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Matthew Spieler

Why It's Important to Attend Flooring Industry Events

Matthew Spieler
Matthew Spieler
February 1, 2016
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Since joining the flooring trade press over 22 years ago I’ve attended countless trade shows, conventions and sales meetings, along with an untold number of industry-related events. This is neither a boast nor complaint as this is an integral part of any trade journalist’s job.
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CTEF Tile Tip: Don't Forget Edge Profile Transitions

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
February 1, 2016
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High-quality installations of ceramic and porcelain tile require the installer to have the hand skills to put it into place, along with the knowledge of what products are available to finish the project successfully.
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Waiting for your store phone to ring?

Effective Advertising and Promotion for Flooring Retailers

Warren Tyler
Warren Tyler
January 1, 2016
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For smaller retailers advertising seems to hold a great fear: “What if I spend all this money and no one shows up at the door?”
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January 2016 Flooring Industry News

January 1, 2016
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See some of January's top headlines.
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Matthew Spieler

Instead of Resolutions, Take Action on Your Flooring Retail Business

Matthew Spieler
Matthew Spieler
January 1, 2016
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We may be just at the start of the New Year, but by now the majority of Americans are already close to breaking their New Year’s resolutions.
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Flooring Retailers: Remembering Old Habits in the New Year

Kelly Kramer
Kelly Kramer
January 1, 2016
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Let me start by wishing you and yours all the love and joy that family, friends, and our pets give us in the New Year. You know the truly important things in life.
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New Wagner Meters Table Helps with Moisture Measurement

Jason Spangler
January 1, 2016
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No doubt about it: there are times when your project’s timeline requires you to look ahead and estimate how things are going to turn out even before the workflow puzzle is fully in place.
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CTEF Tile Tip: What is a Mockup and Are They Really Necessary?

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
December 1, 2015
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Wikipedia defines a mockup as follows: “In manufacturing and design, a mockup is a scale or full-size model of a design or device, used for teaching, demonstration, design evaluation, promotion and other purposes.”


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Preventing Problems with LVT/LVP Flooring, Gaps and Buckling

Jon Namba
Jon Namba
December 1, 2015
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End joint gapping/buckling of luxury vinyl tile and planks has been a concern for several years and has cost the industry more headaches, time and money than we ever thought it would.
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Custom Digitally Printed Carpets

Jim O'Connor
December 1, 2015
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Designers, event planners, and marketers looking to visually brand, market or promote a product or organization at trade shows, special events or building entrances can now transform floor space with custom, digitally printed, dye-sublimated carpets.
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