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In this episode, Sally is joined by Dave Ables, owner and president of Tri-County Lumber Company in Clearwater, MN. Dave has nearly 30 years of experience in the trucking industry, 10 in hardware stores, and he is a consistent user of LinkedIn.

In this episode, Sally is joined by Zach O'Brien, a fellow content marketer and social media manager. Zach is the Founder of Active NorCal, Northern California's Outdoor Magazine, providing news and features on outdoor lifestyles.

In this episode of LBM Talks Social Media, Amy Smiley, VP of Marketing & PR at 84 Lumber, shared the mentality and tactics that took them from their small social media presence in 2016 to roughly 700,000 followers on all their platforms combined in 2025.

Each month, hundreds of products and services vie for industry attention. Here are some that our editors think will interest LBM Journal readers.

In this episode, Beth PopNikolov, the CEO of Venveo, a digital marketing agency that serves the LBM industry, discusses the importance of social media in our digital age, which content formats perform best on different platforms, content ideas for LBM dealers, and why individuals in your company should be utilizing LinkedIn.

In this episode, Sally is joined by TJ Shaheen, Executive VP of Builders' General, who shared his executive level perspective on the value of social media for LBM dealers. TJ discussed how social media is a great tool to affordably increase brand awareness and its potential for LBM dealers to connect with each other. He also shared information about their recent video series that served both their social media profiles and their customers.

The modern American home has gone through a number of changes throughout its history, many of today’s homes would likely be unrecognizable 150 years ago.

Over the past four decades, this Indiana business has worked to create a one-stop shop for builders and homeowners alike.

Each month, hundreds of products and services vie for industry attention. Here are some that our editors think will interest LBM Journal readers.

The Whitinsville-based company’s funding will support efforts over the next three years to complete the Blackstone River Greenway/Bikeway, a 48-mile trail connecting Worcester and Providence.