Avoiding Social Media Fails for Building Products

Avoiding Social Media Fails for Building Products

When it comes to social media and popular culture, building products brands don’t live in such a high-stakes world like consumer brands. But in a way, that makes it even more dangerous, because your guard is down. A building materials company may not command the...
Q3 Building Products Outlook | GlassBuild Show Report

Q3 Building Products Outlook | GlassBuild Show Report

While recent hurricanes amplified concerns about labor and construction material costs, builder confidence remains firm. Not even floods, geo-political threat of thermonuclear conflict or $1,000 iPhones could test the resilience and passion at The Glass, Window &...
What can we learn from Rust-Oleum’s troubles?

What can we learn from Rust-Oleum’s troubles?

Ah, the good, old days of advertising. You used to be able to make unsubstantiated, but mostly plausible, claims about the capabilities of your product. You could use copy like “Twice the Coverage!” in a yellow starburst to get consumers’ attention....