Best Blog Competition: One day extension

With an incredible volume of last-minute votes (I counted more than 50 yesterday) for the Best Construction Blog Competition over the weekend, I’ve decided to extend the deadline one day, to 5 p.m. on Monday, March 1.  This will help avoid disappointment from people who may learn about competition on Monday from last-minute notifications only [...]

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Responsibility, respect and recognition: Three foundations for Construction Marketing success

Last night, Chase sent me and other colleagues this inspirational message, forwarded to him by one of our clients.  The words are not attributed, but a Google search indicates the original source is motivational writer and speaker Keith Cameron Smith, who has written The Top 10 distinctions between Winners and Whiners: Winners Take Responsibility—Whiners Play [...]

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We are shaped by our genes and environment. So are our current and potential clients.

This blog posting’s title is rather obvious but I think we risk losing our construction marketing direction if we fail to heed its message.  Marketing, after all, is about spurring current and potential clients to decide to do business with you.  If you can’t connect with them on a practical and emotional level, they will [...]

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Home Stretch for Best Construction blog competition

We’ve received another flurry of votes as the the Best Construction Blog competition reaches its final days.  The voting system is set to shut at 5:00 p.m. on February 28 (Sunday).  So far, 1,100 ballots have been cast.  The actual number of votes is greater because you can select as many blogs and forums as [...]

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In the last two days, I’ve learned some urban politics lessons.  The story, relevant to the Ottawa area (our home base, where we publish Ottawa Construction News independently and The Impact! for the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association) has broader importance when we look into the areas of the relationships between marketing, media, industry associations [...]

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Recognizing values

Yesterday evening, I attended the General Contractors Association of Ottawa (GCAO) annual cocktail reception where the association presented its Integrity and Ethics Award to Mike Rushton, Algonquin College’s Director of Physical Resources. The event is an annual who’s who of this area’s construction industry and is held at the Rideau Club, an establishment where suit [...]

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The “best blogs” without the most votes

As the Best Construction Blog competition approaches its final days (the contest closes at 5 pm on Feb. 28), I’ve noticed that some of my personal favorites have received very few votes.  This is probably because the bloggers have not campaigned.  In one case, alas, I discovered a coding error which meant you couldn’t actually get [...]

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We are unique

Yesterday, I pulled together notes for a special advertising feature for a highly successful Ontario sub contractor.  The owner described how the business evolved from an equal partnership among three tradespeople who set out on their own when their former employer closed the business in 1985, to a highly successful multinational business in 2010. Intriguingly [...]

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Competitions

This is the final week for the Best Construction Blog competition.  As this competition nears its conclusion, readers are starting to vote in the 2009-10 Ontario Construction Report Readers’ Choice Awards. If you haven’t already voted, or want to track the results, please feel free to connect. You can click on the relevant logo to [...]

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A new Construction Marketing Association?

The Construction Marketing Association website is under construction. Checking around on the web, I discovered this intriguing news release: The Construction Marketing Association Launches Naperville, IL—February 1, 2010—A professional association was recently launched for marketing managers and executives in construction-related industries. The Construction Marketing Association (CMA) provides professional development resources, networking and recognition in North [...]

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