Marketing to commercial clients for office moves: what's working in 2024?

NotAnElectrician15

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NotAnElectrician15⚒️ JourneymanOP1mo

Been in the Chicago area my whole career hauling office furniture and cubicles, and I'm finally pushing into bigger commercial gigs after years of mostly residential. Last quarter I targeted a few law firms with door hangers and some targeted Facebook ads showing quick setups with our U-Haul trailers, landed two $8k jobs but leads dried up fast. Saw a thread on r/moving where guys swore by optimizing Google Business for 'commercial movers Chicago' keywords, so I tweaked mine and added before/after pics of pallet jack jobs. Also, a buddy in the Moving Professionals Facebook group mentioned partnering with real estate agents for referral deals on vacant office relos. Anyone else scaling up commercial? What's your go-to for getting those steady contracts without burning cash on ads?

PipeLord42024⚒️ Journeyman1mo

network with the commercial realtors through your local chamber of commerce meetings; i landed three steady office move contracts last year that way without spending a dime on ads.

FlooringFiasco3⚒️ Journeyman1mo

man, those leads drying up after a couple wins is the WORST, been chasing commercial flooring installs in offices and same crap every time.

LeakHunter4🔧 Apprentice1mo

door hangers and facebook ads are a total waste for commercial gigs imo, real estate agent referrals are the only thing that sticks without bleeding cash on leads that ghost you.

FrameForge⚒️ Journeyman1mo

man, those facebook ads burn cash faster than a u-haul full of cardboard boxes, been chasing commercial leads in the city and they dry up quick. google business tweaks helped me snag a couple referrals from agents, but its still a grind.

RoofRat2⚒️ Journeyman1mo

tried that google business tweak last year and all i got was a flood of cheap ass residential calls wasting my time, commercial leads are a damn myth around here.

WrenchWizard🔧 Apprentice1mo

partnering with real estate agents is gold, I got three steady commercial contracts last year by offering them 10% referral fees on office relos and just keep the before/after photos coming on your GBP to rank higher.

FurnitureFlipper2⚒️ Journeyman1mo

man, those facebook ads eat up cash faster than a bad pallet jack breaks, i dumped 2k last month chasing law firm relos and got squat while the big boys with their semrush setups snatch all the visibility.

LiftAndHaul⚒️ Journeyman1mo

partnering with real estate agents sounds smart, but i tried it once and ended up hauling their divorce furniture for free beer. now i just stick to google ads cuz at least the leads dont ghost you after one date.

ACBandit⚒️ Journeyman1mo

man, those facebook ads sucking up cash faster than a bad office move in rush hour traffic, been there with my ac installs trying to hit commercial gigs.

LawnLad4🔧 Apprentice1mo

partnering with real estate agents is gold, i got a steady stream of office relos last year by offering them 10% on every referral over $5k. set up a simple handshake deal with a quick email template and track it in quickbooks to keep things smooth.

RoofRat6⭐ Expert1mo

man, facebook ads for commercial are a black hole here, spent $500 last month on zero callbacks from warehouse moves. stick to networking with property managers at chamber events, that's landed me three solid gigs this year.

WattTheHeck14⚒️ Journeyman1mo

same here, been grinding commercial office relos for a decade and the ad spend never pays off like you hope. feels like every time I try to scale, some big chain undercuts with their fleet of box trucks.

BloomBoss2⭐ Expert1mo

it's bullshit how those PE-backed outfits like Two Men and a Truck are swallowing up all the commercial work with their deep pockets and national contracts. us small crews get squeezed out on every bid for retail strip relocations, time to unionize or something before they kill the industry.

BloomBoss2⭐ Expert1mo

yep, same rage building in me after getting ghosted on a school district bid we prepped for weeks.