John McManus

John McManus

President and Founder

John McManus, founder and president of The Builder’s Daily, is an award-winning editorial, programming, and digital content strategist. TBD's purpose is a community capable of constant improvement.

As Spec Home Mojo Rises, More Builders Make A Go Of Evenflow

Capital

As Spec Home Mojo Rises, More Builders Make A Go Of Evenflow

What's working is getting spec on the ground and bolstering marketing and sales competencies to keep an evenflow construction management process going.

Together with

SNAP.BUILD

Laser-Focused Opportunism Seen As Strategic Plan Of Action

Land

Laser-Focused Opportunism Seen As Strategic Plan Of Action

On the plus side for a "growth" strategy, present absorption rates, pricing trends, and traffic, and interest have arced determinedly upward through April.

Together with

Builder Advisor Group

Two Little Letters - A.I. - Change Homebuilding As We Speak

Marketing & Sales

Two Little Letters - A.I. - Change Homebuilding As We Speak

Here are four examples of A.I.s immediate or near-future applicability in homebuilding sales and marketing, given that these areas are both repeatable and already well-documented in digital records.

Together with

New Home Star

A Land 'Reload' Is A Pain Point Builders Did Not Expect In 2023

Land

A Land 'Reload' Is A Pain Point Builders Did Not Expect In 2023

Having to go out now – in a business backdrop where land sellers never got the memo that they'd better concede on lot pricing – and buy land feels, to some of the builder execs we've heard from, just wrong. That doesn't mean they won't do it.

Peace Of Mind – The Absence of Worry –  Is A CX Super Power

Leadership

Peace Of Mind – The Absence of Worry – Is A CX Super Power

Homebuying customers’ pursuit of what’s often the most valued and costly purchase they’ll ever make – and one full of unknowns -- has at least two distinct streams of value-making. One stream is the customer’s shopping and purchase journey. The other dwells in the livability and ownership journey.

Together with

Westwood Insurance Agency

As Spec Home Mojo Rises, More Builders Make A Go Of Evenflow

Capital

As Spec Home Mojo Rises, More Builders Make A Go Of Evenflow

What's working is getting spec on the ground and bolstering marketing and sales competencies to keep an evenflow construction management process going.

Together with

SNAP.BUILD

Laser-Focused Opportunism Seen As Strategic Plan Of Action

Land

Laser-Focused Opportunism Seen As Strategic Plan Of Action

On the plus side for a "growth" strategy, present absorption rates, pricing trends, and traffic, and interest have arced determinedly upward through April.

Together with

Builder Advisor Group

Two Little Letters - A.I. - Change Homebuilding As We Speak

Marketing & Sales

Two Little Letters - A.I. - Change Homebuilding As We Speak

Here are four examples of A.I.s immediate or near-future applicability in homebuilding sales and marketing, given that these areas are both repeatable and already well-documented in digital records.

Together with

New Home Star

A Land 'Reload' Is A Pain Point Builders Did Not Expect In 2023

Land

A Land 'Reload' Is A Pain Point Builders Did Not Expect In 2023

Having to go out now – in a business backdrop where land sellers never got the memo that they'd better concede on lot pricing – and buy land feels, to some of the builder execs we've heard from, just wrong. That doesn't mean they won't do it.

Peace Of Mind – The Absence of Worry –  Is A CX Super Power

Leadership

Peace Of Mind – The Absence of Worry – Is A CX Super Power

Homebuying customers’ pursuit of what’s often the most valued and costly purchase they’ll ever make – and one full of unknowns -- has at least two distinct streams of value-making. One stream is the customer’s shopping and purchase journey. The other dwells in the livability and ownership journey.

Together with

Westwood Insurance Agency