PowerTips Unscripted

If you have more than one salesperson, then odds are you have a round-robin policy of lead assignment. But that could be doing your sales team and your marketing department a disservice. Susan Raisanen joins the show today to share how tracking and assigning leads, based on sales strengths, can make a difference in performance […] The post Ep.116: Getting the Biggest Bang Out of Your Marketing with Susan Raisanen appeared first on PowerTips Unscripted.

As a business owner, you have undoubtedly read plenty of books and maybe even taken a course or two on sales and how to sell to homeowners. However, most have avoided or over-looked strengthening their public speaking skills. In this episode, Victoria and Mark explore the correlation between more persuasive public speaking skills contributing to […] The post Ep.115: Using Public Speaking Skills to Master Any Sales Pitch with Brenden Kumarasamy appeared first on PowerTips Unscripted.

Goals are critical to success in business—they focus attention and give your team a clear understanding of what you’re trying to achieve. But oftentimes, the goal is all we see. And looking at nothing but the end goal can overwhelm and lead to failure. Fortunately, the 1988 film Bull Durham holds the secret to achieving […] The post Ep.114: What Bull Durham Teaches Us About Achieving Goals appeared first on PowerTips Unscripted.

The demand and absence of skilled labor is a huge challenge for remodelers across North America. We hear it from our Roundtables Members as well as from our associates, sponsors and Podcast guests. In this episode Victoria and Mark explore different ways to tackle the issue, and welcome Dan Hurst to the show to talk […] The post Ep.113: Fighting the Labor Shortage with In-house Training with Dan Hurst appeared first on PowerTips Unscripted.

We are all so busy running our businesses that we often don’t realize that there are other potential revenue-generating investments that align with our present and future business needs. Chris Landis thinks you should consider helping businesses that lease their office space as an added revenue stream. In this episode, Victoria, Mark and Chris talk […] The post Ep.112: Discovering New Revenue Streams With Chris Landis appeared first on PowerTips Unscripted.

We have covered the dangers of stress and anxiety for you and your business a few times; most recently on Episode 108, where we touch on ways to battle and reduce it, including mindful meditation. To explore this topic further, Victoria and Mark welcome Peter Feinmann, President of Feinmann, Inc, a design build company in […] The post Ep.111: Using Mindful Meditation to Deal with Clients and Employees with Peter Feinmann appeared first on PowerTips Unscripted.

Current events have created an environment of incredible stress for homeowners across the globe. Remodelers have an opportunity to tap into their dissatisfaction with their home environments by using an empathy-based marketing approach to make an emotional connection. Tanya Bamford joins Victoria and Mark to share how using the right messaging, imagery, and delivery channels […] The post Ep.110: Making powerful emotional connections using empathy-based marketing with Tanya Bamford appeared first on PowerTips Unscripted.

Email is the default communication tool in business, there’s no denying that. But there is good reason to expand beyond email for your internal team communication. Victoria and Mark welcome Jason Langkammerer to the show, as they discuss how taking that step can enhance your teamwork, reduce the “noise” of email, and strengthen your company […] The post Ep.109: How Getting Off Email Can Dramatically Improve Your Internal Communication appeared first on PowerTips Unscripted.

How stressed are you? Pandemics, demonstrations, economy, health… It’s not uncommon to feel stressed during these uncertain times. According to a study by the University of Cincinnati, many people feel anxiety around the Covid-19 virus, but even more are concerned about the financial impact that the pandemic has had or may have on them and […] The post Ep.108: How to Cope with Stress appeared first on PowerTips Unscripted.

We’ve all had a gut instinct at one time or another. But do you trust your gut? Do you often rely on your intuition when making decisions? How do you know when you should follow your gut, even if the data suggests another approach? In this episode, Victoria and Mark discuss what intuition is and […] The post Ep.107: How to Know When to Trust Your Gut appeared first on PowerTips Unscripted.