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ICG ITALIA Celebrates Leading Women in Architecture Panel architecture Mar 18, 2024

San Francisco, California – In celebration of Women’s History Month, ICG Italia took the initiative to honor the invaluable contributions of women in the architecture and design (A&D) industry. The ev...

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Mastering Productivity: The Power of Time Blocking forms printable productivity time management work-life balance Mar 13, 2024

Here's a Timeblock Planner you can use for planning your day! 

In today's fast-paced world, staying productive can be a challenge. With countless distractions vying for our attention, it's easy to fe...

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EOS Implementation with Mel business development business strategy entrepreneurial operating system eos Feb 16, 2024
Founding Member, Rachel Berlin met with Mel Towey to talk about how Women of the Flooring Business can use EOS to improve their businesses — and lives!
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An open letter to Retailers from your Manufacturing Rep business relationship communication manufacturer representative retail services sales staff training training sessions Feb 16, 2024

Hello, my name is, Your Rep, and I am here today to help you get the most out of your Rep (me). The relationship you have with your manufacturers rep is a criti...

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Embracing the Power of Community community building empowerment industry leadership overcoming adversity personal growth Jan 22, 2024

By Michelle Winters | Originally Published by Floor Covering News

The biggest victory of my life was prevailing in a family court case that was so wildly unusual it has since influenced legislators, ...

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Using Keywords to Improve your Website’s SEO keyword research keyword tools online marketing online visibility search engine optimization seo Apr 13, 2023

By Elizabeth Galindo

Keywords are one of our most powerful tools when it comes to SEO. This is because they help search engines understand what your website and business are all about, an

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How to Create Effective Flooring Ad Campaigns advertising customer engagement digital marketing marketing strategy Mar 01, 2023

by Sarah Dyer

An effective advertising campaign is vital for any flooring company to attract potential customers and generate sales. However, it can be challenging, especially in a competitive indust...

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Creating new business via existing customers business partnerships business strategy customer experience customer feedback customer retention focus groups market insights market research relationship building social media engagement Feb 20, 2023

by Lisbeth Calandrino

If you’re a market-savvy retailer, then you’ve probably read these statistics before: It costs six to seven times more to attract new customers than it costs to keep an existing...

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Tess Donnelly: The difference between greatness and just average effective leadership floor covering news growth mindset personal growth Oct 19, 2022

[Originally published as part of a series in FCNews]

 

In my 25 years working in the flooring business, I have seen a lot of stores. I have been in incredibly beautiful locations, average stores as ...

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Taylor Brickman: Learning the Tricks of the Tile Trade floor covering news retail tile store tile retail May 17, 2022

[Originally published as part of a series in FCNews]

I help run a small, family-owned business, Tile Envy in LaPorte, Ind., that opened May 31, 2021. We have a showroom, and we offer design and insta...

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There is immense power when a group of people with similar interests gets together to work toward the same goals.” – Idowu Koyenikan