Dave Negri is the founder of Contractors Secret Weapon.
Our marketing podcast is unlike anything available elsewhere to contractors…we talk with marketing specialists across the board who give us concrete tips directed entirely towards the trades. Some of the topics we cover include Marketing, Sales Cycles, Pricing, Positioning, Branding and more.
Just about everything we talk about we’ve done the good the bad and the boring. We discuss what has worked for us why it has worked and why it might not have worked. Good marketing is the key to having a very profitable business.
Throwing good money into the black hole of advertising is not good marketing it is BAD advertising. We will show you the difference and teach you how to ask the right questions when that next person comes in to sell you advertising. At the end of the day, we will consider it a win if you achieve enough success to stop thinking of your contracting business in commodity based terms and can switch over to a value based business, cherry picking only the best clients who respect you and your experience in your trade.
Dave has been a painting contractor and entrepreneur for the last 28 years, successfully starting and growing service based businesses like his Elite Home and Property Services company which is in Clearwater, FL.
Through hard work and marketing knowledge, Dave has been able to step out of the day-to-day operations of this business to focus on helping other contractors grow their businesses and succeed as he has.
In 2001 Dave put his painting business aside due to the boom of the real estate market which hit Florida like a hurricane. He focused on buying and selling houses for the next 5 years, successfully “flipping” over 55 homes. He attributes his success at this endeavor entirely to his knowledge and background in marketing which allowed him to first find LOTS of sellers who would sell cheap and then buyers who wanted to buy high!
While other contractors scrambled to pick up crumbs then and in the following crash, Dave has been chugging away, providing a very nice life for his family and taking his wife (Valerie) on trips and generally enjoying his success.
http://www.ContractorsSecretWeapon.com
Skype dave.negri
Email info@contractorssecretweapon.com
Related Posts
Alex Rodriguez- Alex Rodriguez: For the last two decades, Alex has developed high-end digital campaigns for some of the world’s most renowned brands. Alex is also an international speaker, a blogger (12 years), and podcaster (10 years). He is the author of “Digital BACON: Make Your Online Presence Irresistibly Attractive.” He published his book to
Read MoreAbout Kim SpeedKim Speed is a brand visibility expert, business mentor, speaker, recipient of the Most Influential Business Woman in Brand Development and Amazon best-selling author of Branding on a Shoestring. How to recreate your small business identity and increase sales results in 83 days or less… …During her years in the corporate world Kim
Read MoreMathew Passy- Mathew Passy: Podcast Producer with more than 10 years of experience producing digital audio. Started in the newsroom of NJ 101.5, moved on to work for the WSJ Radio Network for 8 years, and now today is an independent podcast producer/consultant and head of content for podcasting news site podtopod.com. NJ native, married and
Read MoreAbout David RichmanDavid Richman is a bestselling author, public speaker, philanthropist, and endurance athlete whose mission is to foster meaningful human connection through storytelling. His work focuses on helping people navigate trauma, emotional healing, and personal transformation—often through the lens of endurance and resilience… …In his debut book, Winning in the Middle of the Pack,
Read MoreAbout Prince GeorgePrince George is a prominent spokesperson for Warzone Comics, as well as the host of the popular talk variety show, The Prince George Show, produced by Trinity Vision Entertainment and Warzone Comics. The show, which is available on Amazon Prime, was co-written by Prince George and George Lawson-Easley… …In addition to his television
Read MoreSyed Irfan Ajmal- Syed Irfan Ajmal is a serial entrepreneur, content marketer & PR consultant, author, and international speaker. He has bylines in Forbes ME, the World Bank, Business.com, SEMrush, HuffPost and others. His blog http://www.SyedIrfanAjmal.com has also been cited in Entrepreneur.com, The Next Web, Tech in Asia, etc. He has been speaking and conducted
Read MoreSean Jackson- Sean Jackson is a founding partner of Rainmaker Digital (formerly Copyblogger) – creators of Copyblogger.com, StudioPress/Genesis, Rainmaker Platform and other online products/services. Often referred to as the “Geek that Speaks,” Sean has a true passion for technology and how it is applied to the needs of marketing. Sean is an active member of
Read MoreAbout Laurie BattagliaLaurie Battaglia is CEO of Aligned at Work®, a leadership development consulting firm with an emphasis on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging that helps leaders solve people problems before they become profit problems. As a strategic advisor, executive coach, and inclusive leadership consultant,… …she is on a mission to wake up organization leaders
Read MoreAbout Mimi EmmanuelMimi Emmanuel, a #1 bestselling author, lives near K’Gari (Fraser Island), a paradise on Australia’s Fraser Coast. She is known for her Truth, Love & God series, with her latest book, “The Image of the Beast versus Image of God,” offering eye-opening research on the Second Commandment, backed by 500+ Scripture verses… …Born
Read MoreAbout Tamica SearsTamica Sears, known as The Corporate Fixer, is a seasoned HR consultant and executive coach dedicated to transforming corporate America. With over 20 years of experience in human resources, leadership development, and coaching, she helps leaders become more inclusive, empathetic, innovative, and authentic. Tamica has successfully guided organizations through mergers and acquisitions, restructuring,
Read MoreAbout Tresa ChambersTresa L. Chambers, M.S. is a brand marketer, a content strategist, an inventor, a writer, and an editor who has dedicated herself to helping authors, entrepreneurs and artists define, discover, and connect with their target markets. As the founder and CEO of Tenth Muse Enterprises,… …LLC, she provides space and platforms to empower
Read MoreDominique Henderson-Hello! My name is Dominique Henderson, Sr. I am owner and founder of DJH Capital Management, LLC. I’d like to use this section to tell you a bit about why I formed the firm and a little about myself. Ever since I was a little boy, I walked around the house in shorts, a dress shirt
Read More