| My preference would be that fewer businesses and all of my competitors NOT utilize the services of Construction Lead Journal. It is sufficient to know that my name is Dave, my business is construction related, and my marketing trade secret is the proper use of building permit information. Both my wife and I were schoolteachers of moderate means when my wife was forced to retire from teaching due to multiple sclerosis. Four years ago, we started our business so that I could also quit teaching and spend full time at home caring for my wife. With some simple commercial computer software and the files provided us by Construction Lead Journal we have been able to design which clients we target market, what geographical area we wish to target, and when we wish to receive business from selected areas. We have been able to choose clients and select the areas of our trade business, which are the most profitable and least time consuming. My wife handles the computer and telephone and I provide services and deliver product. We are doing significantly better than when we were teaching and I am able to be home more often than when I was a teacher. Increased control over our money and time has allowed us to double the company staff to include our two little boy’s ages 2 1/2 and 1. We now own our equipment and have build up sufficient assets to expand our business and take advantage of other opportunities in our business. I do NOT recommend Construction Lead Journal and their services to competitors in my area as others circumstances are certainly different from ours. I must confess, however, that the people at Construction Lead Journal have not only been helpful but also kind and flexible. |
| Anonymous - Anonymous - Layton, UT |
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| I have found the Construction Lead Journal very up to date. I have used the valuable information to obtain more jobs and to gain a bigger customer base. Not only does the Monitor contain building permit information but also it categorizes it so that you can focus on your target customer. We have gathered building permits on our own from time to time but have found the Monitor very current. I know we get more business because we get the jump on our competition. I have been in the building supply business for 30 years and I know that the Monitor is one of the greatest tools we have to help us sell more contractors. |
| Tom Gillett - Stock Building Supply - West Jordan, UT |
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| Before the Construction Lead Journal came along, I used to spend hours of my time going to the city halls and collecting the building permit information myself. With the Construction Lead Journal, freeing up my time and giving me building permit information from several more cities I was able take my business from $100,000 to $2,200,000 gross annual income practically overnight. I do not even bother to advertise in the yellow pages anymore! I get an amazing 30% response from my mailers which I select from the Construction Lead Journal list each week. I find it very important to reply immediately to those who call in response to my flyer and find price is not nearly an issue as service and quality. I highly recommend the Construction Lead Journal to anyone who is involved in the construction industry! |
| Glen Sudbury, Owner - Glen Sudbury Drywall - Sandy, UT |
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| I get a TON OF WORK out of the Construction Lead Journal. Each week I will mail about 50 flyers to permit holders within 10 to 15 miles from my office and 5 to 10 will call me. Sometimes I get so busy I don't have a chance to mail flyers from the new lists each week but I always know I have an incredible system for finding new projects if work should ever slow down. Thanks for your great service! |
| Fred Hoover, Owner - Hoover Wallboard - Gresham, OR |
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| I have been a customer of the CM for five years. I divide the permits up and hand them out to my sales staff to follow up on. They use the information printed in the CM to contact the appropriate party. I use the CM to make my company money. |
| Chad Hargis - Gale Insulation - Nampa, ID |
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| The Construction Lead Journal allows us to intimately follow new construction as it happens. We can not only pick up new builder business but insure that our current builder customers continue business with us. We have found over the years that, unlike many other information services, the Construction Lead Journal information is very real and credible. We highly recommend their service to anyone in the Title Industry. |
| Robert Anderst - Pioneer Title - Nampa, ID |
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| The Construction Lead Journal has been a tremendously powerful tool to track builders' activity. Getting the information via email has given me the opportunity to jump on the information quickly. It allows me to pursue new customers and also helps me keep the customers that I currently have. I find the Construction Lead Journal a very valuable and powerful asset to our business and would higly recommend their service to anyone in the title industry. |
| Jim Rauber - Chicago Title - Visalia, CA |
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| Dennis Ward, Owner - Closet Organizers - Midvale, UT |
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| To whom it may concern, I work for an insulation company in the Wasatch Front and use the Construction Lead Journal to make my living! I love the option you give under the Building Reports section of your web site. The building report form stops short of having the information I need. Can you add builders names & owner-builders names and phone numbers to the list, or at least an option? I am sure that this will be a great benefit for me and for others that use your service. I will attach an example that took me some time to put together. You probably have the capability to do it much quicker. Thank you for your time. |
| Ted Pulley, Salesman - Hansens All Seasons Insulation - Lindon, UT |
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| Thanks Dave. We’ll be very interested when LV comes about. We’ve been doing business there for over 5 years and found it to be a very lucrative area given all of the construction going on there. We were recently exhibiting at the Pacific Coast Builder’s Conference in San Francisco and there were quite a few companies that service the area in attendance. I have attached a copy of our logo for the “Marketplace”. I tried last week to upload the image but experienced problems doing so. Again, thank you for your quick response and to let you know that we are very satisfied with your services and look forward to continuing our subscription. Best Regards, |
| Earl Rivard, Marketing Manager - The Glass Block Company - Phoenix, AZ |
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| We have had great success with the report! |
| Craig Lundgren, Owner - Windows Doors & More - Seattle, WA |
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| The Construction Lead Journal is the ultimate tool in the construction business! Contractors call each other and compete for those top positions, saying such things to each other as: "I edged you out this week. I'm one step above you." They take the issue to the bank to use for leverage for loans. |
| Elizabeth, Executive Secretary - Buena Vista Custom Homes - Lake Oswego, OR |
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| Hi. I recieve and use the Construction Lead Journal for Denver Metro. I have just renewed my subscription, and thought I would take this opportunity to tell you folks about one little problem I have. In the Denver Metro edition typeface, a r next to a n looks almost identical to a m. Pretty hard to tell apart. Just a thought. Other than that though, I am very happy with your service. We generate a lot of business off of your leads. Thanks!! |
| Darin Dickinson, President - Rocky Mountain Insulation - Englewood, CO |
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| May 6, 2003. To Whom It May Concern, We just wanted to take a moment to share with you what a positive addition the ‘Construction Lead Journal- Wasatch Front (Utah) Edition’ has been for our company. We have found the CM to be accurate, timely, and very informative. It has been a valuable tool for our sales and marketing. We would recommend the CM to any company looking to further their sales opportunities. Thank you for your time. |
| Michelle Martin - Universal Business Systems - Midvale, UT |
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| Your service has been invaluable for our business to track new leads and new clients. |
| Steve Watilo/Debbie A/P - Northwest Trends - Spokane, WA |
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| Construction Lead Journal has been one our most valuable marketing tools for many years. It's a great way to contact the customers we already know are in the market for our products. We always recommend Construction Lead Journal to our associates. Keep up the good work! |
| Debbie Schenk - Noble Cabinetry & Design - Spokane, WA |
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| The Construction Lead Journal has been an excellent source for our company to see what is happening in our market. And it is a great place to get leads! |
| Kevin Kartak - AAA Kartak Glass - Everett, WA |
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| First of all I want to thank your sales representative Debra. It's nice to hear from someone that truly believes in their product and is excited. We have only had the Monitor for a few weeks but it has helped me find a lot of leads for customers of mine. If they are getting work, I'm selling paint! Thanks so much! |
| Rick Wahl - Bellevue Paint & Decorating - Bellevue, WA |
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| Well I like your service quite a bit, I have had success with it.I like the fact that I know who in my area needs the product I sell. Thank you. |
| Arnie Perez - Budget Blinds - Shorline, WA |
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| The Construction Lead Journal has provided Cressy Door many great leads and has helped provide a tool for our sales staff. |
| Dennis Crusch - Cressy Door Co - Auburn, WA |
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| Our company has greatly benefited from our subscription to the Construction Lead Journal. We use the online database service. We save these databases and use them to create a mailing list of potential customers. It has worked out great. We get at least 3 jobs each time we do the mail outs. It also gets our name past many potential customers' desks. We have had Contractors contact us years after we have sent them our information. They just stuck it in a file and years later happen to need a new cleaning company and 'BAM', there we were! |
| Nick Jensen - Clean Right Construction Services - Spokane, WA |
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| The Construction Lead Journal has been a great tool to help our company get right to the builders quicker than ever before. We have been able to get jobs by having information on new construction. Thanks Construction Lead Journal. |
| Kathy Weyers or Isaac Mathews - Gregco Supply Inc - St George, UT |
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| The Construction Lead Journal has been an extremely valuable and effective tool for finding information and sales leads. We couldn't function without it. |
| Carl English or Brad Adams - Dakota Mill & Cabinet - Ogden, UT |
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| In just a couple of weeks using the Construction Lead Journal it has given us numerous leads to areas that we have not worked in before. |
| Valli Moore - Valli Moore - El Segundo, CA |
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| Using The Construction Lead Journal is a really great way to keep your company going on and on for weeks with work and keeping your workers busy through the slow times. |
| Alex Garcia - Arrow Lumber Inc - Upland, CA |
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| The Construction Lead Journal is a very helpful tool we use it in every sales meeting to discuss who is going to reach the potential customer and let them know what products we sell. |
| Norma Cron - Sacramento Building Products - Fresno, CA |
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| Without The Construction Lead Journal I used to spend a good part of every Saturday tracking the growth in my marketplace. This information is extremely important when you are a supplier in the construction industry. Without this timely information you would be blind to your marketplace! |
| Paul Kleinschmidt - Rocky Mountain Premix Inc - Colorado Springs, co |
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| I am very pleased with my use of The Construction Lead Journal. In the short time I have been subscribing I have already obtained two new contractors and one home owner who have purchased products from my company. THANK YOU CONSTRUCTION MONITOR!! |
| Marda Walker - Coachella Valley Window & Door - Palm Desert, CA |
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| Using the info from Construction Lead Journal we have gained early entry into companies on the move and made sales that we might not have. It works. |
| Mary Krzycki - Sterling Communications - Portland, OR |
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| We have been using The Construction Lead Journal for both Fresno and Kern county for the past several years. During this time numerous potential customers have been contacted and activity by builders tracked. This product has proven it's value to our company and we will continue to use it in the future. |
| Herb Falk - Cabinet Connection - Fresno, CA |
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| The Construction Lead Journal has been a great tool for our business. I know I can count on them each week. |
| Beth Worth - Inwest Title Services Inc - St George, UT |
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| We have increased our business through The Construction Lead Journal. It provides us new clients and a way to monitor the construction growth in our area. |
| Lew Smith or Dianne - Idaho Lights Inc - Coeur D'Alene, ID |
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| We are so grateful for The Construction Lead Journal. There are times where the contractors we have worked with in the past have not had work and therefore neither have we and so we are able to pull names from the monitor and find new work. Thanks. |
| Kellie Clark - BC Creative Woodworks - Hurricane, UT |
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| The Construction Lead Journal has been a great help to us. We use it to gauge local trends both short term and long term. It is always on time and we've come to depend on it. |
| Matt Campbell - Stock Building Supply - St George, UT |
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| We actively use the Construction Lead Journal and have found it to be a valuable asset in our marketing plan. |
| Kris Stokes (designer) - Cotton Mill Cabinetry & Furniture Inc - St George, UT |
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| The Construction Lead Journal has helped me prepare reports and track building in my city as well as surrounding city's and county's. It helps me to plan for staff levels and budgets and keep city administration and elected officials informed. |
| Bill Bailey - West Jordan - West Jordan, UT |
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| We have received quite a few jobs by using the Construction Lead Journal. It has been great to have the information at our fingertips. |
| Kim Flores - Sonoran Products Inc - Tucson, AZ |
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| For the past five years I have been a subscriber of the Construction Lead Journal Reports and used them effectively in my marketing initiatives. The reports available provide a great framework within which I can customize and create a tailored marketing plan that fits my strategic goals. The information gives me a chance to break down different markets for forecasting, as well as helps to provide contact information on perspective clients. That is the reason why I selected Construction Lead Journal Reports. You need to integrate their service into your marketing plan. Its the most valuable and up-to-date resource youll find anywhere. |
| Earl Rivard - First United Door Tech - Tempe, AZ |
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| Construction Lead Journal has provided us with permit information for several years. We can depend on their reports being emailed to us every week. They send us each report in two formats so our Managers and Sales people can choose which format works best for them. Thank you Construction Lead Journal for your useful service. |
| Susan Radlauer - Heritage Propane - Reno, NV |
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| With the downturn in sales in the new construction industry witnessed over this past year, I have been diligent in accessing information from reliable sources which will help me better market my product. Who is building and where? What is my target audience? Where should I spend my advertising dollars? All these questions are answered through the information contained in The Construction Lead Journal. This publication is and will continue to be a valuable resource for me. |
| Sherlyn Eyre - Scenic Development - Bluffdale, UT |
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| You publication has helped our company tremendously. I will renew for sure. |
| Frances Turner- President - 5 Star Electric Inc - Salem, OR |
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| I find The Construction Lead Journal to be an invaluable tool in the work I do. Couldn't do what I do without it. |
| Jeff Burton - Burton Lumber - Salt Lake City, UT |
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| We look forward each Friday to getting the scoop on whats coming up for future projects. All my outside salesmen wait eagerly for it to get here each week. |
| Jerry Kramlich - High Sierra Lumber Supply - Tulare, CA |
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| The Construction Lead Journal works great for us. |
| Tammi Herman - GNR Drywall LLC - Canby, OR |
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| The Construction Lead Journal has provided me with some excellent leads. Not only has it helped me directly with the jobs on it, it has put me in touch with contractors for future business. |
| Jeremy Ziegler - Dimensional Millwork Inc - Torrance, CA |
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| I am a retailer of stoves and hot tubs and have been a subscriber for more than 10 years. As much as 25% of our potential customers are brought in with leads from The Construction Lead Journal. |
| Jim Fulling - Mountain Spa & Stove - Sandpoint, ID |
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| Being involved in the housing market, The Construction Lead Journal weekly building permits report has proven to be a valuable asset to keeping us up to date on future business in the local market. We have already recommended it to our other store in the area and will continue to do so. |
| Chris Vetter - Palmdale Winnelson - Palmdale, CA |
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| We have been using The Construction Lead Journal for a few months now and we have found a few good leads from it. This is an excellent tool. |
| Sherry Ttoavs - Centennial Hardwoods Inc - Columbia Falls, MT |
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| The Construction Lead Journal has helped us. Everything is sent in a timely manner. It has helped us increase our pool business tons!! You have defiantly exceeded our expectations!!! |
| Nicole Presley - Revco Solar Engineering - Laguna Hills, CA |
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| It works! |
| Jeffrey Sprenger - Apogee Waste LLC - Broomfield, CO |
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| As a custom home field estimator, The Construction Lead Journal has proved to be a very valuable tool in finding new projects. I use it every day and would not be without it. The information is accurate and arrives in my email each week. |
| Lydia Flores - American Insulation Inc - San Diego, CA |
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| We use The Construction Lead Journal on a regular basis. My builder sales representatives use the information to qualify potential new accounts each week. |
| Chirs Cramer - Great Floors - Meridian, ID |
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| We have been utilizing The Construction Lead Journal list for a long time and have recently utilized them in combination with ACT and have had really good results in contacting new clients and markets. |
| Cynthia Leighton - Tri County Cabinets - Rancho Cordova, CA |
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| The Construction Lead Journal has been a great asset. I can target potential clients by location, size and type of construction. I also appreciate that it is automatically emailed to me each week. The Monitor staff are obviously committed to providing an up-to-date, easy to use publication. |
| Dave McIntyre - Kamps Propane - Sultana, CA |
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| The Construction Lead Journal has helped our insulation business in obtaining new clients and work. We use the weekly permit information to contact new clients and submit proposals. |
| Charles Bowery - CBI Insulation - Meridian, ID |
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| The Construction Lead Journal assists our company track the current building projects. With access to accurate and up to date information we can use our sales resources efficiently. |
| Brandon Nipper - Insulation Plus LLC - Boise, ID |
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| We love The Construction Lead Journal. |
| Tony Sanchez - Friends Lumber - Porterville, CA |
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| We use The Construction Lead Journal in several different manors. The first is it helps us maintain our existing customers, we always know when & where they are starting there projects. It also helps us track projects we have bid that have not been awarded yet. We also use it as a tool for a new customer data base. |
| Charles Salmon - Visalia Window Company - Visalia, CA |
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| The Construction Lead Journal has provided us with accurate and detailed information for the last several years. The information we receive has allowed us to grow our company on all fronts; multi-family, single family new construction, and remodels. |
| Josh Hissong - Gorton Construction - CDA, ID |
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| You have definitely helped us with sales as well as service. We will continue using The Construction Lead Journal for a long time. |
| Jose Gonzalez - Barton Overhead Door - Modesto, CA |
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| The Construction Lead Journal has been an outstanding tool for our company. It keeps us aware of who is doing what in the market. We have also been successful in selling projects after we receive the information. We are very pleased with the tool. |
| David Webb - Sunset Stone - Castle Rock, CO |
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| We have used The Construction Lead Journal for a few years now and I have found that the information is good. Our success has more than justified the cost of participating and the mailers. It saves us time and is very easy to print labels and send them out. Thanks! |
| James Bertschi - Garage Doors Only - Genola, UT |
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| We have great success with The Construction Lead Journal. The publication helps to keep us abreast of jobs bidding in the areas of business that we specialize in. We are informed of the general contractors as well as homeowners we need to concentrate on and find the information effective in building new sales. My local salespeople are able to chart and keep tabs on the progress of upcoming jobs and gather the info needed to make sales calls with valued potential. The Construction Lead Journal is a valuable tool we use often in the supply business. |
| Brett Stewart - LKL Associates - Orem, UT |
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| This has been an awesome find for our company. The Construction Lead Journal helps us each week determine where we need to concentrate our sales people, which has enabled us to find new customers. Thank you! |
| Mike Astrof - Michael Astrof Construction - Millcreek, WA |
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| The Construction Lead Journal always provides excellent data records. I have had nothing but good experiences with your company. Thank you for all your work and great customer service. |
| Rosie Aguirre - Leslie's Swimming Pool - Phoenix, AZ |
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| The Construction Lead Journal is a must. In a competitive market, every edge we can get is needed to keep a step ahead of the rest and that's what The Construction Lead Journal provides. Thanks! |
| Jackson Dille - Mountain West Componants - Jerome, ID |
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| The Construction Lead Journal has provided beneficial leads in the residential and commercial industry for us and has also been a good indicator of what market areas to focus on. |
| Thaddeus Carpenter - A1 Door & Building Soultions - North Highlands, CA |
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| Your permit info has been very helpful with tracking the building market. |
| Tim Skaggs -Manager - Great Western Building Materials - Phoenix, AZ |
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| I enjoy going through the Construction Lead Journal every week. It tells me what construction work and projects are going on in my area. Sometimes I don't have enough time to drive to every little area in my region and the monitor lets me know about those places I don't have time to drive by. Later on I can find out what contractors are out there working that way and I can go after those contractors and see if i can pick up any of there business. So far it has been very helpful. Keep the info coming..... |
| Israel Villarreal - Pacific Supply - Stockton, CA |
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| I have been in business for a year and a half, so you can guess that I don't have a ton of contractors that I work with. The Construction Lead Journal is a good way to contact a lot of people quickly. Before CM I would go from city hall to city hall and wright down the names, numbers and company info. That's right, I would get a pad of paper and wright all the info down. You can imagine that took for ever. Then I heard about CM and I was pretty impressed with the whole idea. My biggest contract is with a company I hooked up with when I called them from CM. About 70% of my income this year will come from that contact, so that's pretty substantial. Thanks! |
| Steve Miller - Enmotion Builders - Riverton, UT |
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| We have been using the service for a few months now and eventhough the construction industry has been slow, we have found some unexpected information in the publication that will help out our showroom sales. We are in the plumbing supply business and have a showroom attached to our outlet. We will be using the residential remodel info to contact the home owners so they can use our showroom to purchase our high end fixtures. We hadn't thought of this application when we first subscribed to The Construction Lead Journal, but,,, why not ?!! |
| John Kmet - Palmdale Winnelson - Palmdale, CA |
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| I certainly appreciate the information found in The Construction Lead Journal. I find it very helpful and useful zeroing in on the jobs that are relevant to our business. Even though our part of the job is several months out from the "permitting" phase, the information you provide helps me to "fill the pipeline" in our shop. Thanks again for this publication. |
| Steve Birchall - Buehner Marble & Granite - Salt Lake City, UT |
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| The information allows me to be one step ahead of our competition,make contact and close the sale before the job comes out of the ground |
| Randy Hansen - Selective Security Systems Inc - Santa Maria, CA |
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| We have appreciated this service. It has helped us to develop leads that have lead to jobs. Our product is not for all customers, hence not all of the customers we find from your service sign up with us, however, this system gives us the opportunity to search for the customers that we feel are candidates for our upper end custom cabinetry. We feel that it is a great system. |
| Kip Deem - Anvil Cabinet & Mill - Brigham City, UT |
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| I have started a door and millwork supply business, and the information I get from The Construction Lead Journal is the only way I can see where, when and how many building starts are coming up. This is a great tool in finding new potential accounts. Without it I would not be half as busy as I am now. Thank you! |
| David Perdew - David Perdew - Gaston, OR |
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| We started using The Construction Lead Journal and it has helped us out tremendously. We are able to send postcards out to possible customers and then follow up with a phone call or just stopping by the construction site. We have been able to target our future customers without spending thousands of dollars on TV and radio. Thanks Construction Lead Journal, I recommend your services to many companies around town. |
| Jason Huntley - Retract Vac Inc - Meridian, ID |
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| Thank you for the weekly issues of Construction Lead Journal, being a sub-contractor with multiple products offered it has allowed us to get right in as soon as the permits are pulled instead of some other unproven old fashion method. At this day and age i don't see how any one would do without The Construction Lead Journal. |
| Eric Bartels - Western Insulation INC - Bakersfield, CA |
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| The Construction Lead Journal is very useful in the business of selling cabinets and knowing "whats going on" in the construction industry. I look it through every Friday. |
| Gary Burrows - Excel Cabinets - Salt Lake City, UT |
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| We have tried other companies. The others just did not meet our needs. We are much happier using your information. Our salesmen are able to get right out and sell thanks to The Construction Lead Journal. |
| Tammy Olson - Lilienthal Insulation - Kalispell, MT |
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| We are a Phoenix based manufacture of stone veneer,we also have an installation company Modern Stone Masonry.The Construction Lead Journal has been a large part of both our companies growth over the past 2 plus years.The information is accurate and of huge value. I look forward to each Friday to review the Monitor Thank you very much. |
| Ron Mathers - Modern Stone Solutions - Scottsdale, AZ |
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| I use both the Denver Metro and the Northern Colorado Construction Lead Journals for mail advertising every week. I believe it is a very useful tool when you need to get leads on upcoming construction. It is a great way to get contact information on upcoming contractors as well. This service works great, thanks! |
| Sarah Cunningham - American Garage Door - Wheatridge, CO |
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| We deal with multiple building contractors in this valley and without The Construction Lead Journal, it would be difficult to keep up. With the information that is supplied to us we can keep track of our existing accounts and we also get leads on potential ones. Being able to track our customers future needs has been very beneficial to our company. Thank you! |
| Frank Liebschwager - Action Garage Door - Nampa, ID |
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| I have utilized The Construction Lead Journal for over 3 years now. It is user friendly and allows me to search out prospective buyers in our industry. A lot of customers may not be looking for a custom closet while building a new home or doing a remodel, but once we are able to help them through the process of designing closets, it almost always works in our favor! |
| Dennis Ward or Lori - Closet Organizers - Midvale, UT |
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| I have found that when I receive the list on Friday morning it is very helpful when I am trying to help find leads to make our business grow for our company. In the security business like any other business it is very competitive, but I have been successful in getting work from not only commercial projects but residential ones too. |
| Kathy Scott - A & E Security & Electronics Solution - McMinnville, OR |
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| I have used The Construction Lead Journal for years to track permits in various counties to help me understand what is going on in the market place. I use it every single week. It is a great service to our company. |
| Darrell Whitney - Western Rock Products - St George, UT |
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| The Construction Lead Journal has saved me thousands of dollars in gas not having to drive neighborhoods looking for possible leads on new builds. It has also been very beneficial in getting us new business with new customers, especially owner builders. |
| Nathan York - Wide World of Windows - Chandler, AZ |
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| The Construction Lead Journal has been a great asset to our company. We receive several leads each month that come from this publication. It saves us time and money. We are very glad to have this tool available to our company. |
| Randi McKay - Excel Cabinets - Salt Lake City, UT |
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| As a National Accounts Manager for the Kelly-Moore Paint Company, I am always trying to find valuable lead resources for our Sales Reps in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. The Construction Lead Journal has been a great asset for us, providing key contact info and up to date information on new construction projects for our sales reps to follow through with. I have no doubt that we have secured many projects utilizing this valuable resource. Sincere thanks! |
| Ralph Leyba - Kelly Moore Paint Co - Seattle, WA |
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| The Construction Lead Journal has helped keep us informed to what is happening in real time by the permits being pulled. It keeps us up to date on who is really thriving and moving forward in today's market. This is where we need to concentrate our efforts with accurate information to go on. |
| Ed Cheknis - Accent Productions - Tucson, AZ |
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| I look forward to receiving The Construction Lead Journal. We have had many leads that turned into new jobs for us. Thank you for your continued service. Keep up the good work! |
| Debbie DeMack - Door Service Company - Palm Springs, CA |
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| I really enjoy working with The Construction Lead Journal. The information they provide is very helpful for our company staying on top of new construction for residential and commercial. The employees are so easy and fun to work with. They are so helpful when I have a question. It makes my job a lot easier with their help and information. |
| Helen Haycock - DNR 130 - Questar Gas - Salt Lake City, UT |
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| I find The Construction Lead Journal a valuable resource for potential sales leads. |
| Monty Kirkhart - Alloway Lighting - Boise, ID |
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| We have used The Construction Lead Journal for many years. It has been invaluable to our company. It allows us to follow up on leads without having to expend all of the time and energy required to get access to the building permits in our area. We have found it thorough and effective for the use of our estimating and sales staff. Thank you for your great product. We intend on continuing its use. |
| Jill Hatch - The Drywall Surgeons - Orem, UT |
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| Absolutely a valuable source of information. Another great tool. |
| Wolfgang Wilz - Wolfgang Wilz - West Jordan, UT |
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| The Construction Lead Journal is a very important part of our leads program. It also helps me keep track of our existing customers. I would find taking care of business without The Construction Lead Journal very difficult and a lot less organized. |
| Dan Adams - Overhead Door Co Of SW Idaho-SI - Boise, ID |
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| I have used The Construction Lead Journal at different times over many years. I always keep coming back to it as the perfect way to reach my target market. |
| Mike Petersen - Foresight Lighting - Layton, UT |
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| I use my "Monitor" every day. Not only for lead generation, but for monitoring my existing account's activity. It's one of my most important tools. |
| Joe Zosso - Coltrin Central Vac - Boise, ID |
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| The Construction Lead Journal has provided me the tools to not only gauge and know my client and their project prior to meeting them, but, has become the "Crystal ball" that me and my management team have always needed! Thank you for creating such a comprehensive tool for our company to excel with. |
| Mark Colletti - Colletti Design - Tempe, AZ |
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| I love The Construction Lead Journal without it I would not be busy with work.This is the best thing i have ever signed up for. |
| Eldon Gibb - Roy Croft Homes & Construction - Lehi, UT |
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| I have used The Construction Lead Journal since 1989 when Dave Mineer Sr first came around. The information has always been good accurate and timely. If you honestly use the names and prospect them you will get more business. It is also very useful for mass mailings and gets information to the right people. I really like The Construction Lead Journal. |
| John Allen - GE Appliances Company - American Fork, UT |
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| Using The Construction Lead Journal has added potential customers in an easy to use understandable format to our business. |
| Brad Alles - B & B Blinds & Builders Svcs LLC - Gilbert, AZ |
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| Your company provides an excellent service. Your information is current and timely. As drywall & painting subcontractors, we are very pleased to have received the custom work from your leads. Keep up the good work! |
| Tom Olp - Elite Construction Drywall Inc - Fresno, CA |
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| I have been using The Construction Lead Journal for my business for the last 10 years. It is a huge part of the success of our company of staying on top of our markets we sell into. I do not know what we would do without it. |
| Shawn Batis - JM Thomas Forest Products - Boise, ID |
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| My personal experience with The Construction Lead Journalhas been that it's easy to use and helps out a lot when looking for work. Thanks to you, I have been able to keep busy during times when the market is not. Thanks Construction Lead Journal |
| Victor Valdez - Valdez Custom Framing - Suprise, AZ |
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| When I had a problem receiving my e-mails they promptly called me with the assistance I needed. Great leads, great service. |
| Wayne Pignolet - Idaho Stone Artisans INC - Post Falls, ID |
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| I like the Construction Lead Journal because it saves a lot of time and gas for my outside sale reps. |
| Kanan Mammadov - CD Tile & Stone - Salt Lake City, UT |
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| The Construction Lead Journal works! Our framing business is up 73% thanks to The Construction Lead Journal. |
| David Bowser - Frame Pro - Denver, CO |
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| I have been in the industry for two decades, and have found The Construction Lead Journal a valuable tool in finding new clients, tracking peers and trends, renewing relationships and discovering business opportunities. I am amazed at the amount of time I have spent reading it over the years and am always finding new uses for it. It is a tool my business needs to thrive and grow. |
| Michael Douglass - Construction Monsters - Pleasant Grove, UT |
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| I have subscribed to the publication for 2 years now and I have found it to be an excellent source for leads. |
| Gary Leany - L & L Drywall - West Jordan, UT |
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| I don't advocate signing up for every subscription service available, but over the years I have researched many available resources and found that Construction Lead Journal is the single most authoritative source of building permit information available anywhere. Over the course of 5 years and two companies, I have found that it's definitely proven more valuable than the cost! |
| Earl Rivard - First United Door Tech - Tempe, AZ |
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| As the manager of a lumber yard, The Construction Lead Journal has really helped us in knowing what is happening with jobs in our area. My sales guys will take the Monitor and look it over every week to see who is pulling permits. We have been fortunate to get new business because of the ability to find out about those pulling permits and then contacting them. especially in a market like we have right now. THANKS CONSTRUCTION MONITOR FOR THE EXTRA HELP. |
| Brian Carlson - Burton Lumber - Layton, UT |
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| As a Residential Construction Loan Officer for Home Street Bank, the Construction Lead Journal provides me with the statistical information I need to continue to finance builders. |
| Susie Conner - Continental Home Lending Center - Home Street Bank - Boise, ID |
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| In our growing Cabinetry business, we have found the Construction Lead Journal to be a great tool. It is neatly organized, easy to read, and always comes in a timely manner. We use the information provided to send brochures and then make follow up calls. A good portion of our sales has come from the Construction Lead Journal. For this reason, we have not actively pursued many other forms of advertising because we feel that we can best reach our target market by using the Construction Lead Journal. It is an asset to our business. |
| Kris Stokes, Designer - Cotton Mill Cabinetry & Furniture Inc - St George, UT |
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| The Construction Lead Journal has been a huge asset to my business. It has enabled me to not only seek out new business, but also better prepare for the business we currently have. I would recommend this publication to anyone who wants to better their stand in their marketplace. |
| Rob Reed - South Central Pools - Clovis, CA |
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| Dear Construction Lead Journal, I've been using your service (Portland-Vancouver area) for 6 months or so now and it has more than paid for itself. I am very happy to be able to target my advertising so specifically now. Are there any plans to expand your coverage to take in the Bend area or some of the Oregon coast? Thanks, |
| Keith Hansen, Owner - Hansen Drywall - Newberg, OR |
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| We use the Construction Lead Journal for all of our direct marketing. The information it provides us is invaluable to our company's success. |
| M Savage - SS Savage Inc - Kaysville, UT |
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| To whom it may concern, I have been involved with your service for 3 years in the Wasatch front area of Utah. The information gathered, is used weekly if not daily. My favorite tool to use is the top builder report. The information gives me a chance to break down different markets for forecasting, as well as helps to provide contact information on perspective clients. The result in my trade is to be able to share information with sub contractors who do not yet have a tool such as this to contact the builders for quicker bidding. Another tool I use is the building reports by county. I keep a 4-year record of accomplishment on permits & values in each county. This helps to identify market changes from area to area. This service as helped to show our strong points as well as our weakness to be built on. Please continue to do a fantastic job on gathering such useful information. |
| Dave Palmer, Sales - Jack B. Parson Co - Murray, UT |
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| I have had many customers come into the showroom and ask how I knew they were building a house or remodeling their home. I tell them that I subscribe to the Construction Lead Journal, and how this paper helps me to target my advertising dollars, and only to those who might need my products and services. I have found that I am more effective in the business world because I have used the Construction Lead Journal for over 1-1/2 decades at the different companies I have worked. I have also recommended the Construction Lead Journal too many other businesses as a prime source of contacts. Every person that I have told about your services, over the years has thanked me for the advice. You definitely provide a needed service as far as I am concerned. Thank you for your paper; I have used it in many states and counties. |
| Richard Creagh - Canyon Creek Cabinet Corp - Monroe, WA |
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| Competitive advantage in today's marketplace can be summed up in a single phrase: it is all about quality information fast. Our businesses' success relies on our ability to analyze market and consumer data effectively and efficiently. The Construction Lead Journal is a tremendous resource for us and gives us the opportunity to analyze our market more quickly and more comprehensively than ever before. The Construction Lead Journal and their data sorting functions are invaluable tools that help us streamline our market planning and assist our sales teams focus on the right prospects at the right time. The result: attainment of individual sales revenue goals week after week and increased company profitability over the long term. |
| Steve Inch, Director Of Marketing - Western Woodwork Inc - Boise, ID |
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| March 21, 2003. Dear Construction Lead Journal, our company produces precast concrete window wells and fence for residential and commercial use. Each week we have the Construction Lead Journal for our area e-mailed to us. From that, we are able to send information to owner-builders as well as contractors about our product. After the information is mailed, a sales representative will follow up with the customer to inquire about an order. We have found that having this tool with the building permit information has been priceless, as many of our customers who never knew that our products were available until they received the mailing. Thank you. |
| Jennifer Christiansen, Administrative Assistant - Owell Precast - Sandy, UT |
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| Dear Construction Lead Journal: As a long time subscriber to your service(s) I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate the quality of service that Judy Thornberg puts into your product. Time after time, I find that the information is not only accurate but also extremely complete. When I cold call, using the C.M. biweekly sheet(s), I find that the information gets me past the receptionist, call screeners, etc. and right to the decision maker. (I usually have more information than the decision maker does). Even if the person name listed on the permit is not the decision maker (for my line of work), they are so impressed with my intro. That they have no problem referring me on to the person I need to talk with! That is refreshing for me. At age, 42 I do not want to sound foolish when "hunting" for new business. Keep up the good work! In addition, God bless America and all those who serve in the Armed Forces and Security Forces. |
| Jeff Paul - The Phone Booth - Fresno, CA |
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| Dear Construction Lead Journal, We have been using the construction monitor for less than a year, but I am sold on the product. We benefit in several ways from the services that you offer. The weekly reports give us a heads up on new construction that is happening in 3 of the 4 counties that we cover. Being able to pinpoint a specific house using the search feature on the website is quite beneficial. Finally, each year we hold a contractor's BBQ for the builders we do business with. We always try to invite new contractors, so we can introduce them to our products and services. The list and mailing labels that can be generated by the Construction Lead Journal make this job simple. Thank you for making our job easier. |
| David McKinnon, Manager - Bingham Propane - Blackfoot, ID |
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| I started using The Construction Lead Journal in December of 2001. It was the faxed version. We would use it exclusively for leads and send letters of interest to 15 or 20 prospects weekly. The decision was made by looking through the listings and picking out individual jobs, hand writing an envelope, logging in the name in our sheet and repeating this the following week. Now the Construction Lead Journal "Mailing Labels" feature writes my addresses for me. By I using the online service, I am sending out 90 or so letters and flyers, using the "Mailing Labels" option. I save a copy of the label sheet and put it in the binder for the log. No more do I hand write the log or envelopes. No more, mistakes when writing addresses. I get more mailings, quicker. My response is about 3 to 5 percent to the mailings. The Construction Lead Journal "Top Builder" report gives me the information that I need! I can target specific jurisdictions for builders, specific dollar values for projects, in any date range that I choose, then approach those builders for those jobs. We pull this report weekly. The Construction Lead Journal "Power Search" feature hunts down the builders name for me! I can phone in an address to my office and get the builder's name and phone number in the field for contact information now rather than visiting a jobsite and hoping that the right person is going to be there. The Construction Lead Journal is easy to receive! The Construction Lead Journal is faxed and e-mailed to me weekly. I can save the PDF and look up information quickly if our fax machine blurs a line or two or if I need to zoom in on a line. The Construction Lead Journal compiles and sorts the leads for me! I have gone to the permit centers at the county and city. I have gone to plan rooms and waded through those stacks of plans looking for leads. I used to spend more time running around looking for jobs and less time selling. The Construction Lead Journal is a true sales tool! I do not know what I would do without The Construction Lead Journal each week; it is the most accurate, most complete source available. The Construction Lead Journal helps me choose my customers! Thank you! |
| Jeff Pierson II - Crown Door & Supply - Portland, OR |
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| The Construction Lead Journal is a useful resource for tracking new home construction. On a weekly basis, I now know which builders are building, where they are building, and how many they are building. The best part is that the report is e-mailed to me weekly in both Adobe PDF and database formats allowing me to view and analyze the data more thoroughly. |
| David Zollinger, Sales Manager - Ivory Homes - Salt Lake City, UT |
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| Dear Construction Lead Journal, we are very happy with the results. The leads we get are of excellent quality, contain reliable information, are well organized, and easy to work with. Thank you for the excellence! |
| Kevin Kartak, President - AAA Kartak Glass - Everett, WA |
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| We set aside time every week - immediately upon receipt of Construction Lead Journal by email - for our salesman to sit down with the latest permit information and follow-up leads for potential sales. Often, we are contacting our subcontractor customers who work exclusively for a homebuilder before they have been told by the homebuilder that there is a job to do. Construction Lead Journal is one of our key selling tools. |
| Jan C Winn - Westside Concrete Accessories - Hillsboro, OR |
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| I have been using the construction monitor for a number of years. I am convinced that it is a significant contribution to our business success. I make a number of mailings throughout the year to people who pull buildings in our area. We own a retail mom and pop stove and spa store in north Idaho. I believe it is money well spent. 1225 Michigan St. Sandpoint ID 83864, Fax 208-263-0582, www.mountainstove.com, Email: mtnstove@bossig.com. |
| Jim Fulling - Mountain Spa & Stove - Sandpoint, ID |
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| It has worked better than our company's own flyers that go out monthly! Construction Lead Journal is well worth the time and money! Our Santa Barbara store has benefitted immensely from it as well. |
| Darcy Musso - Cinderella Carpets - San Luis Obispo, CA |
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| Being a subscriber to the Construction Lead Journal is very valuable for our members. Receiving current and accurate data on the building industry helps our members make important decisions that affect their companies’ bottom line. |
| Deann Huish - Utah Valley Home Builders Assoc - Orem, UT |
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| Ence Homes has subscribed to the Construction Lead Journal since 1993. It has proven to be an invaluable source of market data. Before subscribing, I attempted to gather identical information myself. My personal efforts never resulted in the level of detail, reliability, and timing made available from your service. Your improvements in recent years to make the data available through the internet have proven to be a most valuable tool for me. Having both Dbase and Acrobat archive formats renders the data far more useful that just receiving your report on a weekly basis. Thank you for the reliability of the data. Thank you for your continuing efforts to enhance the service. |
| Vince Clayton - Ence Homes - St George, UT |
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| We at Overhead Door Co. would just like to say that the Construction Lead Journal has been very beneficial and informative, as it has increased our overall sales tremendously. |
| Carol Bradford - Overhead Door Co Of SW Idaho - Boise, ID |
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| The Construction Lead Journal is a great asset to our business. We use the report extensively in our sales effort. |
| Mylan Savage, President - SS Savage Inc - Kaysville, UT |
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| I use the Construction Lead Journal to track building activity in the Spokane Region. Besides providing me with a handy weekly update of residential permits, the material for large commercial and industrial permit valuations allows me to summarize valuation volatility between periods. I am periodically interviewed by the local press, and asked to interpret the Spokane Regional economy. The Construction Lead Journal provides accurate information in a timely manner with relatively low effort on my part, allowing me to focus on the explanation the impact of construction have as one of key drivers of the economy. The opportunity to provide data, along with the richness associated with each specific permit, gives me an information edge that adds to richness of my commentary. |
| Randy Barcus, Chief Economist - Avista Corp - Spokane, WA |
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| One of my responsibilities is to track student growth for our school district. The building permits report adds another important component to the methodology for projecting student enrollments. I appreciate the Construction Lead Journal's building permits. |
| Dennis Johnson - Jordan School District - Sandy, UT |
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| Dear Construction Lead Journal: I would like to take this opportunity to express my support and endorsement to your publication. Since our subscription was initiated, our collective time and resources to consolidate city and county building permits in our marketing area, declined over 75%. Along with the cost savings, the accuracy of the information and timeliness of the report has enhanced our ability to respond faster to and for our customers. This report has produced for us far greater savings than its cost to us. Thanks again for a job well done. |
| Don Allem - BMC West - Idaho Falls, ID |
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| I am most impressed by what ever you have done to improve the accuracy of your publication. You have picked up on every permit I have pulled this year. Great work! I feel better subscribing to your magazine knowing you are reporting everything being built. Good job. Sincerely, Byron Bastian |
| Byron Bastian, Owner - Bastian Homes - Washington, UT |
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| We install radiant heating systems and solar systems. We used to receive the weekly Builders Exchange Magazine for our leads. However, we would always receive a great number of returns of undelivered promotional pieces. Since using the Construction Lead Journal, we have had a significant reduction in undelivered mail. We have signed over $500,000.00 in new contracts since switching over and we can search out leads and print labels using your web page service. Thank you for your excellent work! |
| Mike Emrich - Solarponics Inc - Atascadero, CA |
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| My name is Jim Frank. I am the CEO of Greenstone. The Construction Lead Journal has been very helpful to us in monitoring overall building permit activity in the region. We use the information when we update the banks providing our construction financing. The information is also very helpful in our competitive market analysis. Thank you for your excellent work! |
| Jim Frank, CEO - Greenstone Homes & Neighborhoods - Liberty Lake, WA |
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| In the 5 years I have subscribed to the Construction Lead Journal, I have found it to be an invaluable tool. Besides informing me of what is going on in my area, it has directed me to numerous new accounts many of which I sold without competition! Thank you for the great service you provide. |
| Ed Taylor - System Concepts, Inc - Clovis, CA |
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| We have been subscribers to the Construction Lead Journal for over 5 years now and I wanted to let you know how important your reports are to our total marketing program. We sell Beam Vacuum Systems as well as intercoms and ironing centers. We have many competitors and it is important to get our name in front of the new homeowner as much as possible. We send a brochure packet to all building permits each week and then follow up with a sales call. The timeliness and accuracy of your reports has helped us do this very efficiently. We advertise in the newspaper and on the radio. We also attend seven home shows each year throughout Utah. Our direct mail program to building permits works with our other marketing efforts very well. Our business continues to grow and we credit the Construction Lead Journal for helping us to be successful. Keep up the good work! |
| Enrico Dubach, Owner - Swiss Boy - Bountiful, UT |
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| I have been receiving information from the Construction Lead Journal for the last 5 years. Using the information provided by your service, I have been able to increase my new account business substantially. The commercial construction leads have allowed me to make first client contact at a time the consumer will be pricing the services and equipment my company provides. I would recommend any business interested in generating new leads develop a system utilizing the information provided by the Construction Lead Journal to increase their business base. |
| Jeff Paul, Owner - The Phone Booth - Fresno, CA |
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| As a commercial appraisal firm, we have found your Construction Lead Journal to be invaluable for information on new construction activity in the Portland and Salem areas. It provides timely information with respect to new commercial projects, which can be difficult if not impossible to obtain from the municipal or county development departments. Your web site is well designed so that it is easy to access the information that we need. We like that we can sort by a variety of fields, depending on whether we are looking for information in a specific area, from a particular builder, or by type of property (retail, office, industrial). In addition, since the information is posted on your web site, we have access at any time that we need it, not just during "normal" business hours. We really appreciate the service you are providing. |
| Paula Greer, Certified General Appraiser - Cassinelli/Jackson/LLC - Portland, OR |
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| Thank you so very much! Your publication is the best. I told my manufacturers rep about it and they signed on immediately. Good job! |
| Bob Balder, Sales Manager - Fireside Distributors - Kent, WA |
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| The Construction Lead Journal is one of my key tools. The permits are still hot, they are accurate, organized in a format that is logical and easy to use, and all the information I need is included. The website is fantastic, offering TONS of information in any format I need. It is easy to get around in and loads quickly. I can look up information by builder, area, date, anything I need (Power Search is killer). The information is presented in a manner that is easy to read, easy to access, easy to print, and I can change my search criteria in a snap. I know exactly when the permits will be posted and schedule my work around it. The staff at the Construction Lead Journal are responsive, progressive, and proactive. The only problem I have with Construction Lead Journal is that they have not yet expanded to cover all my markets, despite my pleading on bended knee. Our markets (the Boise and Salt Lake City areas) that are covered by Construction Lead Journal have a better saturation, and I feel we have a better picture of these areas using this tool. |
| Sally Jo - A Company Inc - Boise, ID |
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| The Construction Lead Journal has helped our company stay on top of the garage door market in our area. We often find builders we contact will be happy to get a price from us, and then by our contact and product information, we often gain a new customer. Without the Monitor, we would not be able to find these builders at the time when they need our services. Thanks for the good work! |
| Clint Hanley, Manager - Kalispell Overhead Door Service - Kalispell, MT |
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| Construction Lead Journal has been great for me. I receive accurate and timely information every week, and you are always responsive to my questions. Construction Lead Journal has definitely made our permit billing process much easier. Thank you for all your efforts. I look forward to continuing our excellent relationship. |
| Bobbi Bergston, Membership Department - MBA of King & Snohomish Counties - Bellevue, WA |
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| Dear Construction Lead Journal, every week we eagerly anticipate the new Construction Lead Journal. Once we receive it, we simply highlight the builders to whom we have not yet sent a promotional letter, and the letters go out the following day. It is less time consuming, less costly, and less burdensome than cold calling and driving to and from looking for leads, and MORE hopeful than waiting around for someone to call US. The letters have yielded as much as a 10 percent response some weeks and the Monitor's yearly subscription rate is easily paid for in any given month. Thanks for your service; it has opened up many doors for us and we would not consider going without it ever again. |
| Troy Campbell, General Manager - Gorton Construction - CDA, ID |
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| Valley Distributors is a family owned and run store, lumberyard, and door shop. Every week, we print up the Construction Lead Journal (Fridays) and distribute it throughout the company. The Monitor is used for finding new leads and to offer material bidding and growth information, as well as to monitor our sales force concentration upon each area. With outside and inside sales staff making calls, we are able to canvas areas we would only have skipped over in the past. Thanks for everything. ... |
| Todd Anderson, Manager - Valley Distributors - Turlock, CA |
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| Construction Lead Journal helps us receive new contractors and for every 30 packets, we send out with are product line we receive about 70% of those jobs. The Construction Lead Journal is a very successful tool and I would recommend it to any business. Thank you. |
| Kathie - Intermountain Ornamental - West Jordan, UT |
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| We have found our subscription to be a great tool with our sales department. It has become a valuable implementation to our weekly strategies. Construction Lead Journal has truly been an asset to us. |
| Ann M Marie - Medallion Industries Inc - Portland, OR |
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| Thanks for your service when I have called on the phone. Everyone has been very professional, polite and patient. Keep up the good work. I appreciate the wonderful tool the Construction Lead Journal is to our business. Thank you! |
| Tom Trump - All Purpose Windows & Doors - St George, UT |
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