The Construction Technology Update

When customer expectations change, businesses should adapt to meet the new preferences, such as shifting to paperless quotes and invoices. Spencer chats with Nick Keyko from Jobber who shares how his company offers business management software to help small businesses evolve their job tracking and customer management to cater to new consumer needs. Listen to hear more about how Jobber can help your contracting or remodeling company improve business management items like scheduling, quoting, and invoicing!

https://info.builderfunnel.com/builder-funnel-radio/construction-technology-update-nick-keyko-jobber

The Construction Tech Update is back this week with Noah Baker joining Spencer to talk about Touchplan! Noah is the Senior Solutions Engineer for Touchplan which is a field-collaborative planning space that aims to make the planning and management of construction projects easier. Through data analytics, the app helps contractors improve efficiency throughout projects to increase profitability.

https://info.builderfunnel.com/builder-funnel-radio/construction-technology-update-noah-baker-touchplan

We'll be taking two weeks off of this show for the Remodelers Summit in Phoenix, but we'll be back on October 7th!

In this episode, Spencer is joined by Harri Majala, the CEO and founder of GBuilder. To improve the customer journey and shopping experience for residential construction projects, GBuilder developed a BIM-based (Building Information Modeling) digital platform that streamlines the customer journey management process and project communication across construction sites. With this platform, construction teams will be able to have access to real-time and up-to-date information for all aspects of your projects. The technology will also allow consumers to experience their homes before construction starts through 3D and VR technologies.

https://info.builderfunnel.com/builder-funnel-radio/construction-technology-update-harri-majala-gbuilder

After 15 weeks and 15 episodes of our new show, The Construction Technology Update, we want to hear your thoughts! In this episode, Spencer shares his main takeaways from the first 15 episodes, and ideas that he has for future episodes. Listen to hear what Spencer thinks and send us an email to share your feedback as well!

https://info.builderfunnel.com/builder-funnel-radio/construction-technology-update-feedback-takeaways

Do you want an easier way to get qualified leads? Groundwork acts as a virtual sales system for residential contractors to save businesses time in finding the ideal leads. In this episode, Jeff Wraley from Groundwork joins Spencer to share more about how the platform makes it easy for homeowners to take videos of their project so contractors can save time evaluating prospective leads.

https://info.builderfunnel.com/builder-funnel-radio/jeff-wraley-groundwork

Could you imagine if all of your back office responsibilities could get easier? JobNimbus essentially creates an electronic back office for your contracting business to organize your CRM, project management, billing, and more! Check out this podcast to hear Mark Olson share more with Spencer about JobNimbus and how you can work with them as a partner to improve your business!

https://info.builderfunnel.com/builder-funnel-radio/mark-olson-jobnimbus

Do you want to differentiate your construction company and lead the next generation of construction technology? In this episode, Gabe Paez, the founder and CEO of The Wild, joins Spencer to talk about how augmented reality and virtual reality can change the future of the construction industry. The Wild's AR technology allows you to see the design and the unfinished construction progress at the same time to see how your vision will come to life in its space.

https://info.builderfunnel.com/builder-funnel-radio/construction-tech-update-gabe-paez-the-wild

Are you looking to grow your contracting business? Chris Pallatroni, a thought leader in the home improvement industry and co-founder of Modernize, joins Spencer in this week's episode to share how Modernize can help contractors promote their businesses and connect with more leads. Modernize is like Match.com, but for contracting. The platform connects contractors who are looking for more work with home owners who are looking for someone to hire for a project.

https://info.builderfunnel.com/builder-funnel-radio/construction-tech-update-chris-pallatroni-modernize

In this week's episode, Josh Carter from Hatch joins Spencer to talk about Hatch and how it makes communicating and following up with leads easier. You can use the app to automate texts, emails, and voicemails with leads to gauge and cater to their communication preferences. Users who use the automated lead follow-up process with Hatch have seen a 10% increase in appointments from leads!

https://info.builderfunnel.com/builder-funnel-radio/construction-tech-update-josh-carter-hatch