How a Niche Payroll Company 3x'd Their Sales Opportunities With the Endless Customers Coaching Program
Superior Trucking Payroll Service (STPS) is a specialized payroll service for trucking companies. Founded by industry veteran Mike Ritzema, STPS exists to solve the recurring payroll and compliance headaches that generalist providers miss.
Superior Trucking Payroll Service's Journey
From day one, Mikeβs plan was to educate buyers, not hardβsell. He knew he wasnβt a classic salesperson β βIβm totally a farmer, not a hunter.β
But doing it himself stalled out, with inconsistent posting, no clear CTAs, and content that didnβt move buyers forward.
A colleague recommended the book Endless Customers. Mike read it and realized, this is exactly what Iβve been trying to do.
Then came the epiphany: βMichael Jordan had a coachβ¦ Why donβt I have a marketing coach?β
Mike decided to attend Endless Customers Live in Chicago with his content manager. Hearing from the coaches, he realized heβd handicapped his content manager and the business by trying to do everything himself instead of using the guidance of an Endless Customers coach.
After speaking with coaches at the conference, Mike knew his business needed:
- A buyerβfirst content plan tied to real questions and clear CTAs
- Accountability to publish consistently (weekly/biweekly priorities)
- A lightweight video habit to support content and sales
Building The System
The first change was focus.
Topics leaned into highβintent questions buyers ask before they talk to sales: cost, problems, comparisons, reviews, and best options.
Clear CTAs and internal paths moved readers to the next step, whether that was a calculator, a video or a call.
Sales enablement grew alongside publishing. Articles and videos were used in the sales process to preβanswer common questions and shorten conversations. As qualified demand increased, STPS hired its first sales rep in four years.
STPS was able to see how to use self-service to remove friction. After a working session, the team rebuilt their pricing calculator.
The impact was immediate. Weekly inbound opportunities jumped from βmaybe oneβ to βbetween five and eight.β
Key Lessons for Similar Businesses
Founderβled teams in βunsexyβ industries can still grow quickly when the work is focused, consistent and tied to sales.
Mikeβs advice is to stop trying to do it all alone, give someone ownership and get a coach who keeps you honest each week.
- Get a coach and a cadence. Plans matter, but weekly accountability is what turns them into output.
- Make video simple. Short, helpful clips with a clear next step beat perfect production you never publish.
- Point content at revenue. Write for the actual buyer and use the pieces in the sales process.
Whatβs Next For STPS?
With the foundation in place, the team is focused on leverage. The video library and weekly podcast will expand. New selfβservice tools will help buyers qualify themselves before they call. Assignment Selling will become standard so every call starts further down the path.
Mikeβs take on the difference working with IMPACT and the Endless Customers System says it all:
βA year later, leads almost tripled, and I think a lot of that is due to the time I spent with the coaches and IMPACT.β
For Mike, Endless Customers provided the plan, and IMPACT provided the regular coaching and accountability to execute it.
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