The fall of large construction company Carillion was shocking - read what I feel its demise mean for the construction industry model.

Being made redundant is a jolt to the system - here’s my take on how to deal with this enforced change.

When it comes to marketing it’s easy to focus on the more superficial aspects as they’re easier to grasp and often deemed to be more ‘exciting’. By superficial I mean things like:

I took part in my first Instagram with Lucia from LoLab.

Read why we should all be more like Marcus Rashford. He used his fame for good during lockdown - mounting a campaign to get the free school meals voucher scheme running over Summer and raised a phenomenal £20m for Fareshare UK over lockdown.

Your proposition goes very much hand-in-hand with the value that your product or service brings to clients. It’s your own special secret sauce so being able to define and articulate it is key

Lots of great content for you to catch up on spanning city developments, built environment networking and more.

If you can articulate where and how you add value you’ll stand out from your competition and put yourself in pole position to win work

The Prime Minister has tasked English construction with getting back to work ASAP post Covid 19. Read why I think this isn’t quite as simple as it seems.

Here’s the latest content that’s kept me engaged this week.

Find out why I think architects, engineers and contractors should keep on marketing and some of the things I think they should be doing now…

From the impact of C19 on architecture and design and some useful articles on coming out of lockdown - here’s what I’ve been reading

From volunteering your communications skills for the community to hearing the latest on resilience and why we all should give ourselves a break - do check out what I’ve been reading