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How You Can Generate MORE Leads With Digital Marketing (Ft. Chris Yano)

πŸ“… November 13, 2023 ⏱️ 1:10:03 🎀 Chris Yano, Tommy Mello

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  • 0:00
    Intro: Chris Yano in the building
  • 3:18
    Taking an equity partner, keeping the CMO seat
  • 6:31
    Picking industries & the HVAC roll-up wave
  • 9:45
    Reporting to a board for the first time
  • 16:18
    'Once you take a dollar, things change'
  • 19:39
    The Everest Services roll-up model
  • 26:17
    Sharing your journey publicly
  • 29:39
    Brand equity has no silver bullet
  • 32:51
    Grassroots, own-your-backyard marketing
  • 36:10
    Track booked, closed, and revenue
  • 52:37
    Reputation over revenue
  • 59:01
    Milking the ad budget by time of day
  • 1:05:36
    Loving the garage door industry

Speakers

C
Chris Yano
CEO, RYNO Strategic Solutions (Home Service Digital Marketing)
T
Tommy Mello
Host / Founder, A1 Garage Door Service

Key Takeaways

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There's no silver bullet for lead generation or brand β€” building real brand equity takes time, and newer companies win by owning their own backyard with grassroots effort first.

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Track the full funnel β€” leads booked, jobs closed, and the revenue attached β€” so you never have to guess what's working and can scale the channels that actually pay.

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Providing genuine value and leads to a market is what earns rankings, including the coveted Google Maps three-pack, rather than trying to shortcut your way to the top.

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'Once you take a dollar from someone, things change' β€” Chris took an equity partner but negotiated to keep the CMO role and leadership over how RYNO operates.

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Reputation over revenue: you can make mistakes and still run the business if you protect your reputation, which is the durable asset when the money gets hard.

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Being in the same industry for years lets you 'milk a budget' β€” knowing which ads to run at which times of day to hit the lowest cost per conversion.

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Publicly sharing your journey, problems included, compounds like a boomerang and builds trust even when the content isn't polished.

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