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    The Best Laid Plans

    Phil isn’t happy. He looks tired, older than his 64 years, and he’s barely touched his lunch. “It’s a hard situation,” he says. “This isn’t the outcome that either of us envisioned...
    March 13, 2017
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    5 Ways to Hide a Mini Split

    How to camouflage a mini split unitMini splits solve a lot of problems. In tight, well-insulated houses, they provide just enough heating and cooling in a compact package and ...
    March 13, 2017
    Home Depot Hero

    Home Depot Delivers for Pro Customers

    Extended from just a few pilot markets, The Home Depot is now working to improve its delivery options for pros. The big box’s new capability allows pros to choose between a 2-...
    March 13, 2017
    Innovative Products Shower Hero

    Innovative Products: March 2017

    Kohler DTV+: This decadent, therapeutic shower system redefines what’s possible.The DTV, introduced in 2006, was Kohler’s first custom digital shower system. Then, in 2015, Kohler...
    March 10, 2017

    Will Pro-Business Plans Be Foiled by Increased State Regs?

    During the Obama administration we saw a definitive pro-employee shift in labor regulations intended to: help unions gain footholds in the workplace, enact new safety rules, provide...
    March 10, 2017

    Making Print Advertising Work

    See Almena Faux give a talk on this topic at Professional Remodeler's Extreme Lead Gen Conference. Our customers tend to be a bit older. This is because we sell higher-end products...
    March 8, 2017
    Boomers Hero

    What Boomers Need Now

    You’ve no doubt heard the statistics: 10,000 Baby Boomers are turning 65 every day, and the vast majority want to stay (“age”) in their homes for as long as possible. But our ...
    March 6, 2017

    GreenSky App Provides Quick Path to Financing

    David Zalik knows how to spot a hot market. The CEO of GreenSky has an app for contractors that lets homeowners qualify for loans in less than a minute. Launched just a few years...
    March 1, 2017

    Measuring Up

    It’s performance appraisal time for a lot of companies. If you’re not meeting with employees to evaluate performance and discuss personal and company goals, you should be. If ...
    Feb. 28, 2017

    Money Talk

    Remodelers like to talk about remodeling ideas. They get excited when solving design problems or discussing construction details or researching innovative products. But one topic...
    Feb. 27, 2017

    Identifying and Filling Talent Gaps

    As 2017 gets going, it’s a good time to take inventory of your organization and assess any gaps in talent. A friend of mine, who is the CEO of the largest remodeling organization...
    Jan. 28, 2017
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    Pro's Pick: Hover

    Zak Kreisman PresidentAlco Products Washington, D.C., metro area We first discovered Hover through a cold-call from the company. In fact, we nearly dismissed that call...
    Jan. 26, 2017

    The Porch-Light Close

    Everyone I know did it, but everyone seemed to call it something different. You may know it, for instance, as the “porch-light close.” Or maybe the “cigarette close.” It ...
    Dec. 8, 2016