– By John Ryan NFBA Director of Market Development – “Seventy percent of a sale is over before a salesperson ever gets involved.” According to Tiffany Sauder, president of Element Three, a marketing agency based in Indianapolis, Ind., this fact is one of the main reasons that companies need a strong online presence. This...
FN June 2014
Current safety issues for the construction industry
-By Gary Auman, Legal Counsel for NFBA- Rather than focusing on a specific safety issue important to the construction industry, in this article I discuss a range of current safety topics, including the areas in which the most frequent safety violations have recently occurred, changes governing the filing of retaliation claims, safety areas of...
NFBA Board Chair’s Message: NFBA board continues work on strategic plan
– By Rick Hess, Chair, NFBA Board of Directors – As we approach the midpoint of 2014, I’d like to report on the work NFBA is doing to achieve its ambitious goals. As I mentioned at the annual business meeting at the 2014 Frame Building Expo in March, we are focusing on seven areas:...
Membership Benefits: NFBA introduces Supplier Marketplace
In April, NFBA launched a new benefit for supplier members: the Supplier Marketplace. This tool replaces NFBA’s earlier “Find a Supplier” search function on the NFBA website with a more robust, detailed and customizable directory. The Supplier Marketplace, accessible to all website visitors, consists of a main directory page that can be sorted by...