Smarter Building Materials Marketing
Zach and Beth tackle your most burning questions about digital marketing for building materials and talk to other industry experts about what’s working in the building product space.
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POPULAR EPISODES
How To Solve Labor Shortage in Building Materials
The harsh reality of the labor shortage is that professionals are overwhelmed and overworked. Product manufacturers have a growing opportunity to help builders and installers, many of whom are learning to install products on the fly. It’s a challenge that all of us in the industry, especially manufacturers, have to overcome.
TikTok Star Tony Piloseno on Being Fired To Building a Brand
He went from being fired for making TikTok videos to being the paint industry’s most viral story to date. This week, we welcome Tony Piloseno to the show to get the inside scoop on how he used social media to share his passion for paint — and find brand success.
Shark Tank Winner Joe Altieri On Building Brands That Disrupt
This week’s episode is an exciting ride in product innovation with Joe Altieri, a window industry professional who went from struggling with sales to winning Shark Tank.
How To Get More User-Generated Photos of Your Building Products
Creating an easy purchasing experience for your customers is a part of guaranteeing building product sales, but for eCommerce sites, that requires imagery. For manufacturers, getting images for your online presence is a challenge, so this week’s guest gave us a surprising strategy you might want to steal.
About
THE SHOW
WHO
Zach Williams is the founder of Venveo. Beth PopNikolov is the CEO of Venveo.
WHAT
We tackle your most burning questions about digital marketing for building material manufacturers, share proven strategies to grow leads and sales, and bring in other industry experts to share what’s working in the building product space.
All Episodes
When Will the Real Estate Bubble Burst & Is the Housing Market Overpriced?
Is housing overvalued today? On this episode, we bring in an expert on investing, who gives us some much-needed perspective on housing today and how manufacturers and building materials companies can expect it to impact their business. Wondering when the bubble will burst? Let’s explore that question a little more.
Google’s New Core Web Vitals: What Manufacturers Need To Know & How To Be Prepared
If you’re a building materials manufacturer with a website, then pay attention to this week’s episode. Google is rolling out an algorithm update that's going to impact everybody's digital presence, and we dive into how you can improve your SEO and Google rankings, and stay ahead of these major changes.
How Building Materials Manufacturers Can Use Upstream Marketing To Increase Product Sales
A lot of manufacturers target their buyer audience in marketing, and cater their message just to them, whether that’s homeowners, suppliers or contractors. But that strategy can fall short, and there’s a potential to miss out on sales if you’re only marketing to the person who writes the check.
Mid-Year Economic Indicators & How To Stay Ahead of Shifts in Construction
Before the rest of 2021 escapes us, we wanted to bring our audience some perspective on what our industry can look forward to in the months ahead. This episode features some important insights on the construction market this year and what we’ve all been through. Listen until the end, because you’ll hear some great suggestions around how manufacturers can navigate upcoming shifts in the pro and homeowner markets.
3 Tips for Building Product Manufacturers To Increase Specifications
Architects have to wear a lot of hats when it comes to running just one single project. This week, we talked to an architect who helped us better understand what manufacturers can do to get in front of these professionals to get specified on their projects.
How To Sell More Effectively to Custom Homebuilders
Have you been trying out selling strategies on custom homebuilders with less success than you’d like? If you want to better understand this niche audience, this week’s show is for you: It’s full of tactics and ideas for manufacturers who need their marketing plans to go further.
How Cameron Ashley Successfully Launched Their Ecommerce Website
The rise of eCommerce has found its way into the construction industry, leaving manufacturers with questions about how digital selling might disrupt their business. Learn how one building materials dealer has embraced eCommerce as a part of their daily business — it even resulted in a million-dollar day for their product sales.
Insider Insight From the AIA: How To Become an Architect's Trusted Resource
The future of architecture and construction feels a little unpredictable right now, so this week we talked with someone on the inside of the industry. John Crosby is with the AIA, and he joined us to discuss building better partnerships with architects and how manufacturers can stay ahead of more industry shifts.
