LM StaffMar 1, 2016
By way of its ad agency Sleek Machine, Lawn Doctor launched a unique advertising campaign just in time for the spring season, Adweek reports. The ads address consumers’ concerns rather than focus on the company’s brand. The magazine reported that…
Lindsey GetzNov 3, 2023
Has New Jersey’s landmark fertilizer bill made an impact? In January 2011, New Jersey enacted a three-phase, statewide fertilizer pre-emption bill, touted by the state as the most restrictive fertilizer legislation in the country. The rollout included application blackout dates,…
Dillon StewartAug 6, 2018
Heads Up Landscape Contractors of Albuquerque, N.M, stepped up after its owners heard a local, wounded Army veteran needed grass for his service dog. “Lucky (his mastiff/Great Dane service dog) alerts me when I need oxygen for my headaches as…
LM StaffDec 15, 2014
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP), a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, completed a recapitalization of Lawn Doctor. The transaction provided ongoing working capital for Lawn Doctor and also helped pay a shareholder dividend. "We are pleased to have completed this…
Marisa PalmieriJun 11, 2014
The Statue of Liberty is famously green, with her oxidized copper patina. But one part of Liberty Island, where the monument sits, was in need of a green up, due to damage caused by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. On…
Marisa PalmieriNov 3, 2023
How landscape and lawn care pros use strategies from their first careers to improve their Green Industry operations. F or years, every Monday morning Bruce Ward boarded a plane from Columbus, Ohio, to Philadelphia to commute to his job as senior…
LM StaffApr 1, 2013
As 2013 brings new hope for the housing market, one lawn care company executive explained on Fox Business’ After the Bell that business has been good. Liz Claman, the television show's host, asked the owners of three businesses in the…
LM StaffJul 30, 2018
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.—The Colorado Springs Business Journal reports that "Denver businessman Brent Harl, who helped grow Bruegger’s Bagels in Colorado during the 1990s, has bought the Colorado Springs Lawn Doctor store, making it his 17th location in the state." To read the…
LM StaffNov 3, 2023
Scott Frith, vice president — marketing and franchise development for Lawn Doctor, headquartered in Holmdel, NJ, believes the economic situation actually strengthened the company. “It caused us to take a really close look at our business, our team and our…
“Even after 30 years with Lawn Doctor, we still get calls here from people saying, ‘I want to speak with the guy with the funny name that I can’t remember,’ and the calls are automatically passed on to me,” says…
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