The Construction Marketing Association Chairman Neil Brown shared the results of a national survey on marketing plans and priorities for the new year. To better understand the marketing plans and priorities for 2020 we asked the following questions: Will you increase or decrease marketing in 2020? What traditional marketing tactics will increase/decrease in 2020? What digital marketing tactics will increase/decrease…
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The Construction Marketing Association conducted a national survey to identify the effectiveness of different social media approaches of architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals. To better understand social media usage and trends in the Architectural, Engineering and Construction (A/E/C) industry we asked the following questions: Do you employ social media in your marketing program? If yes, do you manage social…
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The Construction Marketing Association conducted a national survey on the use of construction lead services by construction firms of all types, manufacturers, and related. To get a greater insight on the usage of Construction lead services we asked the following questions: Do you utilize construction lead services? If no, what is the main reason you do not use construction lead…
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The Construction Marketing Association (CMA) undertook a national survey on construction service company RFQ/RFP practices. The objective of this specialized study was to identify best practices and benchmarks for use by construction firms of all types and sizes, as this type of study is rarely available in the public domain. The following questions were asked: Is your RFQ/RFP process effective?…
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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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To further understand the use of inbound marketing in the construction industry, the Construction Marketing Association conducted a national survey of construction professionals. The following questions were asked: 1. Do you employ Inbound Marketing? 2. If yes, what types of inbound marketing activities do you employ? 3. What types of content do you develop? 4. What is your most effective…
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Home improvement retailers are a specialized channel for many types of construction projects including building materials and supplies, fixtures, construction tools and equipment, and more. This is part one of a three-part blog series on marketing to home improvement retailers. Part one will provide a retail snapshot, including the results of a 2011 survey on retail marketing practices conducted by…
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