Floor Covering News

APRIL 3, 2022

By Megan Salzano-Birch—After a strong showing in 2021, Coverings 2022, the largest international tile and stone exhibition and conference in North America, will again be hosted as an in-person trade show event —this time in Las Vegas. Coverings 2022 marks the second time the event will be held live since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Attendance in 2021 was 10,000 strong, and show management said 2022 will most likely generate healthy numbers as well—with members of the tile industry making

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 3, 2022

The architectural profession seems to unnecessarily romanticize the amount of work it takes to do our job so it was only a matter of time before we discussed "Burnout" in today's post and episode 97 of the Life of an Architect podcast. The post Ep 097: Burnout first appeared on Life of an Architect. Continue reading Ep 097: Burnout at Life of an Architect.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 3, 2022

I t must have been about a year ago that my friend Ashlie Butler called me, asking what I knew about this group for women in the industry for which she was being recruited. I admittedly didn’t know much about it. She told me Liz Calandrino, whose column appears regularly in this newspaper, was involved. I asked about the purpose of the group and Ashlie initially mentioned discussions around product, brands, selling, etc.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 3, 2022

Higher global demand for hardwood cores is driving up the cost of lumber, suppliers report. By Reginald Tucker—Two years ago, the No. 1 issue on the minds of many hardwood flooring executives was how the category would fare in the midst of a raging pandemic. Turns out the segment—and the industry by and large—would fare well as consumers and homeowners spent more time inside and more of their disposable income on flooring and other home improvement projects.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 3, 2022

( Part two in a series ). By Jim Armstrong—In part one of this series I said being visible online—by itself—is not an advantage because almost everyone is visible online. It’s the bare minimum. To dominate, you must do one of two things: 1) Outspend them and be more visible; or 2) Use a more strategic approach. This installment is about being more strategic.

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