Seven Rules of AI

7 Rules for Getting Your Content Cited by AI A field guide for building product brands 7 Rules for Getting Your Content Cited by AI A field guide for building product brands Lead with the answer. AI scans the first line or two for a clear claim. Bury your point in...
What Bees Can Teach Building Product Brands About Specialization

What Bees Can Teach Building Product Brands About Specialization

Most of us know the basic story of bees and flowers. The relationship is symbiotic. Bees move from bloom to bloom – which helps plants reproduce – while gathering what’s needed to sustain the hive. Yes, an essential exchange. What gets overlooked. Is...
Why Building Product Brands Need Emotional Connection

Why Building Product Brands Need Emotional Connection

For decades, marketing for building products has relied on a familiar promise. Stronger, faster – more durable and easier to install – a better warranty. Those claims of course matter. Performance will continue to earn credibility in this channel. After...
Mid-Year Economic Report: The Market Has Shifted

Mid-Year Economic Report: The Market Has Shifted

Each year our team’s economic reports help provide our clients with direction. Confidence or concern. Smooth sailing or rougher waters. At mid cycle, the story this year is more nuanced. Yet signal-to-noise metrics provide opportunities for building product...