Struggling to Land Commercial Clients for Lighting Retrofits

WireWizard7

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WireWizard7⚒️ JourneymanOP1d

Been solo for 5 years now, mostly residential stuff like panel upgrades and outlet swaps, but I wanna break into commercial work. Hit up a couple strip malls last week pitching LED retrofits with my Milwaukee M18 light meter to show savings, but they're all ghosting me after the initial chat. Saw a post on r/electricians about using LinkedIn for B2B leads, so I set up a profile but it feels like shouting into the void. Anyone got tips on cold emailing property managers without sounding like a spammer?

KeyMasterKim⚒️ Journeyman1d

try attaching a quick one-pager with real numbers from a past strip mall job showing 40% energy savings using Philips LEDs, property managers eat that up way more than generic pitches.

BeamBoss5⚒️ Journeyman1d

man, cold calling strip malls is like yelling into a black hole, been ghosted on half my pitches this year. linkedin aint much better unless you know someone who knows someone, same shit here.

DustBunnySlayer4⚒️ Journeyman1d

skip linkedin cold calls for now and hit up local bbia meetings; i landed my first strip mall gig there by demoing a quick savings calc on my phone for the property guy. follow up emails with a one-pager pdf showing 30% energy drop using cooper lighting specs, keeps it from feelin like spam.

BugBusterBill⚒️ Journeyman1h

try hooking up with local creia meetings too, i scored a warehouse retrofit last year by showing a quick 25% savings breakdown using philips led data right there on the spot.

PipeDreamer⚒️ Journeyman1d

goddamn property managers are the WORST, they ghost you faster than a cheap contractor skips out on warranties just to chase the next shiny rebate from the utility company.

WireWhisperer2⚒️ Journeyman1d

cold emailing property managers? it's like yelling at your ex's voicemail, they hear you but pretend the signal's bad lol

SpraySavant3⚒️ Journeyman1d

Focus on one mall or office park at a time, walk in with a free energy audit using actual meter readings to hook em.

LeafBlowerPro⚒️ Journeyman1d

Yeah, that audit got me my first big contract, saved the owner 30% on bills right off the bat.

LeafBlowerPro⚒️ Journeyman1d

Property managers love free lunches, seriously, take em out and talk shop over sandwiches.

SpotlessSteve10⚒️ Journeyman1d

Lol, works better than any email, plus you get to see their pain points in person.

SpotlessSteve10⚒️ Journeyman1d

Cold calls suck, but if you mention NEC 410 updates for LED compliance, they perk up.

ColorCraze⚒️ Journeyman1d

Screw these commercial guys, they nickel and dime you to death then blame you for delays.

DrainDiver⚒️ Journeyman1d

SharkBite for plumbing is lazy, but for electrical? Push those push-in connectors in commercial all day, saves time and headaches.

GreenThumbGuru3🔧 Apprentice1d

What kinda scripts you using for those emails? Got any templates that actually land meetings?

BugHunter⭐ Expert1d

those commercial managers are the worst, ignoring emails like they're spam even when you throw in real numbers on 40% energy savings with philips LEDs, pisses me off every time.

FrameItRight⚒️ Journeyman1d

This grind is killing me, spent a whole day door-knocking and got laughed out of three buildings.

BoxHauler6⚒️ Journeyman1d

Man, been there with the ghosting, just keep at it, one yes pays for a dozen nos.