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- Started in D2D roofing sales in 2011
- Former Roofing Company COO (multi-state)
- Creator of the Roof Strategist Sales System (used nationwide for retail + storm)
- Founder of The Roofing STRONG Alliance by TAMKO™ (formerly known as the Roofing & Solar Reform Alliance)
- Author of the #1 Best-Selling Book: The Roofing Sales Survival Guide: Beat the Odds, Overcome Yourself, and Win Big
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Good, better, best Roofing
systems can cost you sales.
They can destroy closing rates.
They can pretty much guarantee that
if you're not the cheapest company out
there, you will not get the business.
But you might be thinking, Adam, good,
better, best, or multiple RO roof system
packages available to our customers.
That's the best way to get people
to choose the more expensive one.
That's the best way to get people to
increase how much they spend with you.
While I'm not disagreeing with.
But what I am sharing with you
are the real world mistakes.
One massively critical mistake
that I see still happening to this
day by retail companies who are
using a good, better, best system.
I learn about it when I'm
training them in person.
I've learned about it while I've been
running events and speaking at events
across the country, and I've had costume.
Of mine, email me their proposals
and estimates, and the minute I
spot these mistakes, I'm like, stop.
If you don't make this change and you're
not the cheapest contractor, which
I hope you're not, and you shouldn't
be, you will not get the business.
Your team's closing rate will suffer,
and you're losing deals left and right.
and I wanna make all that stop.
And it's one really simple fix.
I'm gonna teach that to you in this video
right now Before we do a quick welcome
or welcome back, Adam Zeman here, the
roof strategist and everything that
I do is designed to help you and your
team smash your income goal and give
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Now let's talk good, better, best systems.
But first we need to get on the
same page and I'm gonna take you
through an experience so you can
experience this for yourself.
Humans by nature are comparison creatures.
I'm gonna repeat it.
Humans by nature are comparison creature.
Let me explain.
Imagine you go out to two steakhouses
on vacation on Friday night and
Saturday night, and on Sunday
morning you're having breakfast with
your spouse or significant other.
You're talking about the amazing trip
you had and you look back and need to
talk about the the nights, and you're
like, ah, that first restaurant,
their service was out of this world.
The second restaurant, the
steak was so much better.
The third restaurant, the sides were
unbelievable, and the drinks were amazing.
The other restaurant, you know
the, the steak was good, but the
service, the atmosphere, everything
else was just a little subpar.
And then you say, Hey honey,
if we ever came back, let's go
to that first steakhouse again.
That my friend is comparison.
Let's do another one.
You get ice cream with two scoops.
Do you have a favorite flavor?
I do because I compare them.
Next comparison.
You go and test drive
to trucks back to back.
What do you do?
You compare them power.
This one's more powerful comfort.
That one's more comfort.
Ride quality.
This one was a softer.
Towing capacity.
That one tows more interior finishes.
I like this one more.
What we do is compare,
I have one more for you.
You go to your favorite restaurant
and if you're like me, you
get the same thing most times.
Cuz that's what's comfortable.
That's what you know you like
and you say, that's my thing.
I love it there.
It's predictable.
But then one day you go to that
restaurant and you're like,
you know, I always get this.
I'm gonna try something new.
So the meal comes.
You're sitting there, you're
having your first few bites.
Your spouse or significant others turns
to you and says, honey, how is it?
And your response, instead of
saying it's good or it's not great,
is instantly into a comparison.
It's not quite as good as what I
normally get, or this is so much
better than what I normally get.
It's gonna be my new go-to
all because of comparison.
How crazy is that?
We don't even think about it.
We compare everything that's just human.
So how does this apply to
roofing sales and good, but or
best systems just like this?
This my friends, is the phenomenon
known as price anchoring.
Humans are comparison creatures.
Price anchoring is getting
people to compare prices.
So imagine I'm in the home and I'm
not the cheapest contractor out there.
I know I'm not gonna be the cheapest.
Imagine that I come in with my first.
And it's good, better, best, let's
say estimate number one, and by the
way, I recognize that these packages,
one, they're gonna likely have a name,
bronze, silver, gold, the cutesy name
that matches your brand, platinum,
silver, bronze, whatever it is.
Generally people don't
say good, better, best.
There's some sort of naming convention.
Second thing is usually these
estimates will be presented with
your financing options alongside it.
I'm leaving that out
just to keep it simple.
For this video, looking at the cash.
So back to it, Mr.
Homeowner.
I'm gonna share with you our
three options with our good,
better, best roofing system.
And our Essentials roof is
$18,000, and that homeowner
turns to you and says 18,000.
That's $2,000 more than the
other estimate we already got.
So now at this point, they're
comparing the 18,000 against the
16,000, which makes you already.
More expensive, which means
everything from here moving forward
is gonna be even more expensive.
And if you go through it is
probably a complete waste of time.
Let's have you experience
it for yourself, Mr.
Homeowner.
We also have our silver package,
which is gonna include upgraded
colors, ridge cap, and warranty.
And that one's 20,000.
20,000.
That's $4,000 more than the other.
Well, if you want the, the Cadillac of
roofs with the lifetime warranty and
never have to worry about it again.
And it's even transferrable
if you sell your home.
That one is 24,000.
24,000.
That one, by the way, if I
messed that math up, correct me.
I think I already did.
Math was not my strong Sweet Friends.
Same math last four years in a row.
That one is, uh, $6,000 more than the 16.
Oh wow.
I'm sorry.
No more than that.
I didn't mess it up.
We're at $8,000.
$8,000 more than their $16,000 estimate.
So now if I'm not the cheapest
person, they're anchoring their
comparison against the 16 grand.
My lowest is already more
expensive than it goes.
More expensive from there.
That homeowner think they're comfortable?
No, they're freaking out the
whole time cuz they're compar.
Now, what if that same exact
customer knowing that they
had an estimate for 16,000?
By the way, Sheena always tells
me, Adam, never do math on the fly.
You're gonna screw it up.
And she's so right.
All right, imagine now
we go into the homeowner.
Same estimate they got for 16,000.
Mr.
Homeowner, our Cadillac
of roofs is $24,000.
Geez, that's expensive.
Don't worry, Mr.
Homeowner, we got another option for you.
Our best roof.
Excuse me, our better roofing.
Very similar, but we're gonna
peel back just a few things.
Is $20,000 what?
Oh shoot.
That's still $4,000 more
than my other estimate.
Well, we have our essentials package.
Mr.
Homeowner.
Great Roof will last a lifetime for you.
Still protected by our
seven year labor warranty.
That roof is only $18,000.
Now, as you presented the
value, you showed what you are
going to offer and provide.
You've itemized that estimate.
You've done a great job
in the presentation.
You are now only $2,000.
More, but they have anchored against
and compared everything against the
bigger number first, which makes
this one seem a whole lot cheaper.
Do you see how experiencing that for
yourself, the nature of comparison means
that we're always gonna compare any
future prices against the largest one.
The same would apply on financing terms.
There you have it.
Good, better, best.
I don't like the way it sounds, cuz in
my opinion it should be best, better.
Good.
But I do wanna leave you with
just one or two more things.
Shouldn't you be using good, better, best?
I'm gonna guess that
question might come up.
Is this something that I
would say everyone should do?
The answer is no.
Am I against it?
Absolutely not.
But I also know that some markets
it works really well with.
It's because most of the companies
are offering that in other markets.
They don't, and some companies
just don't like having this system.
I personally enjoy it, especially
if you have specialty products
or premium warranties and premium
colors and premium shingles.
You can sell class four shingles.
I don't wanna sell outta my own pocket.
I always want to give folks an option.
That's just my opinion.
But I do work with folks who are doing
wildly well, and they lead with one
roofing system at their absolute best
price, which is not the cheapest,
and they're doing incredibly well.
In fact, they're one of the largest
retail companies in the Pacific Northwest.
So, is there a right or wrong?
The answer is no.
It has to align with your
values, create the experience
you want with your customers.
Be able to be providing packages you can
fulfill upon and work in your market.
So test them.
But the other thing that I wanna share
with you is that it's okay to not have
good, better, best, just best and good.
Just two options.
Why less decisions?
There's nothing wrong
with having people choose.
Or that because giving them those
paths make it really easy, and it's
something that I've played with in
today, which my opinions change through
continual testing and observation.
I would go with two, why I
really like this or that.
Plus, if someone chooses that lower
option, there's nothing to keep you
from offering those add-ons to increase
that cart value, like upgraded ridge cap
premium colors, impact resistant shingles,
extended warranties and underlay.
After you get the yes
on the lower package.
So there's my summary on good, better,
best, and how when done wrong, we're
price anchoring against the lowest price,
making everything seem more expensive.
And if this is more expensive than
competitors outta the gate, you, my
friend, are out of luck because you're
already more expensive and they're
anchored against the cheaper one
and it goes up Versus doing it the
opposite way where we're always gonna
anchor in the most expensive and work.
There you have it.
Price anchoring for roofing sales.
Now, just cuz this video's about to wrap
up does not mean your and my time has to.
So if you're not in our free training
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Well, I can teach you all that and more
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Hey, thanks for joining me on this video
and I will see you on the next one.