When I was working at a television station, the first question the news director would ask after a reporter came in with a juicy story was, “Is it exclusive?” She wanted to know if her station was the only place viewers could find the story or if they would at least be the first to […]

You don’t need a Hollywood movie studio to be a B2B video marketer. In fact, you already have a team of videographers at your disposal: your employees. And they already have access to a high-powered video camera in their purse or pocket: their smartphone. After all, the best camera is the one that’s with you. […]

There’s a well-known principle in business-to-consumer (B2C) marketing: Brands that have a higher “share of voice” than their “share of market” will grow. This is called the “excess share of voice” (ESOV) rule.  While market share is a widely known metric, share of voice (SOV) isn’t as clear. It’s defined a number of ways depending […]

While social media allows architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) firms to reach a broad audience and increase their brand awareness, it’s also become a breeding ground for the world’s most despicable creature – the internet troll.

Sometimes working with the media can be like trying to predict all the change orders an owner will have on a project before construction even gets started.

Although abstract in nature, the metaverse is transforming the universal business landscape (and by extension the marketing field) in ways that have real-world implications. Despite the burgeoning trend of using augmented and virtual reality in marketing campaigns, many corporations have been slow to adopt this new technology. In doing so, they’re neglecting an enormous group […]

Google recently launched a ‘helpful content’ update to its search algorithm to prioritize unique and thorough content for its users. Conversely, it will automatically identify content that seems to have little value, low added value or is otherwise not particularly helpful to those performing the searches. When it identifies what it considers deficient pages and […]

Ascribing authorship of an industry topic to an employee at your architecture, engineering or construction (AEC) firm comes with one glaring risk. What if they leave? That happens. In fact, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics, it happens often. The median tenure for architecture and engineering occupations is just 5.2 years, a little higher […]

Here are six architectural publications (for commercial/non-residential architects) that we recommend and how to get your firm’s work featured in them.

So you read our guide on improving your subject-matter-expert interviewing skills and now you think you’re ready to rock your next thought leadership interview. If you follow our advice, you probably are. But even though you know what you should do, you also need to know what you should not do to get the best, […]