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      I've moved the AEC Insight blog to a new address. www.aecinsight.com. Please check it out (and reset any feeds, if you will.)I'm still working on coordinating my own feeds.ThanksJerry
    • "Selection Success!" should have a spot in your AEC firm library
      "Selection Success!" by Lori Stanley and Hilari Weinstein, is a thorough primer on the science and art of winning a qualifications-based selection (QBS) process. As with many of the "how-to" books you'll find in our industry, the book offers its highest value to the novice, walking the reader through the fundamentals of submitting a […]

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    • The road to Wordpress . . .
      Regular readers here know that I've decided to use the Christmas holiday break to "move" this blog to its permanent site at our own Constructionmarketingideas.com domain. I chose the break to complete the change -- and set up the voting for the Best Construction Blog competition, because this stuff takes time and experimentation, hard to do wh […]
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      You can connect with the linkedin.com Construction Marketing Ideas Group here. Number of members today: 202The Construction Marketing Ideas Linkedin.com group related to this blog (and the new version on Wordpress at http://www.constructionmarketingideas.com) continues to grow rapidly. In addition to about 15 people I invited who accepted, the group received […]

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    • ABI Ends Up and Down Year on a Down Note
      The American Institute of Architects' Architecture Billings Index (ABI) dropped more than three points in November, proving itself unable to sustain the positive momentum it generated the previous month, when it reached its highest mark since August 2008.The November rating of 42.8 fell from its October rating of 46.1 and was the lowest rating since 41. […]
    • SMPS Announces Call for Entries for 33rd Annual National Marketing Communications Awards Program
      The Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) is accepting entries for its 33rd Annual national Marketing Communications Awards (MCA) competition. The MCA Program is the longest-standing, most prestigious awards competition recognizing excellence in marketing communications by professional services firms in the design and building industry. The earl […]

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    • Scarlett Letter #71: To judge or not to judge
      After 29 hours of door-to-door travel, I decided I must dedicate this post to my takeaway from all the havoc. I’m typically a third world traveler. For over a decade, I’ve focused on visiting developing or semi-developed countries. This holiday season, I took my first trip in at least 12 years to Western Europe. The plan: [...]
    • Scarlett Letter #70: No emotion in business? Quite the opposite.
      When I was at university, my sweetheart’s father worked at Phillip Morris USA. He was a good guy, and fairly senior in the corporation. We respected his business savvy. He used to say: “Kids, there’s no emotion in business.” Kinda funny coming from a guy with such a big heart. Of course, I have found the [...]
    • 2010 Offer: $1500 Fast-Track Business Development and Marketing Audit
      Frustrated by the uncertain economic forecast? Want a fresh set of eyes to review your firm’s marketing and business development process, tools, tracking systems, and results? Scarlett Consulting is offering a fast track (1.5 day) BD/Marketing Audit: an intensive method for assessing your current approach and providing observations and initial recommen […]

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The Workplace Generation Gap

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Justin G. Roy

As the economic downturn continues, with unfortunate staffing reductions, it’s normal for tension in the office to build. Not only are staff feeling the stress (so are firm owners) of seeing their co-workers positions eliminated, watching the news and worrying about their job security, and carefully planning their finances, but they are also facing an intergenerational workplace [...]

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No Assholes Allowed!!!!

Posted on July 6, 2009 by johnkreiss

In the video below, Stanford University Professor,  Robert Sutton, shares his theories about assholes in the workplace.  Here are a few things I would recommend for Design, Construction, and eal Estate firms dealing with these types of toxic individuals. 
Avoid hiring them at all costs.  Show me a problem employee and more often than not, the [...]

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SullivanKreiss Firm Sale Listings for Week of July 5, 2009

Posted on July 6, 2009 by johnkreiss

Below are some of the AEC industry firms currently on the market and being represented by SullivanKreiss, Inc.
Multi-Disciplinary firm (Architecture, Interiors, Planning) with offices in the Midwest and the Southeast. 
Type of Organization:   S-Corp
Year Founded: 1934
Summary of firm including services:
Our client  is a 70+ year old award winning multi-disciplinary firm (Architecture, Interiors, and Planning).   Projects  include [...]

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