Email Marketing
Staying in touch with past customers and leads through regular emails so they think of you first when they need concrete work again or refer others.
Full Definition
Email marketing is like having a conversation with everyone who's ever shown interest in your concrete services — sending them helpful tips, project photos, seasonal reminders, and occasional promotions. It's the digital version of dropping by to check on a past customer, except you can do it with hundreds of people at once.
For Contractors
Why It Matters
With a 20% referral rate and $12,000 customer lifetime value in concrete work, staying top-of-mind with past customers is money in the bank. A concrete contractor with 200 past customers who sends monthly emails can generate 2-4 additional referrals per year, worth $16,000-$32,000 in revenue. Plus, when that customer needs a new driveway in 3 years, you want to be the first name they think of.
Real-World Example
A concrete contractor in Phoenix builds a list of 300 past customers and interested leads. He sends monthly emails with seasonal concrete tips, photos of recent projects, and winter preparation advice. Last year, those emails generated 8 direct callbacks for new projects averaging $8,000 each ($64,000 in revenue) and 12 referrals worth another $96,000. Total ROI on his $50/month email service: 3,100%.
Common Mistakes
- -Only emailing when you need work — customers can smell desperation and it kills trust
- -Sending the same boring newsletter to everyone instead of segmenting past customers vs. new leads
- -Waiting until you're slow to start building your list — you should be collecting emails from day one
- -Making every email a sales pitch instead of providing value like maintenance tips or project inspiration
What to Do
Start collecting email addresses from every customer this week — add a simple field to your contracts and estimates. Create a basic monthly email template with 3 sections: helpful concrete tip, recent project photo, and seasonal reminder. Use a simple service like Mailchimp to send to your first 50 contacts by month-end.
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