Archive for May, 2009

Got Teens? Redesign their Rooms

Friday, May 29th, 2009

When my daughter turned 13, the only thing she wanted for a gift was to have her bedroom remodeled. She felt her old room was childish, and she wanted something that would reflect her personality and creativity.
I thought this was a reasonable request, so we began to discuss the options.
While driving in the car one… »

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ColourLovers Combining Color +Community

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

I Love Color
While in a manic search for inspiration for color combinations, I found Colourlovers.
Delicious eye candy for those like me who love color. The site is not just visually stunning, but loaded with tools that ignite the imagination.
Want to know where colors trends are headed, the site groups color trends for:

Websites
Magazines

It groups together palettes… »

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Re-Claiming Material from Remodeling Project |Green Demolitions

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

Reduce Recycle and Reuse - The manta of people working to live sustainably has found a partner in the cuase. Green Demolitions creates a bridge that re-purposes perfectly good cabinetry and appliances that are carefully removed during the remodeling of a kitchen.
The Non-Profit provides a service that upon acceptance, will remove good cabinetry and appliances… »

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Website Do It Yourself?

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

Your website is usually the hub of any social media marketing.
There are some key things you will want consider when contemplating your website.

Keywords - What are you selling for Search Engine Optimization.
Content Pictures, video, audio, and text
A host

There are a lot of fantastic website designers out there that can create stunning video,… »

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It is about you- Interior Designers

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Each month, for the next 12 months we will profile one client in social media.

(psss… it is FREE.)
It is in our interest to build your business.
What better way to learn about a designer, their work, their style than to experience it in pictures, text testimonials, video and in audio interviews.
You can be a part of… »

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Designers Have The Power to Move Clients

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

When I was a younger man, I was working on a residence designed by Charlie Gwathmey and his crew in the city. The residence was a weekend and vacation home in Kent, CT. At the time, I was young and very (very) nieve. The owner of the company I worked for used to tell me,… »

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Giving Back -Social Media For Change

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

The 12for12k Challenge
Changing the world through social media.
Join us and help us make a difference in the world. Today,Cinco de Mayo, is my birthday. My wish for the day is give back and encourage others to give back. Please consider joining 12for12K. There is a link to the left. If you dont have a job,… »

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Why Social Media?

Monday, May 4th, 2009

Public - ation of  conversation
Developing Strategies on how to Leverage Social media tools for Interior Designers (and related industries.)
You have a website,set up your Facebook page, created a Linkedin account, and signed up for twitter. You even set up a blog and maybe a YouTube account or started poscasting.  Are you wondering why your phone… »

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Automating Sharing Contact Information

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

Sharing contact information.
Twitter is a great place to meet people fast.  So how do you keep track of the people you meet and the opportunities that develop? I have been researching, testing and playing with CRM tools (Customer Relationship Management) to help companies track contact data. Before you can manage the information, you need… »

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How the US Money Supply is Created

Friday, May 1st, 2009

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