Relationships with Designers + Clients

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOdoavklP11hQ4TK6FjzVyZFt2LZcnsFXk03BpQgzJ_TtFOJD5t-ZDwRefX6gPG6OtZD0noBIl9Puppu3DP15wP1erpm-oZiVeQLEwxtdzSXcUJL_kRu4JeZ4yaF4dpNHQfcLpnAk1ECP/s1600/0004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOdoavklP11hQ4TK6FjzVyZFt2LZcnsFXk03BpQgzJ_TtFOJD5t-ZDwRefX6gPG6OtZD0noBIl9Puppu3DP15wP1erpm-oZiVeQLEwxtdzSXcUJL_kRu4JeZ4yaF4dpNHQfcLpnAk1ECP/s800/0004.JPG" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo credit: Andrew Swaine</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Every so often, I am asked to serve on a committee to assist in the promotion and marketing of an event. In September, one of those events was with the New England chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers <a href="http://asidne.org/">(ASID NE).</a> It was a two-part event that offered both a Distinguished Speaker presentation and then concluded with the Excellence in Design Awards. The event was hosted at a former Lamborghini showroom on the North Shore that is now used for catered events. It was the perfect venue for a group of designers who appreciate a unique space. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZJshh3Nwdz7Xbu5cXUgXZeCk3ZORGphq1-80lBfhQMD0Tyczf3Xt-geUEQjB9APS0s80eg1dMMNWKwE_sJM9-V6FItKRLRsVtHJgqctsYTzaz3PGq_bWnGqSOw4ZdEGrHbiN3JwvQGch/s1600/0020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZJshh3Nwdz7Xbu5cXUgXZeCk3ZORGphq1-80lBfhQMD0Tyczf3Xt-geUEQjB9APS0s80eg1dMMNWKwE_sJM9-V6FItKRLRsVtHJgqctsYTzaz3PGq_bWnGqSOw4ZdEGrHbiN3JwvQGch/s800/0020.JPG" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo credit: Andrew Swaine</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLdxk9vcgfINc8ykawBsZzL4MYxlWzPNXt-3r0Uc5_P2KGQflzA4gRKInXJJwPcc7gMV_TnJpu0qWqnTBquCruUnYTS55qi9vnNRkEIctn10X8s5ge31A_KhN70_LvwV0WYSrdD5hvDOHy/s1600/ASID+Awards+Gathering.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLdxk9vcgfINc8ykawBsZzL4MYxlWzPNXt-3r0Uc5_P2KGQflzA4gRKInXJJwPcc7gMV_TnJpu0qWqnTBquCruUnYTS55qi9vnNRkEIctn10X8s5ge31A_KhN70_LvwV0WYSrdD5hvDOHy/s800/ASID+Awards+Gathering.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZGseZ0RsCnZJD5DON2nsiRb5D8H-OVSOLgs2dL7erfkhz89x3q_zSit2VvmxCutzfKgjNGoxFCGP-VwTG1H6OXGigJyxhDZHYXiO4yDWbsddHJiOdguQBtJwe_4NDrVbfCoQ6V2s19IMl/s1600/ASID+committee+9.19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZGseZ0RsCnZJD5DON2nsiRb5D8H-OVSOLgs2dL7erfkhz89x3q_zSit2VvmxCutzfKgjNGoxFCGP-VwTG1H6OXGigJyxhDZHYXiO4yDWbsddHJiOdguQBtJwe_4NDrVbfCoQ6V2s19IMl/s800/ASID+committee+9.19.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>With Katherine Hawkins, Amanda Greaves, Jill Janasiewicz, Lynda Onthank</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our committee meetings leading up to the event were so much fun! We were fortunate to have a busy group of designers involved who know how to get things done. Each of us had specific tasks (my job was event graphics) but all of us pitched in wherever needed to help make the event a success. During our meetings leading up to the event, we often shared stories about the design projects we were working on, and how we handled client needs. Since client relationships can determine how much fun one has on the job, we decided to have our guest speaker discuss this topic.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK1Kr6X-x5_XKMKm3QUMil2-NPOlyNNrxnqrJ-65tTlD8Y7TwJbN9pRwOkDStg7BLsGt_32TXZNgmvUk3mKV0daGTUZ9adxpN3JmBm9LBJFT-5x_S2JgJshPXY-8KNp9LNBIFC54grHN-y/s1600/marybeth-jill-angela@ASID.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK1Kr6X-x5_XKMKm3QUMil2-NPOlyNNrxnqrJ-65tTlD8Y7TwJbN9pRwOkDStg7BLsGt_32TXZNgmvUk3mKV0daGTUZ9adxpN3JmBm9LBJFT-5x_S2JgJshPXY-8KNp9LNBIFC54grHN-y/s800/marybeth-jill-angela@ASID.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Mary Beth Haggerty and Jill with guest speaker Angela Merola</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We selected <a href="http://www.angelamerola.com/speaking/">professional speaker Angela Merola,</a> a life-business-spiritual coach to present </span><span style="font-size: large;">“</span><span style="font-size: large;">Client Magnetism: Tools to Attracting Clients.</span><span style="font-size: large;">”</span><span style="font-size: large;"> She was very engaging, encouraged audience interaction, and shared many valuable tips on how to find perfect clients and increase profits while doing so.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4VTG1EMZdjrFWtGI2d1t7lm-jEiKvY4BXVOwQX7O14MseTE5taVZZlH3k09Ene7Z2shPBVioExCLwrXLj0A4e6UnwxFuP0AO7fkGRn2Hgy3UQdekPD6DMGyWHsxwf4z9AOVnd5eQKbRR7/s1600/table+arrangement+ASID.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4VTG1EMZdjrFWtGI2d1t7lm-jEiKvY4BXVOwQX7O14MseTE5taVZZlH3k09Ene7Z2shPBVioExCLwrXLj0A4e6UnwxFuP0AO7fkGRn2Hgy3UQdekPD6DMGyWHsxwf4z9AOVnd5eQKbRR7/s800/table+arrangement+ASID.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>event florals for the evening were done by Laura Thomson Design</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo credit: Andrew Swaine</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Angela actually offers confidence-boosting presentations on her website. But if you are an ASID designer and need CEU credits before the year ends, you must purchase an actual DVD and then take an online test afterwards to receive the credits. It is definitely worth the commitment either way! <a href="http://www.angelamerola.com/watch-ceu/">Details here.</a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57l3nKkMg3BCoudTYrL0OISNev8fosyHKNuXWPCC3gMUdEChGGON00Y7tikPJz1YBpDLPKYEtNJc6AFQwdElk2HW5eRPzLDOIPPkDuHIWdOXykdjM-eofOSY1xNnOluhcBP6DSYDL03iM/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-11-18+at+10.51.08+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57l3nKkMg3BCoudTYrL0OISNev8fosyHKNuXWPCC3gMUdEChGGON00Y7tikPJz1YBpDLPKYEtNJc6AFQwdElk2HW5eRPzLDOIPPkDuHIWdOXykdjM-eofOSY1xNnOluhcBP6DSYDL03iM/s800/Screen+shot+2013-11-18+at+10.51.08+PM.png" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I wrote a brief blog post for Williams-Sonoma Designer Marketplace highlighting some of the client relationship building tips that Angela shared with us back in September. <a href="http://mvb.me/s/df741c">Check it out here.</a> For this post, the Designer Marketplace team chose some great photos from Williams-Sonoma. There is actually one in the post that looks a lot like how my </span><span style="font-size: large;">“</span><span style="font-size: large;">coat closet</span><span style="font-size: large;">”</span><span style="font-size: large;"> for the Glen Magna Farms Designers Holiday Show House is going to look. How did they know??! Stay tuned for my own photos in a couple of weeks. Better yet, come visit me there! The mansion has been buzzing with designers and artists working their magic in preparation for the big reveal and we can’t wait to show it off! It opens December 1st. <a href="http://danversshowhouse.blogspot.com/">Ticket info here.</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />

Relationships with Designers + Clients

photo credit: Andrew Swaine Every so often, I am asked to serve on a committee to assist in the promotion and marketing of an event. In Sept...

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Designers Shine Re-cap

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kBE8y-3ZvREOutqYmUiEcyiGFBcMXs6vBQQ3sDuKWpzo3rBdFLhFKDs_Fa_bHWu4_H_plDwMqGFRelKghu66ihfWTi6qe_JegD3T5kHWdEoHSWUvNog1YBdu-tbpT4JFSGmyN0xxgIvd/s1600/Yvonne-Ann-Linda-NancyFaye-Laura.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kBE8y-3ZvREOutqYmUiEcyiGFBcMXs6vBQQ3sDuKWpzo3rBdFLhFKDs_Fa_bHWu4_H_plDwMqGFRelKghu66ihfWTi6qe_JegD3T5kHWdEoHSWUvNog1YBdu-tbpT4JFSGmyN0xxgIvd/s800/Yvonne-Ann-Linda-NancyFaye-Laura.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>At the Designer Bath showroom with Ann Murdock and Linda Hentschel</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>of <a href="http://renaissanceinteriors.com/">Renaissance Interiors</a>, Nancy Faye Glass of Glass House Designs</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and Laura Gifford of <a href="http://www.giffordevents.com/">Gifford Events</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAjdVQajyVQ0Vjx47AZs17wCNEg1BBwmaY5UvDI1E0CkbADy2adhgjWBeWMwooHLYt2-8_-O9mMswNLsMbABULRp7zcUWfsTCx6WMW7eatFfqVoq6xzZ3Z4sUtTM3VhqG_vy4GucjXUW1/s1600/ChiveEvents+tending+bar@DB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAjdVQajyVQ0Vjx47AZs17wCNEg1BBwmaY5UvDI1E0CkbADy2adhgjWBeWMwooHLYt2-8_-O9mMswNLsMbABULRp7zcUWfsTCx6WMW7eatFfqVoq6xzZ3Z4sUtTM3VhqG_vy4GucjXUW1/s800/ChiveEvents+tending+bar@DB.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Lindsey Wishart and Julia Frost of <a href="http://chiveevents.com/ChiveEvents/home.html">Chive Events</a>  </i><i>serving up designer cocktails </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojAi6v8uVYzp_CBDmwQCH5f6XouSnYoCc9nMNJPkrW01Yd4QPPn7Vsfct57F1uecRfOHPvkilrXeZNgLUxdgAwLl0U4S2TMZ4Sk0MPJI4-3t2coA30C-mG91JaNcMmpi62CKhD3gI5bcd/s1600/Shine+Awards+gift+bags.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojAi6v8uVYzp_CBDmwQCH5f6XouSnYoCc9nMNJPkrW01Yd4QPPn7Vsfct57F1uecRfOHPvkilrXeZNgLUxdgAwLl0U4S2TMZ4Sk0MPJI4-3t2coA30C-mG91JaNcMmpi62CKhD3gI5bcd/s800/Shine+Awards+gift+bags.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>A swag bag of goodies for each of our Shine Award Party guests</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">My summer has been a busy one. I am just getting caught up with posts that detail events that took place in July! The “Designers Shine with Designer Bath” award party was certainly a highlight of my one year anniversary as the marketing director at <a href="http://designerbath.com/">Designer Bath</a> (officially on the calendar last week, but technically started with them around mid-July of last year on a freelance basis). This was a special opportunity to celebrate the relationships our showroom has with the interior professionals that use Designer Bath and Salem Plumbing Supply as a resource on their kitchen and bath projects. It was also a fun way for me to combine work and pleasure. How great was it to host a party at work and have so many of my design friends on the invitation list? To see more photos from the event – along with the announcement of the winning designer who will be featured in the next issue of Design New England Magazine – see <a href="http://designerbath.blogspot.com/2012/08/designers-shine-at-designer-bath.html">my Designer Bath blog post.</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvJsw1H7zKPeKyAmEQHlsfDl0tNebQmwnwRJhQJ_hCxBFHMLNvzwdbXPCfwjMzEj0XIUHpCnjwrf5zE1rXA0OZrmEmMasngtIeAd-ZgA7nmgv1UKsL6MlCVqA3qEwP8By4pMuczjSN5rt/s1600/NEF+Summer+Issue+part2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvJsw1H7zKPeKyAmEQHlsfDl0tNebQmwnwRJhQJ_hCxBFHMLNvzwdbXPCfwjMzEj0XIUHpCnjwrf5zE1rXA0OZrmEmMasngtIeAd-ZgA7nmgv1UKsL6MlCVqA3qEwP8By4pMuczjSN5rt/s800/NEF+Summer+Issue+part2.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo by Cassandra Charest</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Speaking of magazines, I am extremely happy to announce that part two of the summer issue of <a href="http://newenglandfinery.com/">New England Finery</a> is now online! I have a lot to say about how much this issue means to me, but before I start another long blog post, I will leave you with this photo by Cassandra Charest, a Lawrence high school student whose work really moved me while sourcing content for our follow-up to the Habitat for Humanity Home Builders Blitz that took place in early June. Along with <a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nef6_habitat_issue/65">her photo essay</a>, there are some great tips on achieving <a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nef6_habitat_issue/87">designer style for less</a> plus a <a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nef6_habitat_issue/87">scrapbook of photos</a> that highlight the five days that it took to build a home from the ground up for two deserving families in Lawrence. It was an amazing process to witness – get a glimpse of it by checking out the <a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nef6_habitat_issue/59">time-lapse video on page 59.</a> Wouldn’</span><span style="font-size: large;">t it be nice if all of our home renovation projects were completed as quickly? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />

Designers Shine Re-cap

At the Designer Bath showroom with Ann Murdock and Linda Hentschel of Renaissance Interiors , Nancy Faye Glass of Glass House Designs and La...

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