Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Seminars and Tradeshows. IPD is all about teamwork – bringing the design team and the construction team together early in the project delivery process to resolve issues and streamline processes. Sales/Marketing. Equipment Management. Resource Center. Equipment and Services Directory. Ask the Expert. Hardhat Connect. Publications.

Construction 136

Construction Software Software Accounting 136

Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 30, 2011

Seminars and Tradeshows. For starters, it is designed for construction, so you’re getting software that handles the accounting and reporting challenges of your industry. Sales/Marketing. Equipment Management. Resource Center. Equipment and Services Directory. Ask the Expert. Hardhat Connect. Industry News. Forms and Checklists.

Construction 168

Construction Software Software Accounting 168

Construction Business Owner

MAY 17, 2012

Seminars and Tradeshows. One of the areas we looked at was their pallet/skid area, where they were struggling to design an ergonomic work station. When working in a manufacturing plant, you can design or build workstations that can fit the workers physical needs. Sales/Marketing. Equipment Management. Resource Center.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Injury 120

Construction Business Owner

MARCH 15, 2012

Seminars and Tradeshows. There’s a commercial for a local kitchen design company that I often hear on the radio that starts, “The form has to follow the function…” According to Wikipedia, this phrase comes from a modern architecture and design principle that says to base the shape of a building or object on its intended purpose of function.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Seminars and Tradeshows. Tablet Computing and Enterprise Software » World of Concrete 2012: Products Get Smarter, Interfaces Mimic Streamlined Design of Smart Phones and Tablets. This new design will be intuitive to anyone who has ever used a smart phone or a tablet. Sales/Marketing. Equipment Management. Resource Center.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 26, 2012

Seminars and Tradeshows. Most of the construction operations software available today is designed for individual use and focused one specific function. Venture is designed for the entire project team and provides tools that help folks work together throughout the entire lifecycle of a project. Sales/Marketing. Resource Center.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Documentation 120

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 19, 2011

Seminars and Tradeshows. Relationship between the designer and the contractor » The Difference Between Selling Used Cars and Selling Software. Foundation Software has been profitable in each of its years of business since 1985. Sales/Marketing. Equipment Management. Resource Center. Equipment and Services Directory.

Construction 136

Construction Software Software Accounting 136

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Seminars and Tradeshows. His heart seems to be in the right place, however, he has failed to take the next step of having a designated safety person in the company to make sure that they are up to speed on the OSHA standards. Sales/Marketing. Equipment Management. Resource Center. Equipment and Services Directory. Ask the Expert.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Safety 120

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Seminars and Tradeshows. Yes, my company creates robust construction management software , and yes, we encourage people to use software designed specifically for the work they do instead of designing their own elaborate spreadsheet solutions. Spreadsheet functionality is usually designed, built, and modified by an individual.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Seminars and Tradeshows. Designate certain times of day to check e-mail – Reading and responding to e-mails as they come in can often distract from any other work getting accomplished. Sales/Marketing. Equipment Management. Resource Center. Equipment and Services Directory. Ask the Expert. Hardhat Connect. Industry News. Publications.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 4, 2011

Seminars and Tradeshows. More often than not, an architect will speak to the program, aesthetics, function, form and capabilities of their design. An engineer will speak to the soundess of structure and the lasting value inherent in a given building that they have helped design. Sales/Marketing. Equipment Management. April 2012.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Rory Woolsey

JANUARY 16, 2012

Hello to all the friends that I have made over the past 25 years of facilitating construction estimating seminars. I have figured that I have facilitated about 8,500 hours of classes on estimating, Job Order Contracting, and project management related topics. Labor Productivity? All stuff I would like to stay on top of with you.

Estimating 45

Estimating Construction Overhead Contract 45

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Seminars and Tradeshows. World of Concrete 2012: Products Get Smarter, Interfaces Mimic Streamlined Design of Smart Phones and Tablets » The Issues around Construction Issue Building. Sales/Marketing. Equipment Management. Resource Center. Equipment and Services Directory. Ask the Expert. Hardhat Connect. Industry News.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Documentation 120

Construction Business Owner

JULY 12, 2012

Seminars and Tradeshows. To paraphrase what the owner of an electrical contracting company told me not long ago, “We do our best to go through all the plans, RFIs, etc. Document systems designed for construction should generate audit trails of changes and additions to the body of information associated with a project.

Construction 136

Construction Documentation Software Software 136

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 26, 2012

Seminars and Tradeshows. With all of this in mind, we’ve designed Spectrum version 14 to be easy to use and access. Sales/Marketing. Equipment Management. Resource Center. Equipment and Services Directory. Ask the Expert. Hardhat Connect. Industry News. Forms and Checklists. Product Spotlight. Auction Calendar. Industry Statistics.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Las Vegas 120

Construction Business Owner

MARCH 29, 2012

Seminars and Tradeshows. Drawings have been used by designers for centuries to communicate ideas to the construction trades. Modeling & Design. It allows for closer collaboration between the different design professions. Sales/Marketing. Equipment Management. Resource Center. Equipment and Services Directory.

Construction 120

Construction BIM Software Software 120

Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 2, 2012

Seminars and Tradeshows. But when we re-designed our construction management software to be web-based, we realized that since there was no client software to deliver or even download, there was no reason why everyone at a client’s company shouldn’t have access to the dashboard and some basic applications they could use. Ask the Expert.

Software 120

Software Software Construction Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 9, 2011

Seminars and Tradeshows. This means that the user interfaces of browser-based applications must be designed for ease-of-use, and information must be presented in an easy-to-understand format. The growing wave of business software over the Internet holds particular promise for the business of construction contracting. April 2012.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Lawyer

AUGUST 19, 2005

The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. « Airport Design team sues Atlanta | Main. Architect cant profit from wrongful conduct. Unlimited liability for designers and contractors.

Profitability 40

Profitability Illinois New York City AIA 40

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Seminars and Tradeshows. « Relationship between the designer and the contractor. Sales/Marketing. Equipment Management. Resource Center. Equipment and Services Directory. Ask the Expert. Hardhat Connect. Industry News. Forms and Checklists. Product Spotlight. Auction Calendar. Industry Statistics. Publications. 26 years old.

Construction 136

Construction Software Software Foundation 136

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Seminars and Tradeshows. « World of Concrete 2012: Products Get Smarter, Interfaces Mimic Streamlined Design of Smart Phones and Tablets. Sales/Marketing. Equipment Management. Resource Center. Equipment and Services Directory. Ask the Expert. Hardhat Connect. Industry News. Forms and Checklists. Product Spotlight. Publications.

Software 120

Software Software Construction Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 11, 2011

Seminars and Tradeshows. For starters, Case showed that they “came to play’ with the introduction of three new DV series double drum large asphalt compactors designed to accommodate a wide variety of paving projects. Sales/Marketing. Equipment Management. Resource Center. Equipment and Services Directory. Ask the Expert. Industry News.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Green 120

Construction Business Owner

MAY 17, 2012

Seminars and Tradeshows. Or, is it more secure at a site where professionals design and maintain the servers to be as secure as possible? Sales/Marketing. Equipment Management. Resource Center. Equipment and Services Directory. Ask the Expert. Hardhat Connect. Industry News. Forms and Checklists. Product Spotlight. Auction Calendar.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Security 120

Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Seminars and Tradeshows. In addition to the “Internet power stations” that deliver communications and consumer applications, we are seeing the emergence of browser-based applications designed for business. Sales/Marketing. Equipment Management. Resource Center. Equipment and Services Directory. Ask the Expert. Hardhat Connect.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Constructor Marketing that Works

MARCH 14, 2013

An aspiring technician decides he wants to do contracting “his” way, because his boss has the IQ of a sand flea, but with even worse people skills. He soon realizes that it’s actually helpful to sell something at a profit. Dashed dreams and a funky smell lay just inside the “closed” sign.

Contractors 53

Contractors Profitability Electrical Organization 53

PSMJ Resources

MAY 21, 2012

Negotiate Satisfactory Contract Terms: A good PM should be able to understand the legalese well enough to navigate through contract. For more strategies and tactics that WILL get you winning more work, join us this summer for our popular Business Development for A/E/C Firms seminar (June 7-8 in Seattle, WA). PSMJ Resources, Inc.

Project Management 46

Project Management Management Negotiation Resource 46

Construction Lawyer

AUGUST 18, 2005

The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. Architect cant profit from wrongful conduct » August 18, 2005. Airport Design team sues Atlanta. « Copyright -- World Trade Center | Main.

Atlanta 40

Atlanta Airports Design Illinois 40

Constructor Marketing that Works

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Profit Point 1 : The target is the most important factor. (My Profit Point 2 : You would do well to constantly build your “target list” through any means available, all year, to constantly “prime the pump” and never ignore a previous warm lead or customer. Identifiable targets are gold.

Contractors 58

Contractors Profitability Retail Electrical 58

Constructor Marketing that Works

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

I just flew back from Phoenix, having presented at the first ever Sales, Profit, and Marketing Summit with Joe Crisara and his fine group from Contractor Selling.com. Friday, February 24, 2012. Thanks for calling Delta. How can I make you prefer travelling by horseback today?". No comments: Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post. Hudson, Ink.

Contractors 45

Contractors Electrical iPad Profitability 45

Constructor Marketing that Works

JUNE 29, 2011

Closing ratio must intersect with ticket and gross profit to be meaningful. Or low transaction that must sustain volume to be profitable? On either, is there a more profitable upsell youre not offering? Maybe theyre rabid for image and product z supports that image. Then to #4. Before you leave them. Adams Hudson. Hudson, Ink.

Contractors 49

Contractors Maine Profitability Electrical 49

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 30, 2011

Seminars and Tradeshows. » Relationship between the designer and the contractor. One part of our industry that I simply cannot get my head around is the oftentimes adversarial relationship that exists between the building design professionals and the building contractors on a particular job. Sales/Marketing. Industry News.

Contractors 120

Contractors Design Software Software 120

Constructor Marketing that Works

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Use it wisely and profit accordingly. Hudson Ink offers “packaged marketing solutions” to contractors in HVAC, Plumbing, and Electrical Trades, plus perform custom copywriting for virtually any contracting trade. Can 11% More Profit Really Be This Easy? It works great for service and upgrades. Sign up here.

Contractors 65

Contractors Electrical Profitability News 65

Constructor Marketing that Works

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Longtime client Buddy Smith runs Russell’s , a neat and profitable $ 5M contracting business in Virginia. Amazingly, the contracting industry largely ignores this “first” sale. “The Missing Link in Your Contracting Business.” Though it was running well, Buddy’s mind began to wander.

Contractors 55

Contractors Electrical Contract Cash Flow 55

Constructor Marketing that Works

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

And as a part of your marketing, a well-designed “customer retention program” will make a significant difference. § Newsletter s are the most profitable retention tool of all. The relationship is strengthened by your good service and the company’s quality products. Hudson, Ink. Marketing Tool Box. Crazy Motives.

Contractors 58

Contractors Electrical Site Products 58

Constructor Marketing that Works

OCTOBER 3, 2012

I can ask her about the design of a car, the face of a watch, the arc of a boat’s hull or a pediment detail on a Greek Revival façade and the answer – fully formed – comes blazing back in acceptance or dismissal. She searched and researched “Graphic Design Education” like I research marketing behavior.

Contractors 59

Contractors Fort Worth Electrical US 59

Constructor Marketing that Works

MARCH 17, 2010

Closing ratio must intersect with ticket and gross profit to be meaningful. Or low transaction that must sustain volume to be profitable? On either, is there a more profitable upsell you’re not offering? Maybe they’re affluent, rabid for image and product ‘z’ supports that image. Hudson, Ink. Answer Desk.

Contractors 40

Contractors Maine Profitability Electrical 40

Constructor Marketing that Works

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

This type of marketing “shuts the door” on customer loss and can pile on new profit (by stemming attrition). Hudson Ink offers “packaged marketing solutions” to contractors in HVAC, Plumbing, and Electrical Trades, plus perform custom copywriting for virtually any contracting trade. Get a sample here.

Contractors 55

Contractors Electrical Budgeting Budget 55