The local search war for construction and construction-related brands is heating up and rankings in search engine results pages (SERPs) are increasingly important. One element of your local search-ranking factor is the number and quality of reviews your business receives. And for construction service brands this is even more critical, as outside recommendations carry more weight in the consumer’s mind….
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The 2013 Construction Marketing STAR Awards have begun! The annual Construction Marketing STAR awards and the Construction Marketer of the Year Awards announce a CALL FOR ENTRIES with early entry deadline of September 6, 2013. With sixteen categories (78 sub-categories), the Construction Marketing STAR™ Awards recognize the best marketing across categories such as advertising, Internet, packaging, trade shows and more….
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To further understand the use of advertising in the construction industry, the Construction Marketing Association conducted a national survey of construction professionals in 2013. Below are the results of that survey in infographic form. You can embed this infographic on your website, blog, etc. using the embed code below. And please share our infographic using the social bookmarking tools below.
With people’s reliance on the Internet increasing drastically over the past decade, email marketing continues be a proven outreach strategy eclipsing more traditional strategies such as direct mail, billboard, and telemarketing. The average person not only checks their email daily but multiple times throughout the day and email marketing is ideal for you to engage potential customers where they already…
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The Construction Marketing Association’s Advertising Best Practices Webcast was packed full of inspired advertising case studies in the construction industry. CMA Chairman, Neil M. Brown, also shared tips on media planning and buying to better your advertising strategy. Results from a recent national CMA survey were also presented. The survey found that 96.6% of construction professionals employed some form of…
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To further understand the use of advertising in the construction industry, the Construction Marketing Association conducted a national survey of construction professionals. The following questions were asked: 1. Do you employ advertising in your marketing program? 2. If yes, what types of advertising do you employ? 3. What is your most effective Advertising activity? 4. What is your least effective Advertising activity?…
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The Construction Marketing Association is conducting a national survey on the use of advertising in the construction industry. The survey addresses best practices, advertising tactics, and measurement strategies. You can take the Advertising Construction Products and Services Survey here. It is a quick survey, with only 7 questions and a request to receive results. The results of the survey will…
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As mentioned in a previous blog post on market research, there are several options for gathering information about customers and their buying preferences and purchase intentions. But what are some of the strategic tools that can be employed to assist in marketing decision-making? Below we will share several popular strategic marketing tools including internet-based competitive intelligence, market segmentation, perceptual maps,…
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Houzz is the leading online platform for home remodeling and design, providing people with everything they need to improve their homes from start to finish – online or from a mobile device. In other words, Houzz is the Pinterest for the remodeling, design, or the construction industry. For construction, design, remodeling, etc. professionals, Houzz offers a unique opportunity to reach…
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Understanding the different types of names is essential to effective name development. Why? Because without this knowledge, there is a tendency to only consider certain types of names which, depending on the category, may be less than differentiated. Also, managers may tend toward naming fads, even if out-dated and ineffective. Finally, mapping competitors’ names by name type is a very…
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