The Donovan Digital Podcast
The Donovan Digital Podcast
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The Donovan Digital Podcast explores marketing, messaging, and relationship-building strategies for companies in the AEC industry. Hosted by Shawn Donovan, each episode features expert insights to help you connect with architects, specifiers, and decision-makers with clarity and impact.
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The podcast covers key themes such as marketing strategies, relationship-building, and communication techniques specifically tailored for the AEC industry. Episode examples include discussions on building trust with architects, communicating clearly in the glass and glazing sector, and fostering relationships through integrity and technical knowledge.
The Donovan Digital Podcast explores marketing, messaging, and relationship-building strategies for companies in the AEC industry. Hosted by Shawn Donovan, each episode features expert insights to help you connect with architects, specifiers, and decision-makers with clarity and impact.
Welcome to Episode 5 of the Donovan Digital Podcast, where we explore strategies and insights that help architectural building product and service companies build brand awareness, spark engagement, and establish authority. In this episode, I'm joined by Diana Darling, President and Co-Founder of AN Media Group, publishers of The Architect’s Newspaper, AN Interior, Best of Design, and the organizers of Facades+ and CE Strong.
Diana shares her journey from retail marketing to launching one of the AEC industry’s most influential media platforms. We discuss the real challenges and opportunities of bridging the gap between building product manufacturers and architects, and how curated events, continuing education, and great storytelling are at the heart of meaningful engagement.
This episode covers:
✅ The founding story of AN Media Group and The Architect’s Newspaper
✅ The evolution and impact of the Facades+ symposium
✅ Creating meaningful engagement between brands and architects
✅ The value of continuing education (AIA credits, CE Strong)
✅ What it really takes to build trust with AEC professionals
Whether you're an AEC marketer, manufacturer, or architect, Diana’s insights are a masterclass in how media and education can connect people, products, and projects.
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