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Every resource on the site in one place: 3 research and benchmarks, 56 white papers and industry playbooks, 51 guides, 22 templates, checklists and worksheets, 3 calculators, 2 tools, 31 videos, 2 podcast episodes, 6 case studies and 679 articles.

Research and benchmarks 3

White papers and industry playbooks 56

  • The State of Commercial Cleaning Business Development, 2026

    The cleaning buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we…

    White Paper · Industries · Commercial Cleaning · Industry playbook
  • The State of Commercial Construction Business Development, 2026

    The construction buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data…

    White Paper · Industries · Commercial Construction · Industry playbook
  • The State of Commercial Electrical Business Development, 2026

    The electrical buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where…

    White Paper · Industries · Commercial Electrical · Industry playbook
  • The State of Commercial Flooring Business Development, 2026

    The flooring buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we…

    White Paper · Industries · Commercial Flooring · Industry playbook
  • The State of Commercial Landscaping Business Development, 2026

    The landscaping buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where…

    White Paper · Industries · Commercial Landscaping · Industry playbook
  • The State of Commercial Painting Business Development, 2026

    The painting buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we…

    White Paper · Industries · Commercial Painting · Industry playbook
  • The State of Commercial Roofing Business Development, 2026

    The roofing buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we…

    White Paper · Industries · Commercial Roofing · Industry playbook
  • The State of Fire Protection Business Development, 2026

    The fire protection buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data…

    White Paper · Industries · Fire Protection · Industry playbook
  • The State of Commercial HVAC Business Development, 2026

    The HVAC buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we have it.

    White Paper · Industries · Commercial HVAC · Industry playbook
  • The State of MSP Business Development, 2026

    The MSP buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we have it.

    White Paper · Industries · Managed Service Providers · Industry playbook
  • The State of Commercial Paving Business Development, 2026

    The paving buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we…

    White Paper · Industries · Commercial Paving · Industry playbook
  • The State of Accounting Business Development, 2026

    The accounting buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where…

    White Paper · Industries · Accounting · Industry playbook
  • The State of Architecture Business Development, 2026

    The architecture buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data…

    White Paper · Industries · Architecture · Industry playbook
  • The State of Automotive Business Development, 2026

    The automotive buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where…

    White Paper · Industries · Automotive · Industry playbook
  • The State of Biotech Business Development, 2026

    The biotech buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we…

    White Paper · Industries · Biotech · Industry playbook
  • The State of Building Automation Business Development, 2026

    The building automation buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our…

    White Paper · Industries · Building Automation · Industry playbook
  • The State of Calibration and Metrology Business Development, 2026

    The calibration buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where…

    White Paper · Industries · Calibration and Metrology · Industry playbook
  • The State of Commercial Fencing Business Development, 2026

    The fencing buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we…

    White Paper · Industries · Commercial Fencing · Industry playbook
  • The State of Commercial Glass Business Development, 2026

    The glass buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we…

    White Paper · Industries · Commercial Glass · Industry playbook
  • The State of Commercial Junk Removal Business Development, 2026

    The junk removal buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data…

    White Paper · Industries · Commercial Junk Removal · Industry playbook
  • The State of Commercial LED Lighting Business Development, 2026

    The LED lighting buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data…

    White Paper · Industries · LED lighting · Industry playbook
  • The State of Commercial Moving Business Development, 2026

    The commercial moving buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data…

    White Paper · Industries · Commercial Moving · Industry playbook
  • The State of Commercial Plumbing Business Development, 2026

    The plumbing buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we…

    White Paper · Industries · Commercial plumbing · Industry playbook
  • The State of Commercial Refrigeration Business Development, 2026

    The refrigeration buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data…

    White Paper · Industries · Commercial Refrigeration · Industry playbook
  • The State of Commercial Solar Business Development, 2026

    The commercial solar buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data…

    White Paper · Industries · Solar · Industry playbook
  • The State of Elevator and Escalator Business Development, 2026

    The elevator buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we…

    White Paper · Industries · Elevator and Escalator · Industry playbook
  • The State of Engineering Business Development, 2026

    The engineering buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where…

    White Paper · Industries · Engineering · Industry playbook
  • The State of Environmental Consulting Business Development, 2026

    The environmental consulting buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with…

    White Paper · Industries · Environmental Consulting · Industry playbook
  • The State of Commercial Banking Business Development, 2026

    The financial institution buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our…

    White Paper · Industries · Financial institutions · Industry playbook
  • The State of Life Science Business Development, 2026

    The life science buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data…

    White Paper · Industries · Life Science · Industry playbook
  • The State of Loan Officer Recruiting, 2026

    The loan officer recruiting buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with…

    White Paper · Industries · Loan Officer Recruiting · Industry playbook
  • The State of NDT and Inspection Business Development, 2026

    The NDT buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we have it.

    White Paper · Industries · NDT and Inspection · Industry playbook
  • The State of Realtor Recruiting, 2026

    The realtor recruiting buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our…

    White Paper · Industries · Realtor Recruiting · Industry playbook
  • The State of Security Services Business Development, 2026

    The security buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we…

    White Paper · Industries · Security · Industry playbook
  • The State of Telecom Business Development, 2026

    The telecom buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we…

    White Paper · Industries · Telecom · Industry playbook
  • The State of Water Treatment Business Development, 2026

    The water treatment buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data…

    White Paper · Industries · Water Treatment · Industry playbook
  • The State of Window and Door Business Development, 2026

    The window and door buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data…

    White Paper · Industries · Window and Door · Industry playbook
  • The State of Manufacturing Business Development, 2026

    The manufacturing buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data…

    White Paper · Industries · Manufacturing · Industry playbook
  • The State of Software and SaaS Business Development, 2026

    The software buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we…

    White Paper · Industries · Software · Industry playbook
  • The State of Logistics and Supply Chain Business Development, 2026

    The logistics buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where…

    White Paper · Industries · Logistics · Industry playbook
  • The State of Staffing and Recruiting, 2026

    The staffing buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we…

    White Paper · Industries · Staffing and Recruiting · Industry playbook
  • The State of PEO and Outsourced HR Business Development, 2026

    The PEO buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we have it.

    White Paper · Industries · HR and PEO · Industry playbook
  • The State of Marketing Agency Business Development, 2026

    The agency buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we…

    White Paper · Industries · Marketing Agency · Industry playbook
  • The State of Waste and Recycling Business Development, 2026

    The waste and recycling buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our…

    White Paper · Industries · Waste and Recycling · Industry playbook
  • The State of Material Handling Business Development, 2026

    The material handling buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data…

    White Paper · Industries · Material handling · Industry playbook
  • The State of Commercial Insurance Business Development, 2026

    The commercial insurance buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our…

    White Paper · Industries · Commercial insurance · Industry playbook
  • The State of Management Consulting Business Development, 2026

    The consulting buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where…

    White Paper · Industries · Management Consulting · Industry playbook
  • The Fortune 1000 outbound playbook

    How enterprise-grade outbound calling opens doors at Fortune 1000 accounts: the approach, mapping the buying committee and what changes when you sell at scale.

    White Paper · Sales strategy and leadership · Enterprise white paper
  • The right sales collateral: what to send at each stage

    Why what your reps send after the call decides the deal, and the collateral that fits each stage of a B2B sale.

    White Paper · Sales strategy and leadership · White paper
  • The commercial electrical service-agreement playbook

    How to sell electrical maintenance agreements: who signs, the survey as a first job, the electrical room walk, proposals, shutdown planning and project upsell.

    White Paper · Industries · Commercial Electrical · Playbook · 20 pages · PDF
  • The commercial HVAC service-agreement playbook

    How to sell and renew commercial HVAC maintenance agreements: who signs, when budgets are set, the site walk, proposal structure, objections and upsell.

    White Paper · Industries · Commercial HVAC · Playbook · 22 pages · PDF
  • The commercial roof maintenance program playbook

    How to sell commercial roof maintenance programs: who approves spend, the inspection checklist, condition-report proposals, objections, storms and renewals.

    White Paper · Industries · Commercial Roofing · Playbook · 22 pages · PDF
  • The fire protection inspection contract playbook

    How to win sprinkler and alarm inspection contracts: who signs, the report review, a six-part proposal, objections, deficiency repairs and consolidating systems.

    White Paper · Industries · Fire Protection · Playbook · 22 pages · PDF
  • The grounds maintenance contract playbook

    How to win and keep commercial landscape maintenance contracts: who awards, the pre-bid site walk, a six-part bid, objections, snow and enhancements.

    White Paper · Industries · Commercial Landscaping · Playbook · 20 pages · PDF
  • The janitorial contract playbook

    How to win and keep commercial cleaning contracts: who signs, the walkthrough checklist, a six-part proposal, objections, transitions and renewals.

    White Paper · Industries · Commercial Cleaning · Playbook · 21 pages · PDF
  • The parking lot maintenance agreement playbook

    How to sell multi-year parking lot maintenance plans: who approves, the lot walk checklist, a six-part plan, objections and growing across a portfolio.

    White Paper · Industries · Commercial Paving · Playbook · 20 pages · PDF

Guides 51

Templates, checklists and worksheets 22

  • The Roof Report You Leave Behind After a Commercial Walkthrough [Free Template]

    The seven sections of a one-page commercial roof report, and the one most roofers skip that makes the rest of the page believable.

    Template · Industries · Commercial Roofing · Oct 2026 · 7 min · Jeff Winters
  • What Goes in a One-Page HVAC Walkthrough Summary [Free Template]

    The walk is not the deliverable. The five fields that belong on a one-page HVAC walkthrough summary, a copy-ready template, and why a range beats a price.

    Template · Industries · Commercial HVAC · Sep 2026 · 7 min · Jeff Winters
  • 2027 Growth Planning Workbook

    A 7-page workbook that turns a 2027 revenue goal into the qualified meetings, pitches and dials it takes each month and quarter, with a 12-month tracker.

    Template · Sales strategy and leadership · Workbook · 7 pages · PDF
  • Cold Call Talk Tracks With Templates

    Fill-in cold call talk tracks for every call, from first dial to voicemail, plus follow-up emails, a pushback guide and five full sample calls.

    Template · Cold calling · Templates · 23 pages · PDF
  • How to Choose a B2B Marketing Partner

    40 questions to ask before you hire a B2B marketing partner, what a good answer sounds like, red flags, and a scorecard to compare finalists.

    Template · Inbound and marketing · Checklist · 11 pages · PDF
  • Lead Nurturing Email Templates

    24 fill-in lead nurturing emails for B2B buyers who said "not now," timed to calls, meetings, renewals, budgets and seasons, with the rules that work.

    Template · Lead generation · Templates · 19 pages · PDF
  • Maximizing Your ROI With Appointment Setting

    32 checks that decide whether appointment setting pays off: setup, qualifiers, meeting quality, your follow-up and the ROI math.

    Template · Lead generation · Checklist · 10 pages · PDF
  • Steps to Efficiently Managing Your Sales Pipeline

    30 checks for a sales pipeline you can forecast from: stage exit tests, qualification, hygiene, a weekly review, coverage math and warning signs.

    Template · Sales strategy and leadership · Checklist · 11 pages · PDF
  • The B2B Sales Strategy Development Workbook

    A ten-session workbook that takes your team from your best customers to a written B2B sales strategy, with examples and fill-in pages.

    Template · Sales strategy and leadership · Workbook · 17 pages · PDF
  • The commercial cleaning prospecting kit

    Janitorial call scripts, a six-touch email sequence, LinkedIn messages and objection answers for booking walkthroughs with facility and property managers.

    Template · Cold calling · Commercial Cleaning · Prospecting kit · 37 pages · PDF
  • The commercial electrical prospecting kit

    Electrical contractor call scripts, a six-touch email sequence, LinkedIn messages and objection answers for winning the service seat in commercial buildings.

    Template · Cold calling · Commercial Electrical · Prospecting kit · 36 pages · PDF
  • The commercial flooring prospecting kit

    Commercial flooring call scripts, a six-touch email sequence, LinkedIn messages and objection answers for finding renovations and turnovers before they open.

    Template · Cold calling · Commercial Flooring · Prospecting kit · 34 pages · PDF
  • The commercial HVAC prospecting kit

    Call scripts, a six-touch email sequence, LinkedIn messages and objection answers for selling HVAC maintenance agreements to facility teams.

    Template · Cold calling · Commercial HVAC · Prospecting kit · 40 pages · PDF
  • The commercial landscaping prospecting kit

    Landscape contractor call scripts, a six-touch email sequence, LinkedIn messages and objection answers for getting on the bid list before the rebid.

    Template · Cold calling · Commercial Landscaping · Prospecting kit · 34 pages · PDF
  • The commercial painting prospecting kit

    Commercial painting call scripts, a six-touch email sequence, LinkedIn messages and objection answers for getting repaints into the budget before the bid.

    Template · Cold calling · Commercial Painting · Prospecting kit · 34 pages · PDF
  • The commercial paving prospecting kit

    Paving and sealcoating call scripts, a six-touch email sequence, LinkedIn messages and objection answers for getting lot walks before the budget is set.

    Template · Cold calling · Commercial Paving · Prospecting kit · 34 pages · PDF
  • The commercial roofing prospecting kit

    Roofing call scripts, storm follow-up, a six-touch email sequence and objection answers for booking commercial roof inspections with owners and managers.

    Template · Cold calling · Commercial Roofing · Prospecting kit · 39 pages · PDF
  • The fire protection prospecting kit

    Fire protection call scripts, a six-touch email sequence, LinkedIn messages and objection answers for winning sprinkler and alarm inspection contracts.

    Template · Cold calling · Fire Protection · Prospecting kit · 36 pages · PDF
  • The general contractor prospecting kit

    Commercial GC call scripts, a six-touch email sequence, LinkedIn messages and objection answers for reaching owners before projects hit the plan room.

    Template · Cold calling · Commercial Construction · Prospecting kit · 32 pages · PDF
  • The Local SEO Checklist for Commercial Service Companies

    A 36-step local SEO checklist for commercial service companies: Google Business Profile, listings, location and service pages, links and AI answers.

    Template · Inbound and marketing · Checklist · 11 pages · PDF
  • The MSP prospecting kit

    Call scripts, a six-touch email sequence, LinkedIn messages and objection answers for managed service providers selling to owners, controllers and IT leads.

    Template · Cold calling · Managed Service Providers · Prospecting kit · 38 pages · PDF
  • Your B2B Digital Marketing Strategy Checklist

    A 42-point B2B digital marketing checklist, with why each item matters: goals, website, search, content, social, email, paid ads and the sales handoff.

    Template · Inbound and marketing · Checklist · 12 pages · PDF

Calculators 3

  • SDR cost calculator

    What one in-house SDR costs in year one (pay, commission, taxes, tools, recruiting and manager time), monthly and per meeting, next to an outsourced program. Every…

    Calculator · SDR teams · Calculator
  • Growth calculator

    Turn a revenue goal into the qualified meetings and dials you need each month, using our national dials-per-appointment benchmark for your trade.

    Calculator · Sales strategy and leadership · Calculator
  • Appointment Setting Cost Calculator: Cost per Meeting and ROI

    Estimate appointment setting cost for your industry: the monthly program price, cost per qualified meeting, ROI on your own numbers, and an in-house SDR comparison.

    Calculator · Appointment setting · Calculator · Jeff Winters

Tools 2

  • Is my market open?

    Pick a trade and a metro: the buildings, the competition and whether a program is still open there. One client per trade per territory.

    Tool · Industries · Tool
  • Sample calls by industry

    Dramatized appointment-setting calls for each industry, written from our talk tracks and voiced by AI, with every line tagged by its step in the ENGAGE Sales…

    Tool · Cold calling · Tool

Videos 31

Podcast episodes 2

  • Pick the One If You Want to Get It Done: The Power of Hiring the Right Person

    Scott Scully on why "pick the one if you want to get it done" is the cornerstone of a team that executes. Listen to the episode or read the transcript.

    Podcast · Hiring and culture · The Grow Show · 30 min · transcript
  • The Grow Show

    The Grow Show is Abstrakt's podcast on growing a company: Executive Chairman Scott Scully and guests on sales, hiring, leadership and the systems behind steady growth.

    Podcast · Sales strategy and leadership · Podcast · every episode

Case studies 6

  • MSS: A $595K HVAC Agreement From Nurture

    How Mechanical Service & Systems, a commercial HVAC contractor in the intermountain West, signed a $595,000 agreement after two years of nurture.

    Case Study · Industries · Commercial HVAC · Case study · Mechanical Service & Systems, commercial HVAC
  • Schena Roofing: 475 Appointments and $1.69M Closed

    Family-owned since 1969, Schena Roofing needed year-round opportunities in a seasonal business and couldn’t find qualified salespeople to hire.

    Case Study · Industries · Commercial Roofing · Case study · Schena Roofing & Sheet Metal, commercial roofing
  • Century Facility Services: $415K in Year One

    When Century Facility Services lost a sales rep, they had a choice: rebuild in-house or outsource the function. They outsourced it and closed $415K in year one.

    Case Study · Industries · Commercial Cleaning · Case study · Century Facility Services, commercial cleaning (Tulsa)
  • Harring Fire Protection: $200K in New Business

    Harring Fire Protection ran outbound appointment setting and inbound SEO together: 195 appointments, 16 closed deals and $200K in new business.

    Case Study · Industries · Fire Protection · Case study · Harring Fire Protection, fire protection (Philadelphia)
  • TruSeal America: $344K Closed in 15 Months

    TruSeal America, a commercial concrete and asphalt contractor in the Minneapolis area, had a strong sales team stuck on someone else’s timeline, referrals.

    Case Study · Industries · Commercial Paving · Case study · TruSeal America, concrete and asphalt (Minneapolis area)
  • How a Design-Build GC Landed a $900K Project by Month Three

    A design-build general contractor in Texas and Oklahoma landed a $900,000 project in month three of its outbound appointment-setting program.

    Case Study · Industries · Commercial Construction · Case study · Design-build general contractor, Texas and Oklahoma

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