With the ECNext-hosted solution, the McGraw-Hill Construction Information Center provides readily available content as a “self service” purchase for anyone needing in-depth business information ranging from a full report to a single specific chart. For example, annual “Top Lists” and Sourcebooks published by Engineering News-Record (ENR) http://construction.ecnext.com/coms2/enrbrowse_ENR and the “Special Sector Study: The Steady Pulse of Healthcare Construction” produced by McGraw-Hill’s Dodge Analytics http://construction.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0249-221_ITM are available for instant download in PDF-format. The McGraw-Hill Construction ECNext-powered e-commerce solution includes the full range of search engine marketing, online sales, and digital rights management (DRM) capabilities required for successfully selling business information on the Web.
The ENR "Top" Lists available in the McGraw-Hill Construction Information Center are developed each year by surveying thousands of firms to create more than a dozen U.S. and international rankings of contractors, design firms, construction managers, environmental firms and other industry segments based on their revenue. ENR produces three annual Sourcebooks: Top 500 U.S. Design Firms, Top 400 U.S. Contractors, and
Global Construction. The Design Firm and Contractor
Sourcebooks include market
analysis and rankings in eight major industry sectors,
rankings in almost 50 project types, and a directory
with address, phone number and name and title of
the principal officer. The Global Construction Sourcebook
includes similar information for the leading international
and global design firms and contractors.
The Dodge Analytics “Special Sector Study:
The Steady Pulse of Healthcare Construction”
is a comprehensive study on the healthcare segment
of the construction industry. This is a must-have
for anyone who needs comprehensive, accurate and
timely detail about the huge $16 billion healthcare
construction market. Customers can purchase the
whole report or only the sections they need for
immediate download.
“We are excited about the prospects for this
new sales channel and expect our ECNext-powered
site to provide benefits to our existing customers
while also driving new clients to our site,”
said James A. King, Senior Vice President and Chief
Information Officer, McGraw-Hill Construction.
“Our selection by McGraw-Hill Construction gives us an exciting opportunity to enable an important market segment to find and use critical information for their business needs,” said Chris Skudder, ECNext’s Chief Executive Officer. “The ECNext-powered site will help McGraw-Hill Construction take advantage of the burgeoning use of web searches by business users to find strategic information.”
About McGraw-Hill Construction
McGraw-Hill Construction connects people, projects and products across the design and construction industry. From project and product information to industry news, trends and forecasts, the Company provides industry players the tools, resources and applications that help them save time, money, and energy. Backed by the power of Dodge, Sweets, Architectural Record, Engineering News-Record (ENR) and our Regional Publications, McGraw-Hill Construction serves more than one million customers within the $4 trillion global construction community. For more information, visit www.construction.com.
About The McGraw-Hill Companies
Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies is a global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's, Business Week and McGraw-Hill Education. The Corporation has over 350 offices in 33 countries. Sales in 2002 were $4.8 billion. Additional information is available at www.mcgraw-hill.com.
About ECNext
Founded in 1996, ECNext builds and manages online channels, enabling leading financial analysts, market research firms and business publishers to grow their business by selling high-value information via the Web.
ECNext’s hosted e-commerce solution provides the complete range of technology and services required for powering online content sales and are tailored to meet each customer’s unique requirements and brand. Web marketing programs drive traffic to the site; e-commerce capabilities provide a range of promotion, sales, and subscription options for capturing revenue; workflow and content management tools streamline maintenance; and tracking and reporting capabilities provide real-time intelligence for on-going business improvement.
ECNext partners with customers combining Web content sales expertise with customer domain knowledge to drive business success. Additional information is available at www.ecnext.com.
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