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Week of December 6, 2004

Front Page

* Builders Meet With Fed Chairman as Market Conditions Turn Less Favorable
* Workforce Housing Problem Hits Close to Home
* Proposed Salmon Habitat Designation Follows Cost-Benefit Approach Advocated by NAHB
* Housing Snapshot

President's Message

* Participating on the Home Builder Research Panel Is Easy and Rewarding

Housing and Economics

* Eye on the Economy

Business Management

* You Can Become the Ritz-Carlton of Builders
* Tech Talk: It Doesn't Hurt to Convert — If You're Prepared

Seniors Housing

* Affluence, Amenities and Other Active Adult Trends to Note
* Take the Active Adult Bus Tour, Let Experts Review Your Plans at IBS

Builders' Show

* Structural Insulated Panels Stand Up to Hurricane Force in ‘So Small Showhouse’
* Make Your IBS Plans Now — and Save

Housing Finance

* Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Announce Higher Conforming Loan Limits for 2005
* NAHB Task Force on Housing Finance Reform Seeking Input from Association Members

Small Builders and Remodelers

* A Clear, Concise Paper Trail Leads to Smoother Running Jobs

Green Building

* Entries Sought for National Green Building Awards

Environment

* Vigilance Advised as Effort Begins to Modernize Flood Insurance Rate Maps

Construction Safety

* OSHA Clarifies Fall Protection Requirements for Working From Exterior Wall Top Plate

Multifamily

* Ron Terwilliger Named Chair of Multifamily Leadership Board
* Sustainability of Current Condo Boom Among Topics to Be Examined at Pillars Conference

Women's Council

* Number of Women in the Construction Industry Grew 22%

Sales and Marketing

* SMI Magazine Wins Folio Award

Commercial Builders

* Adaptive Reuse Is a Profitable Alternative When Budgets Are Tight

Labor

* Student Chapter Job Fair at Builders’ Show Expected to Be the Largest Ever

Building Products

* New Technology Gives Home Builders and Buyers Easy Access to Warranty Information

Builder's Engineer

* Bad News Bearers — Friend or Foe?

Building News Coast To Coast

Association News & Events

* Grand Rapids Builders Lament Loss of Bill Zylstra
* Save 50% on NEBS Holiday Cards, Calendars and More
* Awards Programs Deadlines
* Calendar of Events

NBN Back Issues

 

SMI Magazine Wins Folio Award

"Sales + Marketing Ideas" (SMI) magazine earned a Silver Ozzie Award from Folio Magazine for best redesign in the nonprofit/institutional category. Folio Magazine specializes in magazine management. The award competition is open to all magazines and recognizes excellence in magazine design.

“We are gratified and pleased that through the hard work and dedication of our staff, contributors and Bates Creative Group, 'Sales + Marketing Ideas' has been recognized for the first time by the Ozzie awards,” said Joseph P. McGaw, the magazine's publisher and editor-in-chief.

SMI was redesigned with the help of National Sales and Marketing Council members under the direction of McGaw. The first issue featuring the new design was unveiled at NAHB’s 2004 International Builders’ Show.


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“Winning awards is exciting — getting recognition from one’s peers is gratifying,” says Jane Farthing, art director at the Bates Group. “Sales + Marketing Ideas is a publication targeting other creative problem solvers, and that makes it an especially satisfying publication to work on.”

In addition to the Ozzie, SMI has received a SNAP (Society of National Association Publications) Excel Bronze Award and four PIVA (Printing Industry of Virginia) Awards. Bates Creative Group also has won three other Silver Ozzie awards and a Silver Inkwell Award in 2004.

For more information about this award, visit http://folioshow.com/The_Awards.477.0.html.

"Sales + Marketing Ideas" magazine is a service of NAHB’s National Sales and Marketing Council, which serves more than 14,000 members and supports more than 100 local sales and marketing councils across the United States.


Subscribe to 'Sales + Marketing Ideas' Magazine for Cutting-Edges Information

For additional cutting-edge sales and marketing information, subscribe to NAHB’s "Sales + Marketing Ideas" magazine. Call 800-368-5242 x8192 or visit www.smimagazine.com to subscribe or order a copyClick here to learn about membership benefits of the National Sales and Marketing Council and the Institute of Residential Marketing.

The Institute of Residential Marketing Offers Courses and Designation Programs for Sales & Marketing Professionals

The Institute of Residential Marketing (IRM) offers four designation programs for sales and marketing professionals:

  • The CMP and MIRM designation programs for new home marketing professionals
  • The CSP and MCSP designation programs for new home sales professionals

For more information on these designation programs, click here.

BuilderBooks.com Offers Sales and Marketing Publications Online

BuilderBooks.com offers a variety of sales and marketing publications online. To view or purchase these publications, click here.


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