Happy New Year! Last year our CEO Mike Rorie shared some thoughts and predictions for what he thought was in store for the green industry in 2013- including the notion that 2013 would be a satisfying year for green industry professionals. We think he made some pretty good predictions last year, so we asked Mike […]
Last week marked the first ever Financial Management Telesummit for Landscapers– and it was a huge success! The event, hosted by A Better Way to Learn, was moderated by our friend Chris Heiler of Landscape Leadership, and featured green industry leaders and business owners including our CEO Mike Rorie. Mike kicked off the three-night event […]
Entering the social media world can be a daunting task. I know from experience. When I took over the marketing role at Go iLawn and Go iPave a few years ago, we had no social presence. I started with Twitter, and over the next few months we got on Facebook, created a Linked In group and launched Go […]
On behalf of the Go iLawn team, I’m pleased to share that we donated $25,000 to the PLANET Academic Excellence Foundation (AEF) at the Green Industry Conference in Louisville last week. This raises our CEO Mike Rorie’s contribution to the scholarship fund to $50,000, qualifying him as a Platinum Ambassador to the program. Mike previously […]
Fall has officially arrived, which probably means you are planning for 2014. I know we are thinking about our goals and plans for 2014 at the Go iBrands office. So how did you do this year? Do you think most of your customers will renew their contracts with you? Have you already secured them? Or […]
A few weeks ago we shared three photos you should save for every property take off: your blank slate photo, your strategic outline photo, and your closer and communicator photo. These photos are helpful to have around no matter what service you’re measuring a property for, but probably extra helpful when it comes to snow […]
We love connecting with our customers and friends on Facebook at Go iLawn and Go iPave. We’ve found it’s a great way to announce product updates, share helpful articles and chat with our customers. And we know you do too! We check out the Facebook pages of our landscape, pavement maintenance and snow removal companies […]
high-res·o·lu·tion– Relating to an image that has fine detail. A feature in our property measurement software that consistently “wow’s” our users- and their clients- are the high resolution aerial photos our customers measure properties with. Because our photos are taken from an airplane rather than a satellite, the image resolution is much higher than a satellite […]
A few months ago, our CEO Mike Rorie had the opportunity to talk with John Allin on his blog talk radio show Managing Snow & Ice with John Allin. Mike and John talked about progressive snow contractors, and what it’s like to operate a snow business in Cincinnati, OH. They also talked about selling “snow […]
As a green industry professional, you know landscaping provides more than just aesthetics. Landscaping increases property values, decreases utility costs and helps the environment in more ways than one- all which can result in a huge return on investment for property owners. In fact, landscaping can add as much as 14% to the resale value […]