Construction Sales and Marketing Newsletter 
September 2014

Greetings!

Welcome to this month's edition of the Construction Sales and Marketing Newsletter. 

Construction market

 

Highlights

The ONS have released its latest Output in the Construction industry July 2014 figures, which state that output in the construction industry has showed continued year-on-year growth for the 14th consecutive month.
 

Housebuilder Redrow have released their latest full year accounts showing a huge increase in pre-tax profit of 91%, which they acclaim to the impact of the governments help to buy scheme .

Read full report including

Output in construction, State of the Trade Survey, Glenigan Index, house prices indexes and Scottish Construction - a Bright Future?
 

Regulations & initiatives
As World Green Building Week approaches industry leaders present an open letter to Lord Deighton, Commercial Secretary to the Treasury. The letter is to urge Government to invest £3-4 billion a year to fund a significant programme of energy efficiency to transform the UK's aging housing stock.

BIM
BIM2050 have published A Report into our Digital Future that considers the need for organisations to adopt new skills, new processes and develop strategies around emerging technologies.

 

The Chartered Institute of Building has launched a guide for MP's and prospective parliamentary candidates to highlight the strategic importance of construction to the UK economy.

 

Articles 

 

Cost of investment - does market research pay?

 

5 simple actions to better understand construction markets

 

Using construction forecasts to maximise your opportunities

 

Marketing & sales
This month we take a look at ways to effectively measure your marketing, in light of Hubspot's annual inbound report stating marketers that measure ROI are 12 times more likely to generate a greater return year on year.

We also consider the Death of the Salesman, in the traditional mould, as a recent infographic by CEB highlights the Cost of a failed Sales Manager
Forthcoming webinar
Researching Construction Markets - 21st October 12.30 - 13.30 

 

This webinar will cover how to:  

* Select markets of interest

* Decide what forms of research to use
* Secure internal buy-in
* Write a comprehensive research brief
* Present data in an easy to understand form
* Get free market data

 

Forthcoming training

Creating Demand through Specification - 4th November - London

 

This programme has helped many manufacturers and their sales teams to improve their effectiveness in specification sales. It provides practical advice at a sales level, suitable for both those new to this environment and as a refresher for the experienced sales person. It also helps those in marketing to understand what support the sales team needs and how to use this effectively.
 


For a full listing of forthcoming events visit our website. 

Chris Ashworth Competitive Advantage Consultancy Ltd

 

Phone: 01276 503539

 

Email: chris@cadvantage.co.uk 

 

Twitter: @CompetitiveA

 

Web: www.cadvantage.co.uk

 

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In this issue
Construction market
Regulations & initiatives
Articles
Marketing & sales
Forthcoming events
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Researching Construction Markets

21st October 12.30 - 13.30 

 

Training

 

Creating Demand through Specification

4th November - London

 

 

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