# Construction PR

Discover how construction PR professionals are using Featured to find and act on earned-media opportunities for contractors, builders, and construction brands.

[Open Featured Chat](https://featured.com/)

## Construction PR prompts to try in Featured

Thirty real jobs, phrased the way you'd actually ask. Tap a chat to get started — edit anything before you send.

### Answer journalist requests

> Find journalist requests across HARO, Connectively, X, and LinkedIn from reporters seeking construction sources on labor shortages, material costs, or housing production.

[Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Find%20journalist%20requests%20across%20HARO%2C%20Connectively%2C%20X%2C%20and%20LinkedIn%20from%20reporters%20seeking%20construction%20sources%20on%20labor%20shortages%2C%20material%20costs%2C%20or%20housing%20production.)

### Respond to HARO queries

> Find HARO queries from the last 48 hours that a contractor, builder, or construction executive could answer about projects, costs, or hiring.

[Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Find%20HARO%20queries%20from%20the%20last%2048%20hours%20that%20a%20contractor%2C%20builder%2C%20or%20construction%20executive%20could%20answer%20about%20projects%2C%20costs%2C%20or%20hiring.)

### Land construction podcast interviews

> Find active construction industry podcasts that interview contractors, developers, and contech founders as guests.

[Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Find%20active%20construction%20industry%20podcasts%20that%20interview%20contractors%2C%20developers%2C%20and%20contech%20founders%20as%20guests.)

### Audit your AI visibility

> Do a GEO audit for my company for the prompt "best general contractors in [our metro]." Show how ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini answer.

[Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Do%20a%20GEO%20audit%20for%20my%20company%20for%20the%20prompt%20%22best%20general%20contractors%20in%20%5Bour%20metro%5D.%22%20Show%20how%20ChatGPT%2C%20Claude%2C%20Perplexity%2C%20and%20Gemini%20answer.)

### Benchmark competitors in AI answers

> Compare how my firm and three competing contractors appear when clients ask AI assistants for recommendations in our specialty.

[Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Compare%20how%20my%20firm%20and%20three%20competing%20contractors%20appear%20when%20clients%20ask%20AI%20assistants%20for%20recommendations%20in%20our%20specialty.)

### Automate your GEO tracking

> Every Monday, run a GEO audit on our service-area prompts and email me changes in how AI describes and recommends our firm.

[Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Every%20Monday%2C%20run%20a%20GEO%20audit%20on%20our%20service-area%20prompts%20and%20email%20me%20changes%20in%20how%20AI%20describes%20and%20recommends%20our%20firm.)

### Place a bylined article

> Find publications accepting bylined articles from construction leaders on workforce development, prefab and modular methods, and project delivery.

[Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Find%20publications%20accepting%20bylined%20articles%20from%20construction%20leaders%20on%20workforce%20development%2C%20prefab%20and%20modular%20methods%2C%20and%20project%20delivery.)

### Publish an op-ed

> Find outlets accepting op-eds on housing and infrastructure, and help me argue for trade education investment to close the labor gap.

[Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Find%20outlets%20accepting%20op-eds%20on%20housing%20and%20infrastructure%2C%20and%20help%20me%20argue%20for%20trade%20education%20investment%20to%20close%20the%20labor%20gap.)

### Land a guest post

> Find construction industry blogs accepting guest posts on jobsite technology, safety culture, or subcontractor management.

[Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Find%20construction%20industry%20blogs%20accepting%20guest%20posts%20on%20jobsite%20technology%2C%20safety%20culture%2C%20or%20subcontractor%20management.)

### Build a construction media list

> Build a media list of construction journalists — at trades like ENR-style outlets and local business press — with beats and recent stories.

[Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Build%20a%20media%20list%20of%20construction%20journalists%20%E2%80%94%20at%20trades%20like%20ENR-style%20outlets%20and%20local%20business%20press%20%E2%80%94%20with%20beats%20and%20recent%20stories.)

### Get on construction stages

> Find speaking opportunities at events like World of Concrete and builder association conferences — education sessions with deadlines.

[Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Find%20speaking%20opportunities%20at%20events%20like%20World%20of%20Concrete%20and%20builder%20association%20conferences%20%E2%80%94%20education%20sessions%20with%20deadlines.)

### Catch every brand mention

> Find recent mentions of our company across news, project announcements, trades, and podcasts.

[Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Find%20recent%20mentions%20of%20our%20company%20across%20news%2C%20project%20announcements%2C%20trades%2C%20and%20podcasts.)

### Automate your media monitoring

> Every 2 hours, scan media for our company name and active project names, summarize each mention, and email the digest.

[Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Every%202%20hours%2C%20scan%20media%20for%20our%20company%20name%20and%20active%20project%20names%2C%20summarize%20each%20mention%2C%20and%20email%20the%20digest.)

### Uncover every media opportunity

> Find me media opportunities in construction this week — journalist requests, podcasts, bylines, awards, and speaking slots — for a regional builder.

[Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Find%20me%20media%20opportunities%20in%20construction%20this%20week%20%E2%80%94%20journalist%20requests%2C%20podcasts%2C%20bylines%2C%20awards%2C%20and%20speaking%20slots%20%E2%80%94%20for%20a%20regional%20builder.)

### Win construction awards

> Find award opportunities for construction firms, like ENR rankings and builder association awards, with entry windows and requirements.

[Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Find%20award%20opportunities%20for%20construction%20firms%2C%20like%20ENR%20rankings%20and%20builder%20association%20awards%2C%20with%20entry%20windows%20and%20requirements.)

### Track competitor coverage

> Find where competing firms earned press in the past 30 days — project wins, features — and the stories our portfolio can beat.

[Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Find%20where%20competing%20firms%20earned%20press%20in%20the%20past%2030%20days%20%E2%80%94%20project%20wins%2C%20features%20%E2%80%94%20and%20the%20stories%20our%20portfolio%20can%20beat.)

### Partner with LinkedIn influencers

> Find LinkedIn influencers covering construction and real estate development whose audiences include owners, developers, and trade partners.

[Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Find%20LinkedIn%20influencers%20covering%20construction%20and%20real%20estate%20development%20whose%20audiences%20include%20owners%2C%20developers%2C%20and%20trade%20partners.)

### Find paid placement opportunities

> Find construction and home improvement sites offering paid placements or sponsored features, with audience data.

[Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Find%20construction%20and%20home%20improvement%20sites%20offering%20paid%20placements%20or%20sponsored%20features%2C%20with%20audience%20data.)

### Put your PR on autopilot

> Set up a daily workflow that finds construction journalist requests, drafts responses with our project examples, and queues them for approval.

[Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Set%20up%20a%20daily%20workflow%20that%20finds%20construction%20journalist%20requests%2C%20drafts%20responses%20with%20our%20project%20examples%2C%20and%20queues%20them%20for%20approval.)

### Distribute a press release

> I'd like to send a press release about our firm breaking ground on a signature project and the jobs it creates.

[Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=I'd%20like%20to%20send%20a%20press%20release%20about%20our%20firm%20breaking%20ground%20on%20a%20signature%20project%20and%20the%20jobs%20it%20creates.)

### Newsjack a trending story

> What construction stories are trending today — housing starts, infrastructure funding, material prices? Draft field-level commentary and find the reporters.

[Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=What%20construction%20stories%20are%20trending%20today%20%E2%80%94%20housing%20starts%2C%20infrastructure%20funding%2C%20material%20prices%3F%20Draft%20field-level%20commentary%20and%20find%20the%20reporters.)

### Get featured in industry Substacks

> Find Substack newsletters covering construction, housing, and development that feature practitioner perspectives.

[Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Find%20Substack%20newsletters%20covering%20construction%2C%20housing%2C%20and%20development%20that%20feature%20practitioner%20perspectives.)

### Reach Medium's construction writers

> Find Medium writers covering construction innovation and skilled trades who feature industry voices.

[Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Find%20Medium%20writers%20covering%20construction%20innovation%20and%20skilled%20trades%20who%20feature%20industry%20voices.)

### Build your media resume

> Create a media resume of our project portfolio highlights, awards, and press quotes for pitching trade and business press.

[Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Create%20a%20media%20resume%20of%20our%20project%20portfolio%20highlights%2C%20awards%2C%20and%20press%20quotes%20for%20pitching%20trade%20and%20business%20press.)

### Join the Reddit conversation

> Find subreddits like r/Construction and homeowner communities where our expertise applies, and surface threads worth a professional response.

[Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Find%20subreddits%20like%20r%2FConstruction%20and%20homeowner%20communities%20where%20our%20expertise%20applies%2C%20and%20surface%20threads%20worth%20a%20professional%20response.)

### Activate Instagram influencers

> Find Instagram creators in home building and renovation whose audiences match our clients, with engagement rates.

[Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Find%20Instagram%20creators%20in%20home%20building%20and%20renovation%20whose%20audiences%20match%20our%20clients%2C%20with%20engagement%20rates.)

### Launch a TikTok collab

> Find TikTok construction and trades creators for a recruiting-focused campaign, ranked by reach among young workers.

[Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Find%20TikTok%20construction%20and%20trades%20creators%20for%20a%20recruiting-focused%20campaign%2C%20ranked%20by%20reach%20among%20young%20workers.)

### Draft a winning pitch

> Draft a 120-word pitch to a local business reporter about our apprenticeship program and the hiring numbers behind it.

[Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Draft%20a%20120-word%20pitch%20to%20a%20local%20business%20reporter%20about%20our%20apprenticeship%20program%20and%20the%20hiring%20numbers%20behind%20it.)

### Build a 90-day PR plan

> Build a 90-day PR plan for a construction firm — project milestone stories, journalist requests, executive bylines, association awards, and recruiting-focused media.

[Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Build%20a%2090-day%20PR%20plan%20for%20a%20construction%20firm%20%E2%80%94%20project%20milestone%20stories%2C%20journalist%20requests%2C%20executive%20bylines%2C%20association%20awards%2C%20and%20recruiting-focused%20media.)

### Prep for a media interview

> I'm being interviewed about construction delays and costs. Prep me with likely questions and straight-talk points that build trust with future clients.

[Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=I'm%20being%20interviewed%20about%20construction%20delays%20and%20costs.%20Prep%20me%20with%20likely%20questions%20and%20straight-talk%20points%20that%20build%20trust%20with%20future%20clients.)

## How construction PR professionals use Featured

One chat, every PR job — from first pitch to placement report.

1. **Ask in plain language** — “Find journalist requests about labor shortages.” “Which podcasts book contractors?” “How does ChatGPT answer ‘best general contractors in our metro’?”
2. **Featured finds & acts** — The co-pilot searches journalist requests, 814K active podcasts, bylines, awards, and AI answers — then drafts responses and pitches in your voice.
3. **Approve and get placed** — Review drafts, hit send, and let always-on workflows keep hunting while you run the business. Results arrive via Slack, email, or text.

## Every construction PR job, in one platform

Journalist requests, podcasts, bylines, awards, monitoring, GEO — every earned-media motion for construction firms in one place.

### [Journalist Requests](https://featured.com/product/features/journalist-requests)

Answer construction reporters' source requests from HARO, Connectively, X, and LinkedIn — labor, costs, and housing.

### [Find Podcasts](https://featured.com/product/features/find-podcasts)

814,000 active shows, searchable in plain language — from jobsite pods to development business programs.

### [GEO Visibility](https://featured.com/product/features/geo-audit)

Track how ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini answer “best general contractors in [your metro].”

### [Bylined Articles](https://featured.com/product/features/bylined-articles)

Find construction trades accepting executive bylines on workforce, prefab methods, and project delivery.

### [Find Journalists](https://featured.com/product/workflows/find-journalists)

Build media lists of construction journalists — ENR-style trades and local business press.

### [Speaking Opportunities](https://featured.com/product/features/speaking-opportunities)

Education sessions — World of Concrete-style events and builder association conferences.

### [Awards & Submissions](https://featured.com/product/features/awards)

ENR-style rankings and builder association awards — with entry windows tracked for you.

### [Media Monitoring](https://featured.com/product/features/media-monitoring)

Know the moment your firm or projects are covered across trades and local news.

### [Competitor Visibility Watch](https://featured.com/product/workflows/competitor-visibility)

See where competing firms earned press — project wins and features — and the stories your portfolio beats.

### [Workflows](https://featured.com/product/workflows)

Always-on agents that find opportunities, draft responses with project examples, and deliver results.

### [Featured Chat](https://featured.com/)

An AI PR assistant that drafts pitches, preps interviews, and builds 90-day plans on request.

## Pricing

Every plan includes journalist requests, podcasts, bylines, GEO, and monitoring. Plans differ only in usage.

- **Free** — $0. Free forever.
- **Lite** — $39. Per month.
- **Pro** — $79. Per month, billed annually at $948.
- **Pro+** — $239. Per month, billed annually at $2,868.
- **Team Lite** — $159. Per month, billed annually at $1,908.
- **Team Pro** — $399. Per month, billed annually at $4,788.
- **Team Pro+** — $1,199. Per month, billed annually at $14,388.

## Construction PR — frequently asked questions

**What is construction PR?**

Construction PR is the practice of earning media coverage and credibility for contractors, builders, and construction brands — getting executives quoted in trade and local press, projects covered at milestones, leaders booked on podcasts, and named when clients ask AI assistants for contractor recommendations. It combines media relations, project storytelling, awards, and generative engine optimization (GEO).

**How do construction firms get press coverage?**

The fastest path is answering journalist requests: construction and housing reporters post source queries on HARO, Connectively, X, and LinkedIn daily — on labor, material costs, and housing production. Layer on project-milestone stories, executive bylines on workforce development, podcast guest spots, and association award entries. Featured surfaces all of these in one chat and drafts the responses for you.

**How much does construction PR cost?**

PR budgets vary widely with scope, goals, and the partners involved. Featured itself is free to start, with paid plans at $39/month (Lite) and $79/month (Pro, billed annually) — and every plan includes every capability: journalist requests, podcasts, bylines, awards, monitoring, and GEO tracking. Many construction firms and their agency partners run Featured alongside their existing PR programs.

**What is GEO (generative engine optimization) for construction brands?**

GEO is the practice of improving how AI assistants like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini recommend your firm. When clients ask “best general contractors in [metro]” or research builders, those answers are built from press coverage, project features, and reviews. Featured audits your AI visibility for your service-area prompts and tracks changes over time.

**How do I get my firm mentioned in ChatGPT and Perplexity answers?**

AI engines cite brands that appear consistently across credible sources: construction trades, local business press, project coverage, reviews, and podcasts. That means earned media is the input to AI visibility. Run a GEO audit to see where you stand today, then close the gap with journalist requests, bylines, and podcast placements — and measure weekly.

**Is HARO still active for construction sources?**

Yes. Featured owns and operates HARO (Help a Reporter Out) and Connectively, and an expert is connected with a publisher every 6 seconds across the platforms. Construction topics — labor shortages, material costs, housing production — are among the most frequently requested source categories, and Featured matches you to relevant queries automatically.

**How do I find construction journalists to pitch?**

Ask Featured to build a media list of reporters who have covered your topic in the last 90 days — for example, “journalists writing about construction labor shortages.” You'll get names, outlets, beats, and recent headlines, so every pitch references the reporter's actual work instead of going in cold.

**How long does construction PR take to show results?**

Journalist-request responses can land placements within days, since reporters are on deadline. Bylines and podcasts typically take 2–8 weeks from pitch to publish. AI visibility moves more slowly: expect roughly 1–3 months for new coverage to shift how AI assistants answer, which is why continuous tracking beats one-off audits.

**Who uses Featured for construction PR?**

Contractor executives and BD leads, developers, contech founders, and agencies scaling coverage for construction clients. Agencies are among Featured's power users: the co-pilot handles opportunity discovery, drafting, and monitoring around the clock, so strategists can spend their time on messaging, relationships, and counsel.

**Which construction awards and podcasts should we target?**

Start with ENR-style rankings and builder association awards, plus local business honors for signature projects, then let Featured track entry windows and requirements. For podcasts, Featured's database tracks 814,000 active shows; describe your work in plain language and it returns construction shows that actually book operators.

## PR for related industries

- [Real Estate PR](https://featured.com/industries/real-estate-pr)
- [Manufacturing PR](https://featured.com/industries/manufacturing-pr)
- [Energy PR](https://featured.com/industries/energy-cleantech-pr)
- [Logistics PR](https://featured.com/industries/logistics-supply-chain-pr)
- [Legal PR](https://featured.com/industries/legal-pr)