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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

A LIVE Coverings Update via KBTribeChat

Join Bill Buyok of Avente Tile and a group of panelists on Wednesday, April 17, 2012 for a special KBTribeChat. We'll be talking tile LIVE from Coverings – The Ultimate Tile + Stone Experience while Mark Johnson, FAIA hosts this weeks KBTribeChat. We will be reporting back with the latest from the show. Our discussion will take place from 2 – 3 PM EDT (11 AM - 12 PM PDT). Join us!

#KBTribeChat is a regular chat on Twitter that brings together a distinguished "tribe" of kitchen and bath professionals to discuss common issues, products and events. This upcoming Wednesday, #KBTribeChat will be LIVE from Coverings in Orlando, Florida.

Coverings 2012 KBTribe Chat Panel
A great group and distinguished panel. Image credit: #KBTribeChat

Making this chat even more exciting, the panel will collectively host the chat right on the Coverigns show floor while Mark Johnson moderates the group. If you'll be at the show, make sure you're there. We'll be chatting live from Coverings Central, Booth 3728. If you're not at Coverings, don't worry - you'll be able to follow along by using the hashtag #KBTribeChat on twitter. Stacy Garcia, the mastermind behind KBTribeChat, has all the information you need to know about how to participate in the chat. If you've never done a chat it's OK to be a lurker, but don't be afraid to get involved and participate. Todd Vendituoli, has a great post explaining Twitter Chats on his blog, SocialMedia4Builders.

Here's a list and brief bio of the other panelists and moderator that will be participating:

Guest Host

Mark Johnson FAIA @MarkJohnsonFAIA

FAIA|AIBD|CKD Marketer/Educator/Architect/Speaker – Design+building products industry. Green Builder Media – National Director, Social & Virtual Media
BLOG: MARKITECT.me

Panelists

Christine Whittemore @CBWhittemore
Chief Simplifier of Simple Marketing Now | helping you get found online via social media & content marketing | passionate about #retailexp #practicalmktr
BLOG: Simple Marketing Now

Nick Lovelady @cupboards
Home-grown Southern Kitchen & Bathroom Design/Consultation - Musings and activities from our day.
BLOG: Cupboards

Ginny Powell @GinnyPowell
It isn’t just 140 characters. It is the first 140 characters of a conversation.
BLOG: A cracked Door

Nora DePalma @noradepalma
Wife, stepmom, friend, and Jersey Girl living in the South. Principal of O’Reilly-DePalma. Able to see life as amusing roughly 80% of the time.
BLOG: O'Reilly DePalma

Irene Williams @crossvilleinc
Elevate spaces with Crossville’s porcelain tile, natural stone, glass, metal & mosaic collections—beautifully designed, environmentally friendly, American made.
WEB SITE: Crossville

I look forward to sharing what's hot in the world of tile with you live from the Coverings floor on Wednesday, April 17, 2012 for a special KBTribeChat. Join the tribe and let's talk tile!

Social Media Session

If you are still at Coverings on Thursday, April 19 don't miss Bill Buyok's fifteen minute presentation from 12:00 PM to 12:15 PM on How my social media presence affects my retail business. This session will focus on how social media helps online retail sales and is part of Coverings new social initiative in the Social Media Lounge. The lounge will be right on the show floor and will have refreshments and internet access for attendees and it's also home base for the Coverings Twitter and Facebook updates. Don't miss this event at Coverings Central, Booth 3728.

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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Gearing Up to Climb Out: Bathroom Blogfest 2011

Avente Tile is gearing up for the 2011 Bathroom Blogfest. This is Avente's second year to participate in the event which is now in its sixth year. The 2011 Bathroom Blogfest brings together 33 bloggers from the U.S., Canada, Dubai and the UK to address the theme 'Climbing Out'. This year, the event will occur between October 24 and 28.

Bathroom Blogfest 2011 - Climbing Out

The event is managed by Christine B. Whittemore, chief simplifier of Simple Marketing Now, Kinnelon, N.J. Christine said, "We were inspired to use the 'Climbing Out' theme by the sewer pot of mixed economic signals, unfocused political agendas, and undifferentiated conventional experiences that surround us globally. By calling attention to inspired examples of 'climbing out', we can reinforce the value associated with being creative and responsive to specifiers, clients, patrons and consumers." This year's theme, 'Climbing Out,' focuses on improving the bathroom experience and brings attention to every aspect of a bathroom including residentail adn commercial as well as the design and architectural vision plus the retail experience.

If you are new to blogging or the blogosphere you may ask, "What is a blogfest?" A blogfest brings together writers of each participating blog who focus their blog posts around a single subject or theme like "Climbing Out." During the week of the 2011 Bathroom Blogfest, you’ll be able to read each participant's blog and see how the topic resonates with their readers. I'll be posting my take on 'Climbing Out' during our weekly Tile Tuesday post here.

This year's blogfest also includes a Twitter discussion. Whittemore and fellow participant Nora DePalma, principal of O'Reilly/DePalma, Atlanta, GA, and Professor Toilet will co-host #KBTribeChat, a weekly Twitter discussion for kitchen and bath industry companies and professionals, on Wednesday, 10/26/11 from 2pm to 3pm EST. The Twitter chat will explore 'Climbing out and rethinking the bathroom.' Be sure to check out details at the Bathroom Blogfest Twitter Chat page and look for the #kbtribechat stream on twitter. Topics to be discussed include:

  • sources of inspiration for designing bathroom spaces
  • how collaboration helps when rethinking an experience
  • end user experience and bathroom design
  • likes/dislikes of bathrooms in public spaces
  • challenges in designing bathrooms

For more information about the blogfest, visit http://www.BathroomBlogfest.com. Follow Bathroom Blogfest on Twitter @BathroomBlogfes, look for the tag "#BathroomEXP" on Twitter or 'Like' on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/BatrhoomBlogfest. Or, contact Whittemore at cbwhittemore@SimpleMarketingNow.com.

Here's a list of this year's participants. Join us as we gear up to 'climb out.'


NameBlog NameBlog URL
Susan AbbottCustomer Experience Crossroadshttp://www.customercrossroads.com/customercrossroads/ 
Paul AnaterKitchen and Residential Designhttp://www.kitchenandresidentialdesign.com
Shannon BilbyFrom the Floors Uphttp://fromthefloorsup.com/
Toby BloombergDiva Marketinghttp://bloombergmarketing.blogs.com/bloomberg_marketing/
Laurence BorelBlog Till You Drophttp://www.laurenceborel.com/
Bill BuyokAvente Tile Talkhttp://tiletalk.blogspot.com
Jeanne ByingtonThe Importance of Earnest Servicehttp://blog.jmbyington.com/
Becky CarrollCustomers Rock!http://customersrock.net
Katie ClarkPractical Katiehttp://practicalkatie.blogspot.com/
Nora DePalmaO'Reilly DePalma: The Bloghttp://www.oreilly-depalma.com/blog/
Paul FriederichsenThe BrandBiz Bloghttp://brandbizblog.com/
Tish GrierThe Constant Observerhttp://spap-oop.blogspot.com/
Elizabeth HiseFlooring The Consumerhttp://flooringtheconsumer.blogspot.com
Emily HooperFloor Covering News Bloghttp://www.fcnews.net/category/blog/
Diane KazanUrban Design Renovationhttp://blog.urbandesignrenovation.com
Joseph MichelliDr. Joseph Michelli’s Blog http://www.josephmichelli.com/blog
Veronika MillerModenus Blog http://www.modenus.com/blog
Arpi NalbandianTile Magazine Editors' Bloghttp://www.tilemagonline.com/Articles/Blog_Nalbandian
David PolinchockPolinchock's Ponderingshttp://blog.polinchock.com/
Professor ToiletAmerican Standard's Professor Toilethttp://www.professortoilet.com
David Reich my 2 centshttp://reichcomm.typepad.com
Victoria Redshaw & Shelley PondScarlet Opus Trends Bloghttp://www.trendsblog.co.uk
Sandy RenshawPurple Wrenhttp://www.PurpleWren.com
Bethany RichmondCarpet and Rug Institute Bloghttp://www.carpet-and-rug-institute-blog.com/
Bruce D. SandersRIMtailinghttp://www.rimtailing.blogspot.com
Paige SmithNeuse Tile Service bloghttp://neusetile.wordpress.com/
Stephanie WeaverExperienceologyhttp://experienceology.blogspot.com/
Christine B. WhittemoreContent Talks Business Bloghttp://simplemarketingnow.com/content-talks-business-blog/
Christine B. WhittemoreSmoke Rise & Kinnelon Bloghttp://smokerise-nj.blogspot.com/
Christine B. WhittemoreSimple Marketing Bloghttp://www.simplemarketingblog.com/
Ted WhittemoreWorking Computershttp://www.kinneloncomputers.com/
Chris WoelfelArtcraft Granite, Marble & Tile Co.http://www.artcraftgmt.com
Patty WoodlandBroken Teepeehttp://www.brokenteepee.com/
Denise Lee Yohnbrand as business biteshttp://deniseleeyohn.com/best-bites
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Monday, May 9, 2011

Avente Tile Talk Blog Featured in Tile Magazine

PRESS RELEASE: Avente Tile announces content sharing partnership with Tile Magazine. Avente Tile Talk, A weekly blog publication is now also available online at Tile Magazine.

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Tile Magazine is one of the industry's leading trade journals. In the beginning of this year, Arpi Nalbandian, editor of TILE Magazine, approached Bill Buyok, owner of Avente Tile, about the opportunity to share his blog's content with the readers of Tile Magazine. Avente Tile Talk is dedicated to the use, design and understanding of hand painted ceramic tile and cement tile. Bill liked the idea because of the project's synergy: an opportunity to grow his readership and share important information about art tiles with the industry.

Since March 2011, the current weekly edition of Avente Tile Talk is also available at Tile Magazine's online blog. Bill is thrilled that Avente Tile Talk is included with some of his favorite blogs like Paul Anater's Kitchen and Residential Design and JoAnn Locktov's Tileista.

ArpiArpi Nalbandian brings more than 15 years of experience reporting on all aspects of the floor covering industry. As a social media facilitator and contributor, she believes the tile industry has benefited greatly by the relationships fostered through the various platforms. She can be followed on Twitter as TileEditor or reached directly at nalbandiana@bnpmedia.com. Follow TILE Magazine on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook. 

Bill Buyok thanks Arpi Nalbandian for this opportunity. He met Arpi at the Coverings 2010 Tweet-up. They have stayed in touch via Twitter and Facebook.
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Saturday, October 23, 2010

Modenus - Online Design Resource Launches

I had the great pleasure to meet Veronika Miller at a Tweet-up during one of the big tile shows earlier this year. Veronika is a good Twitter friend. She provides support and happiness throughout the day with her Tweets. Also, Veronika is an interior designer who caught my attention as she explained her vision, Modenus. I could see right away Modenus was a better mousetrap with some great tools destined to become an online design resource centered on creating a community.


The site has been in development for most of this year and now is now ready to launch. The service is free for designers. I encourage manufacturers and vendors to place their products on the site as well. What better what to keep your products in front of cutting-edge designers needing a source for their next project?

Best wishes to Veronika and here's the Modenus press release:

Online design resource launches – and it's free! 

The site can be used by everyone in the interior design industry: 

  • Consumers will find amazing products, connect with designers and be inspired by daily design blogs.
  • Design professionals will explore new global resources, network with peers, feature their work and manage projects on the site's unique project management application.
  • Manufacturers will engage with consumers and professionals in discussion forums, showcase their product collections in the curated catalog and communicate with their followers via a direct news feed to registered users who have selected to receive more information.

Modenus.com – a comprehensive product catalog and project management platform for the interior design industry launched this month. The catalog portion of the site is generally open to consumers and design professionals, but verified pros have the added benefit of getting access to a collaborative project manager, pro forums and trade only information posted by manufacturers.  

The resource is the brainchild of Veronika Miller, who worked as a successful Interior Designer before turning her attention to digital media. She says designers need better tools to help them work profitably and efficiently  - especially now.  

Speaking about the launch, Veronika Miller says: 

"No one needs to tell interior designers that times are tougher. We are launching Modenus to help them make the most of challenging business conditions by offering them free tools to work more profitably, a platform from which to network with peers and meet potential clients and a curated catalog of products from the US, Europe and beyond, putting new and exciting resources at their finger tips."

"But it's not just about Designers. Manufacturers are entirely free to engage with consumers and designers and can set up distribution channels that best serve their business model. Manufacturers can list showrooms, retailers, E-commerce outlets and even design studios that carry their products to provide the consumer with the most sensible avenue to specify or buy."

"But our efforts won't stop at products. We want Modenus to be a bridge that connects designers and consumers across continents. So many design professionals are now prepared to consult virtually or to travel for a great job, why not shake the geographic restraints and use a platform like ours to find a designer, a client or a product anywhere in the world. Business isn't what it once was but that doesn't mean there aren't new opportunities."

 Have a look for yourself at www.modenus.com or join the team on www.twitter.com/modenus !

If you would like more information about Modenus, please contact them at 407-376-4192 or at press@modenus.com and www.twitter.com/modenus.

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Thursday, October 21, 2010

Press Release: Avente Tile will Participate in Bathroom Blogfest 2010

Avente Tile is excited to be participating in BATHROOM BLOGFEST 2010. The theme is "Still Stuck in the 60s?" and includes a Mad Men twist to provide some fun - especially for more creative bloggers.


The focus of all posts will be on the Universality of Bathrooms and the Bathroom Experience. At Avente Tile, we will share our unique perspective and ideas about bathrooms in several blog posts during the week of October 25. There are over 30 bloggers and 40 blogs participating in this year's event from many different fields of expertise including tile trade journals, bath and kitchen designers, tile and flooring vendors, and marketing and consumer-retail-experience specialists. We will be sharing many posts on the Avente Tile Facebook Page and twittering about it as well. Hint: search for "#BathroomEXP" on Twitter. And, of course, we welcome your feedback and comments during the blogfest!

The 2010 Bathroom Blogfest, now in its fifth year, brings together 33 bloggers from the U.S., Canada, the UK and India to address the 2010 Mad Men inspired theme "Stuck in the 60s?" A blogfest brings together writers who direct their blog posts around a single subject while making the subject relevant to their readers during a specific timeframe. Between October 25 and 29, these experts in marketing, customer experience and service, public relations, library sciences, museums, home & interior design, life, retail, flooring and healthcare IT/RTLS will call attention to improving the overall bathroom experience for end users via their 40 blogs during Bathroom Blogfest 2010.    

"This year's theme "Stuck in the 60s?" is inspired by Mad Men, the show that has captured the imaginations of many for its portrayal of life in the 60s when social and cultural taboos meant that many critical aspects of life – like bathrooms – were ignored, glossed over and treated dreadfully," said Christine B. Whittemore, who manages the Bathroom Blogfest. "The result is that end users suffered. By calling attention to modern day instances that are "Stuck in the 60s?", we can reinforce the value associated with being more responsive to the end user experience be those users customers, clients, patients, patrons or consumers," said the chief simplifier of Simple Marketing Now, Kinnelon, N.J.

The Bathroom Blogfest began in 2006 as the brainchild of Stephanie Weaver, Experienceology author and consultant, and Susan Abbott, a business consultant and consumer researcher in Toronto. "They wanted to generate awareness for bloggers passionate about the customer experience at a time when blogging was more experimental. The Bathroom Blogfest created a forum for focusing on spaces that are not a subject of conversation, even though they should be," added Whittemore. "As an event it builds relationships and conversations about the user experience demonstrating how universal the relevance and appeal is regardless of the industry." Participation in the 2010 Bathroom Blogfest has increased 65% compared to 2009.

For more information about the blogfest, visit http://www.BathroomBlogfest.com. Follow Bathroom Blogfest on Twitter @BathroomBlogfes, look for the tag "#BathroomEXP" on flickr, del.icio.us, Technorati, Twitter and Google or 'Like' on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/BatrhoomBlogfest. Or, contact Whittemore at cbwhittemore@SimpleMarketingNow.com.

Participating bloggers for the Bathroom Blogfest '10 include:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you have questions about this event or would like to participate, please contact the event coordinator, Christine B. Whittemore.

Email: CBWhittemore@SimpleMarketingNow.com

Phone: 973-283-2424

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