Association News

CMA Announces National Board of Directors

Posted by Brian Reuhl on December 2, 2011 at 1:14 pm

The Construction Marketing Association (CMA), a professional organization launched in 2010,  and has appointed six directors and seeks more. Founder and chairman Neil M. Brown has announced that Rick Kean, Jim Scarlata, Kevin Enke, Tim O’Brien, Deborah Hodges and Paul Deffenbaugh have agreed to serve on the board. Mr. Kean is Managing Director of the [...]

2011 Construction Marketer of the Year Award Winners!

Posted by Brian Reuhl on November 23, 2011 at 12:50 pm

As we continue to highlight winners of the 2011 Construction Marketing STAR Awards, one of the most prestigious categories of the program is the 2011 CONSTRUCTION MARKETER OF THE YEAR, awarded to the top entries in each region (North America in 2011, expanded to Canada, Latin America, Europe and Asia in 2012). This year’s winner [...]

2011 CMA STAR Awards – Winners Announced

Posted by Brian Reuhl on November 4, 2011 at 12:41 pm

The Construction Marketing Association (CMA), sponsor of the annual CMA STAR Awards and CONSTRUCTION MARKETER OF THE YEAR Awards,  announces 2011 award winners. The STAR awards recognize excellence in 16 marketing categories and 78 sub-categories. CONSTRUCTION MARKETER OF THE YEAR recognizes top brands, companies or individuals both by region. SUPERSTAR and STAR (first place/second place [...]

YouTube Video Service Available from CMA

Posted by Neil Brown on October 25, 2011 at 2:18 pm

Construction Marketing Advisors now offers a low cost service for YouTube videos including YouTube channel set-up, and development of up to a 2 minute video for only $899. The complete YouTube video package includes video editing, script and copy writing, video graphics and animations, and coordinating all YouTube channel set-up and passwords. In addition, a [...]

2012 Marketing Outlook Survey for Construction

Posted by Neil Brown on October 18, 2011 at 1:47 pm

The Construction Marketing Association announces a survey of construction marketers that will identify marketing budget outlook, top marketing priorities, and tactical marketing plans for the upcoming 2012 fiscal year. While outlook surveys are common, this is the only known marketing survey in the construction industry. Survey participants can request a free copy of the results. [...]

Hurry, CMA STAR Awards Final Deadline Friday Sept 16!

Posted by Brian Reuhl on September 15, 2011 at 10:17 am

Attention all Construction Marketers! If you’ve been waiting to submit your best marketing projects and campaigns to the CMA STAR Awards now is the time! As submissions have been pouring in, the staff here at the Construction Marketing Association is growing increasingly excited for the announcement of the winners October 30, 2011. STAR and SUPERSTAR [...]

Early Deadline for the Construction Marketing Awards is September 2!

Posted by Brian Reuhl on September 2, 2011 at 8:57 am

ATTENTION! Time is running out in order to receive the early deadline discount for the 2011 Construction Marketing Star awards and for the Construction Marketer of the year award. The official deadline for early entry is September 2. The Construction Marketing Star Awards are produced by the Construction Marketing Association and serve to recognize marketing effectiveness in [...]

What Is Your Marketing GPA?

Posted by Neil Brown on July 13, 2011 at 8:00 am

Free Grading Service Now Available! A new marketing grading service is available that measures company or brand marketing performance on a 4.0 grade point average scale similar to education, and then issues a Marketing Report Card. The free Construction Marketing GPA™/Marketing Report Card™ service grades five (5) categories including: brand execution, marketing programs, Internet marketing, [...]

Call for Entries to the Construction Marketing Awards!

Posted by Brian Reuhl on June 16, 2011 at 8:00 am

The annual Construction Marketing STAR™ awards honor marketing excellence of construction industry professionals, across a broad range of functional marketing disciplines. STAR and SUPERSTAR recognition will be awarded for each of fourteen categories, along with a BEST in SHOW. The new Construction Marketer of the Year Awards recognizes companies, brands or individuals for marketing excellence [...]

Mike Rowe Is No Expert, But He Knows Where to Find Them

Posted by Brian Reuhl on April 20, 2011 at 11:18 am

After being an apprentice on nearly 300 dirty jobs, Mike Rowe is still no expert, but he sure knows where to find them. In 2008, Mike launched mikeroweWORKS (mrW), a website dedicated to championing the cause of hard workers and reinvigorating the skilled trades.  Since then, mrW has provided resources, news, and a community forum [...]