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Pricing and sales compensation: Making it work

Construction Marketing Ideas

Pricing and sales compensation are among the messiest aspects of business. The publication’s sales representatives negotiated deals with advertisers way below the publication’s rate card — and (to add to the problem), the publication had no system to manage and monitor overdue accounts.

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Construction Project Manager Field Guide

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Schedule – managing the overall schedule including preparation, updating and dealing with issues. Every day I go into work, and while a portion of what I do involves managing financials and construction details, a significant part of what I do involves dealing with people. 0-5 Years Experience. 5-10 Years Experience. 125k-250k.

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Big dreams, big projects: How do you play and win?

Construction Marketing Ideas

The government’s local agency (the National Capital Commission) set a competition, inviting four short-list proponents to develop conceptual plans (with compensation of $45,000 just for completing the plan). We’re in the midst of one of these major project decisions as the Canadian federal government prepares to release 9.3

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A Recipe for Retaining Your Purchasing Talent

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A good purchasing professional must understand the construction process, local building codes, risk management, the enterprise resource planning system, schedules, the installing trades in a given market and the materials they use, alternative materials that could be used, their cost drivers, and so on—all while being an excellent negotiator.

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Welcome to the PSMJ Resources Blog

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Three ways to keep salary issues out of your negotiations If you are like other A/E firm leaders, you are finding that your management salaries are coming under more client scrutiny than ever. How do you deal with clients who insist on raising the issue of management salary?

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I’ve Received Contractor Lawsuit. What Happens Next?

Construction Law Monitor

Other types of damages exist but courts like to compensate with money. Many times its a better business choice to work out a deal and move on with making money. Other options : – Informal negotiations or ADR clause are other options. I always encourage my clients to work out a deal and move on.

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Responsibility and construction marketing

Construction Marketing Ideas

This is a painful expense, but, as he explained, it fit within the framework of the original agreement which he negotiated within his discretion (and from what I could have seen at the time, would have been a contract I would have approved.). The problems occurred from design work time and effort cost overruns.