How to Get Architects to Specify  Your Building Products

How to Get Architects to Specify Your Building Products

Building Product Manufacturers work tirelessly to improve their products in the hopes of getting those products specified by those who determine the materials used in a particular construction project. The reality at most architectural firms is that design projects...
What Building Product Brands Can Learn from the Coronavirus

What Building Product Brands Can Learn from the Coronavirus

Despite our collective experience from previous disruptions to the Building Product and Financing Channels, the panic and economic events associated with the coronavirus (COVID-19) is unlike anything we’ve witnessed. The International Air Transport Association...
IKEA Pulls Out All the Stops for Gen Z Consumers

IKEA Pulls Out All the Stops for Gen Z Consumers

For decades, the makers of home, kitchen and bath products have taken two predictable paths when marketing their products to consumers – the “dependable approach,” in which a company tells a potential consumer how...
Industry Trends Watch IBS/KBIS 2020

Industry Trends Watch IBS/KBIS 2020

The K&A team participated last week at IBS/KBIS 2020, seeking out the newest products that promise to take performance, convenience + style to the next level. With more than 1,500 exhibitors, we had plenty of themes to explore at this year’s show —...
Without Water, Homebuying and Homebuilding Don’t Happen

Without Water, Homebuying and Homebuilding Don’t Happen

Water is increasingly top of mind. Changing weather patterns and over development are making it more challenging to source clean water. In fact, water managers in 40 U.S. states are predicting water shortages in this decade, making water conservation a...