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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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190 3 Questions Building Materials Manufacturers Are Asking Ahead of 2023
Episode 190

3 Questions Building Materials Manufacturers Are Asking Ahead of 2023

This week, Zach’s co-host is Grant Farnsworth, the President of The Farnsworth Group, a market research company in the building product space. We discuss the questions manufacturers are asking to help them make strategic decisions for long-term growth.

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SBMM Why Your Building Products Need to Win Over Designers and How Banner
Episode 189

Why Your Product Needs to Win Over Designers (and How)

Winning over the designer on a project is crucial for building products brands, especially in the early stages of their project. This week, Zach and Beth talk with a special guest about how to guarantee architects and designers will spec your product when it’s time to start shopping.

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SBMM 188 The Edge of Evolution Recruiting Skilled Labor in a Gig Economy Banner
Episode 188

The Edge of Evolution: Recruiting Skilled Labor in a Gig Economy

It’s a new world of work out there, and finding skilled labor in the workforce has been a challenge for everyone in the building materials industry. This episode is a must-listen for brands, builders and anybody who wants to recruit talent in today’s gig economy.

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SBMM 187 - 2023 Housing Market Predictions and How Manufacturers Should Manage
Episode 187

2023 Housing Market Predictions and How Manufacturers Should Manage

It’s time to talk numbers again: about the housing economy and building materials, and what the housing recession means for manufacturers. (Note: It’s not all bad news.)

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SBMM 186 How Decks Direct Is Disrupting Building Materials Sales Banner
Episode 186

How DecksDirect Is Disrupting Building Materials Sales

We’ve always said your online presence should be your best salesperson, and our guest this week indulged us with a great discussion on the world of ecommerce. Building materials brands have a huge opportunity when it comes to online sales, and we think everyone will want to learn more.

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SBMM 185 How To Sell to Mix use Developers Build More EPIC Communities Banner
Episode 185

How To Sell to Mix-use Developers & Build More ‘EPIC’ Communities

After the pandemic, homeowners across the United States have discovered different ways of living, working and playing in their communities — and developers have taken note. This week, we talked with a mixed-use developer whose innovative, EPIC projects are getting noticed.

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SBMM 184
Episode 184

Elevating Women in Building Materials with 84 Lumber’s Amy Smiley

How can our industry be more effective in adding — and elevating — women to our organizations? This week’s show is all about how building materials companies can grow and succeed in ways that bring in more women to the industry.

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Episode 183

Where The Economy is Headed & What That Means for Building Products

One of the biggest questions in building materials today is how shifts in the housing market will impact building products. There's a lot of uncertainty about what's going to happen with the economy, and that can dictate the way you market and sell your product.

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