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How To Get Your Products Specified Seminars
Ron Blank & Associates, Inc. has helped hundreds of building product manufacturers in their efforts to build relationships with design professionals. Our programs increase brand name recognition, generate specification leads, and ultimately aim to have your products incorporated into multiple Master Specifications.
 
Seminars are FREE for one person from each company ($30 for each additional person). Snacks and Beverages are provided.
For reservations contact: Lou Ann Medina, Phone: 800-248-6364, Fax: 800-952-5265, Email: lmedina@ronblank.com

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Free Live Webinar Building an Effective Strategy for Getting Your Products Specified
Speaker: Craig Haney.
Thursday June 27th
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. EDT
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Getting Specified - Seminars for Construction Product Manufacturers
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - AIA Seminar in Denver
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. MT
Courtyard by Marriott Denver Downtown
934 16th Street
Denver, CO
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at the Construct CSI Show
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CT
Holiday Inn-Nashville Vanderbilt
2613 West End Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at the Texas Society of Architects Show
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. CT
To be held in Ft.Worth, TX
Venue: TBD
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at the GreenBuild Show
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET
To be held in Philadelphia, PA
Venue: TBD

Ron Blank & Associates, Inc. is the recipient of the 2002 & 2008 AIA Continuing Education Award. These seminars outline how to get your product specified, and build name recognition for your products. In these seminars you will learn:
1. How to get your product specified
2. How to talk to design professionals
3. Who are the decision makers
4. Sales presentation etiquette
5. How to use literature correctly
6. Lead follow-up to a sale
7. How we connect you with designers
The second part of this seminar outlines a project from specification through bid and up to warranty. Learn valuable tips about:
  1. Designing a useful technical catalog
2. What to add to your website
3. Product technical literature
4. Writing 3-part CSI Specifications
5. How AIA/CES works
6. Effective continuing education programs
7. AIA requirements
8. Course Development tips
9. Questions about CE requirements
10. Advertising CE courses
About the Speakers + Moderators
Ron Blank, CSI, CDT, AIA Cornerstone Partner - Ron is President and CEO of Ron Blank & Associates, Inc. and affiliates (GreenCE, Inc., InfoSpec, Inc., CE Academy, Inc. and SpexPlus, Inc.). Ron has over 40 years experience in the building product systems and continuing education industry. Ron Blank's professional team makes personal visits and face-to-face building product presentations to over 1200 architectural firms across the country every year. He is a Professional Affiliate of AIA, a past Chairman of the AIA Provider Council, and a past president of the San Antonio chapter of CSI.
Craig K. Haney, FCSI, CCS, SCIP - Mr. Haney is specialized in construction technology and specifications. He has over 30 years experience in the fields of architecture and construction with over 20 years dedicated to specifications, construction technology, and historic restoration. Craig is a nationally known lecturer and author on specifications and historic restoration. Craig spent 8 years performing technical reviews of the SPECTEXT® master specification system for The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI). He has served as consultant to The American Institute of Architects (AIA) on the MASTERSPEC® specification system and also as special consultant to CSI on the conversion of civil engineering specifications to CSI principles.
Landon Boone, CSI, LEED AP - Landon is currently the Chief Operating Officer for Ron Blank & Associates, Inc. He has a twelve year background in the field of architecture with a Master of Architecture from the University of Texas at San Antonio. He has worked with Ron Blank & Associates since 2003. Landon's job entails daily operations, business development, marketing, trade shows, and developing training programs for RBA's clients.
Lou Ann Medina , CSI - As Director of Marketing, Lou Ann brings 21 yrs. of corporate marketing experience, and has been working with Ron Blank and Associates, for more than 7 years. She thoroughly enjoys the opportunity to educate manufacturers about the various programs that RBA has to offer. Creating awareness about Architectural Specification, AIA & LEED Specific course development, 3-part CSI guide spec development, Webinars and CE Academies is first and foremost in her ongoing pursuit.
Ron Blank & Associates, Inc., is a recipient of the
2002 & 2008 AIA Continuing Education Award.
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