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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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EPISODE 169

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.

EPISODE 177

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.

EPISODE 172

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.

EPISODE 174

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.

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Zach Williams is the founder of Venveo. Beth PopNikolov is the CEO of Venveo.

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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.

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Episode 208

Navigating Lumber Prices in 2023: The Role of Futures and Risk Management

Once again, the volatility of lumber prices is a hot topic. But basic pricing isn’t all you need to know about lumber. This week’s guests discuss how futures and risk management play a big role in lumber pricing and those who buy it.

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Episode 207

Pricing Strategy Tips for Building Materials Manufacturers

Pricing is arguably one of the biggest levers a manufacturer can pull to create or pull back demand. This week’s guest talks to Zach about how to develop a successful pricing strategy.

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SBMM 206 How To Get Your Building Products Specd in an Architects Project Banner
Episode 206

How To Get Your Building Products Spec’d in an Architect’s Project

Manufacturers know they need to get an architect’s attention in order to get in a spec, but what’s the best way to do it? This week’s guest talks about how to build relationships with architects, and he knows what he’s talking about as an architect himself.

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205 How Building Product Manufacturers Get Selected By Interior Designers Banner
Episode 205

How Building Product Manufacturers Get Selected By Interior Designers

Are you guilty of lumping architects and interior designers together in your marketing plans? Today's guest explains why you should be separating those two groups and how you can get designers' attention.

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Episode 204

How Manufacturers & Dealers Can Make the Move Into Prefab

Prefab construction is becoming more and more popular in the industry. But many dealers and manufacturers are scared of the risk prefab seems to bring. In this episode, we talk to a dealer who made the move into prefab and is seeing great success.

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Episode 203

The Winners and Losers of IBS/KBIS 2023

Fresh off the plane home from the 2023 International Builders' Show, Zach, Beth and Steve talk about their initial thoughts and feedback of the event overall. They also name their biggest winners — and losers.

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202 What the Building Materials Industry Needs to Know About Chat GPT Banner
Episode 202

What the Building Materials Industry Needs to Know About ChatGPT

ChatGPT is the latest buzzword in the marketing world, and many building materials manufacturers are unsure of what it means for them. In this episode, we give an overview of what ChatGPT is and what it means for the building materials industry.

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SBMM 201 Why Building Materials Manufactuers Should Measure by Momentum Banner
Episode 201

Why Building Materials Manufacturers Should Measure for Momentum

Do you know the best way to create a relationship with your audience? In this episode, Zach and Beth talk to their guest about the changes happening in the market, specifically in relation to builders, contractors and other audiences that manufacturers target.

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