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.
Google’s AI-Powered Search: What Building Product Brands Need To Know
For decades, Google has been the undisputed heavyweight champion of search, holding some 90% market share. While other platforms have vied for attention, Google has consistently innovated to maintain its dominance. Now, a new era is dawning… and it’s driven by...
Avoid These 4 Risks in Building Product Launch Plans
Launching a new builder product is a significant undertaking, fraught with potential pitfalls. And immense opportunities. A well-executed product launch isn't just about introducing something new… it's about establishing expanded market presence and reinforcing...
3 Tips for Boosting Brand Visibility with Industry Awards
Construction media leader, Architectural Record will be inaugurating The Architectural Record Awards this fall. The new industry awards will supplement an autumn print edition by recognizing the year’s best built and unbuilt projects – and leading design voices – at...
Seizing Hidden Marketing Opportunities for Building Product Brands
In the serene depths of a lake, underneath where surface waves dance in the sunlight, lies a hidden boundary. Somewhere in the murky depths a drastic shift in temperature occurs, marking the “thermocline”… a point where the energy of surface motion no longer...
Vadara Announces a Partnership with CRS Marble & Granite
AUSTIN, Texas (April 28, 2025) — Vadara, a leading manufacturer of artisan handcrafted quartz surfaces, has initiated a distribution partnership with CRS Marble & Granite, a trusted leader in premium surface materials. CRS is known for its deep-rooted commitment...
Marketing Qualified Leads: Customer Intent for Building Product Brands
Understanding customer intent is the holy grail for businesses across all sectors… including the builder products industry. Artificial Intelligence stands poised today, to revolutionize how brands connect with their customers… providing unprecedented insight and...
What Building Product Brands Can Learn From Pro Football Marketing
The NFL’s CMO, Chief Marketing Officer, Tim Ellis has an important responsibility: to improve the brand perception of the NFL. Under his direction, the league has begun to draw attention to its philanthropic work aimed at influencing how audiences perceive national...
Evolving Homebuilding Priorities: Aligning with Earth Day 2025
The homebuilding marketing landscape is transforming with channel expectations shifting towards personalization, wellness and resilience. As we recognize “Our Power, Our Planet” theme from Earth Day this week, audiences are prioritizing homes that align with their...
Is SEO Dead in Building Products Marketing?
The question hangs in the air like dust at a demolition site: "Is SEO dead in building products marketing?" With the rise of AI-powered platforms like ChatGPT, Perplexity and Genesis… it's a question that marketing leaders, sales executives, product managers and...
How The Home Depot is Building Loyalty… One Tax Return at a Time
With the April 15th tax filing deadline this week, independent contractors across the country are looking for reliable, affordable support to help get their finances in order. Enter The Home Depot. At first glance, the nation’s largest home improvement retailer –...
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