Proposal templates not only make the proposal process easier, they provide opportunities to focus on powerful nuances that make your firm's proposal stand out.

Speaking opportunities do more to elevate a technical professional as an expert than nearly any other marketing opportunity. Public speaking pays proportionate dividends in boosting your firm's reputation.

Do you follow social media etiquette? As an AEC marketing professional responsible for your firm’s online presence, netiquette is essential.

All of the most important social media marketing terms are now live, all in one place.

The concept of "social media" is not always a positive one, but its influence can't be overlooked—and in the AEC industry, that influence is irrefutably positive. Social media marketing has enough power to deserve respect and proper attention.

Search engine optimization is a complex system, but with few exceptions, any step forward is a step up. Explore the stepping stones ahead of you that will ensure that your content is seen and accessible.

Hashtags were once trendy, and now they're a genuine tool. Tech-savvy firms can use hashtags to boost engagement and increase SEO.

Your firm’s website is the most common source of information for perspective clients and employees.

Smallseotools.com is a marketer’s dream tool with all the ways it helps increase readability and online presence—and it’s all free.

A key component of your PR survival kit, websites are not just where clients go to understand your firm—if done right, websites can make clients simply by drawing traffic.

Marketing while being billable is an ultimate quest for any AEC firm.Project promotion on a jobsite is one of the easiest types of content to generate, and it goes a long way to increase authority and trust in a firm.

It’s time to revisit old blog posts and then update and promote them again. The good news? This task does not require an extensive amount of time.

Blogging is a key component that should be part of your overall AEC public relations plan.  If structured right, it can be a critical component of an effective marketing program. Understanding what kind of content should be created to attract and engage target and existing clients is the most challenging part. To help overcome this challenge, we’ve outlined ten key principles that will help you create the right kind of content.

In this day and age, finding and sharing things that make us happy seems vital. And what's not to love about a password vault? 1Password is an affordable, secure, cloud-based information storage system, with family and business account options.

Mariel Attento, Vice President of Client Development for Twining Inc., has maintained an organized and systematic approach to marketing—providing data, various tools, and other strong marketing aspects to drive her company's work forward.

Search engine optimization (SEO) is a terminology-dense subject, so we collected enough terms to start anyone off on the right foot.

Just like we wouldn't use a screwdriver to paint a wall, it's important for AEC graphic designers to know which tools are best for which tasks.

Graphic Design is everywhere in an AEC marketer's career, and we've got the steps down to help it go smoothly.

If you're new to graphic design, knowing the jargon is crucial for going the rest of the way. We've got you covered.

AEC industry marketing leaders know how often we're asked to define branding, and it's time to get that on lock, because the answer is? It's everywhere.

“Get To Know Your Customers Day” is celebrated on the third Thursday of January, April, July, and October. Use this quarterly distinction as a reminder to check in.

As an elaborate and multi-year project, the Millsite Dam required exceptional skill to create, which Franson Civil achieved to every extent as designers and management, among other services.

John Diffenderfer, president of Aedis Architects and co-leader of the firm with Thang Do, contributes to Aedis's seven decades of history through his clever and even-keel approaches to marketing.

Be aware of the many weapons available in your public relations arsenal, ready to help make your content creation and dispersal a much easier task in both the long and short term.

The professional world allows little room for errors in writing, but no one can become a better writer from knowing that alone. How do we improve so that we represent our skills in the correct way?

We've compiled some of the most common PR terms in the AEC industry. Refer here to clean any rust off those cogs.

For most industries, PR is almost solely an advertising mechanism, but for the AEC industry, it is just as much a support tactic to win business and enhance your firm’s image.

A strong marketing mix includes not only marketing, business development, and client relations, but also strong public relations, which contributes far more than many appreciate.

The famous English author, Gladys Brownwyn Stern, remarked: “Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone.” And we at MARKETLINK could not agree more. Throughout the year, many of us look at ways we can express our thanks to our clients in a meaningful and genuine way. We can help.

Client Perception Surveys aren’t just about learning how you need to improve—it’s more important to discover where your firm excels. Why not learn your differentiators directly from the ones who know what they are—your clients?

One of the best ways to build a solid relationship with your client is to understand their business and terminology. From purchasing processes to request documents to equipment used, here are some acronyms you should know. Brush up and show your stuff!

An essential component in any successful architecture, engineering, and construction firm is a dedicated focus to generating, maintaining, and following up on project and client leads. A lead is not just an RFP announcement or a letter from a client requesting a proposal: It's identifying change and taking action.

Few firms have a strategy in place to help retain and grow their existing client relationships, but it's one of the most important investments they can make.

Including AEC client feedback in your project processes means a greater chance for repeat and referral clients, and it improves your firm as a whole as well.

For every letter of the alphabet, there are dozens of specialized AEC terms—some ubiquitous, some zany, but all of them helpful for the trades and fun to learn. We've chosen 26 to give a window into some of the many moving pieces in AEC.

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