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Should Landscapers Run Facebook Ads?

Should Landscapers Run Facebook Ads?

Lawn and landscape business owners: We received this marketing question a few days ago. It’s a common question…However, it’s the wrong question. Let me explain.Marketing has three purposes. The most effective marketing will accomplish all three. Build...

3 Disturbing Trends for Lawn Business Owners

3 Disturbing Trends for Lawn Business Owners

We just returned from 3 weeks of travel. This included 2 weeks of private consulting meetings and one THINK WEEK. I'd thought you would like to learn about the trends I have confirmed.FIRST...did you hear the news revealed on the Employment Situation...

Landscape Business Owners Response

Landscape Business Owners Response

Last week's essay on the subject of lowering landscape prices in 2023 attracted a number of comments from our readers. This one from Mark Dubois at Quality Landscape and Lawn Care grabbed my attention:"You had to bring up a bank collapse..."Yes...I sure...

Lower Landscaping Prices?

Lower Landscaping Prices?

Dear Landscape Business Owner:Did you see the new report from the BLS released Friday morning (3-10-23): More Jobs - Jobs - Jobs - up 311,000 for the month of February 2023. The unemployment rate is now 3.6%, near a 54-year low.Wages...they keep going up...

2 Landscapers + 2 Price Increase Lessons for Spring

2 Landscapers + 2 Price Increase Lessons for Spring

Dear Lawn or Landscape Business Owner, These two conversations were 180 degrees apart. We think there's a valuable lesson in each. Read these two short case studies and then hit reply and let us know what you think.Case Study #1 - Results from the 3% increase...In...

Isuzu Truck Owner Special Alert

Isuzu Truck Owner Special Alert

Bad news - Good news. Here's the bad news... The call came in on Friday morning from Kingstown Landscaping. The damn crooks cut catalytic converters off of 8 trucks. That's a total of 16 catalytic converters. The cost estimate to replace them is almost $60,000 for...

Firing Landscape Employees?

Firing Landscape Employees?

Dear Lawn or landscape Business Owner:Have you fired any of your lawn or landscape employees lately? It's a serious question to consider.Why in the world would we be talking about firing employees? After all, isn't the hardest job in America finding, hiring, training...

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