Tag Archives: CIMCIG

RICS members: Twitter’s not about “what I had for breakfast”!

Posted on 26 April 2013 by Paul Wilkinson

[Warning: rant] If RICS wants to help building surveyors use social media effectively, they should invite conference speakers who know what they are talking about. I attended the RICS Building Surveying conference in London yesterday* and sat through a couple … Continue reading →

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What’s next? New digital communications for construction marketing

Posted on 18 May 2012 by Paul Wilkinson

On Wednesday afternoon, I spoke at the latest half-day conference organised by Ross Sturley and his energetic team from the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Construction Industry Group (CIMCIG). The event, at the Building Centre in London, was focused on digital communications for … Continue reading →

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Events need great topics, good organisers – and some due diligence

Posted on 23 April 2012 by Paul Wilkinson

Two topics in construction IT are currently almost guaranteed to attract good event audiences: building information modelling (BIM) and mobile IT. Winning with BIM The UK government’s strategy to promote BIM as a means to better collaboration, lower project costs … Continue reading →

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A new approach to virtual exhibitions

Posted on 4 October 2011 by Paul Wilkinson

StickyWorld opens up further potential channels for construction products people to engage with specifiers, and could be attractive to exhibition organisers wanting to offer additional services to exhibitors, and extend their event’s reach and value online. I have done occasional … Continue reading →

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“Green” communications

Posted on 9 May 2011 by Paul Wilkinson

The Construction and Property Special Interest Group of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CAPSIG) and the Chartered Institute of Marketing Construction Interest Group (CIMCIG) are collaborating to present a joint event this coming Thursday, 12 May, at the Building … Continue reading →

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Did the Be2Awards bypass most AEC PR and marketing people?

Posted on 25 January 2011 by Paul Wilkinson

About two weeks ago (see Announcing the Be2Awards 2011), I launched the website for what we believe are the world’s first social media awards for “The built environment” (ie: architecture, engineering, construction, facilities management, property, etc). Nominations began to trickle … Continue reading →

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Bentley takes Hammer for best use of social media

Posted on 29 November 2010 by Paul Wilkinson

In September (Best use of Social Media?), I talked about the shortlisted companies in the running for Construction Computing magazine’s ‘Best use of social media‘ award at the Construction Computing Awards 2010. I highlighted the widely varying levels of social media … Continue reading →

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Social media firmly on the construction marketing radar

Posted on 26 November 2010 by Paul Wilkinson

Just seven days before yesterday’s CIMCIG conference on Strategy & Tactics of Digital Communication, I got a tweet from Ross Sturley asking if I could step in to replace Su Butcher who had had to withdraw on doctor’s orders (which was a shame … Continue reading →

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Avoiding date clashes

Posted on 25 September 2010 by Paul Wilkinson

With others, I have used Doodle.com as a convenient way to agree dates for meetings – whether real-life or online chats via Skype – and there are times I wish event organisers would do something similar, but to avoid date … Continue reading →

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Strategy & Tactics of Digital Communication

Posted on 20 September 2010 by Paul Wilkinson

Want a productive day out in London on 25 November? If you are a construction marketing or PR person, you might be interested in the CIMCIG conference on “Strategy & Tactics of Digital Communication” being held at the Building Centre. … Continue reading →

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