Tag Archives: Ross Sturley

What’s next? New digital communications for construction marketing

Posted on 18 May 2012 by Paul Wilkinson

On Wednesday afternoon, I spoke at the latest half-day conference organised by Ross Sturley and his energetic team from the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Construction Industry Group (CIMCIG). The event, at the Building Centre in London, was focused on digital communications for … Continue reading →

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Did the Be2Awards bypass most AEC PR and marketing people?

Posted on 25 January 2011 by Paul Wilkinson

About two weeks ago (see Announcing the Be2Awards 2011), I launched the website for what we believe are the world’s first social media awards for “The built environment” (ie: architecture, engineering, construction, facilities management, property, etc). Nominations began to trickle … Continue reading →

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Social media firmly on the construction marketing radar

Posted on 26 November 2010 by Paul Wilkinson

Just seven days before yesterday’s CIMCIG conference on Strategy & Tactics of Digital Communication, I got a tweet from Ross Sturley asking if I could step in to replace Su Butcher who had had to withdraw on doctor’s orders (which was a shame … Continue reading →

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Tweeter twacked by Twansit!

Posted on 27 September 2010 by Paul Wilkinson

The inaugural communicators bike ride or Comms Club Run (see previous post) took place on Friday on the wettest day (so far) in September 2010. With other riders put off by the gloomy weather forecast, Liam Fitzpatrick and I stuck … Continue reading →

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How Web 2.0 saved my events

Posted on 3 February 2010 by Paul Wilkinson

It was a clear, cold Sunday morning in north-west Kent and I was in a group of club cyclists avoiding the black ice and pot-holes as we pedalled up the hill out of Eynsford. I glanced back to check on … Continue reading →

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Social Media and Construction Marketing

Posted on 15 December 2009 by Paul Wilkinson

I am doing the opening talk at a social media and construction marketing pre-conference training day in London on 3 February 2010, organised by Emap Networks, the events arm of the publisher of Construction News, Architects’ Journal and other publications, … Continue reading →

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Ten things to manage in a recession: 8 – (e)mail

Posted on 18 June 2009 by Paul Wilkinson

This is the eighth in a series inspired by my friend Ross Sturley’s Ten Things to Cut in a Recession Before You Cut Your Marketing (presented in recent Construction News marketing e-newsletters and on his Chart Lane website). Number eight: … Continue reading →

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Ten things to manage in a recession: 7 – corporate entertainment

Posted on 1 June 2009 by Paul Wilkinson

This is the seventh in a series expanding on my friend Ross Sturleys’ Ten Things to Cut in a Recession Before You Cut Your Marketing (as presented in recent Construction News marketing e-newsletters and in his Chart Lane website). Number … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a corporate tweeter

Posted on 20 April 2009 by Paul Wilkinson

The econsultancy blog has a great guest post, Confessions of a corporate tweeter, from Guy Stephens, Knowledge and Online Help Manager at Carphone Warehouse, and one of that company’s corporate tweeters. If you liked my Should every business Twitter? or … Continue reading →

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Talking PR, Web 2.0 and construction in Liverpool

Posted on 2 April 2009 by Paul Wilkinson

I will be talking about PR, marketing, web 2.0 and how these can be combined to help construction industry organisations better weather the recession at Be2camp North at FACT in Liverpool on 15 May 2009. No surprise in me doing … Continue reading →

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