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Sales & Marketing Alignment
Application of soft skills is especially crucial to help ensure that sales and marketing teams are aligned. After all, both sales and marketing share the same essential goal: to grow the company.
How Martha Stewart Creates Trust in Influencer Marketing for Building Product Brands
The prefab and modular housing category continues to promise sustainability and affordability for our homebuilding channel. It has even attracted cultural icon and influencer, Martha Stewart. Which creates an opportunity for us to leverage best practices in how home...
Campaign Critique: Maxwell House’s “Apartment” Positioning
When Building Product Brands see a creative campaign strike a chord with homeowners… the temptation to follow suit is strong. Maxwell House’s latest effort – temporarily renaming itself “Maxwell Apartment” – is a clever, well-timed idea that’s likely to pay off for...
Home Depot vs Lowe’s | Year-End Homebuilding Outlook
The week of November 17th, the stock market experienced sharp volatility including a rare intraday reversal swing of 1,100 points. There’s a palpable confidence gap – yet for building product brands – the “big box” quarterly reports appear more like a reset than a...
How to Create Loyalty for Building Product Brands
McKinsey reports that as we move into 2026, every purchase is being weighed more carefully. Value is being scrutinized purchase by purchase. In this climate, loyalty isn't just a nice-to-have. It's what keeps brands on the short list... when every decision is under...
Attention to Detail | Lessons from Trex and Kohler
Shares of Trex sunk this week – plummeting on Wednesday – following the decking and railing brand reporting quarterly sales and earnings far below expectations. While slashing 2025 and 2026 projections… due to anticipated sluggish repair and remodeling segments....
Caution: Building Product Brands Should Consider an AI Lifeguard
When AI Misses the Mark Amid a government shutdown and the Asia Summit last week, it may have gone unnoticed that Elon Musk launched Grokipedia… a fully AI-generated “encyclopedia.” Yes, some observers recognized the platform lacked accuracy and better organization....
Trimjoist Corporation Names Kleber & Associates Agency of Record
ATLANTA, Georgia (October 16, 2025) – Kleber & Associates (K&A), a full-service marketing and public relations agency focused exclusively on the building products industry, has been selected as agency of record by Trimjoist, a leading manufacturer of...
Campaign Critique: Frigidaire’s Slice of Smart Marketing
In an era when most building product brands chase scale through screens – counting clicks, impressions and followers – it can feel almost quaint to see a kitchen appliance company take its story on the road. But sometimes, the old-fashioned way is the most effective....
What Starbucks Training Can Teach Building Product Brands
People Over Chatbots: Why Sales and Marketing Alignment Matters Starbucks is seeking to reverse six straight quarters of a sales slump with increased customer care training… choregraphing its baristas how to be “extra friendly.” At first glance, that might sound like...
Tylenol Troubles: Why Building Product Brands Need Crisis Plans
While Kenvue says that Tylenol is safe, its stock hit a record low this week when claims were made on a potential link to autism. From shifting tariffs to international trade disputes… the business environment is more unpredictable than it has been in decades. Global...