Category: Business Development
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Transforming an Unispiring Office Campus into an Innovation Village
SRV, a Finnish building contractor, hosted an interesting seminar on the future of offices and workplaces in Helsinki on June 2, 2015. In this podcast episode, you can hear the presentation by Mikko Kauppinen, Finance Director and Health Innovation Village Project Leader at GE Healthcare. Mikko tells a story of an uninspiring office campus that GE Healthcare…
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Referral Marketing Is No Longer What You Think It Is
In a recent survey of professional services firms’ top priorities and initiatives in 2015, the Hinge Research Institute found that referral marketing is the top marketing initiative this year. However, referral marketing is no longer what it used to be. In a new guide, Rethinking Referral Marketing, Hinge explores the reasons for the shift, and how…
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Strategies for Successful Partnering – AEC Business
I have helped several AEC firms in their efforts to partner up with each other. It is quite easy to imagine the benefits of partnering, but it is quite difficult to actually reap those benefits in real life. Experience has shown that different levels of partnerships have different success factors. There are three distinctive forms…
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Your Ultimate Advantage in the Robotic Age
Last Friday I had the opportunity to attend the FLUX 2015 conference for game changers and innovators in Helsinki. It was a very inspiring and thought provoking event, packed with insight and information. In this post, I’ll share my notes on the first of the two presentations, Marty Neumeier‘s Metaskills. Marty Neumeier is a renowned author,…
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Three Top Tips for Maintaining a Productive Construction Site
In terms of creating and maintaining productivity, building sites are much like any other workplace. As an employer, you want your staff members to labour as quickly, efficiently, and thoroughly as possible, all whilst maintaining the highest of standards and producing faultless work. This is a challenging task, it’s true, but it’s not an impossible…
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Research: AEC Content Marketing Pays Off
The AEC edition of the Hinge Research Institute’s Visible Expert℠ study report is a must-read for business owners. It shows why becoming a Visible Expert℠ is good for business. It also demonstrates why content marketing is an essential strategy for AEC experts. The Hinge Research Institute studied over 530 professional services firms to identify their…
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Is Your Online Project Showcase Up to Par?
Over the years, design, engineering, and construction companies have begun to compile a showcase of project references. They need these references for marketing, bidding, and learning. Some companies have recorded their projects meticulously, while others are less organized. I took a look at how companies present their portfolios online and came up with some ideas for…
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Construction Technology Survey Reveals Data Security Concerns
The third annual Construction Technology Survey from 2014 reveals how the use of cloud and mobile computing creates new demands on data security. James M. Benham, President of JBKnowledge, shares his favorite quote from a client in the foreword to the survey: “I got into construction decades ago because you didn’t have to be a rocket scientist,…
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Construction Innovation in the Headlines
Here are my latest picks on construction innovation news. ORBA Convention: Construction firms must embrace a culture of innovation to keep up Gregg Shoppman, principal at FMI Corp., and Bridgit co-founder Lauren Hasegawa, spoke at the recent Ontario Road Builders’ Association (ORBA) 88th Annual Convention in Toronto. Shoppman pointed out that, on a macro level, the…
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Best Blogger Competition – Voting Has Started
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