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When planning a piece of construction market research there is much to consider, such as your objectives, target market, and research methodology. But possibly the most important factor is the nature of the research company you choose to work with. The construction industry has a complex Decision Making Unit. With the team responsible for designing,…

Understanding your customers is essential to good business. In this blog we explore how to position your company, and your team as the Trusted Advisor to the construction specifier. We also take a look at what sales and marketing tools to use, when supporting the construction decision maker with their specification. A Trusted Advisor:  Someone the construction…

The construction sector represents a unique challenge for the marketer. The sector’s Decision Making Unit (DMU) is far more complex than many business-to-business markets. This is because the team responsible for designing, selecting, purchasing and installing products is usually created for a single project, employed by different organisations and then disbanded. Many of the members…

Forecasting construction markets is not an exact science. The construction projects in the pipeline, the key industry drivers and the wider economic environment are known but there is a degree of uncertainty. This has certainly been demonstrated recently with Brexit. In this blog we take a look at construction forecasts, at how they work and…

The unfortunate events of the Grenfell Tower fire of 14th June 2017 and the interim review by Dame Judith Hackitt that followed, highlight what many in the industry already know – that there is often widespread deviation between what is designed and what is built. For manufacturers this is most apparent as specification switching, often following a process…

Recent research, The Construction Media Index, provides valuable insight into the communication channels used by construction decision makers. As part of this Architects, Contractors, Housebuilders, Offsite Manufactures and Builders Merchants were asked how they source information. This guest blog, by Mike Rigby of MRA marketing, presents some of the findings and the usage of Apps in…

Recent research, The Construction Media Index, provides valuable insight into the communication channels used by construction decision makers. As part of this Architects, Contractors, Housebuilders, Offsite Manufactures and Builders Merchants were asked about the events they attend. This guest blog, by Paul Fryer, presents some of the findings and considers how to get best value…

Recent research, The Construction Media Index (CMI), provides valuable insight into the communication channels used by construction decision makers. As part of this Architects, Contractors, Housebuilders, Offsite Manufactures and Builders Merchants were asked about the construction trade journals they read. This guest blog, by Anna Hern of Ridgemount PR, presents some of the findings and…

We now live in a world that is digitally connected. 2017 marked a major milestone in web usage as half of the world’s population had become connected to the internet. Therefore developing an effective online presence is essential. But how can you get heard in this busy world? Recent research, The Construction Media Index, provides…

Recent research, The Construction Media Index, provides valuable insight into the communication channels used by construction decision makers. As part of this Architects, Contractors, Housebuilders, Offsite Manufactures and Builders Merchants were asked about the events they attend. This guest blog, by Catherine Caplis of CIB, presents some of the findings and considers if event marketing…