Scaling up to commercial roofing clients but the leads are drying up

Man, I've been grinding residential shingle jobs for years but finally pushed into commercial flat roofs last season using TPO from Firestone. The first couple big box store re-roofs were smooth but now the leads have gone cold even with yard signs and flyers at every site. I'm on r/Roofing asking for tips but got mixed bag there. Guy in Roofing Contractors Facebook group said ditch the cold calls for LinkedIn outreach. Swear by my Milwaukee M18 nailer for those tear-offs but need more work to keep the crew busy. Anyone else hit this wall when going commercial? FML if I don't figure it out.

Target local property managers with a simple email template highlighting your Firestone installs, gets me 2-3 callbacks a month.

Fuck these corporate property managers, they ghost you after three quotes then go with the cheapest hack. Ragequit on that crap.

LinkedIn is gold for commercial but only if you post actual job site progress pics, not just sales BS. Fight me if you disagree.

Don't chase big box, stick to strip malls first. Saw a guy lose his license over a bad TPO seam on one.

Called for a roof repair and the cat was stuck up there, had to play hero at 3am. Laughed my ass off later.

Join a local BOMA chapter, network with owners over coffee. Way better than online ads for commercial gigs.

Same boat here, residential was easy but commercial feels like herding cats with all the approvals.

Yard signs work if you add a QR code to your portfolio, scanned one yesterday and called the guy.

Crew's sitting idle too, hate seeing the payroll clock without jobs. Brutal.

Cold calls suck but script it like Tommy Mello teaches, mention specific TPO benefits right off the bat.

Out here the competition is fierce, everyone's undercutting on commercial bids. Sucks.

Post in The Contractor Fight group, they got solid advice on commercial marketing last week.

Focus on repeat clients, one good mall roof leads to three more referrals no sweat.

Been there, switched to SEO for 'commercial TPO roofing' and leads picked up in two months.

LinkedIn DMs to facility directors, but yeah it's a grind till it clicks.

Damn right, the big fish take forever to reel in.

SharkBite for plumbing but for roofs, nah, stick to mechanical seams on TPO, way more reliable.

Insurance adjusters are the real gatekeepers for commercial storm damage, build rapport there.

Screw the big corps, go after schools and churches, they need roofs and pay on time.

Man this commercial shift has me burned out already, back to shingles?

How do you handle the bid specs on commercial jobs, any templates?