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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.
Trend Watch: The Rise of Outdoor Living Spaces
Popularized during the financial crisis of 2008, the term “staycation” was added to our lifestyle vocabulary when people began enjoying vacation time in their own places of residence, in order to save money. Today, that trend continues to grow for reasons beyond mere...
Several K&A clients are already profiting from the rise in outdoor living spaces
The rising popularity of luxury outdoor living spaces is a trend that many K&A clients are already leveraging. For example, Danver Stainless Outdoor Kitchens and Walpole Outdoors are currently working together to create outdoor kitchen coverings designed to...
Trend Watch: The Rise of Outdoor Living Spaces
Popularized during the financial crisis of 2008, the term “staycation” was added to our lifestyle vocabulary when people began enjoying vacation time in their own places of residence, in order to save money. Today, that trend continues to grow for reasons beyond mere...
Two Roads Merge in Design and Your Company Should, Too!
It has long been thought that residential and commercial design were two separate entities not meant to overlap. Over the last decade, however, we have seen a shift in that mindset. Designers are incorporating more luxurious, and sometimes industrial, elements into...
The Convergence of Commercial and Residential Design
It has long been thought that residential and commercial design were two separate entities not meant to overlap. Over the last decade, we have seen a shift in that mindset. Designers are incorporating more luxurious, and sometimes industrial, elements into residences,...
2015 Home Remodeling Trends: Coffered-look Ceilings Set the Style
When renovating a room in your home such as a dining room, office space or basement area, a suspended ceiling allows for optimal access to electrical, plumbing and heating equipment running below the floor framing. WoodTrac ceiling panels fit securely in a standard suspended ceiling grid (not included), and moldings can be installed over any 9/16-inch, 15/16-inch or 1-inch wide system.
Cracking the Blogger Code: How K&A launched our Home & Building Products Blogger Network
Much has been written recently about the rising influence of third-party bloggers. When consumers are researching brands and products, bloggers are among their most sought after resources. This growing trend hasn’t been lost on marketers, either—37 per cent of...
Why You Should Add Blogger Outreach to your Marketing
Be honest—who would you trust more to tell you the unbiased truth about a product or service: the product’s manufacturer, or some anonymous blogger writing a review online? If you answered the “anonymous blogger,” you aren’t alone. Today’s savvy consumers trust...
How We Launched the K&A Blogger Marketing Network
Much has been written recently about the rising influence of third-party bloggers. When consumers are researching brands and products, bloggers are among their most sought after resources. This growing trend hasn’t been lost on marketers, either—37 percent of...
Why You Should Add Blogger Outreach to Your Marketing
Be honest—who would you trust more to tell you the unbiased truth about a product or service: the product’s manufacturer, or some anonymous blogger writing a review online? If you answered the “anonymous blogger,” you aren’t alone. Today’s savvy consumers trust...
How Girl Day Spotlights the Issue with Engineering
Yesterday, we celebrated Girl Day. The mission is to attract more females to the engineering and automation world. It is also important to note that Girl Day is not just a one-off event… it is meant to spark momentum and awareness about the importance of a continued...
Showcase Custom Closet System Photos in the 2015 Top Shelf Design Awards Contest
Enter your closet system and home organization photos in the Top Shelf Design Awards Contest honoring designers for their creative closet and home organizational designs. The awards presentation will take place on the show floor Wednesday, April 15 at the end of the opening day of the Expo, enabling more show attendees to see the great work of top designers from across the country. Award winners will be featured in Woodworking Network magazine and celebrated during the 2015 Cabinets & Closets Conference & Expo, running April 14-16, in Chicago.
