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Home » Authors » Mike Treas

Mike Treas

Mike Treas brings experience in the contracting industry as a sales manager and comfort advisor for a residential heating and air conditioning contractor. He has personally worked with hundreds of contracting companies across North America, conducting training and consulting in the areas of sales, sales management, business management, customer service, and technician lead-generation training. His background consists of 35 years in sales and sales management bringing expertise, knowledge, techniques and strategies proven in the contracting industry to increase sales. He is an EGIA Contractor University faculty member.
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HVAC Professional with Clients

Be the HVAC Pro Your Clients Expect You to Be

Give good advice on what you see as potential issues that need to be addressed
Mike Treas
June 9, 2023
Your client is paying for a professional to assess their entire system to let them know what they could face down the road. Leave no stone unturned.
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Selling HVAC Products.

Selling HVAC Products During a Pandemic

People still need and want the solutions we have to offer
Mike Treas
September 12, 2021
Our customers still need the help that our professional technicians can provide.
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Business Management - The ACHR News

Help Your HVAC Clients Feel Better

Caring genuinely for your customers may help your company too
Mike Treas
December 16, 2020
I would like you to consider looking at clients with empathy, and caring enough to do something extraordinary for them.
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Handshake-deal

Three Tips to Generate HVAC Sales

Helping customers realize you can improve their health, comfort, and finances
Mike Treas
April 3, 2020
We may not be shaking hands again anytime soon but we will continue to help families be healthy, comfortable, and save money.
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Selling Green in a Changing Economy

Mike Treas
January 19, 2009
Your technicians will visit approximately 1,000 homes this winter. Over 90 percent of these homes have issues beyond the repair that your company can help with. Are your technicians prepared to take advantage of these opportunities to help customers save money?
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Economic Crisis Into Opportunity

Mike Treas
January 12, 2009
Yes, the world is changing all around us. Yes, people are spending less this year. Yes, we are all tightening our belts in one way or another, but is the sky really falling? Are you looking at the opportunities hidden in these challenging times?
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Exceeding Customer Expectations

Mike Treas
March 17, 2008
Why do customers call us? What do they want? Answer: Customers call us for one reason. They want our help. So the next question needs to be asked: Are we helping our customers or are we making it hard for them to get the assistance they need to make their family safe and comfortable at home?
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