The Construction Marketing Association is proud to highlight the best in show of the 2011 Construction Marketing STAR Awards. An esteemed panel of judges evaluated all entries across 16 categories and 78 sub-categories. Best-in-Show honors goes to the the winner of the most STAR or SUPERSTAR awards, which for 2011 was McGraw-Hill Construction with 13 total awards. McGraw-Hill Construction took…
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The Construction Marketing Association (CMA), sponsor of the annual CMA STAR Awards and CONSTRUCTION MARKETER OF THE YEAR Awards, announces 2011 award winners. The STAR awards recognize excellence in 16 marketing categories and 78 sub-categories. CONSTRUCTION MARKETER OF THE YEAR recognizes top brands, companies or individuals both by region. SUPERSTAR and STAR (first place/second place respectively) are awarded for each…
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A webcast on search engine optimization (SEO) and pay-per-click (PPC) best practices for the construction market is now open for registration on the Construction Marketing Association (CMA) website. The free webcast for members and non-members is scheduled for Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 1 pm CST. Internet marketing is key for most marketing managers in the construction industry. Getting top…
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Twitter has some amazing capabilities that most people do not know about. Everyone assumes that Twitter is a way to let everyone know what they are doing every minute of everyday. Some individual users may use it for this purpose, but that doesn’t mean you have to listen. This ‘noise’ on Twitter is often a deterrent to most people even…
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Originally posted by The Business Marketing Institute, by Eric Gagnon We’re hearing all kinds of news about companies pulling out of their print advertising schedules, with no end in sight. At the same time, there’s a lot of happy talk out there from people in and around the construction marketing field telling you that cutting back on print advertising is…
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Attention all Construction Marketers! If you’ve been waiting to submit your best marketing projects and campaigns to the CMA STAR Awards now is the time! As submissions have been pouring in, the staff here at the Construction Marketing Association is growing increasingly excited for the announcement of the winners October 30, 2011. STAR and SUPERSTAR and BEST of SHOW will…
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(And Why This May Be Killing Your Company’s Sales) Originally posted by the Business Marketing Institute, by Eric Gagnon According to a recent study from Marketing Management Analytics and Financial Executives International, only 7% of financial executives surveyed were satisfied with their company’s ability to measure the ROI of their company’s marketing program. No wonder recession-hammered companies have been slashing marketing budgets. After…
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Originally featured on The Daily 5 Remodel Blog Years from now, should the owners of certain homes have questions about their cabinets, finding the answers will take no more than a quick scan with their mobile phones. If the cabinets came from Cupboards Kitchen & Bath, that is. In May, the family-owned cabinetry showroom, of Sylacauga, Ala., began installing…
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QR Codes are everywhere! The hype is backed up by statistics such as 14 million American’s scanned QR Codes in June, 2011 alone! (source: comScore) Clearly most of what we encounter is consumer advertising and retail applications. So what about the construction industry? Are QR Codes an effective marketing vehicle? The answer is yes! And this blog will demonstrate the…
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ATTENTION! Time is running out in order to receive the early deadline discount for the 2011 Construction Marketing Star awards and for the Construction Marketer of the year award. The official deadline for early entry is September 2. The Construction Marketing Star Awards are produced by the Construction Marketing Association and serve to recognize marketing effectiveness in construction-related industries in North America….
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