MANUFACTURER PARTNERSHIPS
GET SPECIFIED INSIDE THE TOOL DESIGNERS
Actually use.
30,000+ Archicad users in the US are specifying building products right now. Most have never seen your products in a format they can actually use. CONTRABIM changes that — putting your products inside the BIM workflow at the moment of specification.
THE PROBLEM
Your products are built for Revit. Archicad users are working without you.
Most manufacturers invested in Revit families and Autodesk-compatible content. 30,000+ US Archicad users are working around you, substituting products, or ignoring your line entirely because integrating your content takes hours of manual work.
"We have great BIM content — but it's all Revit format. Archicad designers either skip us or build their own version from scratch."
Format mismatch = missed specification
"Even when we provide content, designers spend hours reworking it to fit their template. Most don't bother."
Friction kills adoption
"We have no presence in the Archicad market. We don't know who's specifying us, who's not, or why."
Zero visibility into the market
"We reach designers through conventions and spec sheets. By the time they're specifying, we're not in the room."
Marketing reaches the wrong moment
THE TRADE COMMUNITY
Answer the questions designers are already asking about your trade.
A knowledge-driven space where CB members ask trade-specific questions and get answers from manufacturers and technical reps. Your team participates as experts, not advertisers.
Specification influence at the moment of decision.
A framer asks about LVL sizing for a specific span. A designer asks which vapor barrier works with a rainscreen assembly. A GC asks about fire-rated wall options for a commercial project. Your technical team answers — building credibility and specification influence one conversation at a time.
Share new launches, code approvals, and technical updates directly with active designers in your trade category.
Post installation guides, technical videos, and CPD content. Members access it in context — when they need it for a real project.
Your technical staff is the expert resource for your trade. Influence specification at the source, not through advertising.
PARTNERSHIP TIERS
Start where it makes sense. Build from there.
Every tier builds on the last. Start with community access and scale up to full product integration as you see results.
Tier 1 — Trade Community Access
Pricing TBD
Self-serve available
Get in the room. Start building credibility.
- Access to the CONTRABIM Trade Community (Kajabi)
- Post product updates, technical content, and training material
- Participate in Q&A as the expert resource for your trade category
- Company profile listing in the trade community directory
- Light promotional rights within community guidelines
Tier 2 — Content & Visibility
~$5K–$25K
Requires conversation
Reach the full CONTRABIM audience with CONTRABIM's voice.
- Everything in Tier 1
- Dedicated company page on contrabim.com — products, services, expertise
- Sponsored Building Science article — CONTRABIM-researched, featuring your products
- Newsletter and email exposure to the full CB member list
- Logo and link placement on relevant pages
Tier 3 — YouTube Feature
~$25K–$50K
Requires conversation
Demonstrate your products in a real Archicad workflow.
- Everything in Tiers 1 & 2
- Dedicated YouTube feature — CONTRABIM-produced, showing your products in a real production workflow
- Downloadable sample kit for members — pre-built content featuring your products
- Free sample download for non-members — a lead magnet driving email capture
- Permanent video and page presence in the CONTRABIM content library
Tier 4 — CB2.0 Product Integration
~$50K–$100K+
Custom scope
Get specified before a project even starts.
- Everything in Tiers 1, 2 & 3
- Full product digitization into CB2.0 — materials, composites, BIM objects built to CB2.0 standards
- Trade BIM Package developed and released under the CONTRABIM brand
- Your products specified by default inside the template active designers use
- Excel scoping package for The BRIDGE — quantities and cost data pre-structured for your line
- Ongoing template updates as your product line evolves
Tier prices are ranges — final pricing is scoped per partner based on trade category, deliverables, and exclusivity.
INQUIRY
Ready to reach Archicad designers at specification?
Download the partnership deck or book a call to explore what's possible for your product line.
Manufacturer Partnership Inquiry
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