Blog: Lead management
Big news this week from two of the largest names in the home services space – Angie’s List has accepted a buyout offer from HomeAdvisor’s parent company, IAC. This follows a rough year for Angie’s List, which saw a steady stream of bad news, including poor stock performance, steady layoffs, an...
Here at Spectrum, we are always looking for new ways to generate leads and bottom-line revenue for our partners. Today, we are announcing a partnership with HomeAdvisor, the largest nationwide source of home service leads available for retail. Here are some of the exciting developments we have to he...
Moving is a seasonal business. The American Moving and Storage Association named May as National Moving Month to mark the beginning of moving season. Roughly 65% of annual moves occur during the 6 months between April and September, and that busy season is coming to a close. It’s not all bad news, t...
We listen to a lot of phone calls coming into our remodeling partners, and you might be surprised to see how often we see this conversation happen. Customer: “Do you sell Andersen?” (or any brand you don’t sell) Remodeler: “No, we sell our own brand of vinyl windows. Are you interested in those?” Cu...
Every salesman loves a referral – it’s like your previous customers have already sold the job, and your sales team only has to prepare the paperwork! In comparing different lead sources for remodelers, nothing compares to referrals, both in terms of having a high closing rate and a low rescission ra...
In the remodeling industry, we know that there is an ‘on season’ and an ‘off season.’ Customers just don’t relish the thought of replacing their windows while there’s snow on the ground. The holidays are hard to schedule around. You are going to have fewer leads and they’ll be harder to sell in the...
We’ve put a lot of thought into this question. After all, our remodeling partners pour cash into both the paper Yellow Pages and the internet equivalents. Here are some hard facts. We track where all of our leads come from, with unique phone numbers and URL tracking for each source. When you track y...
So here’s what happened at a gourmet grocery store about 15 years ago: Researchers from Stanford and Columbia University set up a display of high-quality jams for customers to sample. Customers were also incentivized to buy a jar with a $1-off coupon. Half the customers were shown a display with 24...
