business development

How To Succeed In A Tight Labor Market
The construction industry has been blessed with an abundance of available work for the past decade. With that seemingly endless opportunity comes some challenges. Namely, difficulty in finding...

Top 5 Essentials for Construction Marketing
It’s easy to hear the words “Construction Marketing” and become overwhelmed with all of the ideas, suggestions, and nonsense out there. "Marketing" has so much variety and it’s difficult to know what...

Construction Conferences to Attend in 2020
We've compiled a summary of the largest and most popular national construction industry conferences happening this year. These are opportunities to expand your industry network, talk shop with...

Construction Downturn Strategies - Part I: Market Focus
Do you remember the story of the grasshopper and the ant? In this ancient fable, the grasshopper spends the summer dancing and playing while the ant works hard to store food for the inevitable...

Rewarding Business Development & Sales: Incentive Packages Part V
Employees are the lifeblood of every construction company. No matter the size of the company, each individual serves a purpose, and their performance either helps or hinders the organization – there...

Branding Your Construction Company
Whether you are developing an overall marketing strategy or a single marketing campaign, one of the most important components will be your brand as a construction company. Having an established brand...

Marketing & Business Development Planning and Budgeting
How important is it to put a plan and budget together for your annual marketing and business development activities? As the old adage goes “Fail to plan, and plan to fail”. Depending on the size of...

How do I grow my construction company?
Construction companies face unique challenges when it comes to marketing their services. Not only are there a limited number of ‘buyers’ but most of them already have a stable of reliable contractors...

Hiring a Business Development Professional
Thomas Watson Sr., president of IBM for over 40 years, first coined the phrase “Nothing happens until someone sells something”. This is a basic tenet of business; without a sale, there is no...

Small Scale, Big Marketing Opportunities
Ascent Consulting has recently teamed up with Real Model Designs International (RMI), the global leader in the production of high quality, architectural scale models. Acclaimed in both US and...