What methods have worked for commercial properties advertising? I'm thinking newspaper ad, cold mailing property management companies info packets. What really has proven results?
I always do the cold calling method. Thats what seems to work in my area.
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1999 Chevy 2500 - 9' western pro, Snow-Ex 525 spreader
1996 Ford F-250- Snoway V blade, 8' rear plow
1995 Chevy 2500 Diesel- 9.2 Boss V, Boss 1100 spreader
2000 GMC K 2500 1 ton dump- 8' western uni mount and pro wings
1969 Cat 922B Loader Boss BX12
Simplicity 24" snow blower
4 shovels
4 tow straps
lots of spare parts
Yep,pick up the phone and find out who is in charge. Or send in a blind bid.I do that every year.
When you do a blind bid what kind of service do you figure on? Seasonal? Salt included? I have wanted to send blind bids in before because property managers are more likely to take a look if they have an idea on price. What I'm running into is around me each client is so different on what they expect. The ones you expect to want zero tolerance want a three inch trigger ect. Just curious on how you decide what to include in your blind bid without getting the specs from the property manager.
All my bids are the same.Seasonal contract,2 inch trigger and salt extra,with 5 equal payments. This way they ,as you said have a base to work with your numbers and theirs.Follow up phone call a few days later.
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Snow is a little like religion and a lot like sex,you never know when your going to get it next!
Any blind bids I send out, I like to put our per push and per application rates along with a seasonal option, this gives them the opportunity to maybe think about paying for service in a different way than they currently are.
Bottom line if they are looking for a switch and may be interested in your service, they are going to have your contact information from your bid which is a step in the right direction.
Typically the only places I send blind bids to are where I can't find a phone number of management, or management is off site. I always try first to get their specs or a specific persons name
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Originally Posted by TwoBrosLawn
.....i dont bid jobs anywhere near as high and in depth as the people on here do...I bid based on what i wanna make on it, i dont include gas, insurance...blah blah blah i charge what i think is fair without ripping the customer off like most people on here do!
Any blind bids I send out, I like to put our per push and per application rates along with a seasonal option, this gives them the opportunity to maybe think about paying for service in a different way than they currently are.
Bottom line if they are looking for a switch and may be interested in your service, they are going to have your contact information from your bid which is a step in the right direction.
Typically the only places I send blind bids to are where I can't find a phone number of management, or management is off site. I always try first to get their specs or a specific persons name
Don't forget.Some of these places ask for bids every year to see what is out there.Then if they get a few lower bids then what they are paying now,they'll use it to beat down the current plow company.
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Snow is a little like religion and a lot like sex,you never know when your going to get it next!
If I send some blind bids out they will deffinitly have a per push and seasonal option. I'm not to worried about them using my princes to drive others down. I'm one of the higher guys around, but I get a lot of work from places who were not satisfied with the cheaper guy the year prior. I know what each piece of equipment must make me to stay profitable and that's how I bid.
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