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Specialising in architecture & design Habitus is a website and quarterly print magazine that for 10 years has proven to be an authority in architecture media. We are proud to introduce Dialling In With Habitus, a new podcast that champions the sharing of insights, accomplishments and methods in resilience – reminding the industry we can learn from each other.
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Quick tips are focused on providing helpful design tutorials packed with helpful information in less than 5 minutes! Our tips focus on the Adobe creative suite including: Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash and much more!
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Welcome to the He Shoots, He Draws Podcast, your go-to source for all things creativity, photography, graphic design, business, and life! Hosted by Dave Clayton and guest host Alan Hess, this show offers regular insights into these creative topics. Two friends—a graphic designer and a photographer—share their combined expertise and experiences to bring you engaging discussions. So, grab a cuppa and join us as we explore the things we admire, the people who inspire us, and much more. Expect s ...
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Fortis Baseline | Simplified Strategies for AEC Marketing & BD Leaders
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Are you at the helm of an AEC firm, steering through the complex landscape of the built environment, or leading the charge in marketing and business development? The Fortis Baseline Podcast is your strategic ally, crafted specifically for decision-makers, marketers, and business developers within the AEC industry. Join Melinda Colón, a seasoned Fractional CMO, Speaker, and Marketing & Business Strategist with a profound track record of empowering small and mid-size firms to make healthy reve ...
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Background Loops, Podcasts, Series Graphics, Invite Cards, Video Editng, Live Sound, and the list goes on. If you are wondering how to implement these things into your local church CMD is here to help! Church.Media.Design TV is a show built around understanding and using media of all forms in the church. In this weekly show Brad Zimmerman gives tips,tricks and how to's, for you the Church Media Designer. Join the conversation at churchmediadesign.tv
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Ep.184 3 Guys Walk Into A Podcast - Confessions of the podcasters!
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2:08:26Join us for a candid and insightful discussion as three seasoned photography podcasters— Dave Clayton (He Shoots, He Draws), Kersten Luts (Camera Shake podcast) and Steve Brazill (Behind the Shot) — we share our experiences, challenges, and triumphs in creating and maintaining our own design and photography podcasts. In this episode, we delve into …
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Ep 41 - The Heart and Head Selling Method
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18:26In this special episode, be part of Melinda's 'live audience' as she presents how valuable it is to niche down and make more money by implementing the 'Heart and Head' selling method. Learn how attracting the targeted few (rather than the larger and generalized masses) can lead to massive results by implementing this powerful method! ==============…
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Ep 42 - Prioritizing Self-Care and Establishing Boundaries
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20:22In this episode, Melida shares her personal journey of prioritizing self-care and establishing boundaries. The challenges of putting yourself last and not setting boundaries, and how it affects your well-being. Melinda provides tips on how to avoid doing everything at once, customizing your self-care routine, and using a calendar to block out time …
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Ep.183 ESSARAITCH - Sharon Harrison Talks TikTok and Business
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1:07:17Join myself and owner of EssarAitch, Sharon Harrison, talking about putting your working life on TikTok and developing a following to help your business. Sharon posts her daily life in her office, the trials, tribulations, fun and feedback. Not many people are super natural on camera but she makes it feel like you are part of her business life and …
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Ep 41 - How to Barter Services and Get Ultimate Value
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23:37Melinda Colón is a Strategic Marketer, Mentor, Coach, Consultant, and Speaker. In this video, Melinda shares strategies for scaling your business! Melinda walks you through how to barter your services or products so you can build an advocate for your brand. =================================================== Learn more about Melinda Website: www.me…
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Ep.182 James Barnard - 1 Year On - From TikTok to Adobe Max
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1:02:53James Barnard is back! One year on, exactly, we chat about how his world has changed so much since we first spoke, his TikTok and Instagram presence was flourishing but so much has happened in the past 12 months for him that I wanted to really do a recap with him and see how is world is today, both business and as a recognisable influence on the de…
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Ep. 40 - The Automation Avenue: Mastering CRM for Success! (with guest Lindsay Diven)
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34:49In this episode join Melinda talks to customer relationship management (CRM) system expert Lindsay Diven. Tune in as they discuss the upfront challenges but the fruitful rewards of executing and implementing a well-oiled and maintained CRM system. Share in the anecdotes & practical tips and tricks that can give your business that streamlined edge y…
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Ep.181 Dave Blass (Pt.2)- Production Designer - Star Trek Picard & Music Photography
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1:09:48We are super honoured to have one of the industries top Production Designers, Dave Blass, as our guest for the next two episodes. Dave recently worked on Star Trek Picard, The Boys, Justified, Preacher and many more. In part two, Dave talks about his love of music photography as well as his career in TV. DAVE'S WEBSITE STAR TREK PRODUCTION ART DAVE…
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Ep.180 Dave Blass (Pt.1)- Production Designer - Star Trek Picard & A Career in TV
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1:34:17We are super honoured to have one of the industries top Production Designers, Dave Blass, as our guest for the next two episodes. Dave recently worked on Star Trek Picard, The Boys, Justified, Preacher and many more. Dave talks about our love of Star Trek, his path to where he is today and the experiences he's encountered getting there. It's a grea…
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In this special episode, Melinda shares how you can automate using Adobe InDesign. She will use a business card as an example, but the steps are the same if you create project sheets, resumes, etc. Get the steps Build a robust process Support the show The Fortis Baseline podcast has transitioned from serving marketing and business development profe…
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Ep.179 The Photoshop Creativity Summit with Dave Cross
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1:03:09Get your FREE Photoshop Creativity Summit ticket HERE In this catch up with industry leading trainer, Dave Cross, we chat about his new online conference and the evolution of events since the pandemic. An amazing 4 days of FREE creative training from world-class Photoshop experts and artists 26 HOURS OF INSPIRATIONAL, CREATIVE PHOTOSHOP TRAINING - …
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Ep.178 Mental Health & Creativity with Radim Malinic
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1:10:45Get your FREE Photoshop Creativity Summit ticket HERE In this episode I had a very frank and honest conversation with our guest Radim Malinic about working through mental health and trying to remain creative and undistracted by the social world around us. Radio is a creative director and designer living and working in South West London. He runs Bra…
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Ep. 38 - The Power of Brand Photography (with guest Karen Kurta)
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17:16In this episode (with special guest Karen Kurta), we delve into optics and professional photography's role in the A/E/C space. As a professional photographer, Karen provides her many years of experience with us and its role in branding in both the business and personal spheres. The image difference and quality that is sometimes subtle but is nevert…
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Ep. 37 - Re-Focusing After Change, How to get back to the Baseline
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24:24Getting back to a baseline for growth improves your success in achieving goals and accomplishing tasks. Hosts, Melinda and Rafael provide their method of reimplementing company, marketing, and BD goals to keep sight of purpose and intent. They share how they audit marketing efforts and use SWOT analysis to help the audience hone in on their client’…
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Adobe has been (and will continue to be) an integral part of the professional marketer’s repertoire. Find out how we genuinely feel about Adobe’s line of software and what their recent acquisitions may mean to marketing and business development. Support the show The Fortis Baseline podcast has transitioned from serving marketing and business develo…
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Ep.177 2022 Round up & Get Your Shit Together for 2023
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1:06:16Dave Clayton and Alan Hess are back for 2023! In this first episode of 2023 they have a quick catchup of the events of 2022, what they've been up to since the last episode and talk about getting your shit together for 2023, taxes, plans, schemes and events!! The Print Design Summit Registration - FREE Event Join us over on social media @heshootshed…
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On this ‘king-sized’ episode we have come back resolute and ready to strategize and plan. We share our current personal and business goals, the "specific" theme for the year, concrete goalposts, and what it means to be an ideal team player. Stay humble, hungry, and smart as you start this New Year! Support the show The Fortis Baseline podcast has t…
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As 2022 comes to a close join us as we look back at this momentous year through our AEC & CRE lenses. Whether it was thought leadership, Value adds, or insights along the way reminisce as we prepare for the fast-approaching new year! Support the show The Fortis Baseline podcast has transitioned from serving marketing and business development profes…
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Ep. 33 - A Social Media Strategy for Commercial Real Estate (with guest Maria Lombardi)
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22:36Foundry Commercial’s very own Maria Lombardi shares her practical tips to get comfortable with using social media for business and professional development. Getting comfortable with the uncomfortable, there are many winning strategies in developing a successful plan. Get ready to build that social media strategy muscle with help from our special gu…
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Ep.176 Liz Mosley - Running A Successful Business
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1:38:42This week I am so pleased to have Liz Mosley on the show, Liz runs a very successful branding business but also teaches, creates content for Adobe, runs a very good podcast and more. We chat about all the things that make up what running a creative business requires these days to maintain momentum and success. LIZ'S WEBSITE LIZ ON INSTAGRAM LIZ ON …
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#NetworkingGoals! In this episode we discuss how we pre and post-prep networking events while overcoming lingering hesitations we may have as introverts. Let's get the most out of these crucial industry events and be a resource for others. Don't just be a lurker, follow us and give us a listen! Support the show The Fortis Baseline podcast has trans…
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Ep. 31 - Developing an Effective Communications Strategy (with guest Wendy Roundtree)
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25:34The importance of being authentic to your mission, having a clear vision, and engaging your potential audience with storytelling are some insights you will get in this week's episode with special guest Wendy Roundtree. Communication is a creative science so get your juices flowing as we dive into topics like knowing who you are and what you stand f…
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Ep. 30 - Marketing, BD, Bagels, Roads & Strategies for the A|E|C Industry (with guest Maisha Christian)
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26:17Tune in as Melinda sits down with Maisha Christian, owner and head coach at Beauty and the Boss, a professional development and career coaching service that helps women strategically position themselves for promotion or career growth. Guest Info & Links: Website https://www.bosslady.coach/ Connect on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/maishachris…
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Ep.175 Dave & Glyn - The Photography Show Round up & More
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1:25:53We're back! This episode is Dave Clayton and Glyn Dewis having a good old chinwag and catch up from The Photography Show, recorded on 18th September 2022. We talk about the show and just what we've each been up to and the usual Dave/Glyn conversation you can expect! This episode is in support of a new local business, AwayDays! Please check out away…
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Ep. 29 - What is BD (Business Development)?
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13:48Tune into WIIFM which stands for “What’s In It For Me”. Learn ways to effectively and consistently promote and up-level your brand and your firm’s services. Build connections from easy-to-do networking tips and the power of following up with colleagues. Support the show The Fortis Baseline podcast has transitioned from serving marketing and busines…
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In this ‘Open Letter’ to Marketing Managers, Melinda speaks to the marketer on the reality of a work/life balance, listening first and practicing radical empathy and mindfulness. As a mentor and committed partner, she shares her thoughts on what marketers need to do to seek and find passion in the day-to-day. Support the show The Fortis Baseline po…
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Ep.174 REPLAY // Chase Jarvis - Photography Show Special
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1:42:17We are leading up the The Photography Show 17-20 September so here is a replay episode of one of the Super Stage guests, Chase Jarvis. Chase is an award-winning artist, entrepreneur and the Founder of CreativeLive and now author of his new book Creative Calling. We chatted with Chase about the creative process and how we should take on the challeng…
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Ep.173 REPLAY // Tony Harmer - A Life in Graphic Design via Adobe
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1:42:08We are leading up the The Photography Show 17-20 September so here is a replay episode of one of the Editing Suite guests, Tony Harmer. I am genuinely thrilled to have Tony as our guest this week, Tony is one of my dearest friends, one of the most helpful and genuine people in this industry, he's a walking encyclopaedia of design knowledge and for …
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Ep.172 REPLAY // Elise Swopes - Creativity, Growth & Photography
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1:08:41Please enjoy this replay episode from 2020 with the wonderful Elise Swopes. This week's guest is a delightful young photographer, speaker, influencer and hard working creative powerhouse, New York based Elise Swopes. Elise has taken mobile creativity to a whole new place, having built a name for herself through hard work and persistence, we chat to…
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Ep. 27 - Organizing Marketing Files: Garbage In and Garbage Out
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23:37Let’s get ready for a Fall cleaning of our digital assets! Join us in this episode where we share often missed opportunities for organization and clarity that can add up to big-time savings, especially as Marketers for the AEC industry. What you put in is what you get out, so 'put in' a listen to this week's content-rich episode to learn valuable w…
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Ep.171 REPLAY // Kaylee Greer - Photography Show Special
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1:42:47We are leading up the The Photography Show 17-20 September so here is a replay episode of one of the Super Stage guests, amazing dog photographer, the one they want to be and she's setting the standard, Kaylee Greer. Kaylee is a dear friend and we've done many conferences together, she will also be our LIVE EPISODE guest at the Photography Show! We…
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Melinda is back! And in this episode, she goes to the ' Heart' of the A|E|C industry -- proposals. Join us in this episode where we share how to make proposals stand out by utilizing the ‘Heart and Head’ methodology for standard and SF330 proposals! Support the show The Fortis Baseline podcast has transitioned from serving marketing and business de…
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Ep. 25 - RCs Solo Musings on the A|E|C and CRE Industry
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9:56Flying solo this week, Rafael shares his 'knee-deep' experience in the industry and how he views the industry today. From 'niches to riches' and the 'aesthetic' factor that comes from the engineering and building of structures, learn his thoughts on this short but illuminating episode. Support the show The Fortis Baseline podcast has transitioned f…
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Ep.170 Mark Hirons - Changing Your Life For Your Dreams
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1:33:02In this episode I talk to graphic designer and friend of the show, Mark Hirons. Mark created Creative Waffle Podcast way back in his teenage years, he's only 24 now, and we chat about how he built his empire and then walked away from it to pursue his career dreams. We chat about how that was for him mentally and how the sacrifices have been worth i…
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Ep. 24 - Incorporating Social Media into your Marketing Plan
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19:11Social media has played a key role within our industry to connect, engage, and build quality relationships with partners, clients, and future industry leaders. In this episode, we discuss ways to avoid being a 'Bob' stuck in the past, and how to embrace social engagements, be a leader of innovation, and share projects, teams, and your excitement ab…
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Ep. 23 - Predictions of a New Normal in Retail
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16:31The retail industry has been transitioning and adjusting to the volatile demand in the market. As industry professionals, we are keeping tabs on changes that impact how the A|E|C industry designs and builds. In this episode, we gaze through our ‘A|E|C and CRE crystal ball’ to provide insight into what the landscape may look like in our immediate fu…
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Ep. 169 James Barnard - Making TikTok Work For You
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1:12:11This week I am joined by James Barnard of Barnard.co, a very talented logo and brand designer from the UK but based in Australia. I first saw James on TikTok and followed him immediately, he's doing everything I think a creative should be doing on the platform, so I asked him all about it and his career as a designer. It was great fun, informative …
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Ep. 22 - The Value of a Go or No-Go Process
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20:44In today's episode, we are discussing the value of a go/no-go process and the benefits of utilizing the tool to improve BD and marketing efforts. At FortisOBM, our go/no-go process is pretty stringent, effectively validating our value to the organization and our commitment to quality and a return on investment. This process has proven to be one of …
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Ep. 21 - Recruit and Retain Marketing Professionals
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18:58It is no secret that acquiring talented marketers in the industry is no easy feat. In this episode, we discuss the knowledge we have in the industry and a thoughtful shift to hiring and maintaining quality talent through a personal touch – regardless if you have a hybrid working environment. Listen to this episode and gain new ideas on how to nurtu…
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Ep.168 Debbie Clapper - Pursuing A Passion & Making A Career
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1:24:00This week I am joined by my good, and fast friend, Debbie Clapper. I met Debbie at Creative South, introduced by recent show guest and mutual good friend, diane gibbs. Debbie has a background in graphic design but pivoted her career and pursued her passion into traditional hand drawn art, which is amazing! Debbie was a fantastic guest, please check…
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In this very special episode, we shine a spotlight on Melinda Colon - Strategic Marketer, wife, and fur mom -- unpacking who she is, her vision for the future, and her journey from starting FortisOBM to running a marketing agency solely focused on serving A|E|C + CRE firms. Tune in and discover new insights and possible parallels. Support the show …
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Ep.167 Dave, Alan & Glyn - Talking Computer Gear - The Stuff We Love!
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1:42:24This week we are talking office gear. All three of us use our gear in different ways, between video, photography and design. We discuss what gear we love, why we love it, how we use it and what would we add if we could. We discuss Macs, keyboards, tablets, software, audio and what happens when stuff goes wrong! Join us over on social media @heshoot…
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In this special episode from the North End of Boston, we share highlights from our business trip and discuss the value of face time with partners, clients, and associates. The invaluable experience of 'having boots on the ground' and seeing completed projects up close, all while celebrating the wins we can accomplish as collaborative and trusted pa…
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Ep.166 Diane Gibbs - Making Friends & Creating Opportunities
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1:51:09We welcome the lovely diane gibbs to the show this week, host of creatives ignite podcast and the only person I know who can connect people like a super power! We first met at Creative South conference and been great friends ever since. When you’ve listened, please go and say hi to diane and check out her amazing podcast!! Creatives Ignite Podcast …
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The 2022 SMPS South East Regional Conference (SERC) has come and gone but its impact on the industry is likely just beginning. Find out what inspirations a veteran and a first-time conference attendee took away as highlights and connections are discussed. FortisOBM provides ongoing and seasonal marketing and communication support to A|E|C and CRE i…
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Ep.165 The Camara Shake Interviews - Double Episode
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2:07:35This week we have the lovely chaps from the Camera Shake Podcast joining us, hosts Nick and Kersten popped in for a chat about all things podcasting, careers and covid. And also, please go and check out their episode #102 where they have our very own Alan Hess as their guest this week - so you two for one this week! OUR GUEST'S LINKS: Instagram: ht…
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Ep. 17 - Back to the office or staying Remote
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20:10'Post-COVID,' working full-time in the office is a thing of the past…or is it? In this episode, we talk about the data we found around hybrid and remote working environments, and how it impacts professional service industries. Support the show The Fortis Baseline podcast has transitioned from serving marketing and business development professionals…
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Are you ready for IIJA? Industry leaders are talking about it, but how can we help you pre-plan for the coming workload and connect with clients before the RFPs hit? Listen to our latest episode about the IIJA (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) plan, our perspective on how to attack it, and tips to share with your marketing and BD team. Suppo…
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We're back. Again. Damn working schedules. This week we talk about the woes of computers breaking and how to get back working again. In this instance, Apple MacBooks and more! Plus a little round up of what's been going on in our lives and why we're crap at keeping a regular podcast schedule at the moment! Join us over on social media @heshootshedr…
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Ep. 15 - Beyond the proposal criteria and marketing strategy
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13:46In this episode, Melinda & Rafael delve into the nuances and often overlooked aspects when putting together an effective and on-target proposal. Along with these insights, how does a smart marketing strategy dovetail with the overall process? Find out today! Support the show The Fortis Baseline podcast has transitioned from serving marketing and bu…
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