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Interior Designer Uses Social Networking Site for Global Success
Ciao Interiors - the Kalispell, Montana-based architectural and design firm - has been featured in popular Chinese design magazine PLATINUM in an article highlighting work by Les Bernabi, owner and head designer at Ciao Interiors.   more »
 

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How Interior Designers Can Monetize Social Media & Connect with Clients
Hint: It's about quality over quantity!
Irene Williams - Marketing Communications Consultant to the Interior Design Industry
What good is time spent on social media if you're not connecting with potential clients? It's time to get real and get wise about how to turn marketing efforts in to sales opportunities.  more »
How Interior Designers Can Monetize Social Media & Connect with Clients
 
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Greetings again from China!
Posted by David Bassett-Parkins, Founder & CEO, Ava Living
I returned to Beijing in late August, and immediately set off on a 8 day road trip. We have been developing our Franchisee network of Ava Living resellers.  more »
Greetings again from China!
 
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More from Beijing - A Bit of Sightseeing
Posted by Ava Living's Founder & CEO: David Bassett-Parkins
This weekend was spent organizing my life here. With so much time spent at work and travel there has been very little time to organize much else. I love digital photos, and always have either my camera or camera/phone at hand so not miss opportunities to get shots to share.   more »
More from Beijing - A Bit of Sightseeing
 
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Part 1 of 2 - Traveling to Shenzhen
I'm Speaking at the Deco Expo this Weekend
Posted by Ava Living's Founder & CEO: David Bassett-Parkins
I am up at 4 AM this morning to fly down to Shenzhen in South China. I am a key speaker at the Decoration Expo 2011. I've been invited by our publisher partner in the Ava's Choice book, which is coming out in October.   more »
Part 1 of 2 - Traveling to Shenzhen
 
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Is Virtual Design Right For You?
Posted by Karen Dunlap
Clients are looking to connect with someone they know, like and trust to handle their interior design projects and through the Internet, they have more resources than ever  more »
Is Virtual Design Right For You?
 
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Getting In On The Buzz of Social Networking
Posted by Karen Dunlap
The Nielsen Company recently reported ("The Global Online Media Landscape, April 2009"), that social network usage exceeded web-based email usage for the first time ever.  more »
Getting In On The Buzz of Social Networking
 
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An Entrepreneur’s Expert Approach to Building a Successful Career in Interior Design
Written by Ehren Seeland
Starting an interior design business in today's market requires a fine balance of creativity, articulate and thoughtful interpersonal skills, technical expertise...  more »
An Entrepreneur’s Expert Approach to Building a Successful Career in Interior Design
 
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How is Ava Living staying ahead of the two largest interior design associations, ASID and IIDA?
Find out here in “Association Lessons from E-tail”
Written by Rebecca Rolfes
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How is Ava Living staying ahead of the two largest interior design associations, ASID and IIDA?
 
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The Green Eyed Monster
A Case Against “Utopian Social Engineering”
Written by Terri Symington
More and more I see and hear by good intentioned designers comments like... "We have a big lifestyle change coming down the American Road, and I for one am happy about it."  more »
The Green Eyed Monster
 
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A Design Project Developed Online
Written by Valentina Cirasola, Designer
I had fun designing it for a Client I have not met yet. All our communications happened through emails and Skype. It worked out really well.   more »
A Design Project Developed Online
 
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Marketing and Online Visibility for Designers
An Interview With Designer Teri Larsen
Written by Ehren Seeland
Teri Larsen, ASID, a Registered Wisconsin Interior Designer, and mother of two young children, earned her BFA in Interior Design from UW-Stout, and has spent the last 10 years working in commercial...  more »
Marketing and Online Visibility for Designers
 
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Twitter Power for Interior Designers
Written by Gail Doby
Learn how this quirky and addictive social networking tool builds relationships 140 characters at a time.  more »
Twitter Power for Interior Designers
 
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