Insights for Building Materials Companies

How Manufacturers Can Get the Most Out of IBS

Many building material manufacturers who exhibit at the International Builders Show will waste a lot of money. They have no measurable objectives.  They are there because they always have been…

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Speak to the Dumbest Guy in the Room

If someone is the smartest guy in the room, someone else must be the dumbest guy in the room. And when I say dumbest, I mean the person with the…

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New Homebuyers Want Upgrades

One of the most common complaints I hear from building material manufacturers is, “I can’t sell upgrades to builders.”  However, due to an increasing demand from new homebuyers, upgrades are…

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The Language of Green

I recently wrote an article on the need to be multi-lingual when speaking to the different building material customers.  The language of an architect is different than the language of…

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Not Enough Labor for Homebuilding

The homebuilding industry is being slowed by a shortage of labor. Builders report they can sell more homes than they can build. The labor shortages are affecting builders as well…

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The Need to be a Multi-lingual Building Material Marketer

To be an effective building material marketer, you need to be multi-lingual. I don’t mean you have to go out and buy a Rosetta Stone course to learn Mandarin. What…

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