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2010 Constellation Virtual Customer Conference is Underway

Chris Graham — Mon, 10 May 2010 19:16:51 +0000

Today is the first of our 5 day virtual customer conference at Constellation HomeBuilder Systems. We just wrapped up 8 simultaneous product update sessions for each of our major customer bases. These sessions covered recent enhancements and updates to our award winning software for homebuilders and included a summary of the next generation of homebuilding software.

If you haven’t registered yet, please register now. We have guest speakers and industry consultants joining us in sessions for the remainder of the week. We also have some free training sessions to cover specific topics in each product and help you get the most out of your software investment.

Enjoy the sessions. Learn from the experts. Let us know what you think.

Constellation 2010 Virtual Customer Conference

Chris Graham — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:34:44 +0000

We have a great virtual customer conference planned for May 10-14th. This is our largest virtual customer conference ever with over 30 sessions, guest speakers, industry experts, Constellation staff and many opportunities for builders to learn from their peers.

We’ll cover many recent enhancements in our home building software solutions and offer product training sessions as well. For a detailed agenda and registration information, please click on the link below.

Constellation User Conference – Large Builder Roundtable Discussion

Chris Graham — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:29:57 +0000

We had a number of medium and large volume builders discussing everything from the recent stimulus programs, selling new homes, doing more with less, implementing software systems, working with trades and suppliers, vendor portals, home builder websites, the impact of green building on home builders. Some of the builders share their success stories in the current market and how they are leveraging technology to do more with less.

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Constellation User Conference – Get the Information You Need from Your Accounting System

Chris Graham — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:29:30 +0000

As a follow-up to our Coping with Financial Distress webinar from last August, this session will help Canadian and US builders identify how to analyze those ratios that are the most important in running their business. Using the information from your accounting systems can help you improve your bottom line and increase your profits. In addition, timely communication to lenders from their builders will help ensure viable financing solutions. Steve Hays and Felicia Malter, Partners in the Home Builder Services Group at RubinBrown LLP, will also share some information about what financial reporting might look like as we prepare for better times.

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Constellation User Conference – Implementing a Purchase Order System

Chris Graham — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:28:53 +0000

Many builders, both small and large, can achieve cost advantages and improved forecasting using purchase orders. In this session, builders will learn how to reduce costs as a result of issuing purchase orders and paying trades without relying on completion slips and invoices. Even if you are already using purchase orders for your trades, this session will provide additional opportunities for process improvement.

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Constellation User Conference – Online Homeowner Warranty and Maintenance

Chris Graham — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:38:43 +0000

Now that the housing boom is behind us and the entire industry is dealing with a new reality, managing warranty and service costs is very important. In this session, we’ll show you how many builders have reduced their warranty and service costs, and improved customer satisfaction and referrals with small investments in online homeowner manuals, maintenance guides, newsletters and service request portals.

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Constellation User Conference – Small Builder Roundtable Discussion

Chris Graham — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:28:17 +0000

Similar to the Large Builder Roundtable this group provided an inside look at small and medium sized builders discussing the recent stimulus programs, selling new homes, doing more with less, implementing software systems, working with trades and suppliers, vendor portals, home builder websites, and the impact of green building on home builders. Each builder describes their experiences dealing with conditions in their market and how they use technology and processes to do more with less.

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Constellation User Conference – Lead Qualification and Sales Best Practices

Chris Graham — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:26:00 +0000

Today’s home buyers are fearful of making a buying decision and consumer confidence is at historic lows. We as sales people must do all the heavy lifting to get them to want to buy. The key to this is repetitive contact and building a trusted relationship to enable them to take action without regret. This means using your system to its fullest to keep in touch with the prospect. None of us can remember all the details and the necessary follow-up schedule. This session will explore the reasons for the fear, despite the great values in the market, and justify the use of valuable tools you may already have to make high tech equal high touch.

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Constellation HomeBuilder Systems Virtual User Conference

Chris Graham — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:31:29 +0000

All Constellation customers have received invitations to our upcoming virtual user conference. If you have still not registered, please do so using the links below.

Constellation HomeBuilder Systems is pleased to invite you to our first ever, Virtual User Conference on March 23 through March 27, 2009.

Join us for this FREE event in the comfort of your office, or any location with an internet connection and a phone.

Hosted by our BuildSoft, Builder 360, NEWSTAR, FAST and Constellation CRM (formerly “CFT”) product families, these series of webinars will include valuable product update sessions, industry best practices, and home builder roundtable discussions.

Delivered by Constellation experts and guest speakers, you will learn about new product enhancements, upcoming events, industry best practices, trends in the customer base, and opportunities to help you get the most out of your software system.

Product Update Sessions

On March 23rd at 1PM EST, we will be hosting the following product update sessions. Please register for the product update session of your choice using the links below.

– FAST

– NEWSTAR

– Builder 360

– BuildSoft

– Constellation CRM

Industry Best Practices and Guest Speakers

Lead Qualification and Sales Best Practices

Ross Robbins – Shinn Group

March 24th at 1 PM EST –

Online Homeowner Warranty and Maintenance

Brad Brickman – Constellation HomeBuilder Systems

March 25th at 1 PM EST –

Implementing a Purchase Order System

Craig Schweikart – Constellation HomeBuilder Systems

March 25th at 1:30 PM EST –

Get the Information You Need from Your Accounting System

Felicia Malter and Steven Hays – RubinBrown

March 26th at 1 PM EST –

As a follow-up to our Coping with Financial Distress webinar from last August, this session will help Canadian and US builders identify how to analyze those ratios that are the most important in running their business. Using the information from your accounting systems can help you improve your bottom line and increase your profits. In addition, timely communication to lenders from from their builders will help ensure viable financing solutions. Steve Hays and Felicia Malter, Partners in the Home Builder Services Group at RubinBrown LLP, will also share some information about what financial reporting might look like as we prepare for better times.

Builder Roundtable Discussion

On March 27th at 1PM EST, we will be hosting the following builder roundtable discussions. Please register for the session of your choice using the links below.

– Small Volume Builders and Remodelers

– Larger Volume Production Builders

Additional Information

Managing your Company Out of the Downturn – Shinn Consulting and Constellation HomeBuilder Systems

Chris Graham — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:16:11 +0000

In conjunction with Shinn Consulting, we are pleased to invite you to our two-day seminar on Wednesday, November 5th and Thursday, November 6th at the Vail Cascade Resort & Spa in Vail, Colorado.

In this seminar, you will learn proven techniques to increase your operational efficiency and get the most from your information management systems.

In addition, Constellation HomeBuilder Systems will hold a 1/2 day workshop on November 7th to provide prescriptive techniques to get the most out of your existing software investment.

Managing your Company Out of the Downturn Seminar and Workshop Agenda