Design Business Blogging: Part III

Promoting your content by leveraging the community

 ………………………… Now that you’ve established your goals and identified your customer, crafted a content marketing strategy, and written a few posts, it’s time to consider the best practices for promoting your content. But let me back up, there’s something important I forgot to mention that you need to do before you hit the ‘publish’ button. … Continue reading Design Business Blogging: Part III

Design Business Blogging: Part 1

Establishing Your Goals and Identifying Your Customer

………………………… Last Friday we published our 250th post in just over 18 months.  It was a lot of work researching and writing them, but in doing so we’ve accomplished quite a few of our goals. Among them was my personal goal to work with interior designers and vendors in establishing blogs, and crafting effective content … Continue reading Design Business Blogging: Part 1

Hearst Designer Visions 7th Annual Show House

In Chelsea's newly restored Walker Tower

 ………………………… Hearst’s 3 shelter magazines Elle Decor, House Beautiful, and Veranda, in collaboration with three renown interior designers, have created another masterful presentation of talent, style and point of view this year – with each relating directly to their respective magazines’ editorial perspective. The designer were charged with the task of creating a complete apartment … Continue reading Hearst Designer Visions 7th Annual Show House

Architectural Photography: Ron Blunt

'Panorama' - A 25 Year Retrospective in Washington, DC

………………………… Tomorrow evening celebrated architectural, interior design, and landscape photography master Ron Blunt is hosting a party to celebrate the opening of ‘Panorama’ – a retrospective of 25 years of his work. His dynamic clientele includes some of the world’s leading designers and architects, as well as cultural institutions and luxury brands.  He has the … Continue reading Architectural Photography: Ron Blunt

The Road To Success: Robert Passal

a rising star of interior design shares insight into his achievements

………………………… There aren’t many interior designers that are having a better year than Robert Passal.  His soigné New York apartment landed on the cover of Ronda Rice Carman‘s new book Designers At Home, and the masculinely urbane home he created for Guido Palau was featured in last months Architectural Digest – marking his first appearance … Continue reading The Road To Success: Robert Passal

Laurie Laizure Talks Google+

5 reasons why it's the most important social network for 2014

 ………………………… My Facebook friend, and fellow design aficionado Laurie Laizure has a much better understanding of the merits of Google+ than I, and as such I asked her to pen a guest post on the subject so we all could benefit from her knowledge. She graciously agreed.  I think you’ll find it what she had to … Continue reading Laurie Laizure Talks Google+