Monthly Archive for: ‘May, 2008’

I had dinner with six designer friends on Tuesday. We don’t get together often enough, and when we do, we are able to have frank and enlightening conversations about business issues. I hope each one of you has a group like this in your life. Each friend is supportive of the group as a [...]

We sent out a new survey to Colorado professional interior designers last week, and we greatly appreciate the participation so far. Even with the holiday weekend, we had an excellent response rate. This survey is open to all professional interior designers worldwide. Your opinions and answers help us tailor articles and programs for [...]

This holiday weekend crept up on me. Just a few days ago, Erin and Mary (Client Services Manager and Business Manager) and I were talking about the week, and when Mary reminded me about Monday being a holiday. It just seems impossible that almost five months of 2008 are behind us.
Since it is Memorial Day [...]

Here is David Shepherd’s latest newsletter, Waking Up, from Designing Profits, Inc.
Dear Gail,
Last week I was dealing with the question of why a client chooses one designer over another, even if the one they choose charges substantially more. I laid out ten reasons that had first been presented at the “Creating Your Celebrity Brand” Conference [...]

You may have noticed that we haven’t added calendar entries yet. We are waiting for photos of our guests and biographies so we can post full information for you.
We have some exciting guests that we will be interviewing in the next few weeks. If you haven’t listened to a teleseminar before, here is how it [...]

Get ready…we have two terrific new companies that can make you well-known in the design industry, and can also revolutionize the way you do business. Both of these companies have new and innovative services custom-tailored for the interior design industry. We will introduce both of these businesses to you with free teleseminar and links [...]

This was the topic of a seminar sponsored by Architectural Digest and Kravet Fabrics at the designer’s market at the Denver Design District. Since only a few hundred designers were able to hear this presentation, I thought it would be good to share a few of the key points.
By the way, A/D is holding open auditions [...]

I called a few of my professional interior designer friends today to ask them what frustrates and causes them the most pain in this business. There were some common themes, and I would bet that many of you are feeling the same way.
We will be conducting a survey for our industry, and we would love for you [...]