The Design Success University's 2011 Interior Design Fee & Salary Survey provides a fascinating financial snapshot of how design professionals are doing these days. The results are available for immediate download. Here are a few highlights: + 53.3% of the respondents said total rev
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Happy 2012! People set -- and soon forget -- all sorts of goals this time of year. Here's a goal to set -- and get: Develop a million dollar message. Craft a killer commercial. Create an "elevator speech" that differentiates and dazzles. Come up with a reply that resonates to the questio
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Every year at this time I run this message to remind interior design professionals around the world to appreciate themselves. The message is especially important now, as we close out a year that was so challenging for so many. Give yourself something over the
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How do you describe the transition from the corporate world to the interior design world? It's a challenge facing a good many professionals who, by choice or necessity, have traded in their corporate credentials to pursue a design career. One Canadian designer has an interesting perspective on
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Think of early-January as "Show and Tell" Time. It's a time to connect with those you seek to influence, show them what you got, and tell them what to do: check out this website, download that service list, call for a consultation, etc. It's a time to check in and check out.
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One person may be holding you back from doubling your income as a design professional. That person isn't a competitor or a customer. That person is you. Interior design professionals can be -- and too often are -- their own worst enemies. At my seminars in recent months I met four individual
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If they don't get it, you don't get it. If prospects don't "get" how special you are, you don't get their business. Face it. It's never been easier to get elsewhere the interior design services and products you sell. That's frustrating, perhaps, but it's fact. But there'
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Our friends at Design Success University really want you to attend their ground-breaking Stealth Marketing Secrets call Today, November 15, 2011 so they can share their secrets to getting other people to promote so you can get business easily. The call is free, and it is this evening at 6 pm East
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" So, why have you come to Canada?" the immigration officer at the Toronto airport asked. "I'm here on business," I replied. "What kind of business?" "I'm here to present a seminar." "Can I see your work permit?" "My what?" "Your work permit." "I, uh...don
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We'll have to wait until Spring for the Academy Awards, so let’s turn our attention in the meantime to an event that is no less noteworthy. Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the first annual Interior Design Meaningless Marketing Awards. Here we recognize the design industry marketing words, p
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