05/02/2017

Links to People, Places and Ideas: Time Inc Designer Summit

For the Southern Living Designer Network, we presented the "Top Tenets for Taking Charge" of an interior design business.  

  Southern Living 

Misty Chandler provides reference for those who wish to schedule an equally rewarding event.

May 2, 2017 5:45:26 PM | Bibliography, Conferences, Courses, Presentations

The comments to this entry are closed.

NEXT POST
Links to People, Places and Ideas: Pricing and Profits Professional fees for professional services (both fixed and hourly) continue to trend upward in designers’ search for the pricing model that outperforms profits from procurement. In a survey conducted by my firm, designers reported that today, pricing models are a mix of revenue sources. Tomorrow, they say, that mix will be heavily weighted toward fees. Clearly, there is no one pricing model that is always profitable for all designers. But many designers have increased or are increasing their income through higher hourly rates and fixed or variable design fees. In my view, they are earning what they deserve from design,...
PREVIOUS POST
Links to People, Places and Ideas: Predictions for 'To-the-Trade' 2020 To the Trade 2020: Predictions Today’s Age of Disruption Most business models conceived fifty years ago are ill-suited for meeting the challenges of todays dynamic markets. Residential interior design is similarly challenged. Wishful thinking that consumer demand can continue to be channeled through a labyrinth of conventions ‘to the trade’, in an era when consumers are in control and unwilling to abide by most consumption orthodoxy, is perilous to industry incumbents and restrictive to consumer choice. Some ask, “are we about to be Uber-ed?” shocked like so many others in the transportation industry. The trade resources, distribution channels and media...

Nobelinks

Steve connects people with ideas to advance the interior design profession.

The Typepad Team

Search

Become a Fan

My Other Accounts

Recent Comments