The October 18 webcast with Caterpillar’s Brian Stokoe, along with Brian Reuhl and Neil M. Brown from the Construction Marketing Association (CMA) identified a number of tips, ideas and strategies for more effectively using video to drive search engine results, generate sales leads and support customer service. Video is Critical to Marketing All presenters agreed [...]
Twitter has some amazing capabilities that most people do not know about. Everyone assumes that Twitter is a way to let everyone know what they are doing every minute of everyday. Some individual users may use it for this purpose, but that doesn’t mean you have to listen. This ‘noise’ on Twitter is often a [...]
A webcast on YouTube and Video Best Practices is now open for registration on the Construction Marketing Association (CMA) website. The free webcast for members and non-members is scheduled for Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 1 pm CST. Video is the killer app for construction marketing and search optimization. Learn how Caterpillar deploys YouTube and [...]
QR Codes are everywhere! The hype is backed up by statistics such as 14 million American’s scanned QR Codes in June, 2011 alone! (source: comScore) Clearly most of what we encounter is consumer advertising and retail applications. So what about the construction industry? Are QR Codes an effective marketing vehicle? The answer is yes! And [...]
The importance of social media in the construction industry continues to grow, with more and more examples of companies and brands realizing financial results. The promise of social media is improved search engine results, increased website traffic, real interaction with customers and prospects, and ultimately, measurable revenue generation. In addition, a huge opportunity exists to [...]
The Power of LinkedIn Part 1 covered LinkedIn Profiles and Company Pages. This second half will cover LinkedIn Groups, InMails and applications. LinkedIn gives us so many powerful features that the best way to learn is through experience. Understanding that the more you use LinkedIn, the better you will get is very important. Over time [...]
The recent CMA webcast “Killer Construction Content” demonstrated that content is king! Content marketing is becoming foundational to a modern marketing program. Content supports such goals as awareness, customer retention and lead generation. Marketers are transforming into authors and publishers. Content marketing is the creation and distribution of educational and/or compelling information in multiple formats [...]
Part 1 of 2—LinkedIn Profiles and Company Pages LinkedIn has made significant strides to become the most powerful professional social media site on the Internet. Growing at over a million users a week, LinkedIn showcases professionals from over 18 different industries ranging from Business to Construction. Users are given a profile to build and expand, [...]
Everyone is talking about ways Facebook can help benefit your construction brand or company, but rarely do they ever talk about the basics. The real trick to any successful Facebook marketing strategy is a strong foundation. That foundation is built through understanding Facebook, and how it leverages social connections around the world. Facebook has made [...]
A webcast entitled LinkedIn/Facebook/Twitter Best Practices for Construction Markets is scheduled for Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 12 pm CST. The webcast is free to both members and non-members. Construction Marketing Association (CMA) Social Media Manager Brian Reuhl and CMA Chairman Neil M. Brown share tips and tricks, new business-friendly features and real construction market [...]
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of the weekWith video hosting services such as YouTube, embedding video to your website, blog, Facebook or emails is easy by simply copying and pasting HTML code. Why embed videos? Because videos have the highest click-through rates (CTRs) and social sharing...
