Chris Sullivan offers quick and informative answers to your ‘not-so-technical’ concrete questions.
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Small Marketing Tactics Make a Big Difference in your Concrete Business
Once you complete a job and you know the client is happy, follow up over the phone or through email to ask for a testimonial or quote for your website or a brochure. To make things even more convenient, send a stamped postcard they can easily mail back to you.
Re-ignite Your Spark of Passion for Decorative Concrete
The fear that we may lose touch with the concrete artistry in our industry is a legitimate feeling. It seems like more and more projects require firm decisions and designs before they ever reach our eyes. Are we losing the chance to add our expertise, advice and artistic touch to decorative projects?
Outdoor Patio Complete With Stained Hummingbird, Flower and Vine Design
Rick Lobdell of Concrete Mystique Engraving in Nashville, Tennessee, is an artist, not a decorative concrete contractor. Still, in his career he has become known as a guy who can take concrete and turn it into an artistic canvas. He did just that for the Perkins home in Franklin, Tennessee.
Website Considerations for the Decorative Concrete Professional
Websites have changed the relationships between businesses and customers. Having an attractive, purposeful and convenient website can make or break a company. A website is particularly useful for a decorative concrete artisan, because it allows you to visually showcase your work, publish testimonials and be easily found by potential customers.
A Metallic Epoxy Concrete Floor in a Michigan Art Gallery
A funny thing happened on the way home from the grocery store, says Troy Lemon, president of Cornerstone Decorative Concrete in Holland, Michigan. It all started when he and his son, Josh, stumbled upon an art studio in their own tiny village of Fennville.
How Do Successful Concrete Contractors Choose the Right Manufacturers?
Choosing the right manufacturer is a dilemma every contractor in our industry faces every day. I’ve heard many analogies used to describe the decorative concrete industry over the years, but two comparisons have always resonated the most: “Polished Concrete is part Art and part Construction,” and “The polishing industry is still the Wild West.”
Concrete Walkway and Columbariums Transform a Catholic Church Garden
ConScape Inc., a commercial, architectural and decorative concrete firm in Fort Worth, Texas, seemed like a godsend to the parishioners. With decorative concrete as its intervention, the company transformed part of the church’s landscape from a tired terrain into a radiant and peaceful panorama.
Skudo to Offer Educational Course at 2015 World of Concrete
Skudo is a supplier of a variety of temporary surface protection products. The company commits itself to protecting contractors’ work at the highest level of reliability. An educational course, “Protecting Your Work – Finding the Right Surface Protection,” will be presented by Brendon Smith, President of Skudo USA. The 45-minute […]
Researcher Uses Microwave to ‘Bake’ Concrete
An electrical engineer at Missouri University of Science and Technology is using microwave energy to test concrete and rehabilitated aluminum, and in the future her work could lead to safer bridges and aircraft parts.
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Lou Parous Named President and Chief Executive Officer of the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
ASA’s 2024 Outstanding Shotcrete Project Awards
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ACI Launches Mentorship Program for Young Members
How Admixture Technology Enhances Decorative Concrete Performance
