Win The Storm Conference Recap 2022
What do Superbowl Sunday, Valentine's Day, and Dallas, TX have in common?
This year, they were all part of Win the Storm, billed as the world's largest storm restoration conference. A few of us from Claim Supplement Pro were among the 7,000+ in attendance from Feb 14-16, 2022, and we made it our mission to soak in as much as possible.
We visited as many booths as we could, interviewing vendors who offered interesting, innovative services/products that primarily help roofers and general contractors. With more than 300 vendors and 100 breakout sessions offered this year, there were plenty of opportunities to network, learn from industry experts, and find ways to grow your storm restoration business.
Below is a snapshot of some companies we met that you also might find worth checking out:
Michaela Kuba
Consulting Engineer
Briem Engineering
www.briemeng.com
Briem Engineering is a materials consulting company specializing in materials testing and failure analysis.
How it works: Roofers can mail a roofing sample to Briem, which their engineers will examine to determine if the damage is cosmetic or structural.
According to Michaela, one of Briem's biggest strengths is their assortment of microscopes, which can zoom in on areas of interest and produce clear images.
Kirsten Nye
Director of Operations
Sky Direct Media
www.skydirectmedia.com
Sky Direct Media manages direct mail marketing campaigns.
Every piece of mail is tracked, so clients can see the return on their investment in real time.
Kirsten stressed that every campaign is customized to the client's needs, adding that direct mail receives some of the highest response rates compared to other forms of advertising.
Zach Forner
VP of Sales
Sales Transformation Group
salestransformationgroup.com
Sales Transformation Group (STG) offers a "learn-tech" platform for construction, trades, and building materials professionals who are frustrated that they don't have a reliable sales process.
STG's systems seek to empower contractors to build strong teams, improve their sales process, and recruit top talent to compete at a high level in today's market.
With over 500 clients, STG clients have attained 15x return on investment, doubled or tripled their business, and/or have an average increase in their closing rate of 8-10%.
Jonathan Castell and Andrew Evans
Co-Founders
Growth2Success
www.growth2success.io
Growth2Success is a social media technology company.
They help companies recruit door-to-door sales reps.
Jonathan and Andrew highlighted that Growth2Success tracks recruiting metrics, delivers weekly stats clients, and offers monthly consultation calls to help companies build their recruiting infrastructure.
Joseph Bruton
Vice President
Allstate Building Products
http://allstatebuildingproducts.com
Allstate Building Products is a supply company that was born from a desire to save contractors money.
They have a distribution across the world and can save roofers 50% on material costs.
Don't let lack of storage space stop you: Joseph shared that some clients who lack storage decided to join forces with other roofers to share space.
Sera Chern
Director of Marketing
Virtudesk
www.myvirtudesk.com
Virtudesk helps companies hire Virtual Assistants (VAs) that perform tasks ranging from administration to marketing to cold calling.
They take care of the recruiting, vetting, training, and hiring process, and offer a complimentary time tracker for accountability and transparency.
Sera noted that they also provide cyber security insurance and perform background checks on all VAs.
Jessi West Gunteski
Director of Marketing & Communications
OneClick Code
www.oneclickcode.com
OneClick Code produces automated building codes based on the property address (not just the city or zip code) and reports that defend your estimates.
Jessi shared that according to a recent study, if you rely on building code information based on the city/village or zip code, you could be wrong 40% of the time.
Reports include building code documents, manufacturer specifications, and 3-year hail and wind history powered by HailTrace.
Dennis Vowles
Creator
Garrdal
www.garrdal.com
Garrdal produces a retrofit two-part pipe flashing.
The product is intended to go around a pipe that a roofer cannot push a regular pipe flashing over.
According to Dennis, Garrdal beats its competitors in terms of speed & ease of installation, appearance, durability, and versatility.
David Kohls
CFO
Rooforders.com Inc
https://rooforders.com
Rooforders.com provides roof measurements.
David noted that Rooforders.com is the only company that produces a scale-accurate 3D model of every roof, resulting in the lowest error rate in the industry.
The cost is $25 for any residential roof and $50 for any commercial roof.
Birynne Carroll
Marketing Coach
Dope Marketing
https://dopemarketing.com
Dope Marketing simplifies the direct mail process.
They can assist with the design work, create postcards to send to homeowners, and take care of mailings.
Congratulations to Birynne and her team for being Win the Storm's 2022 Vendor of the Year!
Kevin Regan
Vice President of Sales
ROOFLINK
https://rooflink.com
ROOFLINK is a roofing software.
In addition to being a CRM system, the software incorporates weather mapping, sales mapping, automated emails & texts, estimates, and roof measurements.
According to Kevin, the all-in-one system allows clients to run their entire business using the mobile app on their cell phone.
Michael Castellanos
Co-Owner
Rillavoice
www.rillavoice.com
Rillavoice is a speech analytics tool that analyzes conversations to help salespeople improve their techniques & performance with homeowners.
The app records, transcribes, and analyzes conversations using AI.
Michael noted that the app can identify what your top performers are saying and how they are saying it, so that the rest of your sales time can learn from them.
Raynard Young
Media Buyer
Lead Farms
www.leadfarms.io
Lead Farm provides qualified leads for solar, roofing, siding, etc.
How it works: Lead Farms runs ads to generate leads in your targeted area, then contacts the leads to ensure they are qualified. They will then send you appointments.
Raynard mentioned there are no monthly fees; you only pay for the appointments.
One more company that can help your business grow is Claim Supplement Pro. That’s us! Contact us to find out how we can help you with estimates and supplementing property damage insurance claims.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
- Vicki
