Difficulty with iTunes downloading for Block Podcast No.5 and No.6 resolved

It would appear some people have been experiencing difficulties downloading Episodes 5 & 6 which were released this week; we have now re-submitted the feed information to iTunes and it appears to have solved the problem.


Our apologies for the inconvenience but, we hope you will aggree it was worth the wait!

The Block Podcast makes a big return today; it's been almost two months since the last podcast with Christmas and a very busy start to the year delaying the first recording of 2012. So it's typical, you wait a while for one and two come along at once!  Yes, we're releasing two podcasts today.

The podcast team got together to record one episode and the chat was so interesting that we just let the recorder run and we've ended up splitting the recording in two parts; Episode 5 and Episode 6.  There is a natural break in the topics and it seemed sensible to chop it into two 45 minute podcasts rather than one bumper edition.

Episode 5 is largely a very interesting chat about Procurement in the construction industry and, Episode 6 is primarily about how the construction industry could, and should, use social media.

These Episodes were recorded on the 27th February - here are the participants:

• Evelyn Laurie, Principal, Red Marketing
• Gill Joy, Director,  Intend Development
• John Stobbs, Director of Operations, Sap Service UK

Also on the podcast we have Kenneth Martin, Managing Director, Block Architects and Gordon White, Managing Director, fatBuzz Ltd

EPISODE 5
We discuss lots of different aspects of procurement in the construction industry, here are some of the key topics:

• The complexity of the process
• Are SME's getting their fare share?
• BBA Accreditation and the cost of being registered
• Quirky.com and crowd funding for product development
• Are the contracts profitable or, are companies buying the work?
• How good id you bidding?
• Do you review and fine tune failed bids?
• The Glasgow Construction Forum 
• Scottish Procurement Construction Linked In Group

There's lots of great chat in this Episode and lots of useful information for anyone involved in the procurement process, it's well worth a listen.  You can download Episode 5 on iTunes or, you can listen to it here on the blog:

Play the podcast here:

Download and subscribe to Block Podcast on iTunes HERE

EPISODE 6

This is an interesting discussion about how the construction industry is adopting social media and, what they could be doing to improve their marketing and existing services with the adoption of Web 2.0 technology; here are some of the key topics:

• Is the construction industry using social media effectively?
• Creating content internally vs using an agency
• Twitter as a powerful search tool
• Twitter for building awareness and finding collaborators
• Augmented reality - is it a viable alternative to model making?
• 3D printers vs Fly-though video
• QR Codes - some innovative uses within the construction industry

Episode 6 concludes with a brief discussion about the new Permitted Development rules and whether they are a good thing for the industry.

This episode has lots of useful information and examples of how social media and Web 2.0 technology can be used in a number of ways within the construction industry - a worth while listen.  You can download Episode 6 on iTunes or, you can listen to it here on the blog:

Play the podcast here:

Download and subscribe to Block Podcast on iTunes HERE

We hope you enjoy the discussion on this podcast and remember if you would like to take part in a future episode please email Gordon White or Kenneth Martin for a chat.

We would also like to get some feedback from you about the podcast and suggestions for topics you would like us to cover; you can either leave them as a comment here on the blog or, on our Facebook Page.

If you have enjoyed this post or the podcast please use the Facebook, Twitter and Share buttons below to share it with your online community, there's a good chance they will find it interesting too.  Thank you.

Please also remember you can follow Block Architects on our Facebook Page by clicking here.

Block Podcast - Like buses, you wait a while and two come at once!

The Block Podcast makes a big return today; it's been almost two months since the last podcast with Christmas and a very busy start to the year delaying the first recording of 2012. So it's typical, you wait a while for one and two come along at once!  Yes, we're releasing two podcasts today.

The podcast team got together to record one episode and the chat was so interesting that we just let the recorder run and we've ended up splitting the recording in two parts; Episode 5 and Episode 6.  There is a natural break in the topics and it seemed sensible to chop it into two 45 minute podcasts rather than one bumper edition.

Episode 5 is largely a very interesting chat about Procurement in the construction industry and, Episode 6 is primarily about how the construction industry could, and should, use social media.

These Episodes were recorded on the 27th February - here are the participants:

• Evelyn Laurie, Principal, Red Marketing
• Gill Joy, Director,  Intend Development
• John Stobbs, Director of Operations, Sap Service UK

Also on the podcast we have Kenneth Martin, Managing Director, Block Architects and Gordon White, Managing Director, fatBuzz Ltd

EPISODE 5
We discuss lots of different aspects of procurement in the construction industry, here are some of the key topics:

• The complexity of the process
• Are SME's getting their fare share?
• BBA Accreditation and the cost of being registered
• Quirky.com and crowd funding for product development
• Are the contracts profitable or, are companies buying the work?
• How good id you bidding?
• Do you review and fine tune failed bids?
• The Glasgow Construction Forum 
• Scottish Procurement Construction Linked In Group

There's lots of great chat in this Episode and lots of useful information for anyone involved in the procurement process, it's well worth a listen.  You can download Episode 5 on iTunes or, you can listen to it here on the blog:

Play the podcast here:

Download and subscribe to Block Podcast on iTunes HERE

EPISODE 6

This is an interesting discussion about how the construction industry is adopting social media and, what they could be doing to improve their marketing and existing services with the adoption of Web 2.0 technology; here are some of the key topics:

• Is the construction industry using social media effectively?
• Creating content internally vs using an agency
• Twitter as a powerful search tool
• Twitter for building awareness and finding collaborators
• Augmented reality - is it a viable alternative to model making?
• 3D printers vs Fly-though video
• QR Codes - some innovative uses within the construction industry

Episode 6 concludes with a brief discussion about the new Permitted Development rules and whether they are a good thing for the industry.

This episode has lots of useful information and examples of how social media and Web 2.0 technology can be used in a number of ways within the construction industry - a worth while listen.  You can download Episode 6 on iTunes or, you can listen to it here on the blog:

Play the podcast here:

Download and subscribe to Block Podcast on iTunes HERE

We hope you enjoy the discussion on this podcast and remember if you would like to take part in a future episode please email Gordon White or Kenneth Martin for a chat.

We would also like to get some feedback from you about the podcast and suggestions for topics you would like us to cover; you can either leave them as a comment here on the blog or, on our Facebook Page.

If you have enjoyed this post or the podcast please use the Facebook, Twitter and Share buttons below to share it with your online community, there's a good chance they will find it interesting too.  Thank you.

Please also remember you can follow Block Architects on our Facebook Page by clicking here.