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Mar 21 2022

Connections matter less — and more — than you probably think

How to Start Building Professional Relationships Introduction So, you are interested in building professional relationships? The following article can be used as a guide to not only review the “how” of building connections, but also to think about “why” you should. Instructions To get the most out of this article, take the time to think […]

Written by Jed Byrne · Categorized: Business Development, Marketing · Tagged: business development, Marketing, Marketing Strategies

Oct 25 2021

The Six Layers of a Healthy Referral Strategy

It’s safe to say if a healthy, fully functioning referral strategy has six layers, there’s a good chance you’re missing one or two of them (or maybe more).   When I say a healthy and fully functioning referral strategy, I mean that you’re producing the desired results of referrals received that isn’t left to chance and […]

Written by Stacey Brown Randall · Categorized: Business Development, Marketing · Tagged: business development, Marketing, marketing for architects, Marketing Strategies, referral marketing, referrals

Jul 12 2021

Who’s Referring You and Why It Matters

Paying attention to where your business – or clients – come from helps you make decisions on where you should be spending your time and resources. When your client is still a prospect, do they find you through networking, advertising, speaking engagements, direct mail, or being referred to you?

Written by Stacey Brown Randall · Categorized: Marketing · Tagged: Marketing, marketing for architects, Marketing Strategies, referral marketing, referrals

Apr 05 2021

Three Steps for Marketing Your Architecture Firm

At Archmark Architect Branding & Marketing, we’ve seen architecture firms struggle to implement effective marketing strategies that help them get in front of better prospects so they can win better projects. Historically, architecture firm marketing has relied heavily on word-of-mouth referrals. This passive approach is what we call “Hope Marketing.” Essentially, you’re not marketing at […]

Written by Bryon McCartney · Categorized: Marketing · Tagged: Marketing, marketing for architects

Mar 22 2021

Architects’ Claim to Storyteller Status

In the first article of this series, Architects as Storytellers we looked at the possible historical and etymological origins for why we call the levels of a building “stories.” The main idea is that the frieze of an ancient Greek temple often featured sculpted scenes honoring a god or goddess. The frieze was a narrative […]

Written by Collier Ward · Categorized: Leadership · Tagged: Architects, Branding, Marketing, Origin Story, Story, Storytelling

Mar 15 2021

Where Referrals Fit in Your Sales Strategy

For as long as you have been in business, you have been taught there are a limited number of ways to generate referrals. Ask your clients and contacts – anyone in your database whether you really know them or not – for referrals and ask often. Be promotional and gimmicky by placing “your referral is […]

Written by Stacey Brown Randall · Categorized: Sales · Tagged: Marketing, referral marketing, referrals, sales, sales strategies

Mar 01 2021

Why Your Architecture Practice Website Matters
Now—More Than Ever

Last year I studied 163 architecture websites (crazy, I know!). I studied them because I was tired of hearing architects say: “My website doesn’t matter… I get all my projects from referrals or word-of-mouth”. But in today’s Google-driven, economic-uncertain, pandemic-plagued world, nothing could be further from the truth. Architecture practice websites do matter. Your practice […]

Written by Nikita Morell · Categorized: Business, Copywriting, Websites · Tagged: Copywriting, Marketing, marketing for architects, Websites, Websites for Architects

Feb 08 2021

The Problem with ‘Hope Marketing’ and What to Do Instead

Working with many architecture firms over the past several years our agency, Archmark Architect Branding & Marketing, has been approached by many architects who have struggled to establish a consistent, repeatable, and reliable process to attract new clients and projects. The challenge for many firm owners is that they rely too heavily on passive new […]

Written by Bryon McCartney · Categorized: Marketing · Tagged: Linkedin, Marketing

Apr 20 2020

Collecting, Communicating and Closing in a Time of Crisis

The following is a guest post written by Blair Enns, founder and CEO of Win Without Pitching. The content for this article, published here with permission, was first published on March 25, 2020, on the Win Without Pitching blog here. Learn more about Blair Enns, his fantastic books, The Win Without Pitching Manifesto and Pricing […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Business · Tagged: Business Models, covid19, crisis, managing, Marketing, Pricing, sales, selling

Apr 09 2020

Three Steps to Surviving and Thriving in a Crisis

The following is a guest post written by Blair Enns, founder and CEO of Win Without Pitching. The content for this article, published here with permission, was first published on March 17, 2020, on the Win Without Pitching blog here. Learn more about Blair Enns, his fantastic books, The Win Without Pitching Manifesto and Pricing […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Business · Tagged: Business Models, covid19, crisis, managing, Marketing, sales

Dec 03 2019

Is your architecture website hurting your firm?

Imagine you’ll get hungry tomorrow while you’re out and you decide to pick up some quick lunch. What would happen as you drove down the road if you didn’t see signs for McDonald’s or Chipotle—but instead only “Fast Food” or “Eat My Lunch?” Or let’s say you needed a new pair of shoes. What would […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Branding, Business · Tagged: Branding, Marketing

Jun 19 2019

10 Rules for Building a Powerful Brand in Architecture

When Annmarie and I launched our architecture studio in 1999, we knew that we wanted to give our firm a unique identity. Every other firm in the region was named for their founders. Another “Smith and Smith Architects” was not what we wanted to be. (No offense to any Smith and Smiths out there.) Our […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Branding, Business · Tagged: brand, brand in architecture, Branding, Marketing

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