Free 2026 study guide · PDF · 18 pages

Power Moves: The Infrastructure Brand Study Guide

A free marketing guide for data center, energy, power and building technology companies. Learn how buyers, buying committees and investors research you in 2026, and get a 90 day plan to become the obvious choice.

  • Verified 2026 market stats from Census, IEA, LBNL and ConstructConnect
  • How AI search and 13 + 9 person buying committees shape your shortlist
  • Website, search, video and event playbooks, a scorecard and a 90 day plan

Instant PDF download. No email or form required.

Built from our work with infrastructure and building tech brands like wtec, OSI Global, Bryte Light and 1547 Critical Systems Realty.

Power Moves: The Infrastructure Brand Study Guide cover and inside pages
~$85B
US data center construction, annual rate, Aug 2026. Up about 73% in a year.
US Census Bureau
$81.5B
Data center starts in the first half of 2026, more than all of 2025.
ConstructConnect
950 TWh
Projected global data center electricity use by 2030, about double 2025.
IEA
11.8%
Share of US electricity data centers could use by 2030.
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
67%
of B2B buyers prefer a rep free buying experience.
Gartner, 2026
51%
of B2B software buyers now start research in an AI chatbot more often than Google.
G2, 2026
Who this guide is for

Built for the companies powering the buildout

If you market, sell or raise money for a company that builds, powers, cools or equips critical infrastructure, this guide was written for you. It is a practical B2B marketing playbook for data center marketing, energy and utility marketing, and building technology marketing.

  • Data center operators and developers
  • Colocation and hyperscale providers
  • Electrical and power equipment manufacturers
  • Onsite generation and energy companies
  • Cooling, controls and building technology brands
  • Systems integrators and dealers
  • MEP engineering and design firms
  • Contractors and critical facility builders

Best for marketing leaders, founders, sales leaders and anyone preparing an investor or board update.

What is inside

Ten chapters you can act on this week

01 to 02

The market and the buyer

Verified 2026 numbers on data center construction, power demand and how B2B buyers now research with AI before they talk to sales.

03 to 04

Committee map and website

What owners, engineers, specifiers, operators and procurement each need, and the website checklist that serves all of them.

05 to 07

Search, video and events

How to get quoted by AI assistants, what to capture on a live site shoot, and how to turn a trade show into content and links.

08 to 10

Measure, score and plan

Tracking that sales trusts, a 10 question scorecard, a 90 day plan and a plain English glossary.

35+
video projects a year
2x
wtec organic traffic in six weeks
78%
organic lift for OSI Global
<3 mo
to ship most sites and films
Questions

Before you download

Is the guide really free?

Yes. It is a free 18-page PDF. Click download and it opens right away. There is no form, email or call required.

Who wrote it?

Chasing Creative, a strategy-first B2B creative agency in Palm Coast, Florida. The guide comes from websites, facility video and search work our collective has shipped for data center, power, lighting and building technology companies.

How current are the stats?

Every number was checked against its original source in October 2026, including the US Census Bureau, IEA, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, ConstructConnect, Forrester, Gartner and G2. Sources are listed in the guide.

We are not a data center. Is it still useful?

Yes. Most chapters apply to any company selling into critical infrastructure, from power equipment and controls to integrators, dealers and engineering firms.

What if we want help putting it into action?

Book a free Growth Audit. We will review your scorecard, find the message, proof and funnel gaps slowing the sale, and give you a 90 day plan.

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