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Paid – Earned – Shared – Owned

Paid – Earned – Shared – Owned

The state of public relations (PR) and marketing is in a constant state of flux — and in direct correlation to the change in public perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors. Social media and mobile communications have created a wealth of new opportunities for building...

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What are the “4 Es” of Marketing for Building Products?

What are the “4 Es” of Marketing for Building Products?

Is the first thing they teach you in Marketing School, the “4 Ps of Marketing,” obsolete? Almost as old as marketing itself, the idea of the 4 Ps has been drilled into students’ heads for generations: Product, price, promotion, and place.
For the most part, it’s held up as a tool for defining and understanding how the basics of marketing work.

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An Award that Tells a Story

An Award that Tells a Story

The award was MAX Award (Marketing Award for Excellence), presented by the Department of Marketing at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business, and the Atlanta Business Chronicle. It recognizes innovation, marketing support and marketplace success. We won for our work on Georgia-Pacific Gypsum’s DensElement Barrier System.

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Consumers Prefer Brick-and-Mortar Retail. What Should You Do About It?

Consumers Prefer Brick-and-Mortar Retail. What Should You Do About It?

Anyone familiar with the world of software and digital products knows that customer experience (or user experience, as it’s sometimes called) is paramount. So much so that it’s been called the new competitive advantage and the new marketing. That can be seen in the news about the preference for physical stores over online. The two leading reasons have to do with the customer experience — the experience of seeing and touching products, and the experience of getting it now. Big box stores (and mom & pops) deliver on this experience better than online. It’s important for building products marketers to recognize this consumer preference. It’s also important to acknowledge that building products brands share the customer experience with the retailer, and there needs to be a positive, seamless customer experience between the two.

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