The AC Method
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<p>Custom Manufacturing Industry podcast is an entrepreneurship and motivational podcast on all platforms, hosted by Aaron Clippinger. Being CEO of multiple companies including the signage industry and the software industry, Aaron has over 20 years of consulting and business management. His software has grown internationally and with over a billion dollars annually going through the software.</p><p><br></p><p>Using his Accounting degree, Aaron will be talking about his organizational ways to get things done. His podcast will give you shortcuts to handling situations without having to live it firsthand. With his comedic way of looking at things, you will be entertained by his stories while learning best practices. </p><p><br></p>
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August 6, 2026
#158 Are Your Workplace TVs a Wasted Asset?
<p>Walk through almost any corporate facility, QSR, or residential building, and you will find blank TV screens or locked computers requiring manual updates. In this episode of The AC Method, Aaron Clippinger sits down with Chris, CEO of Display Now, to discuss transforming any standard TV screen into a cloud-managed visual communication hub.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris shares how Display Now grew from a homegrown Raspberry Pi experiment designed for a 59-unit condo building into a cloud SaaS platform operating across 1,200+ companies worldwide. He breaks down why cheap consumer streaming sticks are sabotaging business operations, how purpose-built Android edge players prevent expensive IT support calls, and how Generative AI allows non-technical staff to deploy great designs and local ad networks in seconds.</p><p><br /></p><p>🔥 <strong>Topics Covered:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>The "Free" Tech Fallacy:</strong> Calculating the real cost of DIY hardware setups.</p></li><li><p><strong>The Amazon Fire Stick Disruption:</strong> Bypassing consumer device limitations with dedicated edge players.</p></li><li><p><strong>Generative AI Menus:</strong> Converting physical photos into dynamic digital screen layouts.</p></li><li><p><strong>Passive Workplace Communication:</strong> Water-dripping weather, traffic, and priorities onto bullpen TVs.</p></li><li><p><strong>Democratizing Screen Advertising:</strong> Monetizing physical display real estate for local businesses.</p><p><br /></p></li></ul><p>📣 <strong>If you're spending hours maintaining a 'free' tech workaround, you aren't saving money—you're just wasting executive time.</strong></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>For more information about Display Now visit: </strong><a href="http://www.displaynow.io" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>www.displaynow.io</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><br /></p><p>🌐 Follow Aaron on Linkedin</p><p>linkedin.com/in/aaronclippinger/</p><p>🌐 Follow Aaron on Instagram</p><p>instagram.com/theacmethod</p><p>🌐 Go to Aaron's webpage</p><p>aaronclippinger.com </p><p><br /></p><p>🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe for more episodes of The AC Method!</p><p><br /></p><p>The AC Method is hosted by Aaron Clippinger and sponsored by SquareCoil.</p><p><br /></p><p>Go to <a href="https://squarecoil.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>squarecoil.com</strong></a> to streamline your custom industry today.</p><p><br /></p>
July 30, 2026
#157 Why Your Shop is Losing Money
<p>What is the most frustrating moment for a custom manufacturing or print shop owner? Finding out that your best long-term client just spent $10,000 with a competitor down the street simply because "they didn't know you offered that service."</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of The AC Method, Aaron Clippinger sits down with Lemay Sanchez, CEO of Plan Prophet, to dissect why manual follow-up processes fail and how automated CRM workflows prevent client drop-off. Lemay shares his journey from managing a local Miami print shop to engineering a cloud-based CRM ecosystem built specifically for print and graphics facilities.</p><p><br></p><p>They explore how AI agents perform automated "gap analysis" on client accounts, why a 300-batting-average automated system beats an erratic "all-star" salesperson every time, and how to build predictable, multi-year cross-selling sequences without adding expensive administrative staff.</p><p><br></p><p>🔥 <strong>Topics Covered:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>The "I Didn't Know" Revenue Trap:</strong> Stopping clients from taking high-margin orders elsewhere.</p></li><li><p><strong>Automated Customer Gap Analysis:</strong> Using AI to scrape client websites and identify unpitched products.</p></li><li><p><strong>The 300-Batting-Average System:</strong> Why automated consistency outperforms human sales sprints.</p></li><li><p><strong>Real-Time ERP Data Triggers:</strong> Launching automated 6-month check-ins and re-order sequences.</p></li><li><p><strong>The "Ink Runs Deep" Movement:</strong> Re-energizing pride and funding scholarships in trade careers.</p><p><br></p></li></ul><p>📣 "It is never the customer's fault when they buy from a competitor. It is 100% your failure for not staying on the offensive."</p><p><br></p><p>For more information on Plan Prophet, visit: www.planprophet.com </p><p><br></p><p><strong>🌐 Follow Aaron on </strong><a href="http://linkedin.com/in/aaronclippinger/"><strong>LinkedIn</strong></a><strong> | </strong><a href="http://instagram.com/theacmethod"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong> | </strong><a href="http://aaronclippinger.com"><strong>Web</strong></a><strong></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>🔔 Subscribe for more raw business insights and expert breakdowns on The AC Method!</strong></p><p><br></p><p>The AC Method is hosted by Aaron Clippinger and sponsored by SquareCoil.Go to <a href="https://squarecoil.com/"><strong>squarecoil.com</strong></a> to streamline your custom industry today.</p><p><br></p>
July 16, 2026
A Shop That Looks Like Willy Wonka's Factory
<p>If your custom fabrication facility looks like a cold, dusty, uninspired warehouse, you are actively losing high-ticket B2B architectural clients. Modern architects and design executives don't want to buy signs out of a catalog; they want to walk into a playground of spatial possibilities.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of The AC Method, Aaron Clippinger sits down with Rob Stewart, a 37-year graphic industry veteran from Cincinnati's Harlan Graphics. Rob reveals how their 40,000 square foot architectural hub has been transformed into a physical "Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory" where corporate clients touch materials, test custom prototypes, and conceptualize ideas right on the floor.</p><p><br></p><p>They break down the extreme financial risk of underutilizing your high-end print equipment, the critical sales close that preserves margins during "value engineering" negotiations, and how keeping a physical, $500k in-stock swatch book closes emergency, short-turnaround deals.</p><p><br></p><p>🔥 <strong>Topics Covered:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>The Willy Wonka Tour Method:</strong> Crafting an experiential showroom inside your fabrication facility.</p></li><li><p><strong>The "Value vs. Budget" Psychology:</strong> Stopping automatic pricing discounts with one question.</p></li><li><p><strong>The 95% Tech Underutilization Problem:</strong> Why most shops fail to use the capabilities of their flatbed printers.</p></li><li><p><strong>The $500k Physical Swatch Book:</strong> Closing urgent retail and corporate deadlines on-site.</p></li><li><p><strong>No-Contract Prototyping:</strong> Taking strategic, high-value risks to win long-term customer accounts.</p><p><br></p></li></ul><p>📣 "If you aren't upgrading your equipment, testing new boundaries, and actively educating your clients, your trade business is slowly dying."</p><p><br></p><p><strong>🌐 Follow Aaron on </strong><a href="http://linkedin.com/in/aaronclippinger/"><strong>LinkedIn</strong></a><strong> | </strong><a href="http://instagram.com/theacmethod"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong> | </strong><a href="http://aaronclippinger.com"><strong>Web</strong></a><strong></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>🔔 Subscribe for more raw business insights and expert breakdowns on The AC Method!</strong></p><p>The AC Method is hosted by Aaron Clippinger and sponsored </p><p>by SquareCoil.Go to <a href="https://squarecoil.com/"><strong>squarecoil.com</strong></a> to streamline your custom industry today.</p><p><br></p>
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- What is The AC Method?
<p>Custom Manufacturing Industry podcast is an entrepreneurship and motivational podcast on all platforms, hosted by Aaron Clippinger. Being CEO of multiple companies including the signage industry and the software industry, Aaron has over 20 years of consulting and business management. His software has grown internationally and with over a billion dollars annually going through the software.</p><p><br></p><p>Using his Accounting degree, Aaron will be talking about his organizational ways to get things done. His podcast will give you shortcuts to handling situations without having to live it firsthand. With his comedic way of looking at things, you will be entertained by his stories while learning best practices. </p><p><br></p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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