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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.
Online B2B Marketplaces… Threat or Opportunity?
It’s no surprise to realize that nearly two-thirds of all business-to-consumer e-commerce sales occur on direct-to-consumer marketplaces. And with extensive study of consumer preferences for more choice and better pricing, e-commerce brand leaders...
What A Shampoo Brand Can Teach Us About Building Product Claims
For the past few months, the luxury hair care brand Olaplex has been fighting allegations of harm caused by their product. The accusations have graduated to legal complaints -- and on February ninth, 30 women filed a lawsuit -- claiming the company’s...
What ChatGPT Means For Building Product Brands
By now, just about everybody’s heard about ChatGPT. If you haven’t, ChatGPT (Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer) is an artificial intelligence developed by OpenAI and launched in November 2022. It’s not the first technology of its kind… but it is...
Kleber & Associates Appoints New Vice President, Practice Director Public Relations and Content
Chris Thiede expands the growing marketing agency’s leadership team ATLANTA (February 2023) – Kleber & Associates appoints Chris Thiede as the new Vice President, Practice Director Public Relations + Content. Kleber & Associates (K&A) is a...
Show Review Trends: IBS-KBIS 2023
Last week over 200,000 housing and design professionals from across the globe flocked to Las Vegas – to experience more than 1,800 exhibitors -- showcasing the latest housing products across some one million square feet of exhibit space. The NAHB’s International...
Kleber & Associates Launches Three New Clients At IBS/KBIS
This week, hundreds of thousands of design and construction professionals will come together… for the largest annual gathering of North America’s design and construction industry. Design & Construction Week features the co-location of the National Association...
Campaign Critique: The Home Depot Docuseries – “Behind The Apron”
If there’s one goal building products brands are seeking to accomplish -- or at least should be -- it’s to stand out from the competition. Rather than, getting lost in the "sea of sameness." The challenge continues to be, is that there often isn’t much “new” or...
Here Comes the Sun – Why more U.S. households are setting their sights on solar
Steve Kleber, founder of integrated marketing communications firm Kleber & Associates, and I recently discussed the growing momentum -- and opportunities -- for microgrids and how they will impact the building industry. ~ Chris Luzar, Frohman & Associates...
10 Digital Marketing Trends for Building Products in 2023
Despite entering the new year amid a backdrop of 40-year-high inflation, the current sales and marketing landscape provides a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity for progressive building product brands to reengineer the business process. In fact, a unique combination...
2023: How Building Product Brands Can Make Evergreen Content Fresh Again
Happy New Year! 2022 was a productive year for the K&A team and we hope it was for you too. Before chasing down the promise that a new year brings, however, we always take a moment to look back at the previous year first. After all, there...
Campaign Critique: SaferMe Promotes Use of Spotcast QR Codes
Technology moves fast. Yet, adoption often can appear slow. Every once-in-a-while, a brand imagines a new application for a proven tech tool. And helps to propel our construction channel forward. An example of this phenomenon is QR codes -- the curious black-and-white...
Supply Chain Disruption & Strategies for Building Product Marketing
It’s not news that the supply chain is experiencing unprecedented challenges. Now that the holidays are upon us, the supply chain is under even more pressure to “deliver the goods.” And consumers are facing another holiday season rife with shortages and delays. These...
