Contractor's Daughter

Is Proactive Prospecting Dead For Dealers and Contractors? with Miles Kaplanides

February 01, 2024 Jeani Ringkob Episode 36
Is Proactive Prospecting Dead For Dealers and Contractors? with Miles Kaplanides
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Contractor's Daughter
Is Proactive Prospecting Dead For Dealers and Contractors? with Miles Kaplanides
Feb 01, 2024 Episode 36
Jeani Ringkob

Is proactive prospecting a lost art? Whether it is or not, how do you stay in touch with that side of your business?

After all, without leads, your business won’t have the customers or workforce to fulfill contracts and will eventually die out. So how do you and your sales team regard this piece of the business puzzle?

My friend and special podcast guest Miles Kaplanides is back for the second part of our conversation. In this episode of the Contractor’s Daughter podcast, we dive into staying focused on proactively prospecting for your business growth. You’ll learn some of Miles’ insights on selling, association participation for prospecting and business development, and so much more!

1:41 - Why Miles is worried about proactive prospecting becoming a dying art

4:45 - Why lead opportunities are all around you

8:34 - Good daily/weekly prospecting habits to have

10:27 - How association is the key to Miles’s successful business development

13:22 - How association can help with workforce prospection and retention

17:17 - Why prospecting can be fun (and how intentionality helps keep it that way)


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Follow Jeani Ringkob on LinkedIn for more resources, strategy videos, tips and news from the Blacktop Banter Network
You can also schedule a call with Jeani to learn more about building and marketing your heavy highway construction business and access videos and free resources on the StoryBuilt.Marketing website.
Take the Growth Strategy Assessment here! It only takes a few minutes to determine the roadblock between you and the next big growth of your business.

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Is proactive prospecting a lost art? Whether it is or not, how do you stay in touch with that side of your business?

After all, without leads, your business won’t have the customers or workforce to fulfill contracts and will eventually die out. So how do you and your sales team regard this piece of the business puzzle?

My friend and special podcast guest Miles Kaplanides is back for the second part of our conversation. In this episode of the Contractor’s Daughter podcast, we dive into staying focused on proactively prospecting for your business growth. You’ll learn some of Miles’ insights on selling, association participation for prospecting and business development, and so much more!

1:41 - Why Miles is worried about proactive prospecting becoming a dying art

4:45 - Why lead opportunities are all around you

8:34 - Good daily/weekly prospecting habits to have

10:27 - How association is the key to Miles’s successful business development

13:22 - How association can help with workforce prospection and retention

17:17 - Why prospecting can be fun (and how intentionality helps keep it that way)


Mentioned In Is Proactive Prospecting Dead For Dealers and Contractors? with Miles Kaplanides

4Rivers Equipment

Get On the Calendar

Jeani on LinkedIn

Blacktop Banter Network


Follow Jeani Ringkob on LinkedIn for more resources, strategy videos, tips and news from the Blacktop Banter Network
You can also schedule a call with Jeani to learn more about building and marketing your heavy highway construction business and access videos and free resources on the StoryBuilt.Marketing website.
Take the Growth Strategy Assessment here! It only takes a few minutes to determine the roadblock between you and the next big growth of your business.