Construction Marketing

JULY 24, 2012

A webcast from the Construction Marketing Association (CMA) will evaluate the BIG 4 social networks (Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter), and new options including Google+ and new social media marketing options including Google+. Numerous case studies will demonstrate social media best practices. Results of a national survey will be presented. The free webcast for members and non-members is scheduled for Tuesday, September 18, 2012, at 1 pm CDT.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JULY 25, 2012

There’s a saying that I’ve heard over the years, “write about what you know.” So, I’d like to take this week to talk about a subject I really know – construction software – something I’ve been doing for more than thirty years.

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HardHatChat

JULY 23, 2012

Building Michigan Avenue flagship stores for international brands like Zara is a sweet spot for Englewood Construction. With the 2012 Summer Olympics right around the corner, it got me thinking that with London six hours ahead of Chicago, much of what we’ll be watching will be old news taped from earlier in the day. While most of us will accept delayed Olympic news due to the time zone difference, the same isn’t true when working with international brands and new retail construction.

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Construction Business Owner

JULY 26, 2012

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Carol Hagen

JULY 26, 2012

After reading “Collaborating in the New AEC World” by Al Douglas it is apparent that whether you are a subcontractor, general contractor, architect, engineer or project owner you must have a single place to effectively communicate in order to reach all project team expectations. Email will not due and often project management systems do not deliver on live collaborative sessions that occur during pre-construction and intermittently throughout a project lifecycle.

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Constructonomics

JULY 24, 2012

The interior design and construction of a workplace can make a huge difference in worker productivity. A host of big and little things contribute how healthy, happy, satisfied and, above all, productive employees are in their work place. Among the most important of these are whether or not employees work in groups or have their own private work spaces, the amount of noise in the area where they work, the furniture layout, thermal comfort and ventilation and lighting.

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SAB Magazine

JULY 26, 2012

Canada’s building stock is relatively old. According to Statistics Canada’s 2000 Commercial and Institutional Building Energy Use Survey [CIBEUS], about 70% of the country’s commercial and institutional buildings were constructed before 1980. 1Since these older buildings consume more energy than their newer counterparts, retrofitting them with energy-efficient technologies can have significant impact on the building sector’s overall energy profile.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

JULY 24, 2012

Select your favourite cover. We’re almost ready to publish: Social media and marketing for architectural, engineering and construction companies – What you really need to know to achieve profitable results. I expect the release will be on August 15. The book needs a bit of final writing and proof-reading and this Friday will go to the e-book formatter (a new trade that didn’t exist just a couple of years ago).

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ENR Construction

JULY 22, 2012

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As the use of Enterprise Resource Planning systems in the construction industry is critical to optimizing operations, it's critical that decision makers conduct a thorough software evaluation to find the one that best aligns to their needs.

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Contractor Magazine

JULY 24, 2012

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JULY 27, 2012

Over The Past 30+ Years - I have accumulated a variety of terms to describe the construction industry. Some of them are intended to be funny, some are serious and the rest are entertaining. Please feel free to share them with your friends, relatives and most importantly contractors as they will appreciate the humor and perhaps find value in the words of wisdom we are sharing.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

JULY 27, 2012

If you poll business leaders and owners to learn their greatest single business challenge, you will find almost always they will say: ”If only we could have some more great sales (or business development) representatives.” The reason for this attitude, of course, is that effective marketing and sales drives the business forward. You obviously need to deliver the products, service and client experience (great sales without substance behind the scenes invites suggestions of fraud rat

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Help Everybody Everyday

JULY 23, 2012

What are firms in the architecture, engineering, and construction business selling? It may not be what you think. We don’t sell buildings. When you go in to pitch a client…there is no building, there is no bridge, there is no reservoir, there is no plant. It hasn’t been built yet. You can’t hand a client these things like they were pencils you were selling.

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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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SAB Magazine

JULY 26, 2012

The Jim Pattison Centre of Excellence [COE] at Okanagan College was conceived to meet the urgent need for trades people, site managers and construction workers who are skilled in the practices of sustainable building. It includes classrooms, workshops, administrative offices, commercial offices, gymnasium, fitness centre, computer labs, demonstration lab, cafeteria, study spaces and gathering spaces.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JULY 21, 2012

Some Homeowners And Developers Get Contractors To Work For Free! They Search For Unlicensed Contractors - Have them submit a bid, get them excited to start as soon as possible, give the contractor as little money as possible, stall whenever the contractor asks for more money and when the contractor finally stops work and threatens to sue them they say laugh at them and say "Go Ahead" knowing the odds are the licensed contractor will not likely collect a penny.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

JULY 25, 2012

One of the biggest challenges in business development and construction marketing is appreciating the hidden forces and conflicts outside of visible range. For example, you go to great effort to make a presentation, but the key decision-maker is missing and for some reason you can’t gather, dislikes you. Various sales and marketing gurus seek to provide advice about overcoming these hidden forces, but there are other issues, as well — and those are the personality conflicts within yo

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Contractor Magazine

JULY 23, 2012

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SAB Magazine

JULY 25, 2012

The 65m2 three-season off-grid retreat sits on a 95-acre former tobacco farm in Norfolk County that is undergoing restoration by the owner to tallgrass prairie/black oak savanna, a rare habitat in North America as over 98% has been converted to farmland. The owners’ interest in both design and the conservation of natural areas provided an opportunity to explore a modern approach to sustainability that is rooted in the ecology of the site.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JULY 21, 2012

Professional Contractor. If You Are In This Contractor Group - You are the second largest group of the Four Types Of Contractors. Together you and your like-minded contractors combined production is more than the Enterprise Level Contractors due to the number of contractors similar to you. Here Are A Few Statistical Production Averages Per Person Where You Do Well: Sales Dollar Volume Per Job.

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ENR Construction

JULY 22, 2012

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Revit OpEd

JULY 27, 2012

Revit OpEd. Welcome to Steve Staffords Blog ~ Revit OpEd = OPinion EDitorial ~ My view of things Revit, both real and imagined. Friday, July 27, 2012. Due Diligence. I was musing about a recent conversation where one guys position was that BIM is hype, unnecessary and worse really just being foisted upon our profession in a scheme to get more money from "us".

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Supply chain challenges and rising material costs are forcing specialty contractors to pay more for what they need to complete each job. Following a simple set of principles, this easy-to-follow guide can help you manage job costs, ease the pains of accounting, and run a more profitable businesses. If you are a Specialty Contractor or Self-performing GC, you do not want to miss out on this essential guide!

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SAB Magazine

JULY 26, 2012

Karis Place is a partnership between More Than A Roof Housing Society, BC Housing, and the City of Vancouver. It provides rental housing as part of the Provincial Homelessness Initiative, which focuses on providing safe, secure and supportive housing in response to the current homelessness crisis in Vancouver.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JULY 21, 2012

Dog And Pick-Up Truck Contractor. If You Are In This Contractor Group - You are in the largest group of the Four Types Of Contractors. Together you and your like-minded contractors combined production is more than all the other groups combined due to the sheer number of contractors similar to you. Here Are A Few Statistical Production Averages Per Person Where You Do Well: Sales Dollar Volume Per Job.

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ENR Construction

JULY 22, 2012

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Construction Marketing Ideas

JULY 26, 2012

Thanks to Chris Haught of the Blogging Painters for curating the link that led to this posting. SethC’s posting: Digg Loses Nearly $200 Million, 5 Lessons for WordPress Bloggers on the wpmu.org blog has relevance for anyone in construction marketing, even if you haven’t even considered starting a blog. He reminds us of some rather fundamental (and some relatively new) truths: Social media success requires sharing more than promoting and, always, remembering that the readers’

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Contractor Magazine

JULY 25, 2012

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JULY 21, 2012

Salt Of The Earth Contractor. If You Are In This Contractor Group - You are the second largest group of the Four Types Of Contractors. Together you and your like-minded contractors combined production is more than the two larger groups combined due to the sheer number of contractors similar to you. Here Are A Few Statistical Production Averages Per Person Where You Do Well: Sales Dollar Volume Per Job.

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ENR Construction

JULY 25, 2012

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