The Built Environment Marketing Show: marketing strategies and tactics for architects and engineers

 FIND OUT ABOUT AYO'S END OF YEAR SERVICES - 3 services to help your built environment firm thrive in '25. Marketing Strategy Review, Audit and Recommendations and a LinkedIn power Up session. ----- FCB Studios is an architectural practice with a strong history for sustainable design, so it was a pleasure to talk to Marketing Partner Fliss Childs about the company rebrand process that she led whe...

FIND OUT ABOUT AYO'S END OF YEAR SERVICES - 3 services to help your built environment firm thrive in '25. Marketing Strategy Review, Audit and Recommendations and a LinkedIn power Up session. ---- When there's upheaval in the construction industry, many new practices spring up from the ashes, as bad news is often the catalyst for people to set up their own businesses. If that's something you're th...

According to research recently from Edison Research, more UK adults than ever are actually listening to podcasts, and audiences are getting younger, and way more diverse. So there's an opportunity. Plus, according to RAJAH's Midas survey 21% of the UK population tune into podcasts in an average week and listen to around seven hours of podcasts each week. This episode of 'Practical Snacks' looks at...

According to Hubspot in 2023 - The return on investment (ROI) for email marketing stands at an impressive $36 for every $1 spent, so many businesses are leaving money on the table. This episode of 'Practical Snacks' looks at email marketing that you can easily set up and start using email and/or newsletters for your business marketing. Practical Snacks is a special weekly summer mini-series of sho...

Google rankings are a great way to drive traffic to your website 24/7. By focusing on Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), you can improve your overall rankings on Google. This episode of practical snacks looks at the SEO basics that you can easily implement in order to put your website content in a stronger position to rank.   Practical Snacks is a special weekly summer mini-series of shor...

First impressions count. Being able to grab the attention of your website visitors as soon as they land on your home page is important if you want to get the most of your digital and online marketing. This episode of practical snacks gives you small tweaks that you can make now to make sure your website home page captures the attention of visitors who land on it. Grab your free optimising your web...

Practical Snacks is a special weekly summer mini-series of short, snappy tactical marketing episodes that are under 10 mins on a particular marketing topic or theme. The mini-series is brought to you by Ayo Abbas from Abbas Marketing. Make sure you follow the show wherever you listen so you don’t miss out. And do share with others who you think will find this actionable style content valuable. Top...

Today’s special episode is part I of a podcast crossover episode. So, I’m interviewing Jon Clayton, who hosts the Architecture Business Club podcast. And then he interviewed me for Part II of the crossover over on his podcast that you can listen to here In Jon’s interview for part 1 he talked about: The evolution of digital marketing and how he’s always tended to take a digital-first approach to m...

Today's episode is a celebration of The Built Environment Marketing Show's 4th birthday this week. This episode is one where I've invited people to answer the question: "What one tip would you give to a practice starting out today?". And you'll hear responses across three main themes. Thanks so much to those who took part. Julia Nicholls Rob Fiehn Pascale Scheurer Lynda Thompson Amy Edwards Shirin...

This episode is an interview from last year with Karen Willey from Always Thinking about BD and networking at events. As it's UKREiiF next week this is a timely one for us all to brush up our skills before the property world descends on Leeds. Enjoy. About the show The Built Environment Marketing Show is hosted by marketing consultant and content creator Ayo Abbas . It is unashamedly about marketi...

There are so many construction industry shows coming up in the next few months, so if you're wondering how you can turn your event attendance into a networking and opportunities juggernaut, then you're in luck. This episode shares how to maximise your return before, during and after events.   About the show The Built Environment Marketing Show is hosted by market...

This episode of The Built Environment Marketing Show isn't hosted by Ayo Abbas. It is a recent interview by Dean McCauley-Bove for Build-Up, a networking community for built environment marcomms pros. It's an interview with Nathan Spencer , Director, UKREiiF talking about how to make the most of the show taking place in Leeds from 21 - 24 May 2024. I'm heading to Leeds for UKREiiF if you are and f...

This year I've been working with small businesses and solo founders and the discussions centre on overcoming a particular challenge or problem. I'm a firm believer that most marketing challenges can be solved by looking at your messaging, targeting and positioning. So this short solo episode is dedicated to that. Feel free to email ayo@abbasmarketing.com if you have any questions. About the show T...

Hello and welcome to this special episode of The Built Environment Marketing Show. My guest today is Professor Sadie Morgan OBE , co-founder from dRMM among many other things. March is shaping up as a month that shines a spotlight on women so it seems apt that the theme for this interview is finding your voice. In this episode Sadie shares: - How she found her voice - The importance of having a me...

Is your built environment firm making the most out of LinkedIn? It's the social platform for business and has so many hidden features that you may not know exist. The latest episode of The Built Environment Marketing show hosted by me Ayo Abbas is taken from a LinkedIn Live event that I did last week with property writer Stacey Meadwell . LinkedIn has a brilliant range of content creation tools, b...

2023 was the year where AI dominated the news with the introduction of ChatGPT from OpenAI and also became mainstream a tad overwhelming. So for the first 2024 season episode of The Built Environment Marketing Show, I'm joined by Amy Walters and Jessica Barrett to give built environment firms a quick intro to AI so you can get on and get started. It’s a case of not being fooled as AI wasn’t r...

Hello and welcome to the last The Built Environment Marketing Show of the year. The show is hosted by me, Ayo Abbas and I run my own built environment marketing consultancy, Abbas Marketing . Today is my special end of year episode so you'll get: My podcast stats in numbers A whistle-stop tour of the key themes and discussions from my episodes this year A look forward to what's in store for '24 An...

Welcome to the final interview episode of '23 of the Built Environment Marketing show hosted by me,  Ayo Abbas from Abbas Marketing . Today’s episode features Ellie Sharpe , the Marketing and Business Development Director at Perkins+Will .  Ellie had an interesting start in architecture marketing as her previous career was as a professional ballerina. In this episode, we talk about Succe...

Welcome to the latest epsiode of the Built Environment Marketing show hosted by me Ayo Abbas, Marketing Consultant, Content Creator, Speaker and Trainer. This episode is from a recent live that I did with Stacey Meadwell talking about how marketers can get the most out of LinkedIn. We share tons of practical tips so make sure you have a pen and paper to hand. In this episode we talk about how Chri...

Welcome to the new season of The Built Environment Marketing show hosted by me, Ayo Abbas from Abbas Marketing . In this episode, I interview Chris Simmons, an architect, illustrator and educator who has grown a large Instagram following. Chris is an associate director at architecture practice Squire and Partners, mentors young architects through his Architects INstruction Community, runs ske...

Welcome to The Built Environment Marketing show hosted by me, Ayo Abbas from Abbas Marketing. This episode was recorded as a LinkedIn Live that I did with Stephen Drew from the Architecture Social. I’ve seen a lot as a marketer, so I was pretty chuffed to talk through the Top 5 mistakes that I see firms make when marketing. Our chat has now been turned into my latest podcast episode that is out to...

Welcome to The Built Environment Marketing show hosted by me, Ayo Abbas from Abbas Marketing. This episode is part II of my conversation with Rachel Davies from Hoare Lea. If you've not checked out part I, I'd advise you to before listening to this one. In this episode, we cover: • How we can gain more credibility as marketers • The importance of innovation and creativity • The role of AI in marke...

Welcome to the new season of The Built Environment Marketing show hosted by me, Ayo Abbas from Abbas Marketing . I’ve been a fan for a long-time of Hoare Lea 's marketing so it has been really lovely to connect with Rachel Davies via LinkedIn and now on this podcast to find out more about how they do it. It was such an interesting honest conversation. We cover: The importance of thought leade...

Articles, blogs, videos, podcasts, carousels, panels…the B2B content options are many and varied, as are the platforms and outlets on which to publish. Time is always short, and overwhelm is understandable. So: How do you decide what type of content to create? Is it OK to stick to one type of content? Which content channels should you use, and how many? This episode is taken from a live that I Ayo...

Welcome to the Built Environment Marketing show hosted by me,  Ayo Abbas from Abbas Marketing.  Today’s episode is with Andy Matthews who is a co-founder of an architectural practice called Roach Matthews. I first met Andy a few years back when his practice was starting out and he was a panelist on one of our Build Up networking events on new practices.  He was impressive then, part...