Construction Chat  is a weekly chat on Thursday mornings at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time.  If you’re free, we’d love you to join us.

This week’s topic was qualifying leads.

Q1. Do you keep track of how you get leads?

@RigginsConst We have sources in our database system that we can pull a report to see how a marketing effort has done #constchat

— Hope N Parker (@hope_parker) October 23, 2014

A1. We do! So we can see how it has done #constchat

— AEC Daily (@AECdaily) October 23, 2014

A1. Somewhat?? If the lead is from a trade show yes, otherwise probably not. #constchat

— HagerCo (@HagerCo) October 23, 2014

A1.Yes. You have to cultivate relationships & the source of that lead can help determine the best way to accomplish that. #ConstChat

— iSqFt® (@iSqFt) October 23, 2014

Same – RT @RigginsConst "A1. Our software has a source field. There's no "report" though for $ by lead. 🙁 #constchat"

— Mussachio Architects (@MussachioArch) October 23, 2014

sorry for stepping on your foot @RigginsConst got excited about this #constchat A1. our leads are in our head, so no

— Element (@element2s) October 23, 2014

A1: Our CRM software tracks where leads come from. We update the customer database with notes and stats. #constchat

— Infinity Pools Texas (@InfinityPoolsTX) October 23, 2014

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Are you in the construction industry? Do you want to build up your following? Are you looking to connect with the Architectural, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) community?

You’re in luck!

Joining our weekly Twitter Chat may just be the right thing for you.

Construction Chat is a weekly Twitter chat Thursday mornings at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time.

Check us out on Tagboard!

How to Join a Chat:

1. Follow the hashtag on Twitter (but don’t forget to add #ConstChat manually after your tweet or we won’t see your tweet).

2. Use Hootsuite or TweetDeck and make a column for #ConstChat (but don’t forget to put #ConstChat manually after your tweet).

3. Go to the Twubs page for #ConstChat.

4. My preferred method is using TweetChat. Just go here and log in with your Twitter account. You can even highlight the moderator so you don’t miss questions. Continue reading →

Construction Chat  is a weekly chat on Thursday mornings at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time.  If you’re free, we’d love you to join us.

This week’s topic is trade shows for exhibitors.

Thank you to Ginny of Hager Company for co-hosting!

Below are the questions as asked during the chat and some responses.

Q1. How many trade shows do you exhibit at per year?

A1. We do more open houses, frankly, than trade shows. #constchat

— Window Works CA (@WindowWorksCA) October 16, 2014

A1. We exhibit at 3-5 trade shows each year. #constchat

— HagerCo (@HagerCo) October 16, 2014

A1. Across all business lines, we typically participate in 10-12 #tradeshows per year. #ConstChat

— iSqFt® (@iSqFt) October 16, 2014

A1. I don't exhibit that often but try to attend 6 to 10 per year #constchat

— Tony Booth (@anthonybooth) October 16, 2014

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Are you in the construction industry? Do you want to build up your following? Are you looking to connect with the Architectural, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) community?

You’re in luck!

Joining our weekly Twitter Chat may just be the right thing for you.

Construction Chat is a weekly Twitter chat Thursday mornings at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time.

Check us out on Tagboard!

How to Join a Chat:

1. Follow the hashtag on Twitter (but don’t forget to add #ConstChat manually after your tweet or we won’t see your tweet).

2. Use Hootsuite or TweetDeck and make a column for #ConstChat (but don’t forget to put #ConstChat manually after your tweet).

3. Go to the Twubs page for #ConstChat.

4. My preferred method is using TweetChat. Just go here and log in with your Twitter account. You can even highlight the moderator so you don’t miss questions. Continue reading →

Construction Chat  is a weekly chat on Thursday mornings at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time.  If you’re free, we’d love you to join us.

This week’s topic was client retention. 

A lot of people recommend reading Dale Carnegie’s “How to  Win Friends and Influence People.”

Here’s a video summary in 7 minutes.

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Below are the questions as asked during the chat and some responses.

Q1. Do you have a system in place to follow up on clients?

A1: Yes. I have a system, not necessarily something like SalesForce, but my own spreadsheet/easy to-follow system. #constchat

— Sharon Gee Simms (@CircleDotMktg) October 9, 2014

A1. We are working toward this. #Constchat

— HagerCo (@HagerCo) October 9, 2014

A1: Yes, we follow our top accounts with our proprietary systems and also end users with different systems as well. #constchat

— Zircon Corporation (@ZirconTools) October 9, 2014

A1. Email and phone calls to follow up. And an Excel spreadsheet. #ConstChat

— Window Works CA (@WindowWorksCA) October 9, 2014

A1. I keep a database of info – the Arch/Eng to the GC’s & subs. Contact info is critical & so is knowing what makes them tick. #ConstChat

— iSqFt® (@iSqFt) October 9, 2014

A1. I use the CRM to remind to follow up with weekly calls to active clients and monthly to past clients #ConstChat

— Tony Booth (@anthonybooth) October 9, 2014

A1 & 2 – I utilize Outlook. reminders and speciality folders for follow up #ConstChat

— Sean Lintow Sr. (@The_HTRC) October 9, 2014

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