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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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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.

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Episode 214

Social Media Changes: What Manufacturers Need to Know Right Now

Social media platforms today can feel like the wild west with algorithms and strategies changing every few days. Learn what’s changed recently and what you should focus on in the future.

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Episode 213

Why Building Materials Manufacturers Need To Reach Homeowners & Create Short-Form Content

Do you deprioritize homeowners as a target audience? Many manufacturers think that homeowners aren’t worth going after, but this guest disagrees. Hear why ignoring homeowners is a missed opportunity.

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SBMM 212 How Building Materials Manufactureres Can Innovate Based on Customer Pain P Oints Banner
Episode 212

How Building Materials Manufacturers Can Innovate Based on Customer Pain Points

Zach likes to say, “Where there’s pain, there’s margin.” This week’s guest agrees. He talks to Zach about the importance of innovating based on your audience's pain points and why you need to keep a feedback loop open.

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Episode 211

Disrupting the Building Materials Industry and Your Business With Technology

Have you ever considered disrupting your own company? This week’s guest talks all about disruption — what technologies are going to disrupt the building materials industry, how manufacturers can prepare and how to attract new talent.

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Episode 210

10-Minute Tactics: Making Building Products Stickier

10-Minute Tactics is a new series that provides you with bite-size marketing and sales strategies that you can put into action and get results. In this first episode, Zach and Beth talk about how manufacturers can provide product services around products to make them stickier.

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Episode 209

5 Macro Trends Impacting the Future of the Building Materials Industry

Technology is becoming more and more essential in the building materials industry, but that’s not the only thing to look out for. In this episode, our guest talks about five macro trends that manufacturers need to consider over the next three to five years.

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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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