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‘Automated Business Development’ on LinkedIn
by Ken Lambert A trend that has been building for a few years seems to be accelerating due to the COVID-19 disruption in the economy over the past few months. You may or may not be directly aware of it, but I am speaking of “automated” business development efforts on LinkedIn (but not from LinkedIn […]
Recent Guidance for Paragraph E Vendors
by Emanuel Bardanis A recent advisory opinion from the Massachusetts attorney general provides important guidance for listing so-called “Paragraph E” vendors – i.e., specialized sub-subcontractors – on trade bid forms for jobs bid under M.G.L. c. 149A. In a nutshell, the opinion states that trade bidders may make such listings even where the awarding authority […]
Speed to Market: Design Build Shows How Partnerships Get It Done
by Jen Luoni Fueled by e-commerce adoption and localized inventory movement, fulfillment and distribution center investments are a backbone to operational efficiency. This year, Greater Boston’s warehouse and distribution center growth increased 384.2% to 2.3 million sq. ft. of new space, versus the 475,000sf delivered in 2019. The year is forecasted to close out at […]
2020 Annual Awards Gala – Oh What a Night!
This article originally appeared on SMPS Boston’s website. by Jennifer Tulipani On June 25, 85 SMPS Boston members and other AEC professionals attended the first-ever SMPS Boston Virtual Awards Gala. Some people said that the 2020 Gala should be postponed until we could all meet again in person and others said we should cancel the […]
Placemaking in Boston’s Theater District
by Harry Wheeler Placemaking is a people-centered approach to the planning, design and management of public spaces. It leverages the local community’s strengths, potential and inspiration with the goal to create spaces that encourage health, happiness and well-being. In the hospitality industry, we use this design strategy to create social and intimate settings and environments […]
‘Automated Business Development’ on LinkedIn
This article originally appeared on SMPS Boston’s website. by Ken Lambert A trend that has been building for a few years seems to be accelerating due to the COVID-19 disruption in the economy over the past few months. You may or may not be directly aware of it, but I am speaking of “automated” business […]
Marketers Make It Happen Video Blog Series: Smith Group
This article originally appeared on SMPS Boston’s website. by Amanda Alcamo Smith Group: Acquisitions & Marketing’s Importance During Transition We are back with the third installment of our Marketers Make it Happen Video Series. This time we talked to Lindsay Accardi, senior marketing coordinator, and Mark Jussaume, vice president and Boston office director, from Smith Group. […]
The Effects of the COVID Pandemic on Research in Higher Education
by the CI Editorial Committee Heading into the fifth month of the COVID-19 pandemic, we all continue to live with the reality of often having more questions than answers regarding a return to “business as usual.” While some aspects of distance working and learning have started to become familiar where practical to implement, there are […]
SMPS Boston’s Fun & Charitable Trivia Night
by Jen Monroe It’s yet another week working from home. For some, working remotely might be part of their normal routine, however, for most of us, it still means getting comfortable with a new way of working and living. As marketers and business development professionals, a big part of our career is networking and showing […]
Part 5: Bioregional Urbanist Design Principles
Toward Resource Self-sufficiency – One Region at a Time by Philip Norton Loheed As president of Earthos Institute, I have helped to create Bioregional Urbanism, a process to encourage changes back to “One Planet Living.” This is the fifth of ten installments describing Bioregional Design principles. The timeline for our hypothetical town reconfiguration will need […]
