BuildTopia Road Show 2008

Agenda

Day One
8:00 am
Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 am
Welcome and Introductions
9:15 am
Pre-Construction: Learn best practices in managing budgets including non construction costs. Many builders lose money before they start building. We will show you how to start out like you want to end up, profitable!
10:30 am
During Construction: Where are you? Learn to read between the lines, not just on the instant job cost, and other reports but how to stay ahead of the game when it comes to Cost to Complete and the scheduling/activity relationship.
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm
Post Construction: On your way to the bank take a look at how you did. Did the house finish when you expected? Do you know why? Did you go over budget? Do you know why? In this session we'll look at how to utilzie your Construction Log, Job Cost reports and variance analysis reports.
2:30 pm
Break
2:45 pm
60 Ways To Improve Company Performance - NOW: Every business is a work in progress and an art to manage. Erik Cofield provides his national program here to provide over 60 things you can do to improve your business immediately. Every attendee will benefit from this insightful look at others mistakes, and every person should take away some things that apply directly to them. The art of business; add your flare! Digital copy available to attendees.
4:15 pm
Customer Round Table: Interactive session which promises to be a rich opportunity for attendees to learn from and share with their peers. This is an open forum with a panel and attendees encouraged to interact, not just about BT, but the industry. Harness your collective knowledge!
Day Two
8:00 am
Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 am
Welcome and Introductions
9:15 am
Effective Lead Marketing: Come share with Erik Cofield his perspective and industry best practices on the entire lead management portion of the customer lifecycle experience. It is not just about getting leads, but managing them to the last drop. Erik shares insight, best practices and parts of content he provides to HBAs and conferences around the country, including the Building For Boomers in New Orleans. It is called a pipeline for a reason: make it flow! Digital copy available to attendees.
11:00 am
Getting Ahead With the Web: Learn how to capture leads automatically from your website and third parties, publish inventory and pricing Web Integration Kit (WIK), XML, Homebuyers Homepage (HBHP) integration
12:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm
Warranty Service - Be A User...: Get started with BTService in under 1 hour, best practices to use right now.
3:00 pm
Break
3:15 pm
Customer Round Table : Interactive session which promises to be a rich opportunity for attendees to learn from and share with their peers. This is an open forum with a panel and attendees encouraged to interact, not just about BT, but the industry. Harness your collective knowledge!