2016 has definitely started off on a high pendulum swing in a few short weeks with no cool-down after the holidays! Team Buzz couldn’t resist a few days in Las Vegas to attend the International Building Show. The exhibit floor was MASSIVE and it was difficult to select which educational session was the best way to spend an hour or two. I signed up for a few Master Courses that complimented a new service Buzz is working on with a colleague that we’ll be debuting mid-year. We’re VERY excited to bring this to market and believe it will help the smaller to mid-size builders regain their market share in today’s diverse digital world. I know this is a tease, but I promise we’ll have a lot more to talk about in the upcoming months.
The photo tells it all! We at Create-a-Buzz LOVE Houzz! Their area was jumping the entire show and it seemed they were the talk of the town in several sessions we attended. So happy for this, as our clients were the first builders to jump on the band-wagon three years ago!
Different from BIS and PCBC shows, IBS brought in so many people from all over the world to the point that you couldn’t identify people you knew through the clutter. They were there, because I saw them in photos and on social media, but I didn’t see them walking the floor or in sessions I attended. This lent itself wonderfully to meeting new people and expanding our contact base.
Take aways from our time well spent was the importance of supporting the sales effort with better lead management and a robust online sales process. There you have it…a hint for what we’re developing in 2016.
