Architects Essentials of Marketing

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Acknowledgments. Introduction: I Don’t Really Have to Do This, Do I? Part I: Marketing Strategy: Start at the Start. 1. Strategic Planning: Getting to the Starting Line. 2. Branding: We Used to Call It Reputation. 3. Positioning: Finding Your Place in Your Markets. 4. Marketing Planning: Deciding How to Communicate to Your Markets. 5. Budgeting for Marketing: Knowing What You Can Spend. Part II: The Business Development Cycle: Getting the Job. 6. Targets and Opportunities: Finding and Pursuing Leads. 7. Brochures and Qualifications Packages: Who Are You? What Have You Done? 8. Proposals: Making an Offer. 9. Presentations: The Chemistry Test. 10. Design Competitions: High Risk and High Impact. 11. Closing the Deal: Setting the Fee, Negotiating, and Signing the Contract. Part III: Marketing Tools and Resources: Your Arsenal of Marketing Weapons. 12. Research: Obtaining Market Intelligence. 13. Knowledge Management: Systems for Tracking Information. 14. Internal Communications: Getting the Message to Your Staff. 15. Client Communications: Newsletters, Web Sites, Direct Mail, Advertising, and Events. 16. Media Relations and Awards: Communicating with the Press. 17. Photography: Creating the Right Image. 18. Marketing Staff and Consultants: Who Can Help You? 19. Evaluating Your Performance: Is Your Marketing Working? Bibliography. Index.

DAVID KOREN is Marketing Director for Gensler’s 250–person New York office where he is responsible for marketing strategy, strategic alliances, market research, and public relations. Koren is co–chair of the marketing committee of the AIA New York chapter and is an active member of the Society for Marketing Professional Services.