10 Interesting Marketing Statistics in the A/E Industry

Oct 21, 2015

Did you know?

Marketing trends are discussed by only 40% of A/E firms during marketing meetings.
Marketing departments are becoming increasinly responsible for tracking all marketing/sales related data.
From 1997 until last year, the percentage of work done for new & repeat clients has remained relatively consistent at 20% & 80%
CRM use declined from 2007 until last year when it started to rise again.
Firms report doing 60% of their marketing via email
Last year the biggest marketing expense increases were in staff labor and proposals
Only 20% of firms reported entering a design competition last year.
In 2014, a quarter of respondents didn't know if their clients were on social media
In 2014, 13% of firms said social media use has resulted in actual projects.
41% of firms say that social media has not resulted in reliance on traditional marketing methods.

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