Curating the conversation at UK Construction Week
As part of UK Construction Week, the CBE Marketing Network is curating a series of sessions that put the industry’s most pressing questions front and centre
What does AI and digital marketing in construction look like right now?
Ridgemount’s Digital Marketing Index aims to benchmark how the sector is using AI, digital channels and marketing technology, and where teams are quietly struggling.
CMA Awards Dinner moves to Bloomsbury Ballroom for 2026
The CMA Awards Dinner will take place on Thursday, 19 November 2026 at one of London’s most distinctive Art Deco venues
An Art Deco stage for the CMA Awards 2026
This year’s CMA Awards will take place at Bloomsbury Square Ballroom in London’s Victoria House, where jazz-age glamour meets the modern age
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What the roundtable revealed about construction marketing in 2026
Roundtable reflections: As chair of the session, Liam Bateman, Managing Director of The Think Tank, reflects on the key themes
Marketing’s changing role in the built environment
Senior marketers at a roundtable hosted by The Think Tank discussed how credibility, technical understanding and judgement are redefining the role. This is the first of four reports from the day.
Why marketing has to educate, not just promote
Stuart Devoil discusses how construction marketing must move beyond features and benefits to educate specifiers and end users about ethics, procurement and global responsibility in complex supply chains
Why collaboration is key to demonstrating marketing’s value
Catherine Fyfe reflects on the passion within construction marketing, the importance of peer collaboration, and the opportunity to prove marketing’s value
Why senior construction marketers have to wear many hats
Gareth Osborne reflects on the breadth of skills now expected of senior construction marketers, from financial management and pipeline development to leadership, industry expertise and brand stewardship
How influence and education are shifting across the sector
As buying behaviours change across the built environment, marketers are rethinking who they need to reach and how knowledge travels through projects. This is the second report from our roundtable