The 4 Required Elements of a Marketing Letter
Failure to get to the point, technical jargon, pompous language: These are the poor stylistic habits that cause others to ignore an architecture or engineering firm's marketing..
Read MoreDesign Competitions: The Good And The Bad
A few years ago, just outside of Boston, the city of Newton (where PSMJ’s headquarters is) was considering an ordinance requiring the city’s Designer Selection Committee and Board..
Read MoreA/E/C Mergers & Acquisitions in September
Here’s a recap of some of the latest A/E/C mergers and acquisitions making headlines… September 7, 2016 – ISG (Mankato, Minnesota), a civil engineering provider, announced the..
Read MoreWhat You Must Know About Private Equity
While we have started to see more activity in recent years, private equity investment isn’t particularly common in the A/E space. Compared to the traditional seller/doer/owner..
Read MoreNegotiation: How PM's Build Relationships Not Just Make Deals
With the preliminary contract in hand, it’s time to get to the real task of creating business relationships—negotiating and closing the deal! A project manager's job is not only..
Read MoreThrive 2016 Insight: Optimizing Collective Employee Knowledge
The best innovation is driven by those who regularly encounter unsolved problems or the need for a better way of doing things. Today, in mid- to large-size firms, it’s frequently..
Read MoreThe Only 3 Things Your Website Needs
According to user-experience research and training group, Nielsen Norman Group, the majority of visitors leave a website within 10-20 seconds. Studies done by Microsoft Research,..
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