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Episode 124: Applying Business Development Wisdom in the Client Acquisition Process with Bill Long
In this episode, industry veteran Bill Long, PE, LEED AP, and SMPS Fellow, shares his extensive insights on the strategic role of business development (BD) and marketing in AEC. He discusses how technical professionals and marketers can effectively collaborate throughout the client acquisition process, emphasizing the importance of connecting, meeting, and following up with clients to build relationships and establish trust.
Bill Long, PE, LEED AP, FSMPS
Principal | WRL Consultants
Bill is an experienced member of the design and construction community where he has been active for over forty years. During that time, Bill has held multiple positions at both design and construction firms including Principal, Vice President, Project Executive, Director of Business Development, Project Manager, and Project Engineer. An active member of the AEC community, Bill has been a featured speaker at multiple industry presentations and presented at regional and national functions for AIA, ACEC, AGC, CMAA, ASLA, SDA, NFMT, ASC, CSI, ISPE, and SMPS. Bill has authored numerous articles for various building industry publications and was the lead author and researcher for the Fellows Report published by the SMPS Foundation. He also authored a White Paper for the Foundation entitled International Success in the A/E/C World – Benchmarks and Best Practices. Bill is a Fellow in SMPS and a Past-Trustee and Past-President of the SMPS Foundation.
Links:
https://wrlconsultants.com/
Bill's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamrlong/
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In this episode, industry veteran Bill Long, PE, LEED AP, and SMPS Fellow, shares his extensive insights on the strategic role of business development (BD) and marketing in AEC. He discusses how technical professionals and marketers can effectively collaborate throughout the client acquisition process, emphasizing the importance of connecting, meeting, and following up with clients to build relationships and establish trust.
Bill Long, PE, LEED AP, FSMPS
Principal | WRL Consultants
Bill is an experienced member of the design and construction community where he has been active for over forty years. During that time, Bill has held multiple positions at both design and construction firms including Principal, Vice President, Project Executive, Director of Business Development, Project Manager, and Project Engineer. An active member of the AEC community, Bill has been a featured speaker at multiple industry presentations and presented at regional and national functions for AIA, ACEC, AGC, CMAA, ASLA, SDA, NFMT, ASC, CSI, ISPE, and SMPS. Bill has authored numerous articles for various building industry publications and was the lead author and researcher for the Fellows Report published by the SMPS Foundation. He also authored a White Paper for the Foundation entitled International Success in the A/E/C World – Benchmarks and Best Practices. Bill is a Fellow in SMPS and a Past-Trustee and Past-President of the SMPS Foundation.
Links:
https://wrlconsultants.com/
Bill's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamrlong/
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