{"id":12028,"date":"2019-10-01T10:16:19","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T14:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.method.me\/?page_id=12028"},"modified":"2025-12-06T15:14:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T20:14:39","slug":"gtm-landscaping","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.method.me\/customer-success\/gtm-landscaping\/","title":{"rendered":"GTM Landscaping"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Customer story: GTM Landscaping<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Learn how Method CRM helped a local landscaping company revive sales after a recession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Try Method CRM and sign up for a free trial with Method<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Want to see it in action first? Take me there \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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80%<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Reduction in admin work<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The problem<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Like thousands of other small businesses, GTM Landscaping lost 85% of their business in 2010 as a direct result of the 2009 economic recession. The phone stopped ringing and owner John Mora was on the brink of losing his home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These unstable circumstances motivated John to evaluate his sales and operational processes and what it would take for his business to survive. \u201cI realized that [in order] to move forward, I needed a program that I could design my way and that connected to my accounting data,\u201d John remembered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The solution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

John knew that implementing a customer relationship management (CRM) system would significantly change the way he ran his business, so he took the evaluation process seriously. Once he discovered Method CRM, a cloud-based application that integrates seamlessly with QuickBooks, he knew he had found the right fit for his small business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter six months of searching, Method CRM was the way up. The program lit a fire in me to get myself back into business,\u201d recalled John.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After syncing his QuickBooks file, John mapped out each of his workflows, from nurturing leads to ordering job materials to invoicing clients. Since Method <\/a>is fully customizable, he then started adapting the CRM to his unique needs using simple drag-and-drop tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWith Method CRM, my sales process is hyper-efficient.\u201d<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\u2014 John Mora, Owner<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Business benefits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Customizing Method allows John to run his business more efficiently and get more done in a day. In the past, a customer would receive a quote a few days after talking to John. Now, every customer receives the information they need within minutes of their request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn less than five minutes after speaking to a customer, they have an email with all the necessary information, including the estimate complete with project phases, cost breakdowns for each phase, and the required down payment,\u201d John explained. \u201cWith Method CRM my sales process is hyper efficient. My customers have all the info they need to make a decision quickly, to the point that now I close 95% of my sales.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The efficiency doesn\u2019t stop once a sale is closed. Now, not only can John turn approved estimates into work orders instantaneously within Method<\/a>, but the jobs are scheduled in a convenient grid and job material orders are sent off to the different vendors with the click of a button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe grid [I created] has buttons for [each of my] vendors. When I press a vendor button, the check-marked materials are generated into a report, which is then automatically faxed to the vendor \u2014 all without being connected to a fax machine. This whole process takes less than a minute.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Small business owners often wear many hats on any given day, but John realized that embracing cloud-based technology like Method CRM meant working smarter, not harder, in every aspect of his business. Today, John has also automated pesticide reporting, irrigation checking, and equipment maintenance within Method CRM, cutting his reporting time from 3-5 hours to 30 seconds. Even payroll takes less than five minutes to check and complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t walk around with clipboards anymore, it\u2019s all smartphones,\u201d remarked John. And the benefits of an integrated technology solution are clear: \u201cI spend 80% less time in the office and [in] this newfound time I get work and make money.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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About<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

GTM Landscaping provides creative and eco-friendly gardening, landscaping, and lawn care services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hollister, CA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Field Service<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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