Marketing Shouldn’t Be a Guessing Game

A proven system to attract better clients, win higher-margin work, and stop competing on price

Sound Familiar?

Most commercial contractors face the same frustrating challenges when it comes to marketing and growth.

Trapped by referrals: most of your revenue comes from a handful of relationships, and one lost client could devastate your pipeline.

Marketing spend you can't measure: money goes out the door on sponsorships, ads, and events but you can't tie any of it to a single project won.

A website that's a brochure: it looks fine but doesn't generate a single lead, and you're not sure what it should actually do.

Conferences with no ROI: you spend thousands attending events but come home with a stack of business cards and no real pipeline.

Racing to the bottom on price: competing on cost because prospects can't tell you apart from every other contractor.

No follow-up system: leads go cold because no one owns the process between the first meeting and the signed contract.

Relationships that decay after closeout: past clients forget about you because there's no system to stay top of mind.

"We'll figure it out later": marketing keeps getting pushed to next quarter while the hidden costs of inaction compound every month.

There's a better way—a systematic approach that eliminates the
guesswork and creates predictable growth.

What Most Contractors Do

  • Depend on referrals and hope the phone rings
  • Spend on marketing they can't trace to revenue
  • Bid on everything and compete on price
  • Let leads go cold with no follow-up process
  • Leave conferences with only business cards
  • Lose past clients with no retention system
  • Keep pushing marketing to "next quarter"

The Framework Approach

  • Diversify revenue across multiple channels
  • Track every dollar and tie it to projects won
  • Qualify opportunities and win on value
  • Convert contacts to contracts with a system
  • Turn every event into a pipeline builder
  • Keep past clients engaged and coming back
  • Implement a proven system in 90 days

Never have I come across such a complete, encyclopedic, A-to-Z, contractor-focused program that offers an integrated, step-by-step guide, from identifying the clients you should be working for all the way through landing the project and making that customer a client for life. The resources of CMN—courses, workshops, checklists, templates and the community—are not only unmatched, but they work!


David "Woody" Wood

Words from Woody & Construction Break

What's the Real Cost of Inaction?

Every year without a marketing system in place, you're absorbing costs you may not even be tracking:

What You're Losing Right Now

  • $15,000–$30,000/year on disconnected marketing tactics — agency retainers, one-off consultants, trade show booths, sponsorships — with no framework connecting any of it to revenue.
  • 20–40% of your pipeline concentrated in relationships held by one or two people. When they leave, retire, or get busy on a project, your marketing stalls.
  • Hundreds of hours per year spent responding to RFPs you were never going to win, because there's no system to qualify opportunities before your team invests the time.
  • Margins eroded project after project by competing on price against firms that have figured out how to compete on value.

CMN replaces that patchwork with a single, proven system — the Contacts to Contracts Framework™ — plus 105+ implementation tools and a peer network of firms solving the same problems you are. For less than the cost of one agency project, your team gets the complete operating system for predictable, high-margin growth.

Choose your path forward

Your Marketing Strategy Is About To Get an Upgrade

Launch

For teams ready to implement a proven operating system for business development, marketing and sales. This tier provides your team with all the tools they need to build a predictable pipeline of high-margin work.

  • The Contacts to Contracts Framework™: On-demand video course that walks your team through every step of the Attract, Convert, and Scale framework
  • Resource Vault: Downloadable worksheets, checklists, templates, and scripts that your team can implement immediately
  • Private Member Community: A dedicated online hub for you to ask questions, share wins, and learn from other high-performing construction leaders
  • Mobile App: Take CMN on the go! Access the community, courses and resources inside the CMN Circle wherever and whenever you need

$2,997

Per Year

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Dominate

For leaders committed to a full business transformation. This is a true strategic partnership, providing you with direct, private access to our founders for personalized coaching and hands-on support to solidify your position as the undisputed leader in your market.

Everything in Accelerate, plus:

  • Private 1-on-1 Coaching Calls: Monthly coaching calls to discuss high-level strategy, overcome challenges, and stay focused on the big picture
  • Direct Access to Founders: You get direct phone and email access to our founders for quick questions and strategic advice when you need it most
  • VIP Early Access: Be the first to access new tools, frameworks, and resources before they're released to the broader CMN community

Join the Waitlist

The Dominate tier is currently at capacity. Join the waitlist to be notified when the next spot opens.

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The 60-Day "Prove It" Promise

Put CMN to work for 60 days. Use the resources, attend the live sessions, and engage with the community. If your team doesn't see clear, measurable value, we'll refund 100% of your investment—no questions asked, no hoops to jump through.

Gain strategic control over your firm's future with CMN Circle, a community for construction professionals engineered to systematically secure high-value, predictable contracts.

Have Questions? We've Got Answers

The Construction Marketing Network (CMN) is a strategic coaching and training organization that provides construction leaders with a proven system—the Contacts to Contracts Framework™—to build a predictable pipeline of high-margin work. We are not a traditional marketing agency; we are strategic advisors who empower your team with the framework, tools, and coaching to build a dominant market position.

Most marketing programs are built for general businesses and offer generic advice that doesn't translate to the realities of commercial construction. CMN is different because the Contacts to Contracts Framework™ was built from the ground up by people who have spent decades in this industry. Every strategy, template, and coaching session is tailored to the long sales cycles, relationship-driven buying decisions, and competitive dynamics that are unique to commercial contracting. You're not adapting someone else's playbook—you're implementing one that was designed specifically for your world.

We built the framework for busy construction leaders—not people with unlimited free time. The course is broken into focused, on-demand modules you can work through at your own pace. Implementation is designed to be incremental: you don't overhaul everything at once. Most members start by dedicating just a few focused hours per week and build momentum from there. The goal is to replace the scattered, time-wasting marketing activities you're already doing with a system that actually produces results.

We offer three tiers to align with your company's goals:

Launch: $2,997/year
Accelerate: $3,997/year
Dominate: Join the waitlist to be notified when the next spot opens

Launch provides your team with the complete framework, tools, and community access to implement the system.

Accelerate adds two member seats and quarterly community-wide strategy sessions with our founders for expert guidance and accountability.

Dominate is a full strategic partnership with private 1-on-1 coaching for leaders and a higher level of personalized support.

We structure our memberships as annual investments rather than monthly subscriptions for a strategic reason: building a predictable, high-margin pipeline takes time. The companies that see the greatest results from the Contacts to Contracts Framework™ are those that commit to implementing the system for at least 12 months. An annual commitment ensures you're thinking long-term about your growth strategy, not just trying a tactic for a month or two. That said, our annual pricing is a fraction of the cost of hiring a senior marketing professional or retaining a traditional agency, making it an accessible investment for serious construction leaders.

The framework works best when it has buy-in from leadership and a point person responsible for execution. Ideally, that means the owner or a senior leader sets the strategic direction, while a business development professional, marketing coordinator, or operations manager drives the day-to-day implementation. The Accelerate tier includes two member seats specifically so a leader and an implementer can both be engaged. That said, even a single committed person can drive meaningful results with the system.

While having a dedicated marketing person is beneficial, it is not a requirement. The framework is designed to be implemented by anyone in your organization who is responsible for growth, whether that's a business development professional, a project manager who is transitioning into a sales role, or even an office manager who is tasked with coordinating marketing efforts. The key is having someone who can dedicate a consistent amount of time each week to executing the system.

CMN is designed for the leaders of commercial and industrial construction companies who are committed to building a more valuable and resilient business. Our members are typically CEOs, Presidents, Owners, and senior leaders in business development and marketing who recognize the need for a strategic system for growth, not just random marketing tactics.

Agencies and marketing staff provide tactical execution. We provide the strategic framework and operating system for growth. We don't replace your team; we make them more effective by giving them a proven system to follow that is aligned with your financial and strategic goals. The investment in CMN is a fraction of the cost of a senior-level hire or a typical agency retainer, and it delivers a more strategic, long-term impact by building a capability within your own team.

No. While the on-demand video course is a core component, CMN is a complete growth system. Beyond the course, you get access to a resource vault of ready-to-use templates and playbooks, a private community of vetted construction leaders, and—depending on your tier—live strategy sessions and private coaching with our founders. The course teaches you the framework; the community, coaching, and resources help you implement it and hold you accountable to results.

Every firm starts from a different place, but members who commit to the process typically begin seeing early wins—stronger positioning, better-qualified leads, and a clearer pipeline—within the first 30 to 60 days. The full impact of the framework compounds over time as your systems mature and your reputation in the market strengthens. That's why we structure memberships annually: the firms that commit to 12 months see transformational results, not just incremental improvements.

We stand behind the framework with a 60-day, 100% money-back guarantee. If you implement the system and don't see a clear path to a more predictable pipeline and higher-margin work within 60 days, we will refund your entire investment—no questions asked. We are confident in the value our framework provides and want this to be a completely risk-free decision for you.

The Dominate tier includes a significant amount of direct, private access to our founders for 1-on-1 coaching. To ensure we can provide the exceptional level of personalized attention that our members at this level deserve, we strictly limit the number of companies we work with. Joining the waitlist is the only way to secure a future spot.

We recommend setting aside 2 to 4 focused hours per week to work through the course modules and begin implementing the framework. This isn't additional busywork—it's designed to replace the scattered, ineffective marketing activities that are already consuming your time. As your systems take shape, much of the process becomes repeatable and delegable, freeing you up to focus on the high-level relationships and strategy that drive the biggest results.

The Contacts to Contracts Framework™ is designed to be implemented with simple, accessible tools. If you have a website, an email address, and a willingness to use tools like Google Sheets, you have everything you need to get started.