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What Specifiers Want: Turning Insight into Specification

This event brings together NBS, Glenigan and industry experts to explore what influences specification decisions and how manufacturers can identify and act on the right opportunities. Discover the latest insights into specifier behaviour, project intelligence, product data, sustainability and AI.

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  • CPD

    Why approved CPD should be the foundation of your content marketing strategy

    Approved Continued Professional Development has long been recognised as one of the most effective ways for construction product manufacturers to educate architects and specifiers. Developed around ...

  • Design and Specification

    How to Create Specification-Led Content | NBS

    Learn how manufacturers can create specification-led content that supports real design decisions, from technical data and certifications to case studies and BIM assets in NBS Source.

  • Design and Specification

    Manufacturer Marketing 101: How to Speak a Specifier’s Language

    Connecting with architects is key to a manufacturer's success, but many businesses target them too late. In fact, the specification process offers manufacturers opportunities to collaborate with ...

Marketing Masterclass for Manufacturers: Optimising your lead generation

Construction product manufacturer? Learn how to generate more leads online with this marketing masterclass from NBS.

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7 specification essentials for RIBA CPD

For manufacturers, getting your CPD RIBA-approved puts your products right in front of architects. These seven specification essentials are one of the key elements in securing approval.

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Digital Marketing for kitchen and bathroom manufacturers

Thousands of kitchen and bathroom products are specified each year with NBS. Find out why specification is so important to your marketing strategy and what it can mean for your company.

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Social media marketing masterclass for manufacturers

Social media is a tricky issue. While many manufacturers know that social media marketing can help them to win orders, it’s not as easy to know how to do it well. In this episode of our ‘Marketing ...

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Five top tips to deliver engaging CPD

Make sure your CPD content is improving your chances of getting your products specified by following these top tips.

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Turn technical expertise into specification influence

Educate architects through RIBA-approved CPD, strengthen your industry credibility and position your brand earlier in project decision-making.

The Specification Marketing Cycle

Marketing | Sales The Specification Marketing Cycle 31 October 2024 | By NBS A free downloadable tool to help plan and make the most of your construction marketing activities.

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12 Days of Digital Construction

This Christmas, after such a transformational, innovative and challenging year we’re bringing you the 12 things we’ve learned about digital construction.

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Third-party certification with NBS Source

Over recent years, one of the most popular requests for improvements from construction professionals who use NBS has been the request for prominent evidence of third-party certifications regarding ...

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Permalinks with NBS Source

Within NBS Source, each item (whether it is a product, a company, a case study or a PDF) has a short, permanent hyperlink. Within NBS, we are calling these short, permanent hyperlinks ‘permalinks’.

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Enhanced Data with NBS Source

With the launch of our new platform, NBS Source, we at NBS have enhanced the data structure for manufacturer products and systems within our listings. We’re calling this ‘enhanced data’.

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