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How Are You Different from Other Designers?

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Your success in business depends on your ability to answer this question: “How are you different from other designers?” You may hear it often from your prospective clients. If your response sounds something like, “I do kitchen design and bath design and …,” then keep reading. One of the biggest reasons… Read More →

05 September 2012 by Michael Berens in Blog, Dollars & Sense, Dollars & Sense, Marketing, Dollars & Sense, Small Business / 3 Comments

Focus on Strengths to Build Effective Teams

BJ Miller, FASID

How does our “cultural matrix” impact our worldview and our interaction with others? This interest in human behavior led me to practice interior design and subsequently to an interest in creating synergistic networks of people. I began using personality tests as part of the new hire interview process 20 years… Read More →

13 June 2012 by Michael Berens in Blog, Dollars & Sense, Dollars & Sense, Small Business / No Comments

Everything You Wanted to Know About Benchmarking … But Were Afraid To Ask

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Post a comment below, describing what business questions ASID Design Business Benchmarking could help answer for your firm, and you’ll be entered in a random drawing for a FREE one-year subscription to the service – a $99 value!   What is benchmarking? The simplest way to think about benchmarking is… Read More →

22 February 2012 by Jennifer Lipner in Blog, Dollars & Sense, Dollars & Sense, Marketing, Dollars & Sense, Small Business / No Comments

2012 Interior Design Fee & Salary Survey Results

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The 2012 Interior Design Fee & Salary Survey eBook by our colleagues at Design Success University is available for immediate download. 898 interior designers participated, and the data is fascinating: Discover what the biggest challenges are for your colleagues Find out how your colleagues charge for their services Learn how… Read More →

06 January 2012 by Michael Berens in Blog, Dollars & Sense, Dollars & Sense, Industry Outlook, Dollars & Sense, Small Business / No Comments

The Price Is Right

Steve Nobel

by Steve Nobel Today’s clients are paying a worthy premium for the gratifying experience that interior design affords them. Increasingly, that means that they are paying a professional fee for this extraordinary experience while at the same time paying a nearly wholesale price (actually the most realistic price) for the… Read More →

13 October 2011 by Michael Berens in Blog, Dollars & Sense, Dollars & Sense, Marketing, Dollars & Sense, Small Business / No Comments

ASID Introduces The Business Library to Members

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ASID has teamed up with The Business Library to meet your business needs by providing answers to your most important big-dollar opportunities, concerns and questions. What’s my business worth? How do I increase my retirement money and income? When should I sell my business, and how do I negotiate the… Read More →

26 August 2011 by Michael Berens in Blog, Dollars & Sense, Dollars & Sense, Marketing, Dollars & Sense, Small Business / No Comments

How to Avoid an Interior Design Business Emergency

Gail Doby

by Gail Doby, ASID, Design Success University What’s holding you back from the success you want and deserve?  Have you asked yourself that question, and if so, what do you think is the real reason? The answer may not be what you expect.  In fact, “the answer” affects approximately 60%… Read More →

02 August 2011 by Michael Berens in Blog, Dollars & Sense, Dollars & Sense, Marketing, Dollars & Sense, Small Business / No Comments

Revised Code of Ethics for Practitioner and Allied Members

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As time and technologies progress, ASID has conducted a close evaluation and review of the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. The newly revised Code for practitioner and allied members can be found here. Review what you should know and you just might discover something you didn’t know about ASID’s… Read More →

11 July 2011 by Jennifer Lipner in Blog, Dollars & Sense, Industry Outlook, Dollars & Sense, Marketing, Dollars & Sense, Small Business / No Comments
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