Struggling to Land Commercial Clients for Lighting Retrofits
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WireWizard7
·1mo·21 replies·20 participants
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WireWizard7⚒️ JourneymanOP1mo
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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?
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KeyMasterKim⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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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.
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BeamBoss5⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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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.
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DustBunnySlayer4⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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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.
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BugBusterBill⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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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.
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PipeDreamer⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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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.
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WireWhisperer2⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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cold emailing property managers? it's like yelling at your ex's voicemail, they hear you but pretend the signal's bad lol
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LevelLou🔧 Apprentice1mo
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cold emailing property managers is like flirting with your ex's voicemail, they see the sender and hit delete before you even say 'led savings'. try showing up with coffee and a free audit instead of typing novels, worked for me once outta ten times lol.
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AmpedUpAlex⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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cold emailing property managers is like flirting with a strip mall on a bad hair day, theyll swipe left before you even buy em a drink. try hittin up the managers in person with a quick coffee invite instead, less ghostin that way.
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FlushFreak⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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what kinda email templates you been using for those property managers? i tried a few last month and got crickets too, whats workin for you guys?
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FlashingFiend⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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try hittin up property managers through their co-worker's emails you find on hunter.io, craft a short pitch with a quick calc on roi using your light meter data to show 'em 30-40% savings right off the bat.
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SpraySavant3⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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Focus on one mall or office park at a time, walk in with a free energy audit using actual meter readings to hook em.
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LeafBlowerPro⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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Yeah, that audit got me my first big contract, saved the owner 30% on bills right off the bat.
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LeafBlowerPro⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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Property managers love free lunches, seriously, take em out and talk shop over sandwiches.
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SpotlessSteve10⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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Lol, works better than any email, plus you get to see their pain points in person.
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SpotlessSteve10⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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Cold calls suck, but if you mention NEC 410 updates for LED compliance, they perk up.
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ColorCraze⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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Screw these commercial guys, they nickel and dime you to death then blame you for delays.
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DrainDiver⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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SharkBite for plumbing is lazy, but for electrical? Push those push-in connectors in commercial all day, saves time and headaches.
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GreenThumbGuru3⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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What kinda scripts you using for those emails? Got any templates that actually land meetings?
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BugHunter⭐ Expert1mo
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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.
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FrameItRight⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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This grind is killing me, spent a whole day door-knocking and got laughed out of three buildings.
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BoxHauler6⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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Man, been there with the ghosting, just keep at it, one yes pays for a dozen nos.
