the mash

Part 1: Lessons from the House of Mouse

We had the opportunity to attend the Hanley Wood “Builder Connections” conference in Dallas recently. It’s a great concept.

Walking the 1.2 miles back to my hotel from the 2016 Greenbuild Show, I found myself conversing with two attendees along the way.

This is not your father’s (or mother’s) Remodeling Show.

Manufacturers and suppliers need to wake up to how tech is changing LBM.

Business and leadership is simple; we usually just choose to make it more complex than it needs to be.

An important question we’re often asked is whether or not architects engage on social media.

Here are a few tips to help your company spring into action for a successful 2015.

Home builders, like most business people, have straightforward motives.

All signs point to continued homeowner interest in homes that are greener, more energy efficient and resilient.

If it seems to you like there’s strong momentum building for home automation in a wider range of new home construction, you are not alone.

The way your customers interact with your brand through the purchase process will continue to shift.

Expanding your company’s social graph is critical to being able to reach both consumers and trades.

It’s a musical playlist that gets me thinking about the complexity of “simple.”

Expertise in the building materials channel is what ensures you get results.