Maxim Webinar Series – Found Money! Contractors Discover Underutilized Tax Credits. July 28, August 9, August 10
Jul 18, 2011 Construction Events, construction industry events
Welcome to the Jobsite123.com webinar series registration portal.
Webinar Title: Found Money! Contractors Discover Underutilized Tax Credits.
Webinar Description: The Research & Experimentation Tax Credit is an often overlooked opportunity that applies to many contractors. Significant tax savings are available for contractors engaged in a variety of design-build and design-assist activities including BIM / IPD, Prefabrication, and Preconstruction services…
Featuring: Michael McLin, Managing Director of Maxim Consulting Group, LLC – the nation’s leading experts in Management Consulting and Tax Incentives for Contractors.
Register for the 4pm Thursday, July 28th LIVE Webinar
The Blue Book Construction Directory Coffee Break
Jun 14, 2011 Fun Stuff!, construction industry events
Craig Noble
I’ve heard that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. When I hear this, it’s usually when someone’s trying to gain attention by copying someone else’s original ideas - but I never thought it would happen to me!
I tell ya what, we have known since our humble beginnings a few short years ago that our idea was solid. And we have succeeded in creating truly useful, self-service, online company profiles that really help facilitate business in the commercial construction and design industry. However, I never thought that our idea would be so attractive to a long-established, 100-year-old company, probably making zillions of dollars every year…that they would copy us. No wonder the largest industry Orgs are deciding to partner with jobsite123 instead of The Blue Book! So, am I flattered, you ask? Yes! Totally!
In fact, when I found out about The Blue Book copying our original idea, it made me laugh so hard that I fell out of my chair and broke my favorite coffee mug. So in honor of being copied by a company that has been around for almost an entire century longer than ours, I decided to mark the occassion by getting a new coffee mug for me and everyone in the office.
As if you couldn’t tell, we’re having some serious fun with all of the attention we’re getting over here. If you want to bring the fun into your office, just click here to order as many mugs as you want!
Until next time…CHEERS!
Air Raid on a Blue Book Event in Fort Lauderdale
May 13, 2011 Fun Stuff!, construction industry events
Craig Noble
It happened again!
Somebody hired a plane to circle the sky above The Blue Book’s GC Showcase at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale yesterday afternoon. It was towing a banner similar to the one that flew over The Blue Book’s GC Showcase in Orlando last week:
CONTRACTORS KNOW – JOBSITE123.COM
Checkout this video that one of our Members took with his iPhone. It shows the plane and banner flying above the Broward County Convention Center and Hilton Hotel. You can’t really tell because of the cloudy whether, but this is the world-class area of Fort Lauderdale that is right along the intra-coastal waterway and just blocks from the beach. Nice!
The pictures below were also sent in to us by one of our Members that noticed the plane and banner above The Blue Book’s GC Showcase in Fort Lauderdale. LOL!
Listen, we’re doing really well over here - and feeling really good about helping so many in our industry make money, save money and reduce their risk. Our Members are more grateful than ever for the online services that we provide, and as a result, our membership and traffic are skyrocketing. However, the way that our Members are starting to compare what jobsite123 offers them vs. what the 100-year-old Blue Book does for them, is flattering (and FUN!).
What all of this is telling me is that the loyalty and respect that we have for our Members goes both ways. Thanks very much to all of our Members for joining our Revolution – we’re proud to work for you. And to those of you creating these fun displays of loyalty – thanks for the laughs!
Peace out for now.
Contractors Know – jobsite123.com
May 6, 2011 Fun Stuff!, construction industry events
Craig Noble
Just in case you didn’t hear about it yet, somebody hired a plane to circle the sky above The Blue Book’s GC Showcase in Orlando yesterday afternoon. It was towing this banner:
CONTRACTORS KNOW – JOBSITE123.COM
I wasn’t there, but I understand the banner was being towed by a very loud bi-plane that was releasing huge clouds of white smoke. Fun!
I also heard that crowds of people were gathered on the hotel balconies and parking lot talking and pointing at the plane. It flew for a few hours above the Rosen Plaza Hotel and Conference Center in Orlando. Wow!
Take a look at the pics sent to us from our Members so far…
Nice paintjob on the tow plane…too bad they didn’t wrap it with the jobsite123 logo!
The banner seems to say it all…if your company is not in jobsite123, you’re missing business opportunities.
Great shot of the banner flying thru the smoke trail!
I agree, it’s hard to not look up at something like this going on above your head.
Exactly how long is this banner, 1,000 feet?!?! Huge!
That’s the Rosen Hotel and Conference Center in the foreground of this shot.
Thanks again to our Members that sent in the pics…if anyone happened to capture yesterday’s fun on video, please send it me. I’d love to hear the plane and the crowd’s reaction!
jobsite123 is Scheduled to Present at ABC’s 2011 BizCon Leadership Summit
Feb 18, 2011 commercial construction industry, construction industry events
Coty Fournier
jobsite123 will be sharing industry-specific internet marketing strategies at the 2011 ABC BizCon Summit. jobsite123’s presentations, to be made by Coty Fournier – CEO of jobsite123, provide an easy-to-follow roadmap for company leaders to harness the marketing power of the internet to grow their businesses. Successful case studies will showcase companies driving 1000’s of clients and prospects to their jobsite123 profiles every month, using a suite of both free and low-cost tools that require zero web skills to deploy.
The internet is changing commercial construction and design industry markets at the local, regional, national and international level. jobsite123’s focus is to help company’s capitalize on new opportunities by understanding how to strategically position themselves online for the future. Its sessions at BizCon are designed to foster online business development discussions among attendees – a high-level mix of owners and executives from the nation’s leading construction companies, design firms, manufacturers, insurance providers and financial institutions.
“There is an online global phenomenon that is changing the way businesses exchange information. The companies that are embracing this new online behavior are completely out-pacing their competitors. jobsite123 improves the bottom line of every participating member company by making the overall buying, selling and promoting processes more efficient and informed,” said Coty Fournier, CEO of jobsite123.com.
ABC’s BizCon Leadership Summit will be held at the Waldorf Astoria in Orlando, Florida on February 23-25, 2011. For registration information, visit abc-bizcon.org.
See ya there!
Construction Executives Meet in South Florida – 2010's Economic Trifecta
Mar 10, 2010 commercial construction industry, construction industry events, industry videos
Constructive Executives from throughout South Florida were treated to vast amounts of knowledge presented by a panel of construction industry experts: Anirban Basu – one one of the nation’s leading economists, Terry Stiles – a prominent real estate developer and general contractor and Sonny Maken – one of South Florida’s premier commercial real estate professionals. The Event’s capacity crowd also enjoyed an opening presentation by Coty Fournier – CEO of JobSite123.com.
Here is an excerpt of Coty Fournier addressing the audience on the topic of how JobSite123.com is enabling construction companies to achieve broad exposure within the commercial construction industry.
View Part 2 of Coty Fournier’s Jobsite123 presentation series…
Other topics on the minds of commercial construction executives in 2010 included:
-Has the commercial construction market really hit bottom?
-When will we see an upturn in construction starts?
-How does the South Florida economy compare regionally and nationally?
-When will we return to normalcy in the construction industry?
-What can construction executives do to navigate these economic times?
-Do you use the new national economic data set, Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI)?
For those of you who attended…
Thank you for coming to the March 4, 2010 ABC East Coast Chapter’s Economic Symposium!
We invite you to join JobSite123 – the new instant prequalification tool for the commercial construction industry!
• Join today and start building your FREE Qual-Port™
• Request all of your industry contacts to build a Qual-Port so you can connect your companies in our search engine
• Enter all of your completed projects – and send out a performance rating request to all of your clients
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Be a part of the change!
Orlando PCEA: JobSite123.com to be Keynote Speaker at Jan 26, 2010 meeting
Jan 18, 2010 construction industry events, press and media
Coty L. Fournier, CEO of JobSite123.com, will be the keynote speaker for the Orlando Chapter of the Professional Construction Estimators Association (PCEA) at their January 26, 2010 meeting to be held at the Citrus Club in downtown Orlando from 5:30 – 7:30pm. A live web demonstration will tour attending PCEA members through JobSite123.com’s free tools - designed to help industry buyers to find, qualify and track commercial contractors, material suppliers and other related construction professionals.
PCEA Member, Robert Kissick of Tri-City Electrical Contractors, recommended that JobSite123.com speak to the PCEA after he attended a large-scale event produced by JobSite123.com and Moss & Associates on October 28, 2009 – which drew over 500 industry professionals to benefit St. Joseph’s Hospitals. Click HERE to view video testimonials.
The PCEA is a professional organization whose mission is to promote and improve the commercial construction industry through education of the Association’s membership and the continuing education of construction professionals and craftsman.
To learn more about the PCEA, visit their website at: www.pcea.org
jobSite123.com Announces New and Improved Home Page
Dec 17, 2009 commercial construction industry, construction industry events
Craig Noble
| JobSite123: | We changed our HOMEPAGE. |
| You: | FANTASTIC! So what? |
| JobSite123: | Sooo… you should log-on and CHECK IT OUT. |
| You: | Now? Can’t you see I’M BUSY! |
| JobSite123: | Yes, but this is worthy of your attention. |
| You: | OK. Gotcha.  Great. WHATEVER! |
| JobSite123: | Seriously, our new homepage is GOOD FOR YOUR BUSINESS! |
| You: | LISTEN! Congratulations…but, WHAT does your new homepage have to do with MY BUSINESS? |
| JobSite123: | MORE INDUSTRY PLAYERS using  = more opportunities for YOUR COMPANY Qual-Port to be SEEN by more BUYERS. |
| You: | Oh. |
| JobSite123: | FIRST, we did the RESEARCH to determine what would HELP CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES market themselves & prequalify each other MORE EFFICIENTLY. |
| You: | Yeah, it’s a good idea. |
| JobSite123: | THEN, we DESIGNED according to what the INDUSTRY PLAYERS told us and BUILT IT TO BE EASY FOR EVERYONE to use. |
| You: | Yeah, I started my Qual-Port. It’s easy to use. |
| JobSite123: | THEN WE SHOWED IT to a few of the big buyers – GCs and FACILITIES MANAGERS, hospital systems, school boards, etc. |
| You: | Yeah. I’m getting more and more emails from MY CLIENTS saying they are now using to find and prequalify companies for THEIR PROJECTS. |
| JobSite123: | NOW when you GO INTO you will see our NEW HOMEPAGE has more important elements to ATTRACT EVEN MORE USERS. |
| You: | Thanks for the heads-up. I need get back to and finish building-out my Qual-Port so I can give my clients what they need and stand apart from my competitors. |
| JobSite123: | Good thinkin’. And FYI: this change to our homepage is just the beginning of a massive marketing campaign to attract even more users. |
| You: | Huh? |
| JobSite123: | We are just about to market this thing BIG to the entire industry. So, tell everyone in your good-ole-boy network… The revolution is about to begin. |
MSP Electric Takes Home the Gold in September!
Dec 9, 2009 commercial construction industry, construction industry events, industry videos
Martin Price, President at MSP Electric accepted the best Qual-Port award at the ANF Group event on September 10, 2009.
Mr. Price explained that, after beginning to build their Qual-Port they realized what an exciting tool the Qual-Port is for MSP Electric and that it helps get his company out in front of prospective clients. Best of all, it’s free!
Price also thanked the Marketing / Project Administrator, Chris Tash who helped construct MSP Electric’s award-winning Qual-Port .
JobSite123 – Facebook or LinkedIN for the Construction Industry
Dec 8, 2009 commercial construction industry, construction industry events, industry videos
Mouji Linarez-Castillo, Director of Pre-Construction of the ANF Group introduces JobSite123.com to a group of over 400 South Florida commercial construction professionals on September 10, 2009.
Here is an excerpt from Mouji Linarez-Castillo’s presentation…
Good morning everyone and thank you for joining us again this year. I’m very excited to have such a great turn-out of over 400 contractors, material suppliers and other industry professionals. We’re very proud to kick-off our “Meet and Learn Breakfast” by introducing you to the new JobSite123.com which has a lot more to offer than what you saw last year. We’re using it as a tool and we hope that it will eventually eliminate our pre-qualification process. Wouldn’t that be nice for all of us?
We’re requesting at ANF… really mandating as you all know (but requesting sounds better lol!) that you participate by filling out a Qual-Port and making it complete including all the tabs so that we have the information we need.
Once you qualify with us by using your Qual-Port, you not only gain access to being on our bid list, but you make yourself visible to the whole [Commercial Construction] industry. I know that several of the large GCs [General Contractors] in our community have also adopted using JobSite123 and we’re going to be presenting it to owners as well to create transparency… (e.g. of why subs are a great fit for a job and why we are qualified to do the work that we do).
Many of you have already started to create a Qual-Port and that’s fantastic. Today, you’ll see the full capacity that this tool has to offer. All of the tabs that have been created were done by consulting with a 100 different general contractors and facilities managers so you can rest assured that the information that we request you put inthere is important to us and it’s information that we use.
The other new feature is industry connections and I’m sure that everybody has been at least exposed to and talked about Facebook and LinkedIN. It’s a part of life now whether we like it or not. This is a Facebook or LinkedIN for the construction industry. Which is fantastic becuase if I don’t know a sub and I want to get to know you, I’m going to want to call somebody that I do know and trust, that’s worked beside you to vouch for the quality of work you have. This allows you to do that. It allows you to cross-promote other sub-contractors that you worked along-side that you respect and can vouch for the work they do.
So, to get started today, join us in taking a leadership role in implementing this tool, using this tool and being a part of it. I know that many of us have done business for years together and I’m hoping that even with that, when you create your Qual-Port I learn something new about what you do.
