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For Contractors & Architects Marketing - Business - Magazine For Product & Service Suppliers Marketing - Sponsorship - Directory		Featured Article Increase Sales by Closing More Bids by Nick Denroche For contractors the easiest, and least expensive, way to increase sales is to close more of the leads that are coming your way. Say you are currently closing one out of every six bids you put in. If you were able to increase that to just two out of every eight leads that come your way, that’s a near 40% increase! All without having to spend additional time and money paying for leads or advertising to generate those leads. Easier said then done, of course. You’re probably thinking, well I’m currently doing everything I can to close the leads I get so what else should I be doing? First take a look at some of the basic fundamentals behind the sales process and how well you are doing them… Go to article

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HartzStone	Proposed E-Verify Expansion American Subcontractors Association Among subcontractors’ top concerns is the proposed rule’s lack of a clear explanation of how the requirement to use E-Verify would apply to them. Federal projects typically contain multiple tiers of subcontractors. Under the proposed rule, prime contracts for federal construction would include a clause requiring contractors to: Go to article The Marketing Paradox - part II by Nick Denroche Developing a marketing campaign centered on the benefits your product provides is something that may be best handled by marketing professionals. It is a good idea to work collectively so that you have someone who is a product expert, knows its functions inside and out, and someone who is an expert on buyer psychology so that you can convert product functions into customer needs. Go to article		Lawson Products
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American Lighting Association National Harbor MD - September 14-16		ANOTHER CASE ON SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE by Sam K. Abdulaziz The MW Erectors case we have discussed showed that MW Erectors was unlicensed for only a few days, but not "at all times during construction. Go to article Perfecting the Art of Silence in Negotiating by Liz Tahir Silence is the secret tool of power negotiators. Knowing when to listen, not talk. Using facial expressions, not your voice, to make a point. Here are five tips on how perfecting the art of silence can make you a better negotiator: Go to article Thanks for the visit, The Contractor Power Team
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