October 13th, 2015 (For Immediate release) Simpsonville, South Carolina Specialty LBM Holdings of South Carolina acquires Palmetto Tile and Stone; re-works DECKSTORE’s overall look and website. Specialty LBM holdings and our subsidiaries including DECKSTORE of SC, are committed to competitive growth and excellence in the building materials industry and so it [...]
NADRA Consumer Product Awareness Charter Update By: David Elenbaum, NADRA National Director davidelenbaum@gmail.com (864)-371-9697 Decking Industry Pros: As you all know me, I'll promise to cut right to the chase and tell you what I'm thinking without adding time consuming pleasantries, Previously and at my request, Michael Beaudry sent you [...]
August 20, 2013 A railing sales specialist at the dealer level? A good strategy for selling railing products? Hear from the experts October 28-29 in Baltimore at the 10th Annual Composite Decking & Railing Conference. When it comes to railing products, it pays to have an in-store specialist. Speaker David Elenbaum, [...]
NADRA Atlanta Chapter - December 2012 Meeting Re-Cap It was a great Year End event for our Chapter this past Wednesday evening at the Maggiano’s , Cumberland and thanks to all who attended. We had 70+ attendees and several guests including our “Deck For a Solider” recipients – Sergeant Michael Dickerson [...]
“Oh no, no, please God help me!” June 18, 2012 | From the Black Sabbath song….and contractors who encounter the evil nasty customer who will never go away and refuses to pay you until hell freezes over and you perform a miracle. “Just one more thing” and “you said you were [...]
April 24, 2012 | Why would a deck builder be so afraid of trying a new material for his next project? Isn’t being up on the latest technology a dream come true. Perhaps, but are you taking risk in the process? Some guys I know would say yes to that. They [...]
By David Elenbaum March 12, 2012 | What do you “do”? Do you “do” windows? Do you “do” stone work? Perhaps you “do” siding. I know that if you are reading this, it is likely that you “do” decks. I for one like to eliminate “do” from my verbiage in marketing. [...]
February 6, 2012 | That is what you are hoping the neighbors are saying about you when they show off their new deck. The concept of “Keeping up with the Jones’” is the best pipeline for leads in this business. People are proud of their home improvement projects and they like [...]
January 29, 2012 | You worked the prospect and turned it into a quote. You worked the quote and turned it into a sale. You got a start check and ordered materials. Now the guy calls and says’s “I’ve changed my mind, I’m not doing the job, I want my money [...]
The Perfect Crew Size by David Elenbaum January 17, 2012 | Whatever the typical job size for a deck contractor is varies but all contractors deal with the same decision. How many guys should I send out? Running different size crews for different size jobs is usually in the cards but [...]
