Blog | 1-800-SWEEPER- Part 26

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Thinking Outside the Box: Building the 1-800-SWEEPER Brand

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Ever since launching www.1800sweeper.com, we have busied ourselves building a brand.  Some forms of messaging resonate better with certain groups than others.  This is why you have seen a number of different brand building tactics over the past few years.  We aren’t afraid to try new strategies and nobody will ever say we are timid about thinking outside the box.  The front and back cover ads in North American Sweeper, parking containers adorned with the 1-800-SWEEPER banner near expo centers, our highly visible presence on the web, sunset cruises along the Intracoastal Waterway, and the Sweeper Summit are all prime examples of our brand building efforts.  We’ll never shy away from an opportunity to connect with current / prospective partners and buying influences sourcing sweeping services if it makes good business sense.

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The “Painted Picture” for 1-800-SWEEPER

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Ever since returning home from the 2013 Sweeper Summit in Detroit, we’ve been taking Cameron Herold’s advice to heart, working steadily on the “Painter Picture for 1-800-SWEEPER.  Visualization leads to performance, and as a group we all must be focused on the same vision to succeed. To build upon our momentum, we are proudly unveiling our “Painted Picture” describing where 1-800-SWEEPER will be in three years.

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Experience The Difference: News and Views From The Board

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sloganIt seems like every day we hear from folks who are making significant changes in their businesses as a result of last fall’s sweeper summit.  All of the speakers and sessions gave us much to think about.  From the 1-800-SWEEPER board perspective, we decided that it was time to make some changes too.  If you have visited our website lately, you may have noticed a new slogan beneath our logo at the top of the page.

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1-800-SWEEPER New Partner Spotlight: Great Lakes Striping and Sealing

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After putting in his time with seismograph, Bruce Biddinger saw a much bigger and better opportunity, so he purchased what is now Great Lakes Striping & Sealing, Inc., back in 1989. Even with his wife in tears as they left the bank, Bruce had a vision and seized the opportunity with confidence, knowing he could build a legacy! His entrepreneurial genes and risk taking, “baby boomer” mentality has taken this company from one truck and trailer to the 30 vehicle (7 of which are sweepers), 35-employee strong POWERHOUSE it is today.

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Web Marketing Tips for Sweeping Service Companies

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From a marketing perspective, the digital explosion fueled by the internet is the biggest change for sweeping service company owners since the birth of the yellow pages.  Properly conceived and implemented, a website is one of the most effective tools in your marketing arsenal.  With this said, it is easy to get complacent about your website, and like most things in life, complacency is never a good thing.

By explaining what we have learned from developing and implementing www.1800sweeper.com, we hope to arm all of our partners with helpful information that can be used to improve your individual company websites.

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