Smart Workflows that leverage AI, Scripting & InDesign Synergies

PRESENTER

Shane Kane, LEED AP BD+C, B2B-I
Marketing Director
Turner & Townsend

Breakout

Marketing teams in the AEC industry spend enormous time reformatting proposals, case studies, resumes, and sales materials to fit different pursuits, brands, and audiences. This session explores how AI can power a centralized marketing intelligence database and automate common workflows through custom-coded scripts. By structuring marketing content—project data, narratives, metrics, imagery, and qualifications—into a reusable system, teams can dynamically generate proposals, case studies, resumes, and pursuit materials in multiple design expressions without rebuilding them each time, significantly reducing manual effort and response time.

Attendees will see how AI-assisted scripting can transform standardized marketing data into branded layouts, as well as how an always-on virtual knowledge manager can provide instant access to marketing assets, project information, and institutional knowledge. The session will also demonstrate an AI-assisted approach to qualifying marketing leads for publicly traded companies using structured market signals and financial data. Participants will leave with a practical framework for implementing AI-driven marketing infrastructure that increases speed, consistency, and strategic insight in AEC marketing operations.

Learner outcomes

  1. Identify key AEC marketing workflows that can be automated by organizing project information and credentials into a structured, reusable content database.
  2. Understand how AI-assisted scripting, InDesign automation, and knowledge-management tools can convert standardized data into branded, pursuit-ready materials.
  3. Outline an action plan for adopting AI-driven marketing infrastructure that improves proposal turnaround times, strengthens consistency, and supports more strategic decision-making.