14/08/2026
7am. 42 construction professionals. Coffee essential. Plenty to talk about.
Yesterday we joined CARTERS Building Supplies, Te Ara Hiranga and Outside Accounting at Paraparaumu Golf Club for a conversation about The Trust Economy - and what trust looks like for construction businesses in a changing market.
Our piece of the conversation focused on something we spend a lot of time thinking about at OCULAR:
How do you build trust before you’ve even met someone?
It starts with the first Google search.
Your brand.
Your website.
How clearly you communicate.
How easy you are to deal with.
And whether the experience you promise matches the experience you deliver.
We also talked about emerging technology and AI - not as a replacement for good people, good processes or good thinking, but as an enabler.
Used well, technology can help businesses cut admin, communicate better, create useful content and get more value from the systems they already have.
Great turnout. Great conversations afterwards.
And a big thanks to everyone who chose The Trust Economy over the snooze button.
