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| BuilderLink – The Industry's First Dedicated Online Community |
| 11/02/2009 |
Business Networking and Estimating Tools Now Available at Yourbuilderlink.com
The newly upgraded BuilderLink, a groundbreaking online resource that combines social media and online estimating tools, is making its nationwide debut, and Truitt & White is proud to be at the center of it all. To celebrate the occasion and expand the online community, Truitt & White is offering customers a number of incentives:
- A complimentary subscription to BuilderLink
- A complimentary one-year subscription to BuilderLink's estimating module (currently $250)
- Complimentary system help, courtesy of the BuilderLink Customer Service Department
The powerful estimating function, which connects users to Truitt and White inventories and up-to-minute prices, is a module within BuilderLink, the industry's first dedicated social media platform, a service that will remain free to BuilderLink members.
Truitt & White's General Manager, Mark Pearsall, is also the President of Softwood, Inc., the company behind BuilderLink. Pearsall has had this vision for years and now the technology is available to make it real.
"It's similar to Facebook and LinkedIn in terms of functionality," said Greg Stine of Polaris, Inc., the marketing and development team behind BuilderLink. "But there's a distinct difference in that it serves a single industry. It's simpler and more focused – a business communication tool rather than just a fun way to update friends and family."
The Power of Connection and Information
Unlike most other social media sites, BuilderLink includes a dedicated customer service department, which can help users with everything from setting up simple profiles to advanced customization. Once registered in the online community, BuilderLink members can update profiles, create public or private groups, access product and industry news, and easily exchange information with clients and peers. As a communication and networking device, the potential is unlimited.
"The BuilderLink program represents a next step," said Pearsall, "a single online resource that simultaneously unifies industry professionals within a business network and will eventually provide access (including prices) to inventories across the country. Unlike FaceBook and other networks out there, we're building a tool for professionals in my industry, not a hobby for laughs and giggles."
A Constant Link to Real-Time Estimates
With BuilderLink's estimating system, numbers are provided in real time from Truitt & White's internal product and pricing database. Industry professionals can access new products as soon as they're in stock, compare material prices and view reference material like manufacturer links, product specs, photos and MSDS documents.
BuilderLink is a next-generation improvement to the innovative eM2L system developed in the late 1990s by Pearsall and his team at Truitt & White. Leveraging the quantum leaps in online technology, BuilderLink is now the only comprehensive, web-based estimating software and networking site available to the building industry.
To find out more, or to instantly join the BuilderLink online community, go to www.yourbuilderlink.com.
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