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Architecture Student uses Social Media to be a part of the AEC community of construction professionals

5 January 2012

People who don’t use ‘Social Media’ often ask me why those who do use it, go on about it so much. One reason why this is such a concern is that there isn’t enough exposure for the good that it does. Like any other tool, social tools on the internet can be used for useful [...]

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Welcome to the blogosphere Flagship Housing

28 April 2011

Great to hear on twitter yesterday that the marketing manager for Flagship Housing who runs their twitter and Facebook accounts has set up a blog to help other RSLs and Local Authorities start using social tools to engage with their customers. Housing Associations are really good candidates for social media use, and this fact has [...]

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Tarmac – Being there isn’t being Social

4 November 2010
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Daniel Maddocks recently posted an article about how Tarmac is using social media in construction, and their presence online is certainly impressive. Unlike most construction companies they have RSS feed buttons on their websites, a blog, twitter account, facebook fanpage and YouTube channel. Admirable. Daniel is currently studying Construction Project Management at the University of [...]

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Seven First Steps in Twitter – 1: Strategy

8 September 2010

So what do you want to use Twitter FOR? In its purest form I find that twitter is good for: Listening Being Human Talking to People Linking to other things on the Web There is also a longer ‘what is Twitter useful for’ post here, looking at the question in more detail. All the uses [...]

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Looking for Good Examples of Construction Engaging using Social Media

18 August 2010
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I’ve been asked to speak to the Chartered Institute of Marketing Construction Industry Group (deep breath) CIMCIG Marketing Conference in November about getting social in your marketing, and so I’m looking for recommendations of companies in the construction industry using social tools well. Construction has been slow to take up on social tools, particularly when [...]

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Suffolk Tourism Embraces the Digital Age

3 March 2010
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I had a fascinating day at the #DestinationSuffolk Suffolk Tourism Conference today. What a difference a year makes! Last year there was no mention at all of Social Media – this year a Digital Marketing Workshop was oversubscribed. I was at the Trinity Park Conference Centre in Ipswich in my role as practice manager for [...]

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