Construction Marketing

JULY 12, 2010

by Eric Gagnon. Print direct mail is a powerful means for market-testing sales copy, promotions, pricing, and other critical aspects of your marketing program. Online pay-per-click (PPC) advertising programs , such as Google AdWords, can also be used as a powerful, effective, and very fast method for testing many aspects of your marketing program’s sales copy, benefits, headlines, pricing and other key product positioning features, for all other marketing programs, not just online advertis

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HardHatChat

JULY 13, 2010

The recent Chicago City Council approval of a second Wal-Mart in the city limits is excellent news for Chicago’s commercial construction industry. History shows commercial developers do well opening new big box retail stores like Bed Bath and Beyond, Home Depot or Best Buy near Wal-Marts. New restaurant construction near the new Pullman Park Wal-Mart location should also pick up, especially in the form of fast food and fast casual restaurant construction projects.

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Constructonomics

JULY 5, 2010

Getting paid could be the most difficult part of performing construction work. It doesn’t make sense that this is actually harder than the construction work itself, but often, and perhaps unfortunately, this could be the case. Not getting paid on time can be devastating to construction companies that have costs to vendors and employees that sometimes require payment weekly.

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Carol Hagen

JULY 27, 2010

Recommendations are the life blood of most businesses. Somewhat hidden within the bowels of LinkedIn is the lair of the Service Provider Directory. It’s where you can give recommendations (even though you aren’t connected in LinkedIn). But more importantly it’s where the smart business people search for experts and read the recommendations of others.

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Natural Building

JULY 25, 2010

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart, webmaster of the popular website www.greenhomebuilding.com, posts text and photos featuring what he discovers from around the world.

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Constructor Marketing that Works

JULY 21, 2010

'Contractor Marketing That Works. HVAC Marketing, Plumbing marketing, Electrical contractor marketing can be tough. Your technical expertise tends to blur the importance of getting and keeping customers to actually PAY for that skill. Thats why weve assembled the best plumbing, electrical and hvac marketing strategies onto one site. Youll find info on Yellow Page ads, Customer Retention Newsletters, HVAC Marketing PowerPacks, Marketing Plans, plus sites for dozens of free contractor marketing re

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HardHatChat

JULY 7, 2010

Distressed hotel construction. Whenever I see commercial construction news on high-profile stalled hospitality construction projects, like the Shangri-la Hotel and Waterview Tower in downtown Chicago, I always wonder if the construction site was not only safe and secure before it was shut down, but if it was preserved in a way so that the existing developer or a new owner could start it up again quickly once the construction loan or funding comes through.

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Constructonomics

JULY 24, 2010

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Carol Hagen

JULY 20, 2010

LinkedIn is the king of social media for business but few have used LinkedIn to its potential. Today you will learn how to organize your LinkedIn contacts to better collaborate and converse with Tags. Tags are like indexes or file folders. They are a way to categorize your contacts. Common tags are friends, colleagues, partners, or classmates but you can add your own.

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Natural Building

JULY 31, 2010

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart, webmaster of the popular website www.greenhomebuilding.com, posts text and photos featuring what he discovers from around the world.

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Construction Dive

JULY 4, 2010

Log in. Made of Bugs. It’s software. It’s made of bugs. Home. About. RSS feed. © 2007-2012 Made of Bugs. Implementing a declarative mini-language in the C preprocessor. Last time , I announced Check Plus, a declarative language for defining Check tests in C. This time, I want to talk about the tricks I used to implement a declarative minilanguage using the C preprocessor (and some GCC extensions).

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Help Everybody Everyday

JULY 18, 2010

As you may have read in my what you don’t know about marketing piece, human behavior is somewhat predictable. Newspaper editors and advertisers have known this for years. That’s why they often keep a list of headline formulas that they know will attract readers. In the business, this list is called a “swipe file.” A swipe file is a marketing tool that I find quite valuable and you will too.

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Green Home Design Architect

JULY 27, 2010

Any home three stories or less can earn the ENERGY STAR label if it has been verified to meet EPA's guidelines. Energy Star Homes are typically 20-30% more energy efficient than standard homes – why? Energy Star homes incorporate these eco friendly features: 1. Effective Insulation 2. High-Performance Windows 3. Tight Construction and Ducts 4. Efficient Heating and Cooling Equipment 5.

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Choosing the right procurement software is a crucial step in ensuring third-party risk management, process governance, and bidding efficiency. With so many procurement solutions to choose from, it can be overwhelming without a frame of reference and a solid starting point. This free buyer’s guide will cover: Benefits of Procurement Software –– Why do you need it?

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Constructor Marketing that Works

JULY 8, 2010

'Contractor Marketing That Works. HVAC Marketing, Plumbing marketing, Electrical contractor marketing can be tough. Your technical expertise tends to blur the importance of getting and keeping customers to actually PAY for that skill. Thats why weve assembled the best plumbing, electrical and hvac marketing strategies onto one site. Youll find info on Yellow Page ads, Customer Retention Newsletters, HVAC Marketing PowerPacks, Marketing Plans, plus sites for dozens of free contractor marketing re

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Carol Hagen

JULY 8, 2010

Lean Construction has been a hot topic for the past few years and is still gaining momentum. Recently representatives of Mortenson spoke at a NAWIC Greater Phoenix Chapter meeting and discussed renewable energy (showcasing a wind farm project in Hawaii) and how lean construction practices have improved productivity and their bottom line. Since I just happened to attend the 2010 CFMA National Convention in Kona last week, I was able to see the wind mills in person.

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Do

JULY 19, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. dont think: Do Revit. My journal of work in Revit as part of a 600+ member architecture firm. Monday, July 19, 2010. Navisworks 2011 Addin file. Ugh! More then a month since I last posted, and that was from my BB while at Dev Camp. Dev Camp was fun, too bad Ive not really got back into programming. :-(. However, one thing that was further clarified for me was AddIn files and lo and behold, I need to make one!

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Construction Dive

JULY 31, 2010

Aaron web.net. Home. Blog. Lifestream. Projects. Portfolio. About. Merging Awstats statistics via PHP-CLI. For family reasons, my travel blog is in Dutch. If you really want to read it, you might like to try an automated translation. Because I previously hosted parts of this site on several subdomains, the Awstats crontab I ran on a daily basis used to generate separate statistics for each subdomain, too.

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Help Everybody Everyday

JULY 14, 2010

Mel Lester has posted some interesting insights about the hype surrounding social media on his site. I have to say I agree with his take. Let’s look at some of Mel’s observations. I suggest that social media is much like trade shows a decade or two ago. We set up our exhibit booth and waited expectantly as hundreds strolled past. Several, in fact, stopped to talk with us.

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Green Home Design Architect

JULY 15, 2010

Don't miss the 3rd Annual Lakeside Living Expo this weekend at the Gunstock Mountain Resort in Gilford, New Hampshire. Gilford is located on beautiful Lake Winnipesaukee, less than 90 minutes away from Boston and the seacoast! This is the largest Lifestyle Show in New England with over 250 exhibitors in lodges and tents! Bonin Architects will be exhibiting in Booth #75 in the Lake Winnipesaukee Tent.

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Stok

JULY 29, 2010

Within the LEED certification process, legal concerns are notable, although not always at the forefront. No one interested in “greening” their building is interested in litigation, lawyers, and most of all, the costs that accompany the two. As a result, in the interests of not sullying a project’s image, the incentives to work issues out [.].

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Julian Construction

JULY 27, 2010

Julian Construction Blog. Shawn Kyles. Partner, Julian Construction. Contact Info. Our Services. Foundation Repair. Foundation Replacement. House Leveling. Earthquake Retrofitting or House Bolting. Social Media Links. Facebook. Twitter. « Why House Bolting is Important | Main. | Julian Construction Says Foundation Inspection First Step in Remodeling » 07/27/2010.

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CAD Shack

JULY 26, 2010

Monday, July 26, 2010. Revit Parameters - AUGIWorld Article. I have an article in the current issue of AUGIWorld. Check out page 20 for how you can assign MEP scheduled parameters to items placed in the architectural model. The initial reviews are out and, my dad says " You have topped yourself son. I have always known you are a dork, but this one makes you the king of the dorks.".

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Revit Beginners

JULY 23, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Revit Beginners. Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. This blog will highlight some of the common questions and cool tips found in the process of transitioning our office to Revit. Friday, July 23, 2010. Demons In Your Data? The more you work with Revit the more likely you are to run into demons in the data.

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Help Everybody Everyday

JULY 11, 2010

. Problem: too many email accounts and too many email devices. Solution:IMAP email. Yes, the solution to too many email accounts is, ironically, setting up another email account. Typically, email accounts are POP accounts, which essentially means that email goes to a server and then you connect to it with your device and suck down the emails. The emails move from the server to your device.

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Green Home Design Architect

JULY 8, 2010

It's not too late to register to attend our Free Open House Tour at a custom home near Sunapee Harbor on Lake Sunapee, NH! Here are the particulars: Saturday, July 10, 2010 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Custom Home near Lake Sunapee Whether you're a local or are visiting and thinking of owning a summer home on the Lake, if you are building a new home, adding square footage with an addition, or remodeling a lakefront home or cottage, get answers to your specific questions at this unique Open House!

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Do

JULY 22, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. dont think: Do Revit. My journal of work in Revit as part of a 600+ member architecture firm. Thursday, July 22, 2010. Time to retire. 32bit that is! Ive been waiting for this post to be published by the Revit Clinic folks. Ive been working with Ryan for a month now on a user that continues to crash no matter what. The current thinking being that it is the issue of stability of 32 vs 64.

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Julian Construction

JULY 27, 2010

Julian Construction Blog. Shawn Kyles. Partner, Julian Construction. Contact Info. Our Services. Foundation Repair. Foundation Replacement. House Leveling. Earthquake Retrofitting or House Bolting. Social Media Links. Facebook. Twitter. « Julian Construction Says floor leveling Can Fix Sinking Foundations | Main. | Extreme Earthquake Overdue for California » 07/27/2010.

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PSMJ Resources

JULY 21, 2010

Forgive me if you've heard this before, but there was a negligible increase in the American Institute of Architects' Architecture Billings Index last month. Continuing it's "one step forward, two steps back, two steps forward, one step back" routine of the past three years, the June ABI rating was 46.0, up slightly from a reading of 45.8 in May. And that May numbers was a sharp decline from the 48.4 in April.

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