested in magnifying their success and scaling up their business with a proven growth framework.
2018 DIY Marketing Workshop for Home Improvement ContractorsSurefire Local
Discover 5 easy DIY ideas to get your marketing working harder towards achieving your goals.
With digital marketing constantly changing, there's a lot a local business has to keep up with to stay ahead of the competition. It's no longer enough to just have a website. To win the hearts of homeowners today, it requires a coordinated approach across multiple channels. Join us to learn:
- Latest trends in digital marketing, including voice search, Google AdWords, search engine optimization, social media, content writing, reputation management, and so much more
- Why the customer journey has changed and how home improvement businesses should adapt to win more jobs
- Proven tactics to making sure your business is found by the right homeowners in the exact moment they're searching for your services
- How to manage your entire online presence using one platform with one secure login
- Analyzing data and past performance to determine future marketing campaigns.
The 10 Most Common Home Improvement Marketing Mistakes and How to Fix ThemSurefire Local
Have you wondered why some businesses get better results from their digital marketing than you do?
Tune in to learn about common home improvement marketing mistakes and how to fix them. Some of the things you'll hear are:
- Identifying and understanding the 10 BIG marketing mistakes made by home improvement contractors
- How to avoid each marketing mistake
- Know what changes need to be made to your marketing plan
- Which elements are critical for a marketing plan
Guide to Local Marketing: 5 Surefire Ways to Stand OutSurefire Local
Magnify Your Online Presence & Reach More Local Customers
As a local business, you have a good understanding of your market. To help you get an equally good understanding of how to reach potential customers online, we’ve put together the ultimate local marketing workshop. Join us for 30 minutes and discover 5 key strategies to maximize your business’s online presence and make your business stand out in local search results.
Some of the things you’ll learn during this workshop are:
- The latest search behavior trends and how customers find you online
- How to promote your local business with the most effective strategies that bring in high quality customers
- Local SEO strategies to use to improve your Google's search results
Google Ads Workshop: Increase Your Business’s Google Visibility in Local SearchSurefire Local
Discover proven techniques and tips to expand your business’s local reach exponentially with Google Ads. In this online workshop, you will walk through the top techniques that the most successful local businesses use to get found on Google’s network of tools (Google Search, Gmail, YouTube, Remarketing, etc.) and the many benefits Google Ads can have as you grow your business and reach more local customers in your service area.
Some of the things you'll learn from the Google Ads Workshop are:
-Generate quality leads by targeting the right local clientele in your area
-Tailor your Google Ads to an ever-evolving search experience
-Do’s & don’ts for running a successful local Google Ads campaign
Ultimate Guide to Digital Marketing & How to Magnify Your Digital PresenceSurefire Local
With over 7,040 marketing tools available today, there’s no shortage of advice when it comes to changing your digital marketing efforts. The catch is knowing which tools work together so that you get a complete picture of how your marketing is performing. To help, we’ve put together this ultimate guide to marketing technology; a free 30 minute webinar in which you’ll learn:
The best tools and methods that apply specifically to local marketing
How you can boost your business’s local visibility on Google and other major search engines
How to measure your success and stop wasting money on underperforming campaigns
By the end of the webinar, you’ll walk away with the confidence that your business is visible in all the places potential customers use to find you.
4 Ways Roofing Contractors Can Successfully Combine Social Media and Sales St...Surefire Local
Nextdoor, Houzz, Facebook, and YouTube...these are online communities homeowners use every day to ask for recommendations and learn about the top roofing contractors in their neighborhood.
Discover how to make the most relevant platforms for home services contractors work for your business by engaging homeowners online and winning their trust long before meeting them in person. Some of the takeaways you'll learn are:
- How the homeowner journey has changed and what it means for you
- Simple steps to get started on Nextdoor, Houzz, Facebook, and YouTube
- Ways to get your clients more involved and collaborating
- How to use social proof to win and create meaningful relationships with your clients
Ultimate Guide for Marketing Your Local Business on GoogleSurefire Local
Tune in to hear the latest Google trends and tips for marketing your local business. In this free webinar, you'll walk through the anatomy of Google Search and discover techniques that will help you make sure your business is easily found on the world’s most popular search engine. You’ll come away with actionable steps you can take to increase your business’s local search visibility using your website and Google’s tools: Google My Business, Google Ads, Local Service Ads, YouTube, Image Search, and more.
Some of the things you'll learn are how to:
- Use your Google My Business listing to its maximum potential
- Get Google to recognize your entire service area and the essential elements to include on your website
- Expand your reach exponentially and get found at the top of Google by quality prospects
Business Acceleration Workshop: Fundamentals of Taking Your Business to the N...Surefire Local
Are you ready to grow your business and break through the barriers to sustainable growth? There are a few critical decisions that you must get right to maximize revenue, profit, and time. Join us for a free online workshop led by Mark G. Richardson, a recognized speaker, author, and business advisor, who will help you think through important questions like what are the keys to success, what is the right rate of growth, and how can you position your business today for the future?
Some of the things you’ll learn during this workshop are how to:
-- Achieve the right results with less effort by developing organizational processes
-- Create a strategic advantage over your competitors and position your business as a market leader
-- Grow your reputation and revenue as you consistently deliver world-class customer experiences
This workshop is perfect for anyone interested in magnifying their success and scaling up their business with a proven growth framework.
2018 DIY Marketing Workshop for Home Improvement ContractorsSurefire Local
Discover 5 easy DIY ideas to get your marketing working harder towards achieving your goals.
With digital marketing constantly changing, there's a lot a local business has to keep up with to stay ahead of the competition. It's no longer enough to just have a website. To win the hearts of homeowners today, it requires a coordinated approach across multiple channels. Join us to learn:
- Latest trends in digital marketing, including voice search, Google AdWords, search engine optimization, social media, content writing, reputation management, and so much more
- Why the customer journey has changed and how home improvement businesses should adapt to win more jobs
- Proven tactics to making sure your business is found by the right homeowners in the exact moment they're searching for your services
- How to manage your entire online presence using one platform with one secure login
- Analyzing data and past performance to determine future marketing campaigns.
The 10 Most Common Home Improvement Marketing Mistakes and How to Fix ThemSurefire Local
Have you wondered why some businesses get better results from their digital marketing than you do?
Tune in to learn about common home improvement marketing mistakes and how to fix them. Some of the things you'll hear are:
- Identifying and understanding the 10 BIG marketing mistakes made by home improvement contractors
- How to avoid each marketing mistake
- Know what changes need to be made to your marketing plan
- Which elements are critical for a marketing plan
Guide to Local Marketing: 5 Surefire Ways to Stand OutSurefire Local
Magnify Your Online Presence & Reach More Local Customers
As a local business, you have a good understanding of your market. To help you get an equally good understanding of how to reach potential customers online, we’ve put together the ultimate local marketing workshop. Join us for 30 minutes and discover 5 key strategies to maximize your business’s online presence and make your business stand out in local search results.
Some of the things you’ll learn during this workshop are:
- The latest search behavior trends and how customers find you online
- How to promote your local business with the most effective strategies that bring in high quality customers
- Local SEO strategies to use to improve your Google's search results
The Secret of Successful Contractors: How to Master the Customer CycleSurefire Local
Find out how the top home improvement contractors across the country are using new tools and processes to win more jobs and grow their businesses.
Some of the things you'll learn are:
- Understanding the journey homeowners take to find you online
- A proven system for turning more leads into happy customers
- Best practices for staying organized and keeping your jobs on track with CRM software
- Creating a great customer experience that inspires referrals
- Establishing a process for acquiring online reviews and how to use them in your marketing and job pitches to win the bid
Turning Browsers into Buyers: How to Win Today's HomeownerSurefire Local
Find out how you can easily increase the number of inquiries your business receives with a simple approach to digital marketing!
Homeowners are finding new and exciting ways to contact home improvement contractors in their area - from using their mobile phones to asking their Google Home with a quick voice search as they cook dinner.
The contractors that are winning today know how to build a wide digital footprint that places your business in front of more homeowners...in the exact moment they're searching online for the services you offer.
We're going to reveal exactly what you need to do at each stage of their journey by taking a deep dive into:
- How our mobile devices have changed how homeowners find contractors
- How to prepare for the Age of Assistance and voice search
- The latest changes from Google that affect your ranking in search results
- How a coordinated digital marketing approach can win you more inquiries
Grow Local Reviews, Reputation, and Rankings with GeoJuice (2018)Surefire Local
It's never been easier to get online reviews and showcase your job photos across the web!
GeoJuice is a hardworking reviews app that creates instant, engaging content and check-ins published with your location. You're able to showcase your past projects and happy customers on your website and social media to provide social proof that gets you more business!
Highlights:
- Showcase before and after photos from completed projects, show geniune credibility of your work and the skill your team has
- Get more online reviews on the job site while the homeowner is admiring your work
- Boost your local search rankings by creating geo-tagged check-ins, photos and videos to your website and social media profiles
- Get seen in the entire area your business serves, not just your physical location
- Close more sales by showcasing your excellent work you've done in the same area
Build a Website That Will Win You More Local Homeowners (Home Services Trends...Surefire Local
See how the top businesses are making their websites more effective at attracting and converting the right leads in their local areas.
Some of the things you'll learn are:
- How web page performance influences success and new customer acquisition
- Best practices for building a website that ranks high in online search
- Mobile vs. Desktop and how to optimize your site for each
- Tools for reviewing and measuring performance
7 Surefire Tips for Marketing Your Local Business on GoogleSurefire Local
Tune in to hear the latest trends and tips for marketing your local business on Google. This free webinar will help you make sure your business is easily found on the world’s most popular search engine and how you can increase your local visibility using your website and Google’s tools: Google My Business, Google Ads, Local Service Ads, YouTube, Image Search, and more.
Some of the things we’ll cover are:
- How to use your Google My Business listing to its maximum potential
- How Google views your website and what you can do to get Google to recognize your entire service area
- How to expand your reach exponentially and get found at the top of Google by quality prospects
GUIDE: Simple SEO: How to Build Trust with GoogleSurefire Local
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is one of the most critical components of your online presence...but with SEO constantly changing, it's not easy to stay ahead of the curve and outrank the competition.
Join us as we walk through the latest trends and elements your website should have in order to win more local homeowners online. We'll discuss:
- The role online search plays in the customer journey
- How mobile and local search have changed dramatically over the past year
- Key elements your website MUST HAVE to rank high locally
- How a coordinated approach to digital marketing increases your chances of getting found online by the right people
Be a Marketing Hero! Make the Most of Your Marketing BudgetSurefire Local
Find out where you can be investing your marketing spend and how to determine if it's actually bringing in new customers.
During this free on-demand webinar, Bob Sheehan (Surefire's SVP of Brand & Customer Advocacy) walks you through a proven budgeting model that has helped thousands of home improvement contractors effectively build and manage a marketing budget that generates referral-quality leads.
Some of the things you'll learn are:
- Understand the customer journey through marketing channels before purchase
- Analyze current performance to understand attribution
- How to evaluate media channels for your business
- Track lead sources to establish real ROI
- Use insights to build an effective budget
Learn How to Get Started and Dominate Local Search Results with Google Ads.
Expand your local reach exponentially with Google Ads. During this free online webcast, Meg Robinson (Director of Advertising) will walk you through how to get started with Google Ads and the many benefits it can have as you look to grow your business and reach homeowners in your local area.
Some of the things you'll learn are:
- Generate quality leads by targeting homeowners in your local area
- Tailor your ads to an ever-growing mobile experience
- The Do's and Don'ts of running local campaigns
Sing it with me...Wouldn't it be nice if you could wake up and see a steady flow of quality leads coming to your business from your online presence? Okay, maybe I'm remembering that song a bit differently.
The point is, you want to claim as many online profiles as you can for your business so that when someone searches for you on Google, you own the results page. Your online presence is much more than just your website too. It's all the places online that your business information is found like Google My Business, Facebook, Nextdoor, YouTube, Houzz, and so on.
That's the question we tackled in this latest webinar: Houzz for HVAC Dealers: How to Rock Your Houzz Profile. Jenny Sylvers (Houzz Certified Marketer and Marketing Strategist here at Surefire) took a deep dive into Houzz and why it's an important part of your online presence. More specifically, she walks through:
- The importance of having an online presence
- How Houzz fits into that puzzle
- What Houzz offers you as a HVAC Dealer -- [hint: It helps you get found in search for starters]
- 3 steps to getting started and create an effective Houzz profile for your business
- And 8 tips to help along the way
Explore how local businesses are using Google My Business - a free and easy-to-use tool - to manage and improve their online presence across Google, including Search & Maps. You'll get hands-on training with all of the latest Google My Business features, including how you can:
-Control what information people see when they search for your business online
-Read & respond to reviews and share photos that represent your quality work
-View insights on how customers find your business online - from search keywords to devices used
-Publish relevant content using Posts & engage in real-time with people who are searching for your business on Google
4 Ways HVAC Dealers Can Successfully Combine Social Media and Sales StrategySurefire Local
Nextdoor, Houzz, Facebook, and YouTube...these are communities homeowners use every day to ask for recommendations and learn about the top HVAC dealers in their neighborhood.
Discover how to make the most relevant platforms for home services contractors work for your business by engaging homeowners online and winning their trust long before meeting them in person. Some of the takeaways you'll learn are:
How the homeowner journey has changed and what it means for you
Simple steps to get started on Nextdoor, Houzz, Facebook, and YouTube
Ways to get your clients more involved and collaborating
How to use social proof to win and create meaningful relationships with your clients
Google My Business Workshop: How Your Home Contracting Business Can Rank High...Surefire Local
Join us to explore how the top home improvement contractors are using Google My Business - a free and easy-to-use tool - to manage and improve their online presence across Google, including Search & Maps.
During this workshop, you'll get hands-on training with the latest Google My Business features:
- Control what information people see when they search for your business online
- Message with prospects searching for your business directly on Google
- Read & respond to reviews and share photos that represent your quality work
- View insights on how customers find your business online - from search keywords to devices used
- Publish relevant content using Posts & message in real-time with people who are searching for your business on Google
The Google Masterclass Series is a free online workshop with 4 sessions to help you market your home services business on Google and get found by homeowners in your local area who are searching for your services.
Part 2: Google Ads
Dominate Results with Google Ads
Expand your reach exponentially by learning how to get started with Google Ads and the many benefits it can have as you look to grow your business and reach homeowners in your local area.
Business Mastery Workshop: Take Control of Your Clients, Your Team, and You!Surefire Local
When we have a finite resource (like time), we must figure out how to spend it in an optimal way. We’re all given 24 hours in a day, how we choose to spend this time defines our success.
In this webinar, Mark is going to walk through his time and business mastery system, focusing specifically on how you can take control of your client meetings and work, help your team be efficient and productive, and ultimately how you, yourself, can become a master of time.
This training covers:
- Common misconceptions and causes of “time stress”
- Differences between being efficient vs. effective; and which is better to strive for
- The essential steps to take control of your time and manage it in a realistic way
- How to foster stronger client relationships, team culture, and personal growth
If given the opportunity to have 1 extra hour each day, what would you do with it? With Mark’s time mastery system, the possibilities are nearly endless!
Home Services Contractors: How-to Optimize Your Lead Conversion Process for 5...Surefire Local
The latest numbers are in! It now costs Home Services companies $403.60 for each and every ‘issued’ lead they give to their salespeople. With an average closing ratio of about 33%, that means is costs $1210.80 for each SOLD lead. Yikes! This number is going up every year!
So, What’s the Solution?
Simply put, the best way to combat these out of control leads costs is to get MUCH BETTER at lead conversion. In this webinar, Tim Musch will detail each of the 5 sales you and your staff need to make to optimize lead conversion. Once identified, we’ll detail exactly what it takes to get much more efficient at each of those 5 sales you need to make. You’ll learn:
- The one painless thing you could do tomorrow that would drive 10-20% more profit to your bottom line
- How you can immediately increase sales without generating more leads or increasing closing ratios
- How to separate your company from ALL your competitors (this is key)
- Specific strategies to turn your unsold leads into profitable business (huge)
- Simple processes to easily create “lifetime” customers (repeat business)
Building a Successful Social Media Strategy for Home Services ContractorsSurefire Local
Social media is a large part of our world today — it’s important to know how to use social media as a local business in the home services industry, everything from the basics to winning loyal customers for your company. This training will help you discover ways to use social media to your advantage. You'll get an overview of social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Nextdoor, Houzz, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and more and how to incorporate them best into your strategy.
In this workshop, you'll walk through how to create a focused strategy and build a sense of community in your local area. Plus, you'll get the tools necessary to manage social media and the know-how to create effective content to engage homeowners.
Some of the things you'll learn are:
- What social channels should home services contractors focus on to get results from social media
- The types of content you should be posting and sharing
- The Do's and Don'ts of interacting with your community on social media
- Expert tips for going from likes to leads
Google Ads Workshop: Dominating Local SearchSurefire Local
Dominate your local search results and drive high-quality leads from Google — leads that convert to customers.
During this free online webcast, Surefire Local's Director of Advertising, Meg Robinson will walk you through how home improvement contractors can get started with Google Ads and the many benefits it can have as you look to grow your business and reach homeowners in your local area. Some of the things you'll learn are:
- Generate quality leads by targeting homeowners in your local area
- Tailor your ads to an ever-growing mobile experience
- The Do's and Don'ts of running local campaigns
- How to set up the right tracking methods in the beginning so you're measuring performance
April 2019 Social Media Marketing Academy | Part 4: Google & YouTube - The Bi...Surefire Local
You helped us identify the most-talked-about social media marketing platforms for 2019. Our in-house gurus have heard your questions and dove into a 2-hour training course in which they discussed ideas, tips, and secrets to marketing and branding your business on Facebook, Nextdoor, Houzz, YouTube and the surprise social network of the year - Google.
Part 4: Google & YouTube - The Big Social Network (1:35:55)
With digital marketing constantly changing, there's a lot a business has to keep up with to stay ahead of the competition. Google has introduced these 12 new features that make it the biggest social network...how can you use them for your business?
Does your office staff have the marketing talent your company needs? Chances are, yes.
When it comes to marketing, it's crucial to have someone inside your company, that knows the day-to-day processes, and can really connect the sales and marketing pieces together for success. Join our webinar with Heidi Ellsworth and Karen Edwards to learn how you can work with your office staff to develop and execute a winning marketing plan (digital and traditional) for your company.
SPEAKERS
Heidi Ellsworth and Karen Edwards have worked together in various roofing-oriented companies since 2006. They now collaborate on sales and marketing consulting focused on the construction field and specifically for roofing. Both are actively involved in RoofersCoffeeShop.com, Ellsworth as a partner and Edwards as the site’s editor. They also have their own consulting companies, HJE Consulting and Casimir Group LLC respectively. Ellsworth consults for National Roofing Contractors Association and also has an ongoing marketing column in Western Roofing Magazine since 2014. Edwards writes for numerous roofing publications, while also leading Roofing Technology Think Tank (RT3) communications and member engagement.
Are You Fit to Grow? 10 Criteria of a Fit BusinessSurefire Local
Get an inside look at how the top business owners and home improvement contractors across the country are tackling the challenge of growing their businesses in today's customer-empowered world.
Before you get caught in the trap of thinking “My team is really busy” equals “My business is doing really well,” you might want to consider taking a step back to get some much-needed perspective.
During this presentation, Mark G. Richardson walks you through simple and concise ways to take inventory of your business, develop plans for improvement, and implement the changes needed to succeed.
Some of the things you'll learn are how to:
- Measure your business with a 10-point business check-up
- Interpret these results and establish benchmarks to determine specific areas where your business can improve
- Develop methodical, step-by-step processes for change to remove any mystery from the process of improving
- Break down the misconceptions that could lead you astray to set the stage for success in all of your business endeavors
- Learn the basic tools to build a better, healthier business by measuring progress and monitoring success
5 Key Digital Marketing Strategies to Maximize Your Marketing DollarsSurefire Local
Are you looking for new marketing strategies to help you reach your goals or just want to make sure you have all the essentials covered? This free webinar will give you a quick refresher on digital marketing best practices and help you maximize your marketing efforts with a high Return on Investment.
Some of the things we’ll cover are:
- Understanding the journey your customers take from discovering to contacting your business
- Common local marketing challenges and how to overcome them
- The importance of leveraging technology to enhance your digital marketing efforts
- 5 key digital marketing principles to keep in mind
The Home Contractor's Complete Guide to Dominating Results with Google AdWordsSurefire Local
Expand your local reach exponentially with Google AdWords. The best part about advertising on Google is that when a new customer reaches out to you, they aren't also distributed to a dozen of your competitors that results in a bidding war.
Learn how to get started with Google AdWords and the many benefits it can have as you look to grow your business and reach homeowners in your local area. Some of the things you'll learn are:
- How Google AdWords lets you target people in your local area with ads
- The anatomy of a perfect Google ad that drives results
- How to tailor your Google AdWords ads to mobile devices and the ever-growing audience that uses them for purchases
- The Do's and Don'ts of running local campaigns
The Secret of Successful Contractors: How to Master the Customer CycleSurefire Local
Find out how the top home improvement contractors across the country are using new tools and processes to win more jobs and grow their businesses.
Some of the things you'll learn are:
- Understanding the journey homeowners take to find you online
- A proven system for turning more leads into happy customers
- Best practices for staying organized and keeping your jobs on track with CRM software
- Creating a great customer experience that inspires referrals
- Establishing a process for acquiring online reviews and how to use them in your marketing and job pitches to win the bid
Turning Browsers into Buyers: How to Win Today's HomeownerSurefire Local
Find out how you can easily increase the number of inquiries your business receives with a simple approach to digital marketing!
Homeowners are finding new and exciting ways to contact home improvement contractors in their area - from using their mobile phones to asking their Google Home with a quick voice search as they cook dinner.
The contractors that are winning today know how to build a wide digital footprint that places your business in front of more homeowners...in the exact moment they're searching online for the services you offer.
We're going to reveal exactly what you need to do at each stage of their journey by taking a deep dive into:
- How our mobile devices have changed how homeowners find contractors
- How to prepare for the Age of Assistance and voice search
- The latest changes from Google that affect your ranking in search results
- How a coordinated digital marketing approach can win you more inquiries
Grow Local Reviews, Reputation, and Rankings with GeoJuice (2018)Surefire Local
It's never been easier to get online reviews and showcase your job photos across the web!
GeoJuice is a hardworking reviews app that creates instant, engaging content and check-ins published with your location. You're able to showcase your past projects and happy customers on your website and social media to provide social proof that gets you more business!
Highlights:
- Showcase before and after photos from completed projects, show geniune credibility of your work and the skill your team has
- Get more online reviews on the job site while the homeowner is admiring your work
- Boost your local search rankings by creating geo-tagged check-ins, photos and videos to your website and social media profiles
- Get seen in the entire area your business serves, not just your physical location
- Close more sales by showcasing your excellent work you've done in the same area
Build a Website That Will Win You More Local Homeowners (Home Services Trends...Surefire Local
See how the top businesses are making their websites more effective at attracting and converting the right leads in their local areas.
Some of the things you'll learn are:
- How web page performance influences success and new customer acquisition
- Best practices for building a website that ranks high in online search
- Mobile vs. Desktop and how to optimize your site for each
- Tools for reviewing and measuring performance
7 Surefire Tips for Marketing Your Local Business on GoogleSurefire Local
Tune in to hear the latest trends and tips for marketing your local business on Google. This free webinar will help you make sure your business is easily found on the world’s most popular search engine and how you can increase your local visibility using your website and Google’s tools: Google My Business, Google Ads, Local Service Ads, YouTube, Image Search, and more.
Some of the things we’ll cover are:
- How to use your Google My Business listing to its maximum potential
- How Google views your website and what you can do to get Google to recognize your entire service area
- How to expand your reach exponentially and get found at the top of Google by quality prospects
GUIDE: Simple SEO: How to Build Trust with GoogleSurefire Local
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is one of the most critical components of your online presence...but with SEO constantly changing, it's not easy to stay ahead of the curve and outrank the competition.
Join us as we walk through the latest trends and elements your website should have in order to win more local homeowners online. We'll discuss:
- The role online search plays in the customer journey
- How mobile and local search have changed dramatically over the past year
- Key elements your website MUST HAVE to rank high locally
- How a coordinated approach to digital marketing increases your chances of getting found online by the right people
Be a Marketing Hero! Make the Most of Your Marketing BudgetSurefire Local
Find out where you can be investing your marketing spend and how to determine if it's actually bringing in new customers.
During this free on-demand webinar, Bob Sheehan (Surefire's SVP of Brand & Customer Advocacy) walks you through a proven budgeting model that has helped thousands of home improvement contractors effectively build and manage a marketing budget that generates referral-quality leads.
Some of the things you'll learn are:
- Understand the customer journey through marketing channels before purchase
- Analyze current performance to understand attribution
- How to evaluate media channels for your business
- Track lead sources to establish real ROI
- Use insights to build an effective budget
Learn How to Get Started and Dominate Local Search Results with Google Ads.
Expand your local reach exponentially with Google Ads. During this free online webcast, Meg Robinson (Director of Advertising) will walk you through how to get started with Google Ads and the many benefits it can have as you look to grow your business and reach homeowners in your local area.
Some of the things you'll learn are:
- Generate quality leads by targeting homeowners in your local area
- Tailor your ads to an ever-growing mobile experience
- The Do's and Don'ts of running local campaigns
Sing it with me...Wouldn't it be nice if you could wake up and see a steady flow of quality leads coming to your business from your online presence? Okay, maybe I'm remembering that song a bit differently.
The point is, you want to claim as many online profiles as you can for your business so that when someone searches for you on Google, you own the results page. Your online presence is much more than just your website too. It's all the places online that your business information is found like Google My Business, Facebook, Nextdoor, YouTube, Houzz, and so on.
That's the question we tackled in this latest webinar: Houzz for HVAC Dealers: How to Rock Your Houzz Profile. Jenny Sylvers (Houzz Certified Marketer and Marketing Strategist here at Surefire) took a deep dive into Houzz and why it's an important part of your online presence. More specifically, she walks through:
- The importance of having an online presence
- How Houzz fits into that puzzle
- What Houzz offers you as a HVAC Dealer -- [hint: It helps you get found in search for starters]
- 3 steps to getting started and create an effective Houzz profile for your business
- And 8 tips to help along the way
Explore how local businesses are using Google My Business - a free and easy-to-use tool - to manage and improve their online presence across Google, including Search & Maps. You'll get hands-on training with all of the latest Google My Business features, including how you can:
-Control what information people see when they search for your business online
-Read & respond to reviews and share photos that represent your quality work
-View insights on how customers find your business online - from search keywords to devices used
-Publish relevant content using Posts & engage in real-time with people who are searching for your business on Google
4 Ways HVAC Dealers Can Successfully Combine Social Media and Sales StrategySurefire Local
Nextdoor, Houzz, Facebook, and YouTube...these are communities homeowners use every day to ask for recommendations and learn about the top HVAC dealers in their neighborhood.
Discover how to make the most relevant platforms for home services contractors work for your business by engaging homeowners online and winning their trust long before meeting them in person. Some of the takeaways you'll learn are:
How the homeowner journey has changed and what it means for you
Simple steps to get started on Nextdoor, Houzz, Facebook, and YouTube
Ways to get your clients more involved and collaborating
How to use social proof to win and create meaningful relationships with your clients
Google My Business Workshop: How Your Home Contracting Business Can Rank High...Surefire Local
Join us to explore how the top home improvement contractors are using Google My Business - a free and easy-to-use tool - to manage and improve their online presence across Google, including Search & Maps.
During this workshop, you'll get hands-on training with the latest Google My Business features:
- Control what information people see when they search for your business online
- Message with prospects searching for your business directly on Google
- Read & respond to reviews and share photos that represent your quality work
- View insights on how customers find your business online - from search keywords to devices used
- Publish relevant content using Posts & message in real-time with people who are searching for your business on Google
The Google Masterclass Series is a free online workshop with 4 sessions to help you market your home services business on Google and get found by homeowners in your local area who are searching for your services.
Part 2: Google Ads
Dominate Results with Google Ads
Expand your reach exponentially by learning how to get started with Google Ads and the many benefits it can have as you look to grow your business and reach homeowners in your local area.
Business Mastery Workshop: Take Control of Your Clients, Your Team, and You!Surefire Local
When we have a finite resource (like time), we must figure out how to spend it in an optimal way. We’re all given 24 hours in a day, how we choose to spend this time defines our success.
In this webinar, Mark is going to walk through his time and business mastery system, focusing specifically on how you can take control of your client meetings and work, help your team be efficient and productive, and ultimately how you, yourself, can become a master of time.
This training covers:
- Common misconceptions and causes of “time stress”
- Differences between being efficient vs. effective; and which is better to strive for
- The essential steps to take control of your time and manage it in a realistic way
- How to foster stronger client relationships, team culture, and personal growth
If given the opportunity to have 1 extra hour each day, what would you do with it? With Mark’s time mastery system, the possibilities are nearly endless!
Home Services Contractors: How-to Optimize Your Lead Conversion Process for 5...Surefire Local
The latest numbers are in! It now costs Home Services companies $403.60 for each and every ‘issued’ lead they give to their salespeople. With an average closing ratio of about 33%, that means is costs $1210.80 for each SOLD lead. Yikes! This number is going up every year!
So, What’s the Solution?
Simply put, the best way to combat these out of control leads costs is to get MUCH BETTER at lead conversion. In this webinar, Tim Musch will detail each of the 5 sales you and your staff need to make to optimize lead conversion. Once identified, we’ll detail exactly what it takes to get much more efficient at each of those 5 sales you need to make. You’ll learn:
- The one painless thing you could do tomorrow that would drive 10-20% more profit to your bottom line
- How you can immediately increase sales without generating more leads or increasing closing ratios
- How to separate your company from ALL your competitors (this is key)
- Specific strategies to turn your unsold leads into profitable business (huge)
- Simple processes to easily create “lifetime” customers (repeat business)
Building a Successful Social Media Strategy for Home Services ContractorsSurefire Local
Social media is a large part of our world today — it’s important to know how to use social media as a local business in the home services industry, everything from the basics to winning loyal customers for your company. This training will help you discover ways to use social media to your advantage. You'll get an overview of social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Nextdoor, Houzz, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and more and how to incorporate them best into your strategy.
In this workshop, you'll walk through how to create a focused strategy and build a sense of community in your local area. Plus, you'll get the tools necessary to manage social media and the know-how to create effective content to engage homeowners.
Some of the things you'll learn are:
- What social channels should home services contractors focus on to get results from social media
- The types of content you should be posting and sharing
- The Do's and Don'ts of interacting with your community on social media
- Expert tips for going from likes to leads
Google Ads Workshop: Dominating Local SearchSurefire Local
Dominate your local search results and drive high-quality leads from Google — leads that convert to customers.
During this free online webcast, Surefire Local's Director of Advertising, Meg Robinson will walk you through how home improvement contractors can get started with Google Ads and the many benefits it can have as you look to grow your business and reach homeowners in your local area. Some of the things you'll learn are:
- Generate quality leads by targeting homeowners in your local area
- Tailor your ads to an ever-growing mobile experience
- The Do's and Don'ts of running local campaigns
- How to set up the right tracking methods in the beginning so you're measuring performance
April 2019 Social Media Marketing Academy | Part 4: Google & YouTube - The Bi...Surefire Local
You helped us identify the most-talked-about social media marketing platforms for 2019. Our in-house gurus have heard your questions and dove into a 2-hour training course in which they discussed ideas, tips, and secrets to marketing and branding your business on Facebook, Nextdoor, Houzz, YouTube and the surprise social network of the year - Google.
Part 4: Google & YouTube - The Big Social Network (1:35:55)
With digital marketing constantly changing, there's a lot a business has to keep up with to stay ahead of the competition. Google has introduced these 12 new features that make it the biggest social network...how can you use them for your business?
Does your office staff have the marketing talent your company needs? Chances are, yes.
When it comes to marketing, it's crucial to have someone inside your company, that knows the day-to-day processes, and can really connect the sales and marketing pieces together for success. Join our webinar with Heidi Ellsworth and Karen Edwards to learn how you can work with your office staff to develop and execute a winning marketing plan (digital and traditional) for your company.
SPEAKERS
Heidi Ellsworth and Karen Edwards have worked together in various roofing-oriented companies since 2006. They now collaborate on sales and marketing consulting focused on the construction field and specifically for roofing. Both are actively involved in RoofersCoffeeShop.com, Ellsworth as a partner and Edwards as the site’s editor. They also have their own consulting companies, HJE Consulting and Casimir Group LLC respectively. Ellsworth consults for National Roofing Contractors Association and also has an ongoing marketing column in Western Roofing Magazine since 2014. Edwards writes for numerous roofing publications, while also leading Roofing Technology Think Tank (RT3) communications and member engagement.
Are You Fit to Grow? 10 Criteria of a Fit BusinessSurefire Local
Get an inside look at how the top business owners and home improvement contractors across the country are tackling the challenge of growing their businesses in today's customer-empowered world.
Before you get caught in the trap of thinking “My team is really busy” equals “My business is doing really well,” you might want to consider taking a step back to get some much-needed perspective.
During this presentation, Mark G. Richardson walks you through simple and concise ways to take inventory of your business, develop plans for improvement, and implement the changes needed to succeed.
Some of the things you'll learn are how to:
- Measure your business with a 10-point business check-up
- Interpret these results and establish benchmarks to determine specific areas where your business can improve
- Develop methodical, step-by-step processes for change to remove any mystery from the process of improving
- Break down the misconceptions that could lead you astray to set the stage for success in all of your business endeavors
- Learn the basic tools to build a better, healthier business by measuring progress and monitoring success
5 Key Digital Marketing Strategies to Maximize Your Marketing DollarsSurefire Local
Are you looking for new marketing strategies to help you reach your goals or just want to make sure you have all the essentials covered? This free webinar will give you a quick refresher on digital marketing best practices and help you maximize your marketing efforts with a high Return on Investment.
Some of the things we’ll cover are:
- Understanding the journey your customers take from discovering to contacting your business
- Common local marketing challenges and how to overcome them
- The importance of leveraging technology to enhance your digital marketing efforts
- 5 key digital marketing principles to keep in mind
The Home Contractor's Complete Guide to Dominating Results with Google AdWordsSurefire Local
Expand your local reach exponentially with Google AdWords. The best part about advertising on Google is that when a new customer reaches out to you, they aren't also distributed to a dozen of your competitors that results in a bidding war.
Learn how to get started with Google AdWords and the many benefits it can have as you look to grow your business and reach homeowners in your local area. Some of the things you'll learn are:
- How Google AdWords lets you target people in your local area with ads
- The anatomy of a perfect Google ad that drives results
- How to tailor your Google AdWords ads to mobile devices and the ever-growing audience that uses them for purchases
- The Do's and Don'ts of running local campaigns
Google Masterclass Part 3: Google Search & SEOSurefire Local
The Google Masterclass Series is a free online workshop with 4 sessions to help you market your home services business on Google and get found by homeowners in your local area who are searching for your services.
Part 3: Google Search & SEO
Your Website in Google's Eyes - Discover how Google views your website and the 9 top aspects of your website to consider when it comes to ranking higher in Google search. Is your website built with structured data, is it secure, is it loading fast enough on mobile?
SEO Made Simple: How to Rank on Page 1 of GoogleSurefire Local
Search Engine Optimization is a critical component of a practice's online presence. But with SEO constantly changing, it's challenging to stay ahead of the curve and outrank competitors.
Learn the key factors to ranking on page 1 of Google and other major online directories.
We're going to show you...
- What role search plays in the patient journey
- Ways mobile & local search have evolved dramatically over the past year
- Key elements your website must have to rank high locally
- How a coordinated approach to digital marketing increases your chances of being found online by the right people
Webinar presentation by Ajax Union experts David Gscheidle and Sarah Mogin on April 10, 2013 at noon EDT. Produced by Small Business Expo and hosted by Gary Jesch of WebinarsOnFire - covers lots of ground in Search Optimization - get on webinar via http://sbe03.eventbrite.com
Google &Reviews: Everything you need to knowTrustpilot
Do you have reviews showing in all the places possible with Google? Are you looking to optimize your paid search efforts with Google Seller Ratings or get Rich Snippets stars show in organic search results? Check out this webinar highlighting ways to display reviews in Google and optimize your search.
This presentation gives you the process to build a website that will convert traffic into qualified leads.
The process begins with marketing strategy and planning. This is to work out your marketing messages and your target audience.
We show you how to profile your target audience using persona mapping. This is the secrete of website conversion.
Breaking news from Google!
On July 10, 2018 Google announced the 2018 Roadmap for the Google AdWords platform - including changes to popular features and ad formats.
Thanks to our partnership with Google, our expert was there to hear the announcement live and quickly relay the information to you through a WordStream-exclusive webinar!
Be the first to know:
- Exactly what changes you can expect to see in AdWords (and when they're coming)
- The various ways these changes will impact your account
- How to use the advanced notice of these changes to get ahead of your competition
Evaluating the Marketing Strategy of a Business Marketing PLanMichael Toll
Helping everyone who may be creating or evaluating business plans to be able to tell if the person who wrote the plan has really done their homework in the marketing strategy portion.
There are 2,065,523 small businesses in Australia that account for 33% of Australia’s GDP. Search engine optimisation, being the cheapest form of digital marketing can have some incredibly impactful, long term transformative results for a business. Here's my deck from deep diving into SEO for Small Business.
Online Marketing Success in 2016
An overview created by Top Draw on how:
- online marketing has changed,
- the difference between regular and local SEO,
- information on marketing automation,
- and much more!
Whether starting from scratch, or looking to start over, our webinar will teach you the fundamentals of Google Ads campaigns, straight from our certified experts. You’ll also learn:
Pre-planning for paid search - How and where to start
Ins and outs of a successful campaign - scope, budget, and more
Fundamentals of paid search - Search, display, shopping, keywords
Restructuring poorly performing campaigns using Google best practices
If you build it, they will come... or not? - MediaVision at Digital Growth DayOMN
Digital Growth Day: September 18, 2014
IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME... OR NOT?
Building a perfectly optimised website is not a one-off affair. It needs to integrate into the broader marketing plan. Without continuous enhancement and promotion, it simply won't fly.
Tom Schonenberger, Founding Director, MediaVision
Katia Pereira, Head of Client Services & Senior Digital Strategist, MediaVision
Social Media Advertising With Google Wildfire and Polk Data Brian Pasch
Brian Pasch discusses Social Media Advertising with the Google Wildfire in this webinar that was presented in September 2013. Learn how to leverage Facebook advertising and Polk data targeting to sell more cars.
LAC 2010 - Strategies to Earn More from your Affiliate Paid Search CampaigniGB Affiliate
This session is for you if you use Paid Search, want to increase your profits, and are eager to learn practical tips to boost your income from your activity. Includes tips on; keyword strategy, managing large scale campaigns, automation, reducing labour time on your campaign and critically decreasing cost whilst increasing conversion and ROI.
Speaker: Sri Sharma, NetMediaPlanet
Guide to Voice Search & Digital AssistantsSurefire Local
According to a voice study by Microsoft, 1 in 2 people use voice search to find information about a local business every day. So it begs the question... how confident are you that your business is ready for the voice search era?
Join us for a free webinar with Yext, an innovative company that helps local businesses control their digital information, to learn how you can get your business ready to roll when voice search becomes the new norm for your customers to find you online. We'll walk through a few ways you can get your website and digital presence optimized to rank in voice search and recommended on devices like Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Siri.
Some of the things we’ll cover are:
- Key local search signals to build into your digital presence
- How business listings make you more “recommendable” to voice assistants
- The latest voice trends and tips for local businesses
10 Point Business Fitness Workshop: Are You Fit to GrowSurefire Local
Struggling to grow your business or reach the right clientele? Industry leader, Mark G. Richardson, will share his 10-point business checkup to help you measure just how ready you are to build a better, healthier business.
In this online workshop, you’ll learn:
- Why now is a good time to grow your home services business.
- What motivates business leaders to push for growth.
- The different ways to define growth.
- What growth rate you should aim for.
- How to measure your business fitness quotient.
How Home Services Contractors Can Join the Conversation & Become a Nextdoor F...Surefire Local
Homeowners in your service area are using Nextdoor to recommend home services contractors to their neighbors…have you been recommended?
Join us to find out how to get more qualified leads by joining your neighborhood conversations. Nextdoor is the only platform that verifies it's users actually live in the area they say they do...meaning you can be sure you're reaching homeowners who are actually in your service area.
Some of the things you'll learn are:
- Ways to use the Nextdoor community to expand your business's reach and play an active role in the areas you serve
- Steps to claim and set up a free Local Page for your business
- Leverage word-of-mouth referrals to build your online reputation
- And an exciting new offering for businesses on the Nextdoor platform!
Google My Business Workshop & Summer 2019 UpdatesSurefire Local
Google My Business is an easy way to make your business more discoverable in your local market across Google Search & Maps...resulting in higher quality leads contacting your home services business.
With Google constantly updating the features and capabilities your business can take advantage of, we put together this online training to help walk you through the big announcements and important updates for using your Google My Business listing to win in local search.
During this training, you'll learn how to optimize and leverage your Google My Business listing, including:
- How to engage homeowners with Google Posts, Videos, and Photos across Search and Maps.
- Details on Google's recent updates to service area and how to make sure your listing is set up correctly
- Why you absolutely want to take advantage of the Services List feature in Google My Business
- And more best practices to increase your search visibility on Google
New Ways to Prove ROI From Your Digital MarketingSurefire Local
In order to increase your leads and new jobs, it's crucial to prove the effectiveness of your marketing program with reliable data to decide what to focus on in the future. However, that's not always an easy task. In this webinar, you'll learn how to easily and effectively track each of your marketing programs and prove how they drive revenue.
In this webinar training, we cover the following:
How to maximize results from your existing marketing budget
Key metrics and reports every business should have
How to identify your top-performing programs & predict revenue from future activities
Bringing on new team members is one of the most vital and misunderstood skills in business. In this webinar, we cover the key steps required to find, filter and hire the perfect team members, who give you the space and ability to grow your business to the next level.
You will be given:
- A proven system to have the top talent in your industry applying to work for you
- A screening process to ensure you only spend your time with qualified applicants
- Templates and systems that you can use immediately to professionalize your hiring process
Digital Marketing Essentials Boot Camp for Contractors Part 1: Building a Gre...Surefire Local
Online reviews have become the new currency of your online reputation. With the right plan in place, you can use reviews to drive significant traffic to your online presence. In this session, we'll walk through everything you need to know about building the ultimate reviews strategy for your business.
Part 3: Marketing Analytics 101: Inform Your Decisions With the Best InformationSurefire Local
Knowing what's working and what isn't in your digital marketing is one of the most biggest obstacles for contractors. In this session, we'll walk through best practices in tracking and analyzing your digital activities so you know the exact activities are driving the most leads, and stop wasting money on under-performing programs.
Google Local Service Ads: Everything You Need to Know to Dominate Local SearchSurefire Local
Have you noticed Google is changing local search and giving a big advantage to local businesses? Local Service Ads (a pay-per-lead ad) can be found at the very top of Google to help homeowners find you right away.
Join us online at our first-ever Google Local Service Ads webinar! Our in-house expert, Meg Robinson, will be walking through everything you need to know: the opt-in process, best practices to get started and optimize along the way, and common misconceptions.
This webinar is FREE and you'll learn:
- What Local Service Ads are & why they matter for you
- The process of applying to Local Services Ads
- Real world client results from 300+ Local Service Ad accounts launched this year
- How to manage leads in the dashboard
- What to do to dispute any "bad leads"
The 3 Keys to Getting Out of the Day to Day in Your Trades BusinessSurefire Local
Most business owners are experts in their field but often lack the people and systems required to grow their business to its full potential.
In this workshop, the industry experts from Breakthrough Academy will cover the three most important aspects of creating a business that fulfills your vision and runs like a well-oiled machine without your constant involvement. You’ll leave with the tools and insights to develop a highly effective organization, including:
- The unusual planning methodology that will align your staff towards one common goal
- A proven system for recruiting top talent in your industry
- A defined process to track your numbers on every job and control how much profit you will make this year
- Bonus: You’ll get the exact forms and templates we’ve used to profitably scale nationwide trades businesses
April 2019 Social Media Marketing Academy | Part 3: How to Rock Your Houzz Pr...Surefire Local
You helped us identify the most-talked-about social media marketing platforms for 2019. Our in-house gurus have heard your questions and dove into a 2-hour training course in which they discussed ideas, tips, and secrets to marketing and branding your business on Facebook, Nextdoor, Houzz, YouTube and the surprise social network of the year - Google.
Part 3: How to Rock Your Houzz Profile (47:57)
There's a huge opportunity to get your business in front of customers online... Houzz is a favorite among 40 million homeowners, and not many exterior contractor businesses are using this platform to its fullest potential. Join this webinar to learn how to create the ultimate Houzz presence that allows you to engage this growing community.
April 2019 Social Media Marketing Academy | Part 1: 11 Steps to Go From Faceb...Surefire Local
You helped us identify the most-talked-about social media marketing platforms for 2019. Our in-house gurus have heard your questions and dove into a 2-hour training course in which they discussed ideas, tips, and secrets to marketing and branding your business on Facebook, Nextdoor, Houzz, YouTube and the surprise social network of the year - Google.
Part 1: 11 Steps to Go From Facebook Likes to Leads (02:30)
2.3 billion people now use Facebook every month, and 1.5 billion every day. Chances are your customers are on Facebook and you can reach them with these 11 simple steps.
Google Masterclass Part 1: Google My BusinessSurefire Local
The Google Masterclass Series is a free online workshop with 4 sessions to help you market your home services business on Google and get found by homeowners in your local area who are searching for your services.
Part 1: Google My Business
Local Leads with Google Maps - Find out how to improve your business's online presence on Google Maps through the exciting new capabilities of Google My Business, your free and easy-to-use homepage profile on Google.
Time Mastery Workshop: Taking Back Control of Your DaySurefire Local
Time is our most precious resource and you know full well how valuable time becomes when you’re managing a business. If you’ve ever found yourself stressed over not having enough time to accomplish all that you need to, this chat is for you.
During this free online training, Mark G. Richardson walks you through the techniques and tools that'll make you more efficient at managing your time and running your home services business. This system has been developed and taught to business owners and home services contractors for the past 25 years.
Some of the things you'll learn are:
- The differences in being efficient vs. effective; and understanding proactive vs. reactive time
- The essential steps to establish a time mastery system that empowers you to take control of your time
- Time-Tested tactics you need to know to avoid common mistakes that cost you valuable time
"Probably the most important time manage training seminar I have ever attended. I took this seminar early in my career and have used it throughout my professional life in a variety of roles. Mark's system is easy to implement into your daily workflow, and it will increase your productivity without adding more hours to your day." - Tim Burch, Vice President, Middleburg Office at BOWA
It's another new era of digital and marketers are faced with making big bets on their digital strategy. If you are looking at modernizing your tech stack to support your digital evolution, there are a few can't miss (often overlooked) areas that should be part of every conversation. We'll cover setting your vision, avoiding siloes, adding a democratized approach to data strategy, localization, creating critical governance requirements and more. Attendees will walk away with actions they can take into initiatives they are running today and consider for the future.
The digital marketing industry is changing faster than ever and those who don’t adapt with the times are losing market share. Where should marketers be focusing their efforts? What strategies are the experts seeing get the best results? Get up-to-speed with the latest industry insights, trends and predictions for the future in this panel discussion with some leading digital marketing experts.
Digital Commerce Lecture for Advanced Digital & Social Media Strategy at UCLA...Valters Lauzums
E-commerce in 2024 is characterized by a dynamic blend of opportunities and significant challenges. Supply chain disruptions and inventory shortages are critical issues, leading to increased shipping delays and rising costs, which impact timely delivery and squeeze profit margins. Efficient logistics management is essential, yet it is often hampered by these external factors. Payment processing, while needing to ensure security and user convenience, grapples with preventing fraud and integrating diverse payment methods, adding another layer of complexity. Furthermore, fulfillment operations require a streamlined approach to handle volume spikes and maintain accuracy in order picking, packing, and shipping, all while meeting customers' heightened expectations for faster delivery times.
Amid these operational challenges, customer data has emerged as an important strategy. By focusing on personalization and enhancing customer experience from historical behavior, businesses can deliver improved website and brand experienced, better product recommendations, optimal promotions, and content to meet individual preferences. Better data analytics can also help in effectively creating marketing campaigns, improving customer retention, and driving product development and inventory management.
Innovative formats such as social commerce and live shopping are beginning to impact the digital commerce landscape, offering new ways to engage with customers and drive sales, and may provide opportunity for brands that have been priced out or seen a downturn with post-pandemic shopping behavior. Social commerce integrates shopping experiences directly into social media platforms, tapping into the massive user bases of these networks to increase reach and engagement. Live shopping, on the other hand, combines entertainment and real-time interaction, providing a dynamic platform for showcasing products and encouraging immediate purchases. These innovations not only enhance customer engagement but also provide valuable data for businesses to refine their strategies and deliver superior shopping experiences.
The e-commerce sector is evolving rapidly, and businesses that effectively manage operational challenges and implement innovative strategies are best positioned for long-term success.
The session includes a brief history of the evolution of search before diving into the roles technology, content, and links play in developing a powerful SEO strategy in a world of Generative AI and social search. Discover how to optimize for TikTok searches, Google's Gemini, and Search Generative Experience while developing a powerful arsenal of tools and templates to help maximize the effectiveness of your SEO initiatives.
Key Takeaways:
Understand how search engines work
Be able to find out where your users search
Know what is required for each discipline of SEO
Feel confident creating an SEO Plan
Confidently measure SEO performance
How to Run Landing Page Tests On and Off Paid Social PlatformsVWO
Join us for an exclusive webinar featuring Mariate, Alexandra and Nima where we will unveil a comprehensive blueprint for crafting a successful paid media strategy focused on landing page testing.With escalating costs in paid advertising, understanding how to maximize each visitor’s experience is crucial for retention and conversion.
This session will dive into the methodologies for executing and analyzing landing page tests within paid social channels, offering a blend of theoretical knowledge and practical insights.
The Pearmill team will guide you through the nuances of setting up and managing landing page experiments on paid social platforms. You will learn about the critical rules to follow, the structure of effective tests, optimal conversion duration and budget allocation.
The session will also cover data analysis techniques and criteria for graduating landing pages.
In the second part of the webinar, Pearmill will explore the use of A/B testing platforms. Discover common pitfalls to avoid in A/B testing and gain insights into analyzing A/B tests results effectively.
For too many years marketing and sales have operated in silos...while in some forward thinking companies, the two organizations work together to drive new opportunity development and revenue. This session will explore the lessons learned in that beautiful dance that can occur when marketing and sales work together...to drive new opportunity development, account expansion and customer satisfaction.
No, this is not a conversation about MQLs and SQLs. Instead we will focus on a framework that allows the two organizations to drive company success together.
Monthly Social Media News Update May 2024Andy Lambert
TL;DR. These are the three themes that stood out to us over the course of last month.
1️⃣ Social media is becoming increasingly significant for brand discovery. Marketers are now understanding the impact of social and budgets are shifting accordingly.
2️⃣ Instagram’s new algorithm and latest guidance will help us maintain organic growth. Instagram continues to evolve, but Reels remains the most crucial tool for growth.
3️⃣ Collaboration will help us unlock growth. Who we work with will define how fast we grow. Meta continues to evolve their Creator Marketplace and now TikTok are beginning to push ‘collabs’ more too.
Financial curveballs sent many American families reeling in 2023. Household budgets were squeezed by rising interest rates, surging prices on everyday goods, and a stagnating housing market. Consumers were feeling strapped. That sentiment, however, appears to be waning. The question is, to what extent?
To take the pulse of consumers’ feelings about their financial well-being ahead of a highly anticipated election, ThinkNow conducted a nationally representative quantitative survey. The survey highlights consumers’ hopes and anxieties as we move into 2024. Let's unpack the key findings to gain insights about where we stand.
Videos are more engaging, more memorable, and more popular than any other type of content out there. That’s why it’s estimated that 82% of consumer traffic will come from videos by 2025.
And with videos evolving from landscape to portrait and experts promoting shorter clips, one thing remains constant – our brains LOVE videos.
So is there science behind what makes people absolutely irresistible on camera?
The answer: definitely yes.
In this jam-packed session with Stephanie Garcia, you’ll get your hands on a steal-worthy guide that uncovers the art and science to being irresistible on camera. From body language to words that convert, she’ll show you how to captivate on command so that viewers are excited and ready to take action.
Most small businesses struggle to see marketing results. In this session, we will eliminate any confusion about what to do next, solving your marketing problems so your business can thrive. You’ll learn how to create a foundational marketing OS (operating system) based on neuroscience and backed by real-world results. You’ll be taught how to develop deep customer connections, and how to have your CRM dynamically segment and sell at any stage in the customer’s journey. By the end of the session, you’ll remove confusion and chaos and replace it with clarity and confidence for long-term marketing success.
Key Takeaways:
• Uncover the power of a foundational marketing system that dynamically communicates with prospects and customers on autopilot.
• Harness neuroscience and Tribal Alignment to transform your communication strategies, turning potential clients into fans and those fans into loyal customers.
• Discover the art of automated segmentation, pinpointing your most lucrative customers and identifying the optimal moments for successful conversions.
• Streamline your business with a content production plan that eliminates guesswork, wasted time, and money.
Most small businesses struggle to see marketing results. In this session, we will eliminate any confusion about what to do next, solving your marketing problems so your business can thrive. You’ll learn how to create a foundational marketing OS (operating system) based on neuroscience and backed by real-world results. You’ll be taught how to develop deep customer connections, and how to have your CRM dynamically segment and sell at any stage in the customer’s journey. By the end of the session, you’ll remove confusion and chaos and replace it with clarity and confidence for long-term marketing success.
Key Takeaways:
• Uncover the power of a foundational marketing system that dynamically communicates with prospects and customers on autopilot.
• Harness neuroscience and Tribal Alignment to transform your communication strategies, turning potential clients into fans and those fans into loyal customers.
• Discover the art of automated segmentation, pinpointing your most lucrative customers and identifying the optimal moments for successful conversions.
• Streamline your business with a content production plan that eliminates guesswork, wasted time, and money.
In this presentation, Danny Leibrandt explains the impact of AI on SEO and what Google has been doing about it. Learn how to take your SEO game to the next level and win over Google with his new strategy anyone can use. Get actionable steps to rank your name, your business, and your clients on Google - the right way.
Key Takeaways:
1. Real content is king
2. Find ways to show EEAT
3. Repurpose across all platforms
Short video marketing has sweeped the nation and is the fastest way to build an online brand on social media in 2024. In this session you will learn:- What is short video marketing- Which platforms work best for your business- Content strategies that are on brand for your business- How to sell organically without paying for ads.
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Today’s Schedule
11:00 - 11:30 AM
DIY Marketing
12:00 - 12:30 PM
Google AdWords
2:00 - 2:30 PM
Nextdoor
3:00 - 3:30 PM
Google My Business
Bob Sheehan
SVP, Brand & Customer
Advocacy
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The Customer Journey Has Changed
Searches
“Home contractor
near me”
Reads
A few articles on how to pick the
best home contractor
Emails
a friend for the name
of the contractor they
used
Visits
A few review sites
to check out their
reputation
Searches
for the top rated
contractor’s website
Calls
the business
Remarketing
sees an ad on
Facebook
Display Ads
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Google My Business is Your “Digital Anchor”
Show up when customers
search for your business on
Google Search and Maps
● Post updates to showcase what’s new
and share seasonal offers
● Add services offered
● Respond to direct messages to build
loyalty
● Create a unique appointment URL
● Add photos to highlight what makes
your business special
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1. Add Picture
2. Add Message
3. Add Link
4. Choose Button Type
Create Google Posts
● Get FREE views
● Important content, promotions, events
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Set Up Your Services List
Allows you to add a whole
menu of services you provide
right within Google My
Business
Categorize your services, add
descriptions, and including
price is optional
Currently displays only on
mobile searches for your
business
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● Mobile only
● Google measures & reports
how quickly you respond!
Messaging
● Google says Hi
● Business says Hi
○ Customize your opening
message
● Begin text conversation
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A Simple Approach to Get More Reviews
● Step 1: Establish a proactive strategy
● Step 2: Set responsibility
● Step 3: Educate and train
● Step 4: Send requests to customers
● Step 5: Engage and follow up
● Step 6: Set up alerts for new reviews
● Step 7: Share positive reviews on your website,
social media, marketing materials, etc.
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Create and Share Content That’s Valuable
Create content that answers questions your customers
are searching for on Google each and every day
The more content you create, the more often your site gets indexed by
search engines ---- leading to a rise in rankings
● Create service/product specific pages on your website
● Add a photo gallery to your website
● Publish monthly blog articles
● Update your website with monthly offers
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NAP
Your business name, address, and phone number MUST be on
your website & online directories
● Each occurrence of your NAP must be correct and the same
● Major Google ranking factor
● Incorrect & inaccurate NAP confuses Google, lowers your rank
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Location Matters
● Actual Address Only
● Only one GMB listing per
location
● Must look like the real
world
● Get the category right
● Set the Radius
Do NOT:
● Set these up for places
where you’d LIKE to do
business
● Set up duplicates
● Set these up for PO boxes
or non-physical location
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Location Matters
Services Area Pages
● Unique content
● Natural, helpful
content
● Start small and
make sure these
pages get into the
index...then add
DON’T:
● Dupe content
● Use unnatural
language- write
for the visitor, not
the search engine.
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Think of Your Website Navigation Like a Restaurant Menu
Make it easy for people to find
what they seek...clearly display:
● Your name and logo
● Navigation Menu
● Phone Number
● Contact/Consultation Form
● Services Pages
● Gallery
● About Us
● Reviews & Testimonials
● Resources / Blog
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Tools You’re Likely Using Already
● Google Analytics
● Google My Business
● Google Search Console
● Google Webmaster Tools
● Social Media Insights
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When is it Time to Seek Help?
Well, would you recommend
to your clients that they….
● Replace their own roof
● Replace their own siding
● Install new windows
● Remodel their bathroom
● Remodel their kitchen
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The same is true when it comes to
digital marketing
You very well could do all of this yourself...but is
that the best use of your limited time?
Training MaintenanceExecution Cost v. ROI
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What If You Could Use One Tool to Manage All Your
Digital Marketing?
● Website Traffic
● Local Search Ranking
● Lead Attribution
● Average Star Rating
● AdWords metrics
● Social Media metrics
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And Work with a Marketing Partner Who Understands
Your Business...
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We Know What Success Looks Like
Google Premier Partnership
• Full transparency
• High quality standards
• Ongoing training & support
• Access to latest and greatest betas
• Access to Google staff
• Strategic & tactical guidance
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- Appear on
YouTube
not Google Search
- Target by interest
or remarketing
- Branding & Lead
Generation Assist
- Appear on Google.com
(Computer, Tablet & Mobile)
- People are searching
FOR your product /
service
- Lead Generation
- Appear on Google
Display Network
not Google Search
- Target by interest or
remarketing
- Branding & Lead
Generation Assist
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1. Translate what you do into how people search
2. Create tightly relevant adgroups with keywords & ads that match
3. Be mindful of keyword match type
4. Stop waste at the start with targeting exclusions & negative keyword lists
5. Ensure your conversion tracking is set up and recording
6. Enable all relevant Ad Extensions
7. Check your Search Term Report
8. Monitor & Optimize Search Impression Share
8 Mandatory Steps for a Lead Generation Campaign
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Be mindful of keyword match type
Over 100 billionsearches per month
… and 15%of daily queries we’ve never seen before!
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● asphalt shingles
● shingle complaints
● shingle symptoms
● can installation be done in a day for a
roof
● how much is installation for a roof
Be mindful of keyword match type
Ads may show on searches for
● roofers local
● local roofers
● a local roofer
1 Exact Match
[local roofer]
● local roof installation pro
● best roof installation company
● roof installation costs
2 Phrase Match
“roof installation”
3 Broad Match
shingles
Ads won't show on searches for
● find local roofer
● local roofer near me
● It’s gonna show
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Stop waste at the start with targeting
exclusions & negative keyword lists
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*Analysis of all Nextdoor content in
Jan 2017
Classifieds
32%
Recommendations
24%
Free Items
8%
Crime & Safety
10%
News & Info
10%
Lost & Found
9%
Events
7%
Good News! They’re Already Referring You to Friends/Family
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Data from a Nextdoor member survey conducted March 2016
24% 67% 80%
Recommendations Are Everywhere
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Build local reputation
Be part of the
neighborhood conversation
Tap into the
neighborhood
Reach verified residents on
the only social network for
the neighborhood
Access to a desirable
audience
Grow new business using
trusted neighbor referrals
Local Pages Allow Businesses to Tap
into the Neighborhood
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LISTS OF TOP
BUSINESSES
HEART IN
NAVIGATION
LINK TO
WINNERS
LIST
They’ve made several
improvements to
increase the
prominence of
Recommendations
Nextdoor is Constantly Improving the Experience
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Local Page
● Inform members of the
services you offer and
ensure your page
accurately reflects your
message
● Grow your local reputation
with each and every
member recommendation
you receive
● Read, respond and thank
your neighbors for
recommending your
business
Hello Neighbors - I really love this neighborhood and
am very happy to be living here. Please say hello if
you see me around. If you have any questions about
the real estate market or just want to know what your
house is worth, please be sure to contact me. Hope
to see you around the neighborhood.
Hello Neighbors - I really love this neighborhood and am very happy to be living here.
Please say hello if you see me around. If you have any questions about the real estate
market or just want to know what your house is worth, please be sure to contact me.
Hope to see you around the neighborhood.
Create a Presence for Your Business
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Add your full name, phone number and address.
Input your service in the “service category” field2
Visit nextdoor.com/create-business, choose to claim
as an “Individual” and click on “Continue”1
Add a clear headshot and a warm
greeting message and click “Continue”3
Hello Neighbors - Thank you for visiting my page. I really love this
neighborhood and am very happy to be living here. Please say hello if you see
me around. If you have any questions about the real estate market or just want
to know what your house is worth, please be sure to contact
How to Get Started
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Photo
Choose a high res, 512x512
pixel headshot for your avatar
Greeting message
Add a greeting message that
is both personable and
approachable while including
your professional
qualifications. Don’t try to sell
people anything. Just be
honest and explain what
makes you unique as a service
provider.
Address
Include your company’s
address
Contact information
Provide your phone number
and website. Be sure to fill
out each field as every
customer has their own
preferred method of
communication
Recommendations
Ask past and present clients to
give you recommendations to
build up your reputation. All
recommendations are locally
scoped and highlighted here
Office hours
Enter in your hours of
availability
Name
Add your full name but no
need to include your job title
or anything else
Hello Neighbors - I really love this neighborhood and am very happy to be living here. Please
say hello if you see me around. If you have any questions about the real estate market or
just want to know what your house is worth, please be sure to contact me. Hope to see you
around the neighborhood.
Hello Neighbors - I really love this neighborhood and
am very happy to be living here. Please say hello if
you see me around. If you have any questions about
the real estate market or just want to know what your
house is worth, please be sure to contact me. Hope
to see you around the neighborhood.
How to Create an Effective Local Page
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Recommendations
Only Businesses that have received at
least one recommendation will appear in
the Recommendations section
Members can only see recommendations
from their residential neighbors and
nearby neighbors
Businesses are listed in order of the
number of recommendations they have
received
Recommendations
section
Search
Local Page
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recommended
The more recommendations you
have, the more people you reach
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Click on one of the 4 buttons to share
your business’s Local Page
Click on the “Email” button and select your
email provider for a pre-populated email
Click on the “Share” button and select where
to post on FB in the drop-down menu
Click on the “Twitter” button for a
pre-populated Tweet to share to your
Followers
Click on the “Copy Link” button and
share through to a channel of your
choosing (e.g. text)
Ask Your Network to Recommend You
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Business-related inquiries
Neighbors may have questions
about the local market, your services,
or seek recommendations for other
related services.
Respond to all questions within 12
hours to ensure a great customer
experience.
Promptly Respond to Any Inquiries
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Today’s Schedule
11:00 - 11:30 AM
DIY Marketing
12:00 - 12:30 PM
Google AdWords
2:00 - 2:30 PM
Nextdoor
3:00 - 3:30 PM
Google My Business
Jeff White
VP, Client Services
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● Your business info on Google
○ This is your “digital anchor”
● You are important to Google.
Most searches:
○ are on Google
○ are mobile
○ have local intent
● Claim it OR Create it
○ google.com/business
Google My Business
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Keyword Search
You have to EARN this
space and placement.
How do you earn this space?
● Quality
● Proximity
● Relevance
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Keyword Search
You have to EARN this
space and placement.
How do you earn this space?
● Quality
● Proximity
● Relevance
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1. Take advantage of Google tools & best practices
2. Be aware of how Google works
3. Be aware of how Google is evolving
What Should You Do?
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Question
Out of the 200-ish Google ranking
factors, what are the top 2-3?
Answer: Content, Links, Rank Brain
(Artificial Intelligence)
....User Engagement
Google My Business
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It’s not about JUST your website anymore
Digital Footprint =
● Website
● Social sites & activity
● Directory listings
● Reviews
○ Quantity
○ Quality
○ Consistency
Your Business Has a Digital Footprint
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