Blogs
Latest views on the news in the construction industry
2020 Vision
Construction finance specialist at invoice finance provider Bibby Financial Services Jason Heath outlines the results of the group's report looking at the business landscape in 2020.
Transfer words into action
The UK and US are currently viewing BIM from opposite ends of a telescope
Autodesk Blog
Views from the Autodesk BIM conference 2011
A £5bn tease
The BBC teased contractors last night with reports of a £5bn injection into infrastructure funding
How to put together a winning award entry
The entry deadline for the Construction Marketing Awards is coming up, and while I don't often do the 'top ten tips' style of piece, I've done one on putting together a winning award entry. It seemed topical somehow...
More Green Deal Difficulty
I pick on the Green Deal a lot. I feel bad about it, but I can't help myself. It's just so well-intentioned, but so doomed to failure through poor marketing, that I have to wade in...
Engineering - bad for business?
Lord Sugar has offended the engineering community by saying they're bad at business. Maybe they are...
It's all a bit green
The latest incarnation of the Green Deal is well-meaning, but flawed, from a marketing perspective, and doomed to failure...
Argue the difference
Differentiation is a key tool in any competitive battle. What can we learn about it from the cost of having a row in the UK courts?
Who's the top twit?
Construction News has just published a list of top twitter users in construction. I’m on it. So is Sarah Beeny. And Grant Shapps. But why? Where’s the business value in this twitter thing…..?
Thanks, Big Fella
Contractors grateful for James Review proposal to retain central schools procurement body
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Steel yourselves
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Budget 2011: the tiny carrot after the massive stick
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Nuclear challenge for government
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G'day sunshine
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Survival of the fittest
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Mipim fixed grins and positive spin
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The Life of Brian
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Ecobuild 2011
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The greenest government ever?
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Procurement madness
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Liz and Shane, sitting in a tree…
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Green Deal or White Elephant?
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Maths, with Grant Shapps
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CSR - disaster or opportunity?
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Time to innovate or die!
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How to avoid digital disaster
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Keep lean, stay alive
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Opportunity missed
BLOGGERS
Brace yourselves
The spike in the number of construction companies going out of business makes grim reading.
tweeting for money?
My last post was about twitter. So is this one. I asked if anyone had made money from activity on the social media website, and got some response. Here, in 140 character chunks, is a summary....
Offsite
News, views and a spot of gossip from the Construction News team: Rebecca Evans, Greg Pitcher, Lisa Glancy, Jack Sidders, Tom Fitzpatrick, Nick Edwards
Total Marketing Blog
Ross Sturley is Principal of strategic marketing and communications consultancy Chart Lane. He blogs forConstruction News, and and is committee member for the Chartered Institute of Marketing Construction Industry Group (CIMCIG)
MARKETING NEWS
Digital (finally) delivers
The more observant among you may have noticed that the economy has been a little tough of late. Large parts of the construction sector have apparently gone to hell in a handbasket, and some don’t look like coming back any time soon.
Marketing in tough times
Marketing in tough times is not just about cutting expenditure; it is about getting the most from what you already have.
Reputation management and PR
Reputation management is a vital but often misunderstood part of any business. Poor practice is fairly easy to highlight since this can easily become what a person or organisation is remembered for.
