{"podcast":{"title":"Contractor Growth Network","slug":"contractor-growth-network-709426","podcast_index_feed_id":709426,"rss_url":"https://contractormarketingtips.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://contractormarketingtips.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/1/8/1/c181defe4c18922de55e3c100dce7605/Pod_art_new.jpg","author":"Logan Shinholser","episode_count":556,"summary":"Growing up as the son of a successful contractor, Logan experienced firsthand the benefits of a healthy contracting business: less stress, more money, and more time for family. Now Logan runs Contractor Growth Network to help guide you on your journey to create a strong and reliable contracting business for your family. Interested in learning more? Visit contractorgrowthnetwork.com or join our Facebook group, Common Sense Contracting, today.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T22:19:27.916901+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/contractor-growth-network-709426"},"episode":{"title":"#473 Improving your Remodeling Sales with Assignment Selling","slug":"473-improving-your-remodeling-sales-with-assignment-selling","published_at":"2025-11-19T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/contractor-growth-network-709426/473-improving-your-remodeling-sales-with-assignment-selling","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/contractor-growth-network-709426","url":"https://contractormarketingtips.libsyn.com/473-improving-your-remodeling-sales-with-assignment-selling","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/contractormarketingtips/473_Assignment_Selling_audio.mp3?dest-id=819083","summary":"Logan and Aaron unpack one of the most powerful but underused sales strategies in remodeling: assignment selling . Originally coined by Marcus Sheridan, this method bridges the gap between marketing and sales—by arming prospects with the right information before they ever get on a call. You'll learn how to apply this approach in your own sales process—whether it's sending project walkthroughs before a meeting, using content to pre-qualify leads, or walking clients through your website in real-time. If you've been creating great content but aren't sure how to use it to actually close deals, this episode will show you how. What You'll Learn What assignment selling is (and isn't) Why content belongs in your sales process, not just your marketing How to reduce unqualified leads and shorten the sales cycle What kinds of content work best at different sales stages How to personalize resources based on each prospect The difference between automations vs one-on-one communication How to ask clients to consume content—without sounding pushy Key Timestamps 00:00 – What is assignment selling (and why does it matter)? 03:00 – Mapping your sales process to identify content gaps 06:30 – The difference between marketing automation and sales enablement 12:30 – Why production quality matters in sales content 18:00 – Examples of content that actually move the sale forward 25:00 – What happens when a prospect doesn't do their assignment 32:00 – Using your website like a live sales deck 37:00 – Emotional buy-in vs logical overload 43:00 – How to map your process and assign content that supports it 48:00 – How CGN uses this strategy in their own sales calls","meta_description":"Logan and Aaron unpack one of the most powerful but underused sales strategies in remodeling: assignment selling . Originally coined by Marcus Sheridan, t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2991,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/contractor-growth-network-709426/episodes/473-improving-your-remodeling-sales-with-assignment-selling/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/contractor-growth-network-709426/473-improving-your-remodeling-sales-with-assignment-selling.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}