Saturday, February 25, 2017

Field Pulse

FieldPulse is an all-in-one business management application for your painting company – operating on iPhone, Android, and Computer WebApp. Schedule jobs for your team members, manage customer relationships, create estimates and invoices, and more!

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The team at Field Pulse has provided some trials to our readers, see what they, and others have to say!

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Chris Haught is the editor of Blogging Painters, the leading resource for paint contractors. Chris also works with contractors to improve their website and social media presence. When not blogging about the painting industry, she works in the educational sector as a media and technology mentor.

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Sunday, February 19, 2017

Emerald® Interior/Exterior Waterbased Urethane Trim Enamel

Sherwin-Williams has expanded the Emerald family of products, its finest interior and exterior paints, with the new Emerald® Interior/Exterior Waterbased Urethane Trim Enamel. It’s perfect for cabinet, door and trim projects where hardness, adhesion and durability are primary considerations. Emerald Urethane Trim Enamel delivers the look and feel of an oil-based enamel with the convenience of a waterbased formula. Not only does it perform well inside, it has excellent color and gloss retention for exterior applications. The new product will be available in the first quarter of 2017.

Source: Sherwin Williams Press Release

Let us know what you think if you have used it!

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Trimaco X Board

Trimaco’s X•Paper is heavy duty flooring protection paper. It’s 1.5 times thicker than regular contractor’s paper and is breathable to allow floors to continue the curing process. It provides superior protection for all types of floors and surfaces. The paper is easy to work with and repels minor spills. Spend less time applying and re-applying paper on the job.

Thanks to the folks at Trimaco for sending out samples to our product feedback team to try. See what they have to say!

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EZ UP Dust Containment

We’re constantly bringing new products to the table to meet your dust containment demands.

Our E-Z Up™ Dust Containment Door Kit provides fast dust containment protection. The unique C-shape zipper allows for quick access in and out of the jobsite. The kit can even be re-used! Just re-apply with new E-Z Up™ Double-Sided Seam Tape.

Our Double-sided Tape provides a tight seal with plastic sheeting and features release paper for easy application. Up to 14 days of use.

Carry up to 4 containment poles in our heavy duty Pole Bag with reinforced zipper and straps. The comfort grip handle makes transportation easy.

Our heavy duty Zipper creates an instant doorway and can be used on plastic, tarps and shrink wraps.

Thanks to the folks at Trimaco for providing the poles for our feedback team to try and report back!

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Steady Door

SteadyDoor is the perfect sized tool. It easily spans between two doors and is small enough to be conveniently stowed in a tool box. Overall dimension are just over 10 inches long and 1.5 inches wide. Just about the same size as that pile of junk shims you have been fighting all these years.

Source: Steady Door

Thanks to Steady Door for providing product to our feedback team, check back to see what they have to say!

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Saturday, February 18, 2017

EMERALD® LINE WITH URETHANE TRIM ENAMEL

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS EXPANDS EMERALD® LINE
WITH URETHANE TRIM ENAMEL
Emerald interior/exterior waterbased cabinet, door and trim enamel provides an
enduring and premium appearance

CLEVELAND — Sherwin-Williams has expanded the Emerald family of products, its finest interior and exterior paints, with the new Emerald® Interior/Exterior Waterbased Urethane Trim Enamel. It’s perfect for cabinet, door and trim projects where hardness, adhesion and durability are primary considerations. Emerald Urethane Trim Enamel delivers the look and feel of an oil-based enamel with the convenience of a waterbased formula. Not only does it perform well inside, it has excellent color and gloss retention for exterior applications. The new product will be available in the first quarter of 2017.

“When looking for the best, our customers look for Emerald,” said Steve Revnew, senior vice president of product innovation, Sherwin-Williams. “By expanding the line with a trim enamel, we can continue to provide our customers with unparalleled paint for even more applications. This new product is a premier option with outstanding flow and leveling for a smooth, streak-free and uniform finish — a perfect addition to the Emerald family.”

Emerald Urethane Trim Enamel is a waterbased urethane modified alkyd, easy to apply and designed for both interior and exterior use. Unlike many oil-based paint alternatives, it resists yellowing, has excellent block resistance and maintains brilliant color and sheen.

An ideal upgrade option, the enamel is available in satin, semi-gloss and gloss sheens, comes in a wide variety of colors and meets the most stringent VOC regulations. For more information, visit Sherwin-Williams.com.

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For more than 150 years, Sherwin-Williams has been an industry leader in the development of technologically advanced paint and coatings. As the nation’s largest specialty retailer of paint and painting supplies, Sherwin-Williams is dedicated to supporting both do-it-yourselfers and painting professionals with exceptional and exclusive products, resources to make confident color selections and expert, personalized service at its more than 4,100 neighborhood stores across North America. Sherwin-Williams has been ranked “Highest in Customer Satisfaction among Paint Retailers, Four Years in a Row” in the J.D. Power 2016 Paint Satisfaction Study℠. For more information, visit sherwin-williams.com. Join Sherwin-Williams on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram.

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Friday, February 3, 2017

Google AdWords 101: Dynamic Ad Text For Mobile Devices

What exactly is dynamic ad text?

The easiest way to understand dynamic ad text is with a quick example. Consider the following scenarios: A property manager pulls out their iPhone and searches “local painting contractor”. At the same time, a homeowner runs the same search on their laptop.

Now consider these two potential headlines for your Google Ad:

In an ideal world, the homeowner would be served the first ad, promoting the online quote special. The property manager would be served the second ad, encouraging them to call a painter directly. This is pretty obvious, because the ad headlines speak directly to the type of device being used in each search. Dynamic ad text allows painters to set up this exact function in Google AdWords.

How are dynamic ads set up in Google AdWords?

Dynamic ads are set up using a Google AdWords IF function that tells Google what ad text to display based on a users device.

To start setting up dynamic ads, open your Google AdWords account, select a campaign and ad group, and create a new ad. Here is where things get tricky. Setting up dynamic ads requires a specific set up. Here are two examples.

  • {=IF(device=mobile,TEXT FOR MOBILE AD):”DEFAULT TEXT FOR DESKTOP AD”}
  • {=IF(device=mobile,Call now to speak to a painter):”Top Rated Local Painter”}

The first example is a generic set up. The second example is how the dynamic ad text would be executed in our two ad example.Painters can follow this formatting to create their own dynamic ads. Just put the desired mobile and default ad text in the appropriate places, insert the text into Google AdWords, and you are ready to go.

Looking for more information on sett up dynamic ads? There is a Google help tutorial on the topic or the team at AltaVista Strategic Partners is available to help. They can be reached by phone at 443-960-4004 or by sending them an email to set up a no cost initial consultation.

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Post it in the comments below and we will be sure to follow up with you!

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Aaron Hockel is a partner and the vice president of digital marketing at AltaVista Strategic Partners, a full service marketing agency working exclusively with commercial and residential contractors. AltaVista specializes in marketing campaigns designed to generate top of funnel sales leads. Their services include email marketing, direct marketing, search engine marketing, and social media marketing. As a proud PDCA member, Aaron and the team at AltaVista currently work with more than 40 painting contractors around the country.

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