Interior Design News

Entering a Gross Margin Instead of a Mark-up Percentage

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This article was submitted by Julia Molloy of the Molloy Management Group. Molloy Management Group is the leading provider of business tools and systems to interior designers nationwide. Our mission is to empower designers and advance the industry. We advocate for Studio Webware exclusively as the best operational tool for design firms and the industry [...]

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Using Sketchup for designing, modeling and visualizing projects

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This article was submitted by guest author Adriana Granados. Adriana is a writer and software instructor concentrated in communication technologies in interior design and architecture. Adriana uses the software Sketchup to create conceptual designs for projects. She is also an instructor, teaching others how to use the Sketchup software. I must confess, when Jason Haloosim [...]

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How To Get Qualified Interior Design Leads Without Buying Them

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If you missed the LIVE training webinar, not to worry. You can watch the video here whenever you have time. Enjoy, and share this page with fellow colleagues! This video will show you how to how to generate your own high quality leads without buying them. A training webinar brought to you by InteriorDesignPro. Want [...]

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Move Your Interior Design Inventory With Studio Webware

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This article was submitted by Wallene Reimer of A&B Professional Services, Inc. Nearly all new designers that I work with are very insistent with me that they do not need to know how to deal with inventory because they will never have it. They will not accept returns and will make sure that damaged goods [...]

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Sneak Peak at Dwell on Design 2012

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DWELL ON DESIGN: MODERN BEYOND EXPECTATIONS The West Coast’s Largest Design Show Explores All Aspects of the Modern Lifestyle LOS ANGELES, CA (March 13, 2012) – Dwell on Design (www.dwellondesign.com), the West Coast’s largest Design Show, returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center June 22-24, 2012. Curated by the editors of Dwell Magazine www.dwell.com), the [...]

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Course Materials For: “Get Qualified Leads Without Buying Them” Training Session

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If you attended our first training session about how to get qualified leads without buying them, we’d like to thank you for joining us. There was a great turn out, and even better, you provided us with some great questions at the end of the training. We are already working on our next training course [...]

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What to Charge for Interior Design

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Know What You and Your Services Are Worth Individuals and companies across the globe eagerly spend large sums of money for interior designers who are worth their weight in gold. These private and corporate consumers know that well-conceived, inspiring, out-of-the-box design solutions add value and panache to their residences and boost their bottom line. If [...]

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SBID 2012 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS NOW OPEN

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Following the success of SBID’s inaugural design awards at Maison & Objet, in September 2011, SBID is proud to accept submissions for the 2012 International Design Awards. This year the prestigious Awards are divided into Residential and Contract, and can be entered via www.internationaldesignexcellenceawards.com. SBID invites interior designers, architects and manufacturers from around the

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Studio Designer Tip of the Week: Are you generating effective reports to run your interior design business effectively?

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This article was submitted by Barbara Viteri who is a business style manager for interior designers. Barbara uses Studio Webware to manage her projects. Are you generating effective reports to run your business? There are many reports to choose from in project worksheets, but I primarily generate 2 important reports to view every week. I [...]

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Pacific Design Center Announces 2012 WESTWEEK Event

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PACIFIC DESIGN CENTER ANNOUNCES 2012 WESTWEEK EVENT Keynote Speaker Margaret Russell, the Editor-in-Chief of Architectural Digest Opens West Coast Design Conference March 20, 21 & 22 Stars of Design and Stars on the Rise 2012 Announced Artist Sami Hayek Included in Design Loves Art Opening Evening March 13, 2012 –West Hollywood, CA, The Pacific Design [...]

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