• Forms of Information Used by Specifiers

    Forms of Information Used by Specifiers

    Chris Ashworth looks at some of the findings from the CPAs most recent report. One of the follow-up initiatives resulting from the Hackitt Review has been the formation of a Marketing Integrity Group by the Construction Products Association. The purpose of this group is to […]

  • The Role of Paid for Information

    The Role of Paid for Information

    Information is now often freely available and people complain of ‘information overload’, but in the construction industry there is a plethora of technical information available for free as well as paid for, and as such the quality of it can differ wildly.  It’s hard to […]

  • The Move Towards Digital Media Continues

    The Move Towards Digital Media Continues

    Thirty years ago, the job of a construction marketer was quite straightforward. There were a few key publications to target for PR, and getting editorial coverage for important stories in those magazines pretty much hit the spot each time. Ditto for advertisers. Circulations were large, […]

  • The Audience you Reach can be Dizzying!

    The Audience you Reach can be Dizzying!

    It might be stating the obvious, but the unique characteristic of social media is just that – it’s social.  Get it right and you don’t have an audience, you have a community, a group, a tribe. The channels know that – and they encourage your […]

  • The Process of Implementing CPD in Support of a Specification Strategy – Webinar

    The Process of Implementing CPD in Support of a Specification Strategy – Webinar

    CPD is a key channel for communicating with architects and an important element of any specification strategy. With multiple options for CPD delivery available to manufacturers, it’s important that you have a well thought through and implemented programme as part of your marketing strategy for […]

  • Online Sources of Information and Influence

    Online Sources of Information and Influence

    It has long been the case that the trends and approaches prevailing in consumer marketing have eventually crossed over to and shaped B2B communications. For many years now, for example, the mantra has been that there needs to be more emotion in B2B – talking […]

  • Why do we Need Forecasts?

    Why do we Need Forecasts?

    Because the only constant in life is change, and while change is certain, the form of change isn’t.  We thus require information to enable a more informed view of the future.  We can gain a more informed view via in-house resources, although in reality, companies […]

  • Understanding the Different Players in the Industry – Structural Engineers

    Understanding the Different Players in the Industry – Structural Engineers

    The construction industry is made up of a series of relationships with architects; designers; engineers; contractors; sub-contractors all working together to meet the needs of the client. This blog is the third in the series looking at the different players in the industry. The aim […]

  • Preparing Marketing Strategy for Construction Markets

    Preparing Marketing Strategy for Construction Markets

    Preparing Marketing Strategy for Construction Markets Engaging with construction specifiers and influencing specification is a constant challenge for the construction product manufacturer. This slideshare looks at the effective steps to take when putting in place a specification strategy. #Specstrategy. It concludes with a number of […]

  • Updating a CPD Seminar

    Updating a CPD Seminar

    The Client: Catnic is the leading UK manufacturer of steel construction products for the residential sector. The company brought the original steel lintel to the construction industry in 1969 and their brand is almost a generic term for lintels in the construction industry. The Project: […]