Whether you’re new to the industry and just wondering how to get started or you’ve been creating proposals for years and you’re always trying to find “that one write-up you created for that one proposal,” it’s never a bad time to organize your marketing materials!

We’ve talked before about the necessity of generating, maintaining and following up on leads. It’s a marketing task that requires daily and ongoing activity to ensure your firm is well-positioned to secure new work. While the internet makes finding project and client leads easier, the amount of information a marketer can find in a manner of seconds can be overwhelming. IMS is a leader in advance notice public leads specifically for architects, engineers, and construction management professionals.

Now more than ever, knowing how to conduct online training is a must for marketing and management staff. In these times of uncertainty, firms must be nimble in the ways they pursue their long-term strategic planning goals. This means providing your professionals with the right tools to keep them on track to meet overall marketing and new business development goals and objectives. Most of these tools can be provided through training and coaching, so you'll want to be at the top of your game with for training online.

We’ve all heard the adage “the best way to get somewhere is a straight line,” but author Rich Christiansen suggests otherwise. Christiansen is an entrepreneur who has founded or cofounded more than 30 businesses. Some of them were colossal failures, others were multi-million-dollar successes.

First impressions are critical in taking a prospect to a client. Lasting impressions are critical in keeping clients coming back. Are your social media and website having the desired impact? We've outlined five steps to ensure they do.

Social media is a jungle. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a guide? Social Media Examiner is a great resource for all things social media.

When marketing departments get busy, it’s always the same thing that gets put on the back burner until things slow down: public relations. But getting out in front of your audience is a great way to build your brand awareness and credibility, and ultimately your bottom line!

You know that the easiest way to get work is with existing clients, but do you know if your existing clients would hire you again? To be effective in obtaining any new business, it’s important to know what clients think about your organization.

The secret to staying on top of the many marketing activities that keep an AEC firm successful is making it manageable. Here at MARKETLINK, we like to break marketing categories down by month, and then create bite-size chunks in the form of weekly activities.

With the holiday season behind you, now is the best time to look at your client appreciation program. Consider taking a fresh approach in the new year, streamlining the traditional holiday chaos by planning an alternative time to provide client appreciation and outreach.