Archive for August, 2010

Survey Says: 2011 Marketing Outlook

August 23, 2010

Want insight into 2011 Marketing in construction markets? Find out what your construction marketing peers are planning for 2011 by taking a quick and anonymous survey via Survey Monkey! Sponsored by the Construction Marketing Association, the goal is to determine the 2011 marketing plan trends for the construction industry. A complete report will be available [...]

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Posted in Construction Marketing, Marketing Survey, Research 6 Comments »

Search Engine Optimization: Top Priority for Construction Marketers

August 12, 2010

(CMA FOCUS SERIES: SEO) As construction marketers implement next-generation websites that feature enhanced functions, many companies have not yet taken advantage of even the most basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques. In most industries, SEO can be critical to achieving improved search results for websites—thereby increasing website traffic, and quite possibly sales and market share. [...]

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Posted in Best Practices, Search Engine Optimization, Search Marketing 5 Comments »

The Newest Rules of PR: Distribution Options

August 5, 2010

(CMA FOCUS SERIES: PUBLICITY:  PART 2 of 2) Per the prior post, the popularity and use of free publicity historically increases when the economy tanks. In the midst of this seemingly extended downturn, PR is certainly gaining priority in the construction marketing mix. At the same time, PR is changing significantly. So how can you refine [...]

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Posted in Communications, Marketing Tips, Publicity 3 Comments »