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- March 2010 (10)
- 10: Referral incentives do not need to be expensive to be effective (0)
- 09: Contrary thinking: When to go for it (0)
- 08: The power of positive (and negative) thinking (1)
- 07: The opportunities and perils of hard public bidding (1)
- 06: Experience and consulting (0)
- 05: The Ontario Construction Report Readers’ Choice Awards — another popularity contest (0)
- 04: Did we really vote for the Best Construction Blog? (3)
- 03: The Metrics of the Best Construction Blog Competition (0)
- 02: The Best Construction Blogs and Forums (1)
- 01: Reaching your dreams (0)
- February 2010 (32)
- 28: Best Blog Competition: One day extension (0)
- 28: Responsibility, respect and recognition: Three foundations for Construction Marketing success (0)
- 27: We are shaped by our genes and environment. So are our current and potential clients. (0)
- 26: Home Stretch for Best Construction blog competition (0)
- 26: (0)
- 25: Recognizing values (0)
- 24: The “best blogs” without the most votes (0)
- 23: We are unique (3)
- 22: Competitions (0)
- 21: A new Construction Marketing Association? (0)
- 21: Fast food, “fast marketing” (0)
- 20: The counterintuitive approach: When wrong is right (0)
- 19: Others’ great ideas (I’m not the only person in the world with a brain . . . really) (0)
- 18: The Best Construction Blog competition: An update (0)
- 17: Humility: The dangers of marketing over-kill and presentation under-preparation (4)
- 16: Have you ever achieved your dreams? (0)
- 15: Taking your construction business to the next level (0)
- 14: The four approaches to Construction Marketing (0)
- 13: Game rules and winning — some additional thoughts (0)
- 12: The best construction blog competition: Game rules and winning (0)
- 11: The power of relationships in marketing (and taking risks with new relationships) (0)
- 10: Is it good manners to ask for referrals? (2) (2)
- 09: Is it good manners to ask for referrals? (0)
- 08: The Design and Construction Report: Some thoughts (1)
- 07: Cross platform posting (0)
- 07: Can you cheat your way to the top? (Do you need to cheat to survive?) (0)
- 06: The hard and easy way to market successfully (0)
- 05: Insights (0)
- 04: Time, money and value (0)
- 03: Best blog and forum competition: Update (0)
- 02: Newsletters, blogs, books . . . (0)
- 01: The tough test (0)
- January 2010 (35)
- 31: The Construction Marketing Ideas book: Nearing publication (0)
- 30: What is the best way to communicate? (0)
- 29: The secret of breaking in — Creative ‘risk’ taking (1)
- 28: The proper care and feeding of clients (0)
- 27: Heading to Washington . . . (0)
- 26: Marketing in tough times (0)
- 25: Marketing compatibility: Doing what you (and your current and potential clients) enjoy (0)
- 24: Craig Park’s blog (0)
- 24: The packaged introduction (0)
- 23: The qualifying process: Humanizing the initial connection (1)
- 22: Warming up, why? (0)
- 22: Original thought: Sharing or stealing? (0)
- 21: The Construction Writers Association — A useful resource (0)
- 21: Cold calls, ever (2)? What not do. (0)
- 20: Cold calls, ever? (0)
- 19: Creative risk: The smell test (0)
- 18: Passion, priorities and discipline (delayed gratification) (0)
- 17: Social media (paid) advertising: Does it work? (0)
- 16: Blogging: The business challenge (2)
- 15: Remodelcrazy.com rises in forum rankings (0)
- 15: The lost (and rediscovered) business year: Survival, creativity, values and systems (0)
- 14: Making the “Cold, Hard Truth” work for you (0)
- 13: The Cold, Hard Truth (1)
- 12: Social media and marketing to subcontractors and suppliers (0)
- 11: The eight signals of online trust (0)
- 10: Trust, relationships, metrics and construction marketing (1)
- 09: Social Networking and Construction Marketing: Can you have 500 (or 5,000) friends online? (0)
- 07: When to (and when not to) break out of your niche (0)
- 07: Best blog and forum competition: Early results (0)
- 06: Less you, more them? (0)
- 05: Can you have 500 (or 5,000) friends? (0)
- 04: Construction Marketing: The multi-media Do-it-yourself (DIY) program (0)
- 03: Expectations and results (2)
- 02: Business challenges: Quick answers (0)
- 01: Your 12 New Years visions (revisited) (0)
- December 2009 (28)
- 31: Best Blogs and Forums competition heats up (0)
- 30: Getting your price: Can you de-link financial responsibility from purchase decsion-making? (0)
- 29: Your Design and Construction Report career opportunity (0)
- 29: Competitive Advantage (U.K.) Resources (2)
- 28: U.K. construction marketing group (0)
- 27: Best Construction Blog — Early Results (0)
- 26: More progress (0)
- 26: Progress to the switch-over (1)
- 25: Christmas Construction Marketing Ideas blog updates (0)
- 24: The Best Blog competition (and getting this blog ready) (1)
- 23: A useful blog (0)
- 22: Getting started with marketing (0)
- 21: Construction marketing paradoxes (0)
- 20: Taking your construction business to the next level (0)
- 19: The Linkedin.com Construction Marketing Ideas Group: 131 members in one day (0)
- 17: Measuring your success (0)
- 17: The week before Christmas . . . (0)
- 15: How has the recession affected your business — Some additional responses (2)
- 14: How has the recession affected your business? – Some responses (1)
- 13: The recession: How is it affecting you? (0)
- 12: Preparing for change (0)
- 09: The Home Renovation Show Official Show Guide (0)
- 08: Triangle and Charlotte Construction News: Some useful recession-fighting ideas (0)
- 07: Contradictions (0)
- 06: Culture clashes (1)
- 05: Your favourite construction industry blog (0)
- 04: Construct Canada video (0)
- 03: Construct Canada 2009 Day 1 (0)
- November 2009 (6)
- 29: The economy (rock bottom?) (0)
- 20: The best construction industry marketing blog: Nominations open (0)
- 19: Getting things done (0)
- 15: The Design and Construction Report — Fall edition (0)
- 10: Longshots and dreams (1)
- 09: About Public-Private Partnerships (0)
- October 2009 (1)
- September 2009 (3)
- 12: The best online sales test (0)
- 11: Referrals and Finders Fees (0)
- 06: The book, the blog and Twitter (0)
- August 2009 (3)
- July 2009 (3)
The Construction Marketing Ideas Blog originated on a blogger.com website, and you can search entries dating back to 2006 there. To find this site, just Google “construction marketing ideas”. It has first place. (I’m not hyperlinking to it here as the goal is to ultimately move THIS blog to the top spot.
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