6 Ways To Improve Productivity In Construction Using Technology
- Improving Productivity, TECHNOLOGY
- November 28, 2023
A Surprising Business Parable From an Unlikely Source By Gregg Schoppman, FMI Corp My wife has a great heart. Last summer she decided to help a few of the local neighborhood kids by hiring them to clean our garbage bins. In full disclosure, it was their choice, not ours. For $15, they would fully clean
READ MORECreating a sense of excitement and optimism for the New Year in the Built World By Gregg Schoppman, FMI Well, here we are. It is probably premature to look at 2021 and simply say “Well, it certainly can’t be as bad as 2020, right?!” There is no shortage of natural disasters, diseases, world shattering events,
READ MOREby Stephane McShane, Maxim Consulting Group The need for structured business development processes has never been more important. As the delivery methods in the construction industry evolve, so does our need to be highly skilled at selling our work. That said, there are many pitfalls in the sales side of construction that can be avoided
READ MOREby Larry Silver, Contractor Marketing Inc. One of my fellow construction consultants was an expert on proposals and was contacted by a top-tiered ENC firm. My friend showed up in their conference room to review their current proposals and to evaluate why their win ratio was so low. He slowly and deliberately was turning the
READ MOREby Tom Woodcock, Seal the Deal I’m often contacted for references on top-notch sales aces. Contractors and suppliers that are willing to over-pay to get an established, proven sales rep. Instead of developing or finding their own, it’s easier to poach a sales person that is already built. The fact they’re riding the efforts of
READ MOREby Jerry V. Teplitz, JD, Ph.D., CSP Have you ever tried to sell a client and had difficulty establishing rapport? Have you ever emphasized something you thought important and your client responded blankly? Do you find some clients make slower (or faster) decisions than you think appropriate? Answering yes to any of these questions means
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