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Sponsoring ConnectedContractors’ online home improvement marketplace.
Please see below and then contact our Network Coordinator for more information.
ConnectedContractors.com is organized in such a way that enables buyers and sellers to find each other on a local level – each unique website serves a specific geographic region. All listings, information and contacts are targeted to the user's area. The need to sift through hundreds of irrelevant search results is eliminated.
Connected’s infrastructure has been constructed so that each individual site operates independently, even though it is a component of a network. The powerful branding leverage of a network may be used to the benefit of each local site. This is possible because each local site is tied to a single destination on the Internet – ConnectedContractors.com, from which all local markets can be reached.
The business model enables ConnectedContractors.com to partner with market leaders that can breathe life into local sites through close contact with homeowners and members.
Sponsoring ConntectedContractors’ marketplace provides a new revenue stream for our local partners, growth opportunities for their core business, and most importantly, a voice in how their local marketplace evolves.
An exclusive ConnectedContractors’ hub can be “plugged-in” to any pre-existing web site via hyperlink. Custom integration, or ground-up web design featuring ConnectedContractors’ technology is also available.
Five Groups that Can Benefit from Sponsoring ConnectedContractors’ Technology:
Financial Institutions
Virtually every homeowner, at one time or another, needs financing to improve, construct, or make major repairs to their home. This process always starts with preparing a budget for the project – contacting trades people to seek cost estimates. This is the point where the need for the loan originates.
Position your institution at the real point of sale by sponsoring ConnectedContractors’ marketplace in your area. Not only will your current clients be using the site to find qualified contractors, so will many of your future clients.
Inform your clients (homeowners and contractors) at branch locations and in monthly statements. Let word of mouth, and ConnectedContractors’ cooperative advertising campaign take it from there.
With editorial control over the entire Financial Institution section of our website, this is one competitive advantage that would be difficult to duplicate. Your company also becomes the only "Receive Financing" menu option in all planning templates offered by ConnectedContractors.
Media Companies
The entire marketplace (homeowners, contractors, suppliers, professionals, financiers, etc) turns to you as a source for information, or to get the word out to their target audience. You’re in constant contact with, and have exceedingly low-cost access to all of these driving forces.
Use your current assets to point the entire region at your supporting website and ConnectedContractors’ marketplace. Turn your current website into a powerful new profit center. Couple ConnectedContractors’ membership with current advertising programs and watch your core advertising business grow as well.
Service Contractors
You have hundreds, if not thousands of customers that your company serves each and every year. They’ve come to count on you, and you’ve got a great reputation. You and your employees are often asked to refer like-minded companies for other services or projects. After all, you’ve been around for a while and have real insight of what’s going on locally.
One-on-one conversations with customers, word of mouth between customers, your sales collaterals and even invoices point to your website and our marketplace. You can send your customers there without worry of losing them to competition since your company is the only one listed in the categories your business competes in. You’re also the default listing in our planning templates in those categories as well.
Non-competitive trades of all kinds see the value of advertising where your large customer base does business with you. Your core business grows as your company transforms from being in the marketplace to being the marketplace. You pick up a nice, new revenue stream as well.
Suppliers
Homeowners and contractors have one thing in common – they need your supplies and materials to complete projects. Use ConnectedContractors.com as the local meeting place for buyers and sellers. Making things more efficient for your customer’s benefits you as well. When deals get done, you win orders.
Editorial control of the Supplier Directory ensures your leadership position locally. Competitors could not duplicate this service without great cost of cash, time and effort. All the while, your site gains notoriety and market share.
Trade Associations
What is it that sets the companies in your association apart from non-members? Specialized industry knowledge or training? Safety standards? Commitment to customer satisfaction? Community service? All of the above?
The point is there are really outstanding reasons why companies have joined your organization. With the use of our marketplace, you can now tell consumers why they should being doing business with the companies in your organization. Everyone benefits: the consumer avoids the unprofessional, fly-by-night firms, your membership sees new business opportunities, and the marketplace is moved by your standards.
Growth to your membership base is likely once the consumers realize your organization and website feature the best-of-breed companies. As a non-profit group the new revenue contributes to your organizations important mission.
Contact Us
If you think your company or organization can benefit from a relationship with ConnectedContractors.com we’d like to hear from you.
Sponsorship terms and conditions vary according to geographical size, editorial control of directories/categories, delegation of administrative responsibilities, and cooperative advertising agreements. Please contact our Network Coordinator for details.
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