Something unexpected happened at yesterday’s 2 p.m. Construction Marketing Ideas hang-out. A bunch of guests I didn’t expect showed up, and only one who I thought might appear, visited. Rhonda Burgin of Burgin Construction arrived. She, like me, is an early adaptor (for the AEC industry) in the social media space. Then a computer programmer [...]
Dialing for dollars or real relationships: Which is best?
I think you know the answer already. Yesterday, the power of the long-term and often indirect approach to business development, marketing and relationship-building came clearly apparent when a previous client (and major client influencer) phoned me to follow up on his previous commitment to do business with us. We reminisced about our joint experiences in [...]
Nimble, hangouts
This afternoon at 2 p.m. EST, if you are participating in Google Plus, you’ll be able to connect with me through live video at a Google Hangout. Rhonda Burgin of Burgin Construction in California is scheduled to join me and, if all goes well, we’ll discuss some of the potential and opportunity of social media [...]
The “mass” vote: WDM Group for Constructiondigital.com
Mid-afternoon yesterday, we received an incredible surge of votes for the Construction Digital magazine blog. It seems that someone in the WDM Group, which publishes this magazine as well as other publications, sent out a notice through internal communications to get out the vote. The blog is now in a strong second place in [...]
Best Construction Blog competition: Construction Law Carolinas
In this year’s Best Construction Blog competition, I’ve sought to give bloggers at least one reference and introduction, but (unfortunately) have left a few out of the picture. Consider, for example, the Construction Law Carolinas blog by Gregory Shelton, who practices at Horack, Talley, Pharr & Lowndes, P.A. in Charlotte. This is a truly useful [...]
Best Construction Blog — first results for 2012 competition
Here are the early results for the 2012 Best Construction Blog competition: Burgin Construction Ltd. from Orange County,CA , has taken an early lead. This isn’t surprising, because the company — and its social media leader, Rhoda Burgin — have been extremely effective in applying relationship-based social media marketing. You can see my earlier posting [...]
Best Construction Blog competition voting opens
The 2012 Best Construction Blog competition voting is open. You can vote for one or more of your favorite blogs and, if you wish, encourage others to vote as well. The 30 blogs cover a diversity of themes and topics, reflecting different markets and interests. (You can vote for the Construction Marketing Ideas blog, as [...]
Blogging, travel, economic and business development: The week’s challenge
Midnight is the nomination deadline for the 2012 Best Construction Blog competition. As the clock ticks to the start of the competition’s next phase — the voting — I’ll be in a hotel room in Toronto for the Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO) conference. I expect I’ll receive fortification from a pot or two [...]
Mountain Laurel Handrail (Apex Wood Railing) blog
As the deadline approaches (tomorrow, January 31, 2012) for the 2012 Best Construction Blog competition, the we received an impressive last-minute entry from James Pader with Mountain Laurel Handrails (Apex Wood Railing) in Franklin, NC. He writes: My name is James Pader and I’ve personally been crafting mountain laurel handrails on special requests from clients [...]
Best Construction Blog competition: Top Coat Review
Topcoatreview.com is indeed a worthy entry in the Best Construction Blog competition. This blog, written by Vermont painting contractor Scott Burt, focuses on painting product and technology reviews — but is written from the perspective of real-life experience of a working contractor and a competent published writer. (This skills combination isn’t that common, but I [...]