Spring is springing, the people are cleaning, getting outside and getting things done inside. Many of us are even saying, “I think it’s time to install new flooring.”. The fact is, the springtime is when demand goes up for flooring and it’s a great season for those looking to perform a do-it-yourself flooring installation.  It’s also a great time to be shopping for diy flooring, because technology has reached the point where there are more diy floor choices than ever before. Laminate flooring. Today they are better, longer-lasting and look much more like real wood floors than they ever have.  MORE >>

8M semi custom homebuilder now using obsolete construction accounting program wants a new system. Has a ridiculous budget of $2K. CTS told him there is nothing of any quality at that price. Where do these budget numbers come from? Many software buyers think they are being cute by taking a hard position on how much they are willing to spend. They are often under the illusion that if they state a very low budget, the vendor will make every effort to meet or get close to it. Vendors love to get business but no vendor can afford to stay in business and sell $10,000 software for $2,000. MORE >>

Institutional owners interested in BIM enabled infrastructure and IPD & BIM Solutions generally would benefit from sponsoring an IPD & BIM Solutions Series and putting IPD Procurement Programs in place. The concept of an IPD & BIM Solutions series is gaining traction in western Canada and something similar would work well in Ireland and the UK where the UK government's call for 2nd level BIM as a deliverable by 2016 has lit a fire under the industry. combination of webinars followed by live workshops would reach the broadest audience and be the most effective. James L. Salmon, Esq. MORE >>

We’ve been talking about brand ambassadors this month and defined a brand ambassador as everyone in your company including vendors & sub-contractors because they all impact your customer’s experience with your brand. One of the best ways to control the brand voice coming from your brand ambassadors is to have good company morale. happy employee generally talks highly of their company, co-workers, work, and customers. We have all seen those disgruntled workers that trash the company that puts food on their family’s table. Morale, whether good or bad, is contagious. MORE >>

The job of marketing today isn’t to create new customers but to create passionate subscribers to our brand. Your community will take charge and social networking will continue to facilitate the power shift towards the consumer. Our challenges are to make a person stop, read, think and behave differently. ” Does that sound like something we should be doing? Roper Public Affairs says that 80% of business decision makers prefer to get company info in a series of articles vs. advertisements. So how do we manage this thing called content management? Measure success. MORE >>