The economy (rock bottom?)

The invitation for entries for the Best Construction Industry Blog has led to the nomination of Bill Grave’s blog:  “Its not always sunny in Philadelphia:  Life in Construction.” His Sept. 09 posting, Sad But Curious State of the Construction Industry, 2009, is worth reading because it provides clues about where and why pricing for construction [...]

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The best construction industry marketing blog: Nominations open

In conjunction with the Design and Construction Report, we’re looking for nominations for the best Construction Industry blog. The guidelines are simple: The blog should belong to a business or individual within the architectural, engineering and construction community and relate in some way to the individual or organization’s marketing objectives. (The scope is deliberately wide). [...]

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Getting things done

Matt Handal’s Helping EveryBody Everyday is a useful resource, worthy of bookmarking. Matt Handal makes some solid points in this posting on GTD Times (GTD = Getting Things Done). The GTD system recommends that you have a series of lists you review on a regular basis. One list you should have is a relationship “hit [...]

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The Design and Construction Report — Fall edition

The fall issue of the Design and Construction Report, published in conjunction with the Design and Construction Network, is online.  You can visit the publication and view either with page turning software or download a PDF file for reading and printing. If you would like your business profiled in the next issue of the Design [...]

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Longshots and dreams

My SMPS Foundation White Paper application is a long shot, but at least when I key in (without quotes), SMPS Foundation White Paper, the first Google entry is . . . my blog (blogger version).  At least I’ve achieved great Search Engine Optimization for construction marketing issues. Yesterday, I submitted an application to produce a [...]

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About Public-Private Partnerships

This article from the October, 2008 issue of The SMPS Marketer, Public-Private Partnerships:  Creating New Opportunities continues to be relevant today.  You can also review the original posting in this blog’s Blogspot format.

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