Today's episode is a veritable ride around The Built Environment Marketing Show podcast in 2024 in our End of year marketing special.

It's one where I round up and share the main facts and figures for how this show has performed, who has been on, the topics we've covered and what I think will be happening in 2025 marketing wise.

• Data and digits
• Themes and clips
• Predictions for 2025
• What's next for the show
• Bloopers and outakes

Thanks so much for listening to the show and to everyone who has taken time out this year to contribute to the podcast. It's really appreciated.

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The Built Environment Marketing Show is hosted by marketing consultant and content creator Ayo Abbas from Abbas Marketing. It is a show that is unashamedly about marketing for architects and engineers, as well as bringing forward voices that we don't always get to hear.  

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Ep 80: Crafting authentic brands and storytelling in the built environment with Emma Hutton and Nina Farrell

Ep 79 : UK Government budget marketing next steps special with Ayo Abbas, Stacey Meadwell and Shirin Iqbal

Ep 78 : Positioning for the future: Creating a brave, new brand strategy and voice, Fliss Childs

Ep 77: How to win your first projects as a new built environment company?

Ep76: Podcast guesting: here's how to secure more [Practical Snacks mini-series]

Ep 75: Email marketing tips to boost your business bottom line [Practical Snacks mini-series]

Ep 74: SEO basics to keep your content on top [Practical Snacks mini-series]

Ep 73: How to maximise impact on your website home page

Ep 72: Introducing ‘The Practical Snacks’ mini-series

Ep 71: Finding the right marketing approach as a small architecture practice, Jon Clayton

Ep 70: What marketing tip would you give a practice starting out today?

Ep 69: Event business development and networking tips

Ep 68: Ep 68: Are you ready to make it happen?

Ep 67: How to make sure you get the most value out of industry event?

Ep 66: Getting prepared for UKREiiF 2024 with Dean McCauley-Bove and Nathan Spencer

Ep 65: Successful marketing starts with messaging, targeting and positioning

Ep 64: Finding your voice to spark change with Professor Sadie Morgan OBE

Ep 63: The hidden features of LinkedIn: How to power-up your content’s impact

Ep 62: Introducing AI: get smarter with your built environment marketing

FIND OUT ABOUT AYO'S END OF YEAR SERVICES - 3 services to help your built environment firm thrive in '25. Marketing Strategy Review, Audit and Recommendations and a LinkedIn power Up session.

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Today's episode is all about brand and storytelling but from a consultant's perspective.

My guests Nina Farrell from &Agency and Emma Hutton from Hutton are two consultants that I've known for quite a while and work predominately with mid-sized architecture firms.

Key discussion topics include:

• Understanding the connection between storytelling and brand
• How to develop your brand strategy to differentiate your practice
• The need to build strong brand foundations
• Whether brand or strategy are a 'dirty' word
• Ways to uncover client perceptions about your firm

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The Built Environment Marketing Show is hosted by marketing consultant and content creator Ayo Abbas from Abbas Marketing. It is a show that is unashamedly about marketing for architects and engineers, as well as bringing forward voices that we don't always get to hear.  

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📝 Leave us a review on Apple or Spotify

💬 Tell a friend about the show who you think will benefit.

FIND OUT ABOUT AYO'S END OF YEAR SERVICES - 3 services to help your built environment firm thrive in '25. Marketing Strategy Review, Audit and Recommendations and a LinkedIn power Up session.

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The UK budget has just finished so I wanted to fast track the release of this episode about the next steps that UK businesses can take to use B2B content to position themselves with the Government agenda post budget.

This episode is a B2B Comms Breakdown live that I hosted last Friday with Stacey Meadwell and Shirin Iqbal.

In the live we talked about:

• How to figure out your message and approach that will resonate with the government agenda
• Ways to find opportunities to share your solutions, thoughts and opinions
• What journalists want and are looking for
• The need for speed and quick turnarounds.

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The Built Environment Marketing Show is hosted by marketing consultant and content creator Ayo Abbas. It is unashamedly about marketing for architects and engineers, as well as bringing forward voices that we don't always get to hear.  

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This show is independent and if you're a regular listener you can show your support by:

• Donate to help cover the costs for making this show
• Sharing about the show on socials
• Following us on Apple or Spotify
• Leaving us a review on Apple or Spotify
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FIND OUT ABOUT AYO'S END OF YEAR SERVICES - 3 services to help your built environment firm thrive in '25. Marketing Strategy Review, Audit and Recommendations and a LinkedIn power Up session.

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FCB Studios is an architectural practice with a strong history for sustainable design, so it was a pleasure to talk to Marketing Partner Fliss Childs about the company rebrand process that she led where they redefined their brand strategy and tone of voice for now and into the future.

In this episode, we talked about:

• How FCB Studios reimagined their brand strategy and found a refreshed voice
• Why choosing an agency outside the architecture industry led to fresh thinking and an impactful branding approach
• The importance of storytelling and focusing on social impact and cultural value to elevate their brand story

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The Built Environment Marketing Show is hosted by marketing consultant and content creator Ayo Abbas from Abbas Marketing. It is a show that is unashamedly about marketing for architects and engineers, as well as bringing forward voices that we don't always get to hear.  

📲 Share about the show on socials

🔗 Follow us on Apple or Spotify

📝 Leave us a review on Apple or Spotify

💬 Tell a friend about the show who you think will benefit.

FIND OUT ABOUT AYO'S END OF YEAR SERVICES - 3 services to help your built environment firm thrive in '25. Marketing Strategy Review, Audit and Recommendations and a LinkedIn power Up session.

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When there's upheaval in the construction industry, many new practices spring up from the ashes, as bad news is often the catalyst for people to set up their own businesses. If that's something you're thinking of doing now or in the not too distant future, this episode is for you as it where I ponder 'How to win your first projects as a new built environment company'

Even if you're an already established firm, many of the ideas I share in this episode are just as applicable to you.

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The Built Environment Marketing Show is hosted by marketing consultant and content creator Ayo Abbas. It is unashamedly about marketing for architects and engineers, as well as bringing forward voices that we don't always get to hear.  

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📝 Leave us a review on Apple or Spotify

💬 Tell a friend about the show who you think will benefit.

According to research recently from Edison Research, more UK adults than ever are actually listening to podcasts, and audiences are getting younger, and way more diverse. So there's an opportunity. Plus, according to RAJAH's Midas survey 21% of the UK population tune into podcasts in an average week and listen to around seven hours of podcasts each week.

This episode of 'Practical Snacks' looks at how you can secure more podcast guest bookings. I share:

• How to research and find relevant podcasts
• The key questions to ask yourself in order to create a compelling pitch
• How to prepare for a podcast interview
• How to promote a podcast appearance

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Practical Snacks is a special weekly summer mini-series of short, snappy tactical marketing episodes that are under 10 mins on a particular marketing topic or theme. Make sure you follow the show wherever you listen, so you don’t miss out. And do share with others who you think will find this actionable style content valuable.

The Built Environment Marketing Show is hosted by Marketing Consultant Ayo Abbas and shares best practice pragmatic marketing approaches for architects and engineers.

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This show is independent and if you're a regular listener you can show your support by:

• Donate to help cover the costs for making this show
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• Or telling a friend about the show who you think will benefit.

According to Hubspot in 2023 - The return on investment (ROI) for email marketing stands at an impressive $36 for every $1 spent, so many businesses are leaving money on the table.

This episode of 'Practical Snacks' looks at email marketing that you can easily set up and start using email and/or newsletters for your business marketing.

Practical Snacks is a special weekly summer mini-series of short, snappy tactical marketing episodes that are under 10 mins on a particular marketing topic or theme.

The series is brought to you by Ayo Abbas from Abbas Marketing. Make sure you follow the show wherever you listen, so you don’t miss out. And do share with others who you think will find this actionable style content valuable.

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Google rankings are a great way to drive traffic to your website 24/7. By focusing on Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), you can improve your overall rankings on Google.

This episode of practical snacks looks at the SEO basics that you can easily implement in order to put your website content in a stronger position to rank.  

Practical Snacks is a special weekly summer mini-series of short, snappy tactical marketing episodes that are under 10 mins on a particular marketing topic or theme. The series is brought to you by Ayo Abbas from Abbas Marketing. Make sure you follow the show wherever you listen, so you don’t miss out. And do share with others who you think will find this actionable style content valuable.

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The Built Environment Marketing Show is hosted by marketing consultant and content creator Ayo Abbas. It is unashamedly about marketing for architects and engineers, as well as bringing forward voices that we don't always get to hear.  

Optimising your website home page

Introducing Practical Snacks

If you like this show don’t forget that you can help me to spread the word by:

• Donate to help cover the costs for making this show
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First impressions count. Being able to grab the attention of your website visitors as soon as they land on your home page is important if you want to get the most of your digital and online marketing.

This episode of practical snacks gives you small tweaks that you can make now to make sure your website home page captures the attention of visitors who land on it.

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Practical Snacks is a special weekly summer mini-series of short, snappy tactical marketing episodes that are under 10 mins on a particular marketing topic or theme.

The series is brought to you by Ayo Abbas from Abbas Marketing. Make sure you follow the show wherever you listen, so you don’t miss out. And do share with others who you think will find this actionable style content valuable.

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The Built Environment Marketing Show is hosted by marketing consultant and content creator Ayo Abbas. It is unashamedly about marketing for architects and engineers, as well as bringing forward voices that we don't always get to hear.  

If you like this show, don’t forget that you can help me to spread the word by:

• Donate to help cover the costs for making this show
• Sharing about the show on socials
• Following us on Apple or Spotify
• Leaving us a review on Apple or Spotify
• Or telling a friend about the show who you think will benefit.

Practical Snacks is a special weekly summer mini-series of short, snappy tactical marketing episodes that are under 10 mins on a particular marketing topic or theme.

The mini-series is brought to you by Ayo Abbas from Abbas Marketing.

Make sure you follow the show wherever you listen so you don’t miss out. And do share with others who you think will find this actionable style content valuable.

Topics that will be covered from next include website home pages, SEO, email, podcasting and LinkedIn profiles.

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The Built Environment Marketing Show is hosted by marketing consultant and content creator Ayo Abbas. It is unashamedly about marketing for architects and engineers, as well as bringing forward voices that we don't always get to hear.  

If you like this show don’t forget that you can help me to spread the word by:

• Donate to help cover the costs for making this show
• Sharing about the show on socials
• Following us on Apple or Spotify
• Leaving us a review on Apple or Spotify
• Or telling a friend about the show who you think will benefit.