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EFFECTIVE MARKETING FOR BUILDER PRODUCTS

As specialists in marketing for construction and construction business marketing, we at K&A have been dedicated to helping our clients in the residential and commercial building product industry grow their brands for over 35 years. We are passionate about what we do and are always motivated to start each day with a strong cup of coffee and the goal of making a positive impact for our clients. With a focus on building products and a deep understanding of the construction industry, we have become experts in the field and are proud to offer our specialized services to our clients.

“Smart” Appliances Use Technology For Its Own Sake

“Smart” Appliances Use Technology For Its Own Sake

As a group, we marketers have a bad habit that needs to be stopped. We take an idea, phrase or word that we think has meaning to consumers, then repeat it ad nauseum until it is utterly meaningless. Previous examples of terms we have mercilessly beaten into the ground...

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How Brands Can Use Journalism To Reach Their Customers

How Brands Can Use Journalism To Reach Their Customers

It’s a tough time to be a journalist covering the building and remodeling industry. Or just about any trade industry, for that matter. Which also presents an opportunity for you as a home & building materials marketer to fill a void…if you do it right. Not long...

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How to Innovate Building Product Marketing in the New Year

How to Innovate Building Product Marketing in the New Year

How to Innovate in the New Year The trusty garage may become a thing of the past. You know, the large spaces found in most American homes -- designed to accommodate two or even three cars -- but are just as often used for storing junk? Thanks to technology, the need...

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Making Fire-Resistance a More Important Feature for Buildings

Making Fire-Resistance a More Important Feature for Buildings

Climate change has lengthened dry seasons throughout the United States, resulting in more frequent and devastating wildfires. The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts the areas in the U.S. affected by wildfires will likely double by 2050. Despite this fact, new...

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3 Building Product ReBranding Lessons Learned From Donuts

3 Building Product ReBranding Lessons Learned From Donuts

Dunkin Donuts could have been years ahead of Starbucks, if they had only asked me It was many years ago (before I became committed to the building products marketing world) when I got my first lesson in sales & marketing alignment. I was 13 years old, and as many...

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How Building Product Brands Can Create Loyalty

How Building Product Brands Can Create Loyalty

On any given day, people interact heavily with their iPhones, walk a mile in a pair of TOMS, drive to work in their Toyota and grab a Starbucks coffee after lunch. These iconic products thrive off of repeat customers who purchase items with predictable frequency....

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Does Operations Deliver on Marketing’s Promise?

Does Operations Deliver on Marketing’s Promise?

Occasionally, clients will come to us with a somewhat unusual assignment: to help them build their brand’s value quickly in preparation for an acquisition. It’s a process that has given us unique insights into brand marketing that hold some important lessons for all...

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5 Analog Ways to Increase Your Digital Marketing ROI

5 Analog Ways to Increase Your Digital Marketing ROI

Companies are planning to pour more money into digital marketing in 2019. But will they get the ROI they want? It’s not really surprising that digital marketing is becoming more important. Audiences are spending more and more time on their digital devices, and that...

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3  Keys  to  Improving  Brand  Voice  for  Building  Products

3 Keys to Improving Brand Voice for Building Products

In the old days, back before smart phones and caller ID, when your phone rang you picked it up -- and if the person on the other end was familiar, you could tell right away. How? Because you could recognize their voice. Brands have voices, too. Developing and...

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