Friday, 11 September 2009
Some final questions for this week...
Sticking with the property market, how well are property developers marketing, not necessarily the actual buildings, but the innovative technology they're now adopting? A company like Mactaggart & Mickel has some excellent videos – but at the moment, they're on DVD rather than online. That company is one of several now building most of a new house – or even block of flats – in their factory and then taking hours rather than days to put them up on site (Deeside Timberframe and Scotframe come to mind as well). Shouldn't they have videos up showing what they're doing, rather than have (as happened at a recent housing conference) the Housing Minister say we needed to import the technology from Scandinavia? Shouldn't the architects be telling the world about the novel ideas they're coming up with, knowing what local firms can do? The Scots companies are just as innovative, just as efficient – but almost invisible it seems. How can we change that?
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Are there good awards for innovative construction methodologies? We celebrate innovation in other areas? Prizes to be presented by the Scottish Housing Minister!
ReplyDeleteMaybe architects' practices feel they're too small to engage professional message carriers but (excuse plug) a blend of digital PR and traditional media relations can be very cost-effective...
david,
ReplyDeleteas the communication director at Mactaggart & Mickel I'm delighted we get a shout out for being innovative. I'd ask you to visit our website again and view our online videos - we currently have 6 videos online including our Timber systems video which takes you through the construction of our homes to wind and watertight in just one day! www.macmic.co.uk
please let me know what you think and if there are other areas of the business that need the same treatment...