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Five Ways to Connect With Customers to Build Long-Term Partnerships

by Emily Newton | Mar 5, 2024
Business Development | Business Intelligence | Culture | Organization Culture | Productivity

Taking small but mindful steps now can help create long-term relationships with clients later.

A Construction Veteran’s New Year Checklist for Contractors

by John Lack | Jan 25, 2024
Business | Business Development | Business Intelligence | Productivity

Are you taking these 12 steps to ensure company success in 2024? From reviewing last year's performance to pursuing continuous improvement, take the time to address these foundational items.

Schedule Compression Done Correctly

by Michael Pink | Oct 27, 2023
Business | Business Development | Productivity

Over-compression of project schedules is more common than you'd think. Here's how to perfect your timeline.

How the University of Alabama Retrofitted a Century-Old Building Into a Cutting-Edge Content Studio

by Peter Provost | Sep 21, 2023
Markets | Productivity | Project Delivery | Project Management

E-learning, like hybrid work, is quickly becoming the new normal. Colleges and universities have taken to retrofitting parts of their campuses to accommodate.

Why You Should Implement Automated Request Forms at Your Construction Company

by Sophie Hennessy | Sep 6, 2023
Productivity | Project Management | Technology

Embracing automation in the construction industry—from the field to the office—makes it easier to attract clients.

Email Isn’t Dead, but It Needs a Facelift

by Peg Landry | Jul 19, 2023
Artificial Intelligence | Business | Productivity | Project Delivery | Project Management | Tools

Email is still the predominant form of communication in construction—and it can make or break your project performance.

Is Paper Standing in the Way of a Profitable Year?

by Jim Campbell | May 30, 2023
Finance | Productivity | Technology

How AI can help clean up your back office, streamline production and strengthen your business.

Trends in AEC Marketing for 2023

by Brian Gallagher | Apr 17, 2023
Business | Business Development | Organization Culture | Productivity

Content marketing, MarTech, ESG and IMC are only a few of the advancing ways the architecture, engineering and construction industry is tackling the social and economic effects of technology.
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