Traditional marketing and advertising campaigns—including billboards, brochures, and print or TV ads—are still highly effective. But how effective are your ads? Are you seeing a good response and return on your investment? Here are some ways you can measure traditional marketing and advertising: 1. Unique Phone Numbers If you place[Read More…]
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Selling Sheds as More Than a Simple Storage Unit
Building professionals have long used the expression “form follows function” to justify a drab design for a more functional building, like an office or warehouse. This type of thinking explains why so many sheds have historically been designed as simple storage units. Today, more and more buyers are viewing sheds[Read More…]
Sturdy Flooring
As a shed builder, you know how important it is to ensure each part of a structure is built with precision and quality. But have you considered how vital it is for a shed floor to be built properly and sturdily? If the floor isn’t built right, the quality of[Read More…]
Training the Trainers
As much as we’d all like to keep a successful shed-building team together forever, it’s just not possible. One builder might be ready to retire. Another may find a new job. Or, most desirable, your business grows and you need to hire new builders. That means you have to train[Read More…]
UFPI Announces Structure Change to Promote Growth
Universal Forest Products Inc. recently announced a new organizational structure that is designed to position the company for accelerated sales and profit growth in the coming years and provide more opportunity for its employees. As of January 1, 2020, the company will be known as UFP Industries Inc. The company[Read More…]
Sheds in a 3D World
Russ Whitney was never involved in 3D technology before he founded a company in 2012 specializing in just that, but the world of 3D design has always fascinated him. So, after a lengthy career in the computer software industry, he decided to fill what he saw as a niche in[Read More…]
Shed Financing Consolidation
According to Investopedia.com, companies consolidate with other businesses for several reasons. Among them are to stimulate growth, gain an edge on their competition, increase market share, or impact supply chains. It’s no different when a player in the shed-building industry consolidates with a competitor. And, according to Phil Falls, CEO[Read More…]
Getting to The Big Shed Show
The Big Shed Show, co-hosted by Capital Forest Products in Annapolis, Maryland, and Union Grove Lumber in Harmony, North Carolina, will feature nearly 70 exhibitors October 3 at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington, Kentucky. Now’s the time to make your travel plans, so check out directions and parking information[Read More…]
A-frame Structure Kits Entering U.S. Market
The popular European A-frame home building company Avrame recently announced the launch of its new website, along with the introduction of its A-frame building kits into the U.S. market. Designed for easy construction and affordability, Avrame sells 11 different A-frame models, ranging from small storage sheds to large, multi-room family[Read More…]
The Shed Mover
About 10 years ago, Terry Scheetz was endeavoring to create a scrap metal reclaiming business in Nevada. As part of the business, he built a trailer. “In Nevada, we get a lot of illegal dumping, and scraping shot-out cars was legal,” he says. “Then the law changed and so did that[Read More…]
