The Battle Plan Marketing Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

This is the last episode in our deep dive series on Million Dollar Contracting — and we’re finishing where real growth actually happens:

People.

In this final conversation, Kim Hopkins breaks down how to:

• Attract quality employees (without begging)
• Hire the right people — not just available bodies
• Build a team that thinks like owners
• Retain great employees for the long haul
• Create customer success that drives repeat business and referrals

Here’s the reality:You don’t scale a contracting business with hustle alone.You scale it with systems, profit structure, and a team that actually cares.

Kim shares how he built a long-term, profitable electrical company with low turnover, strong culture, and customers who keep coming back.

If you’re tired of constant hiring cycles, unreliable techs, and carrying the whole company on your back — this episode is your blueprint.

🔥 Listen now.🔥 Apply it.🔥 Build something that lasts.

📗 Grab the book: MillionDollarContracting.com🎯 Want more booked jobs without chasing leads? BattlePlan-Marketing.com

Buy The Book:
https://milliondollarcontracting.com/

Guest Website:
https://www.theelectricconnection.com/

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Welcome back to our Million Dollar Contracting series with author and contractor Kim Hopkins.

In this episode, we dive into the chapter that separates struggling businesses from seven-figure operators: PROFIT.

Kim breaks down:

• Why “breaking even” is a trap
• How most contractors underprice without even knowing it
• The 10% rule for long-term success (most skip this and pay the price)
• How to build a profit-driven team that wants your business to win

If you're serious about growing your local service business—without burning out—this episode is a must-watch.

📗 Grab the book: MillionDollarContracting.com🎯 Want more booked jobs without chasing leads? BattlePlan-Marketing.com

Buy The Book:
https://milliondollarcontracting.com/

Guest Website:
https://www.theelectricconnection.com/

For more podcast episodes, visit
www.battleplan-marketing.com/podcast/

Grow Sales Without Ads:
https://plumber-dominance.com/reactivation

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Today we provide Chapter 3 of this “Million Dollar Contracting” book review series with special guest and author, Kim Hopkins, Founder & owner of The Electric Connection out of Los Angeles CA.

Marketing is the subject of Chapter 3 and Kim shared his four decades of experience highlighting the need for a mixture of slow and fast marketing and why budgeting for marketing is crucial to long term survival.

Kim also shared how important it is to step up your game when the economy slows down and how seeking out a diverse group of referral partners is a key ingredient to long term success, especially during slow economic cycles.

We’re getting into the good stuff here. Enjoy!

Buy The Book:
https://www.amazon.com/Million-Dollar-Contracting-Business-Financial/dp/B0CYHF7WD8/

Guest Website:
https://www.theelectricconnection.com/

For more podcast episodes, visit
www.battleplan-marketing.com/podcast/

Grow Sales Without Ads:
https://plumber-dominance.com/reactivation

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Today we’re going to talk about the biggest complaints people have about service companies and how can you use them to your benefit and grow your business.

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Today we have a special guest on the show, Thomas Fine of Armstrong Painting, Roofing, and Windows. A 50+-year-old service company located in the Bay Area of California.

Thomas is the second generation in the business that his father started and we had a great talk about what it takes to stay in business for 50+ years, why pivoting with the times and letting go of your ego is important, and a ton of other great tips that can help you run a more successful service company.

So let’s welcome Thomas to the show and get to the good stuff.

For more podcast episodes, visit
www.battleplan-marketing.com/podcast/

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Today we’re going to talk about getting aggregate reviews and rating stars to show up on search engine results pages for your local business.

We’re going to show why doing so may put your website at risk of being penalized by Google and disappearing from search results entirely.

Links mentioned:
https://validator.schema.org/

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Today we’re going to talk about how to add rich snippets to your website and OWN more real estate on the search results pages that matter most to your company.

Rich snippets and rich results stand out on the search results page and can help increase the click-thru rate (CTR) you get from your existing search listings as well as create new opportunities to show up on additional sections of the search results pages.

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Today we’re going to talk about the exit strategy for you and your business.

You know, we’re all racing through our days managing and taking care of family, our business, customers, employees, and vendors that many of us don’t take the time to think about the bigger picture of where we’re heading too often.

Let’s take a quick look at several options and why you need to game plan for your exit.

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Analysis - Strategy - Growth
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Negative SEO is a tactic used by internet trolls to harm businesses online.

It can be an effective way for competitors to hurt your business and lower search engine rankings, traffic, and leads but there are ways you can protect yourself from negative SEO attacks.

In this episode, we’ll explore several common negative SEO tactics and what you can do about each one.

For more podcast episodes, visit
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Analysis - Strategy - Growth
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Today we have a special guest on the show, Brooks Pettus, the COO of House Call Pro, which is the leading software app for home service companies to improve scheduling, dispatch, invoicing, payment collections, and more.

He’s got over two decades of developing successful teams around the world and then found his life’s passion helping service pros with House Call Pro.

Brooks’ superpower is scaling customer acquisition and operational excellence.

He’s all about building leaders and teams that deliver a superior customer experience.

You’ll clearly see in our conversation that he’s incredibly passionate about helping home service pros become more efficient, scalable, and profitable.

I’m certain you’ll get lots of value and insights from his many great comments.

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Battle Plan Marketing®
Next-Level Marketing for Contractors
Analysis - Strategy - Growth
https://battleplan-marketing.com/

LinkedIn
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