By Mike Gambino What does "Win-Win" mean? For most, a "Win-Win" is a situation results when both parties benefit from an agreement. A scenario in which the professional landscape lighting designer/builder and the client walk away at the conclusion of a project realizing a positive outcome...
By Mike Gambino We follow Procedures while building a landscape lighting system and take a systematic and structured approach that has been developed and refined over the 25 years this company has been building landscape lighting systems professionally. We take a systematic approach to building on every...
By Mike Gambino As a professional landscape lighting system designer and builder, we field many phone calls from potential clients. One of the first things that many people ask us is when we can set up an in-person on site meeting. But meeting in person about...
By Mike Gambino In the early days of low voltage halogen landscape lighting, those small number of lighting specialists who offered preventive maintenance, built programs based on the knowledge of what services were most necessary to ensure the best and most reliable operation of the equipment....
By Mike Gambino Getting a glimpse into the mind of a landscape lighting designer builder can give you a new perspective into lighting projects on your property. I’ve learned a lot working the past 25 years as a landscape lighting contractor, and some of those lessons can...
By Mike Gambino Maybe you can relate in your own line of work. You’re at a business or social event, someone asks what you do and you tell them. Then comes, “Nice. How much does it cost?” Or, you get a call or email from someone who...
By Mike Gambino Continuing with this series of articles aimed at defining the type of clients we work best with and those clients who are most desirable to us. We offer this to better define our best clients and share their common traits. "We are just calling...
By Mike Gambino Following the past two weeks' blog articles which focused on who we prefer to work with. This blog article focuses on one particular type of client we prefer not to work with and why. Primarily we are typically not the low bidder when prospects...
By Mike Gambino Last week's blog article spoke about why we don't usually work with architects and designers but rather directly with the property owner. This week's blog article will explain why and how it benefits both the property owning client and us the professional landscape...
By Mike Gambino If one has been building landscape lighting systems for any length of time they have probably had negative experiences trying to work with landscape Architects and Designers. They have probably also witnessed the frustration, disappointment and financial challenges some architects and designers cause for...
