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A Different Offense Altogether
Coach: MEFFORD
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Session Agenda
• What’s in it for you?• About the Architectural
Community• History• What’s Next• Recap and Timeline• Q&A
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What’s in it for you?
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“The Beast” Tools & Resources Specifications & Partnerships
Timing & Availability Specified = Sales!
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Understanding “The Beast”
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About the “Architectural Community”
• Architectural Community (AC) = Architects,
Interior Designers & Consultants• A different mindset,
a different sell– Aesthetics = Visual– Environment– Functionality/Unique – Specifications
• Vast majority online-savvy
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What have you done for me lately?
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History• Became an AIA Cornerstone
Partner in 2007
• Attended AIA Expo– Good traffic– Tracking leads
in SF
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AIA Show Lead Counts
San Francisco
Boston
San Antonio
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History• Launched Chief’s Design
Center Website in 2007 • Clean, visual design,
focused on AC• Simplified product offering• Free Spec Binder Offer
(2600 requests to date)
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History
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History
• AC and the Environment – 2008/2209 Launched Milestone Green initiatives– Released first Green statement and
manual download on the web– LEED Research
Leed Process
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History
• Architects and Consultants – Current database analysis – Total Leads: 6,239– Total Contacts: 2,322
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Architects Leads vs. Contacts
2,2962,146
3,974
347
Consultants Leads vs. Contacts
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Learning Objective
True or False?Up to 98% of Architects today use the web to search for product information.
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Learning Objective
True or False?Up to 98% of Architects today use the web to search for product information.
Yep!
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-American Institute of Architects, 2009
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Things I’m going to confuse you with now, and why you need them.
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What’s Next?
• Step back, are we on the right track?– History, what have we learned?
• Awareness building/messaging• Product interest at shows• Specifications are key• Partnerships provide credibility• Messaging
– Larson O’Brien provided marketing plan
• Deal exclusively with Architectural Community• Specialize in marketing• Provides all training for Hanley Wood University
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What’s Next?The Results• Missing key resources and specifications
and approved formats• Continue building brand awareness, add credibility
through partnerships• Need to tweak messaging slightly, refer to mounts as
part of the design consideration and not as hardware– Promise high value to prospects in outreach communications
materials– Proceed as though there is no apples-to-apples competition
• Beef up web presence– In-house libraries get outdated quickly– Online is searchable and available 24/7
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What’s Next?
• Tools and Resources– 3-Part Specifications Formats
– BIM Objects
– Partnerships
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What’s next?
• 3-Part Specifications– Part 1, General– Part 2, Product-specific– Part 3, Execution
• Available for Chief Projector and Flat Panel Mounts Sept 1
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What’s next?
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What’s next?
• BIM – The future of CAD– 3D Building Information Modeling
“BIM adoption rate exceeds 80% among nation’s largest AEC firmsDave Barista, BD+C Managing EditorJuly 8, 2009
Building Design and Construction“The nation’s largest architecture, engineering, and construction companies are on the BIM bandwagon in a big way, according to Building Design+Construction’s first annual Top 170 BIM Adopters ranking, published as part of the 2009 Giants 300 survey.
Of the 320 AEC firms that participated in Giants survey, 83% report having at least one BIM seat license in house, half have more than 30 seats, and nearly a quarter (23%) have 100-plus seats. In total, the Giants hold 28,174 BIM seats, with the average firm having 106 seats.”
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What’s next?
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Learning Objective
In the Architectural Community, the acronymBIM stands for:
a. Building IT Managementb. Building Information Modelc. Beegee’s In Music
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Learning Objective
In the Architectural Community, the acronymBIM stands for:
a. Building IT Managementb. Building Information Modelc. Beegee’s In Music
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What’s next?Arcat Partnership, www.arcat.com
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What’s next?Arcat Partnership• Used by 40,000 AIA members, engineers
and specifiers to find products• 3.6 million user visits to ARCAT
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FOUND
8% firm searches
7% other searches
85% product searches
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What’s next?
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FOUND
ARCAT clients are listed first
Search for thermoplastic sheet
Find & selectGreen products
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What’s next?
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FOUND
“The average number of times a manufacturer is specified due to an Arcat download is 259.”
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Learning ObjectiveArcat® is:a.A Manufacturer information and
specifications database focused on serving the AC
b.Provides continuing education to the AC Community
c.Fluffy
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Learning ObjectiveArcat® is:a.A Manufacturer information and
specifications online database focused on serving the AC
b.Provides continuing education to the AC Community
c.Fluffy
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What’s next?
• New Design Center– New Design and
simpler Navigation – Free Spec Binder
Offer still highlighted– Relaunch Q3– Links to Arcat Q3– Add image gallery
with real projects, different installations Q3/Q4
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What’s next?
• AIA – Continuing Education Center – Presentation Contents– Criteria for delivering training – Do’s & Don’ts– Process and timing for credit
“The Architectural Community needs 18 Learning Units annually to maintain their license.”
-American Institute of Architects
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What’s next?
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Training Presentation Contents –
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What’s Next
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What’s Next
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What’s Next
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What’s next?• Criteria for delivering AIA content for credit
– Content is purposely developed to be non-brand specific. • Don’t: Speak Chief…Do: Speak mounts!• Do: Include a Chief brand slide at the opening and
closing of the presentation• Do: Bring Chief product and collateral that can be
reviewed or handed out before and after presentation• Do: Defer product brand-specific questions until
the end of the presentation• Don’t: Be a boring presenter! Make the
presentation interactive, work in your own spin• Do: Plan out timing. Presentation should last
between 45 and 50 minutes, leaving time for Q&A at the end, as well as product demo’s
• Don’t: Provide crappy food! (Consult Scorzetti for ideas)
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What’s next?
• Terms and Conditions– Presenters must agree to terms and conditions
based on AIA Presenter Quality Commitment Form• Forms available here to sign before leaving session• Raise your right hand…• Just follow the Do’s and Don’ts!
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What’s next?
• Process and timing for credit– 2009 AIA/CES Program Completion (Provider Form B),
training sign-in form
– Within 10 days of the training, email or fax Form B to Karen Mefford, [email protected], 952.277.3874
– Karen to submit forms to AIA for credit
– Certificates will be prepared and mailed within two weeks of receipt of form B (If requested by attendee)
– AIA updates transcripts within 3 to 4 weeks of receiving Form B
– Chief keeps on file for up to six years
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What’s Next
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Learning Objective
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While delivering an AIA presentation, I must:
a. Avoid speaking about brand-specific mounts
b. Require attendees sign via an AIA Form B
c. Provide documentation within 10 days to achieve credit
d. Sing the learning objectives in your best Elvis
e. All of the above
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Learning Objective
While delivering an AIA presentation, I must:
a. Avoid speaking about brand-specific mounts
b. Require attendees sign via an AIA Form B
c. Provide documentation within 10 days to achieve credit
d. Sing the learning objectives in your best Elvis
e.All of the above
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Recap
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• Selling The Chief Brand in the AC– Building Credibility
• AIA Cornerstone Partner (now available)• Arcat Partner (Sept 1)• Focused on the Environment
– Differentiating Top-Quality Products• Award-winning designs• Largest product line world-wide• Aesthetic, award-winning designs (ADEX)
– Industry-Tools• Comprehensive website specially
designed for the AC, with free specification binder offer (Live)
• Visual, industry-first tools like MountBuilder• 3-Part Specifications (Sept 1)• BIM Object and CAD Details (Sept 1,
ongoing)• AIA Certified training (Sept 15)
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