Category: Business Development
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Marketing Your A/E Firm Online – Interview with Jason Mlicki
I had the pleasure of interviewing Jason Mlicki, Principal at Rattleback. Jason has been advising architecture, engineering and consulting firms on marketing matters for almost 15 years. Jason has been a featured speaker at numerous national and local eventsincluding the DMA, the AMA, SMPS Columbus, SMPS Michigan, and the SMPS Heartland Regional Conference. In 2014, he…
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Construction Lifecycle Management – A Necessary Business Strategy
Historically, Product Lifecycle Management vendors have supported AEC solutions while Enterprise Resource Planning vendors have been focusing on the EPC side of the AEC/EPC ecosystem. It is time to adopt a holistic approach to Construction Lifecycle and both, PLM and ERP vendors, must provide new technologies and solutions to promote efficient collaboration between Construction disciplines…
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How to Boost Truck Fuel Economy Up to 25 Percent
The fuel efficiency of a truck is a result of hundreds of individual factors. Improving fuel economy by 15% to 25% is a perfectly reasonable goal, even on older vehicles. The infographic, courtesy of Truck Locator, summarizes the best tips on saving money and the environment while operating trucks.For the full guide, please visit: https://www.trucklocator.co.uk/hub/truck-fuel-efficiency-guide/ The…
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Earth Moving Machinery Purchasing Trends Revealed in Heavy Equipment Whitepaper
Construction owners are buying new equipment over used. In a new heavy equipment whitepaper released by Purchasing.com, survey results revealed that there was a 31% increase in requests for new equipment from 2011 to 2012; likewise, there was a 5% decrease in requests for used equipment in 2013 to 2014. The whitepaper, “Tech Innovations Drive…
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Evolution of Work Environments – AEC Business
Work environments are changing dramatically. In this video Eric Richert, Senior Advisor of Optimaze Inc., explains how we’ve moved from standardized industrial age offices to company towns and collaborative open platforms. The inevitable development is both a threat and an opportunity. We have already seen how old, inflexible office buildings are becoming obsolete and losing value. On the other hand,…
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UK Rented Housing Heat Map
This interactive heat map visualizes the rented housing hotspots in the UK. Explore the live map. The post UK Rented Housing Heat Map appeared first on AEC Business. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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What to Do When Yelp Attacks – Infographic
This infographic, When Yelp attacks: how to defend your online business, offers tips for a proactive approach to handling customer reviews. When Yelp Attacks – How To Defend Your Business Online [Infographic] by the team at Chatterbox360 The post What to Do When Yelp Attacks – Infographic appeared first on AEC Business. View the original…
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A New Blueprint for Your Strategy Process
Are you planning to update your company’s business strategy? Or are you perhaps thinking to start up a new business altogether? In that case you need a process and some tools to get the job done. Success in business stems from the ability to communicate with customers, to solve their problems in a way that…
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Construction Study: Life After the Recession
A newly published report, The Construction Ecosystem: Recession-Era vs. 2014, by construction software research company Software Advice shows how the construction industry has recovered from the recession that officially ended in 2009. The study is based on US Census Bureau data and the 2014 Inc. 5000 list. Some of the key findings from he report include: In July 2014,…
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List of Top 50 Construction Management Blogs
Direct Capital listed TOP 50 construction management blogs. I’m very happy to announce that AEC-Business.com made it to the list! “We have narrowed the blogs to those that offer the most up-to-date information and news in the construction industry, those that offer a unique perspective on building green and considering environmental factors, those that provide financial…