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The Truth About D2D in Pest Control | EP 202

This episode features Lenny Gray, CEO of Rove Pest Control, discussing the nuances of door-to-door sales in pest control. He emphasizes ethical practices and building trust, while also sharing insights on company expansion and the common pitfalls to avoid in the D2D industry.

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The Truth About D2D in Pest Control | EP 202 49:45

The Truth About D2D in Pest Control | EP 202

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CX
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From Survival to Legacy | EP 201 48:20

From Survival to Legacy | EP 201

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Episode 200: How One Relationship Can Change Your Business 48:06

Episode 200: How One Relationship Can Change Your Business

CONTENT ·48:06 ·EPISODE
Episode 199: Starting a Pest Control Company with $5K; Real Talk from the Field 59:30

Episode 199: Starting a Pest Control Company with $5K; Real Talk from the Field

CONTENT ·59:30 ·EPISODE
Episode 198: The First 5 Hires to Build a Pest Control Empire (Without Burning Out) 23:24

Episode 198: The First 5 Hires to Build a Pest Control Empire (Without Burning Out)

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Episode 197: Hiring Gold: How VAs Can Transform Your Team Without Breaking the Bank 37:55

Episode 197: Hiring Gold: How VAs Can Transform Your Team Without Breaking the Bank

CONTENT ·37:55 ·EPISODE
CX
Episode 196: How to Actually Stand Out: Real Marketing for Real Pest Control Growth 33:02

Episode 196: How to Actually Stand Out: Real Marketing for Real Pest Control Growth

CONTENT ·33:02 ·EPISODE
Episode 194: Flipping the Script-How Travis Bottoms Is Making Pest Control ‘Nice 35:06

Episode 194: Flipping the Script-How Travis Bottoms Is Making Pest Control ‘Nice

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CX
Episode 195: Mid-Season Motivation, P&L Mastery & a Call for Clarity 33:26

Episode 195: Mid-Season Motivation, P&L Mastery & a Call for Clarity

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Episode 193: Culture, Creativity, and a Big Reveal with Lee Barrett of NISUS 36:05

Episode 193: Culture, Creativity, and a Big Reveal with Lee Barrett of NISUS

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Episode 192: Don’t Get fined by the department of AG with Toni Simei 38:03

Episode 192: Don’t Get fined by the department of AG with Toni Simei

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CX
Episode 191: The Power & Pitfalls of Partnerships with Allan Draper 22:06

Episode 191: The Power & Pitfalls of Partnerships with Allan Draper

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Episode 190: Mayor, Firefighter, Pest Pro: The Wild First Year of Matt Alexander 51:20

Episode 190: Mayor, Firefighter, Pest Pro: The Wild First Year of Matt Alexander

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CX
Episode 189: The Spy Who Loved Bugs: Global Pest Control, Mad Science & the Future of Insecticides 57:20

Episode 189: The Spy Who Loved Bugs: Global Pest Control, Mad Science & the Future of Insecticides

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Episode 188 : Beating the Algorithm: How AI is Rewriting Marketing Rules for Pest Control Companies 44:11

Episode 188 : Beating the Algorithm: How AI is Rewriting Marketing Rules for Pest Control Companies

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Episode 187: Behind the Scenes of the NPMA with Dr. Jim Fredericks 51:49

Episode 187: Behind the Scenes of the NPMA with Dr. Jim Fredericks

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Episode 186 – Nailing the Knock: Mastering Door-to-Door Sales with Eric Bassett & Jake Claus 41:05

Episode 186 – Nailing the Knock: Mastering Door-to-Door Sales with Eric Bassett & Jake Claus

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Episode 185: Scaling through Unity and Extreme Ownership with Aaron Davis 56:31

Episode 185: Scaling through Unity and Extreme Ownership with Aaron Davis

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How to Reduce Customer Cancellations and Boost Retention Rates: Episode 184 46:33

How to Reduce Customer Cancellations and Boost Retention Rates: Episode 184

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Episode 183: Rain, Snow, and Pests—Oh My! Pest Control Protocols for Every Forecast 36:32

Episode 183: Rain, Snow, and Pests—Oh My! Pest Control Protocols for Every Forecast

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CX
Crushing Sales Barriers and Revolutionizing Field Teams with Paiv 55:14

Crushing Sales Barriers and Revolutionizing Field Teams with Paiv

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Title: Bug Bux Con Recap: A First Time Success and What’s Next 59:51

Title: Bug Bux Con Recap: A First Time Success and What’s Next

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Industry insights and innovations with Nick Grisafe from Syngenta 40:24

Industry insights and innovations with Nick Grisafe from Syngenta

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Mastering Product Inventory and Strategy with Pest Management Supply 51:24

Mastering Product Inventory and Strategy with Pest Management Supply

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Can You Trust Your Pest Control Company? Eve Pappas Reveals Industry Secrets 52:41

Can You Trust Your Pest Control Company? Eve Pappas Reveals Industry Secrets

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Big accounts, Big Opportunities: How to Land and Manage Large Property Management Deals 36:04

Big accounts, Big Opportunities: How to Land and Manage Large Property Management Deals

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Is Traditional Marketing Dead for Pest Control? 54:31

Is Traditional Marketing Dead for Pest Control?

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“This or That” Pest Control Edition 36:16

“This or That” Pest Control Edition

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How Vult is Changing Industry Growth 56:05

How Vult is Changing Industry Growth

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The Power of People: Josh Shiffman’s Key to Building a Legacy 1:01:10

The Power of People: Josh Shiffman’s Key to Building a Legacy

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Mastering Price Increases and Customer Retention 51:56

Mastering Price Increases and Customer Retention

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CX
Unconventional Risks, Unexpected Rewards: The Ben Riches Story 54:24

Unconventional Risks, Unexpected Rewards: The Ben Riches Story

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Banker to Bug Guy. Feat. David Morgan from Biggest Bird Pest Control 54:02

Banker to Bug Guy. Feat. David Morgan from Biggest Bird Pest Control

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Turning Rodents into Revenue 45:53

Turning Rodents into Revenue

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Acquisitions: The Devil in the Details 32:41

Acquisitions: The Devil in the Details

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Risks, Revenue, and Recruiting – D2D Scaling Secrets 40:15

Risks, Revenue, and Recruiting – D2D Scaling Secrets

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Beyond the Door: Scaling D2D Success In Pest Control with Sam Taggart 54:43

Beyond the Door: Scaling D2D Success In Pest Control with Sam Taggart

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The Untold Story of Rentokil Innovation with Dr. Cassie Krejci 47:50

The Untold Story of Rentokil Innovation with Dr. Cassie Krejci

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Innovating with Syngenta. Featuring Marshall Gaster, Eric Bassett, and Jake Claus 58:17

Innovating with Syngenta. Featuring Marshall Gaster, Eric Bassett, and Jake Claus

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Common Pitfalls in Partnerships with Eric Bassett and Jake Claus 43:22

Common Pitfalls in Partnerships with Eric Bassett and Jake Claus

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How to Delegate Without Micromanaging with Eric Bassett and Jake Claus 39:49

How to Delegate Without Micromanaging with Eric Bassett and Jake Claus

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Actionable Tips to Maximize Productivity with Eric Bassett and Jake Claus 53:31

Actionable Tips to Maximize Productivity with Eric Bassett and Jake Claus

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Behind the Scenes at PestWorld: Tips, Tricks, & Vendor Deals with Eric Bassett and Jake Claus 33:03

Behind the Scenes at PestWorld: Tips, Tricks, & Vendor Deals with Eric Bassett and Jake Claus

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How To Roll Out New Company Policies featuring Eric Bassett and Jake Claus 35:24

How To Roll Out New Company Policies featuring Eric Bassett and Jake Claus

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When to Fire a Customer featuring Eric Bassett and Jake Claus 39:39

When to Fire a Customer featuring Eric Bassett and Jake Claus

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Stop Losing Customers featuring Erik Maki with Service First Pest Management 45:53

Stop Losing Customers featuring Erik Maki with Service First Pest Management

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Building an Empire featuring Allan Draper with .proof Pest Control 49:15

Building an Empire featuring Allan Draper with .proof Pest Control

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Revolutionizing Referrals featuring Phil Kirkeiner with Baton Leads 46:24

Revolutionizing Referrals featuring Phil Kirkeiner with Baton Leads

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Building A Better Tomorrow with Eric Bassett and Jake Claus 44:59

Building A Better Tomorrow with Eric Bassett and Jake Claus

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Scripts vs. Genuine Conversations with Eric Bassett and Jake Claus 50:20

Scripts vs. Genuine Conversations with Eric Bassett and Jake Claus

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D2D Law Updates: Pros and Cons with Eric Bassett and Jake Claus 43:57

D2D Law Updates: Pros and Cons with Eric Bassett and Jake Claus

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Why Customer Education Is A Game Changer | Paul Townsend with Animal & Insect Pest Management Inc 51:57

Why Customer Education Is A Game Changer | Paul Townsend with Animal & Insect Pest Management Inc

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Green Initiatives and Multi-Generational Success featuring Noah Besheer with Gunter Pest and Lawn 47:20

Green Initiatives and Multi-Generational Success featuring Noah Besheer with Gunter Pest and Lawn

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Turning Pain into Purpose featuring Eric Bassett, Jake Claus, and Jana Claus | Natura Pest Control 1:26:00

Turning Pain into Purpose featuring Eric Bassett, Jake Claus, and Jana Claus | Natura Pest Control

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Growth, Expansion, and Acquisitions Through Networking: Michael Bosco with SafeHaven Pest Control 49:18

Growth, Expansion, and Acquisitions Through Networking: Michael Bosco with SafeHaven Pest Control

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Creating a Culture of Success featuring Josh Fleenor with Pest Pros Pest Solutions 49:08

Creating a Culture of Success featuring Josh Fleenor with Pest Pros Pest Solutions

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Political Stances and Your Pest Control Company featuring Eric Bassett and Jake Claus 38:04

Political Stances and Your Pest Control Company featuring Eric Bassett and Jake Claus

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Important Marketing Updates with LSA and Local SEO featuring Mat Rogers with Lizard SEM 44:18

Important Marketing Updates with LSA and Local SEO featuring Mat Rogers with Lizard SEM

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20 Tips to Grow Your PCC with Eric Bassett and Jake Claus 52:22

20 Tips to Grow Your PCC with Eric Bassett and Jake Claus

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NPMA and PPMA Tools featuring Jim Fredericks with the National Pest Management Association 51:34

NPMA and PPMA Tools featuring Jim Fredericks with the National Pest Management Association

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