Diary of a Tile Addict

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The event’s main USPs – strong interior design and architectural audience, convenient location, restricted stand space, and eclectic product mix – thankfully remain intact. InOpera offers design, specification, and aftercare services; with façade, flooring and tiling installation through a network of contractors.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Chicago—This fall, NAFCD and NBMDA will bring together the leaders of the flooring and interior building material distribution community for the 2023 NAFCD + NBMDA Annual Convention. Jeremy plans to share his passion for people management and business finance as he gives a presentation on goal setting during the UID In-a-Day workshop.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 21, 2021

Starting out in the family business as a counter sales representative, Pfannenbecker was challenged by dealing with prejudice that a woman selling to contractors and homeowners encountered, according to NSI. Her knowledge of product and production, along with her strength of character, always persevered, the company said.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

These established speakers will lead sessions on the latest trends in distribution leadership, management, corporate culture, economics, sales/marketing and labor retention/recruitment. This workshop, designed for distribution managers, will shine light on the unspoken rules of leadership as well as the fundamentals of setting goals.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

JULY 24, 2018

We hope you like the products we recommend. Just so you are aware, Freshome may collect a share of sales from the links on this page. Slatted teakwood flooring creates a slip-free surface where water can make its way down into the ground below. Have you ever had a shower outside on a sunny, warm day?

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

In 2019 w hen Michelle Winters, Lisbeth Calandrino and Rachel Berlin founded the Women of the Flooring Business (WOFB) group , the idea was to create a platform for women in flooring to share best practices. Topics range from how to hire to sales and more. “We experiment with different topics,” Calandrino explained.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 6, 2021

When I say DIY, I don’t only mean flooring—although having classes on this inside the store has always been a good draw. It may sound crazy, but I am aware of retailers that provide installation or even products for the box stores. You could host all kinds of different events—raffles, arcade games, fun things for sale. .

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 15, 2022

These established speakers will lead sessions on the latest trends in distribution leadership, management, corporate culture, economics, sales/marketing and labor retention/recruitment. This workshop, designed for distribution managers, will focus on team leadership and leading change. Jeff Havens.

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Making Tile Modern

APRIL 16, 2012

A few months back we welcomed Interior Designer Katelyn Bowman as our Trade Sales + Interior Design Specialist here at modwalls and she has been an amazing addition to our team. Consider the whole room: cabinet color, countertop color, flooring color, wall color, etc. It’s a great idea for a shower floor for instance.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JANUARY 30, 2012

Twelve years got me oriented in the tile world, in charge of sales and marketing for what was basically a small company where we not only made our tiles by hand but also made all the machinery we used to make the tiles. However, after 100 years of wear, you do see an impact on that floor. They don’t know what to do next.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 5, 2022

Edge Summit will provide the opportunity for 500 of the top flooring retailers in the country to take some valuable learnings back home. It’s no longer about being the best flooring retailer. Manufacturers, retailers and CFI installers are all stakeholders when providing consumers with the overall finished product in their homes.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

To help their peers tackle the nuances finding a new hire, several flooring dealers have given us their best advice on how to find top-tier staff members in today’s market. Dean Thompson Floor Trader Tacoma, Wash. They have made the best salespeople because they really believe in the product and believe in the store.

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