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The Words We’ll Carry Into Next Year

⏱️ 8:05 🎤 Cassie Pound, Leslie Harpole, Eric Thomas, Kaylie
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The Words We’ll Carry Into Next Year
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  • 0:00
    Sponsor: Forest Perry Digital
    Introduction to Forest Perry Digital Marketing, a sponsor focused on lead generation and online brand protection for service businesses.
  • 0:19
    Sponsor: Key Heart Marketing
    Introduction to Key Heart Marketing, a sponsor that helps businesses create interesting and exciting social media presences.
  • 1:53
    Sponsor: Rival Digital
    Introduction to Rival Digital, a full-service digital marketing agency for the home services industry, offering website design, SEO, and more.
  • 4:11
    Passion in the Trades
    Leslie discusses how her mentor taught her to work with passionate owners, highlighting the joy of working with committed individuals in the trades.
  • 8:52
    100% Responsibility
    Leslie and Cassie discuss the concept of taking 100% responsibility for situations and personal growth as a leader.
  • 12:11
    Marketing Spend Strategies
    Cassie shares strategies for convincing contractors about marketing spend, linking it to intentional budgeting and revenue goals.

Speakers

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Cassie Pound
Host
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Leslie Harpole
Host
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Eric Thomas
Rival Digital
K
Kaylie
Host

Key Takeaways

Cultivate a strong online presence by being interesting and exciting to attract and retain customers; don't let your business be 'boring' online.

Partner with marketing agencies that understand your specific needs, whether it's lead generation, social media, or full-service digital marketing, to enhance your brand and sales.

Embrace the passion and commitment that define the trades; working with genuinely vested owners creates a more joyful and productive environment.

Practice 100% responsibility: always ask how you contributed to any situation, good or bad, to foster personal and leadership growth.

Continuously evolve as a leader; acknowledge past shortcomings and actively work on self-improvement to become more effective.

Base your marketing budget on intentional revenue goals, allocating 5-12% of projected revenue to marketing, depending on desired growth.

Work backward from your closing rates and desired leads per department to build a strategic and effective marketing plan and budget.

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