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When Low Budgets Meet Low Results: The Furniture Industry's Fatal Flaw

53 minutes ago
2 min

When Low Budgets Meet Low Results: The Furniture Industry's Fatal Flaw

The Furniture Industry's Marketing Crisis Hey there design peeps! This blog is a bit of a rant, and also it's more geared toward the...

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Let’s Do Big Things Together – Here’s What’s New!

Joseph Haecker

1 day ago
4 min

Advanced Business

Let’s Do Big Things Together – Here’s What’s New!

Hey friends, colleagues, and followers, If you’ve been following me on social media, you may have noticed some big announcements...

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Why Small Businesses Should Accept Cash: Retaining the Value of Currency Within the Small Business Economy

Joseph Haecker

Aug 14
3 min

Why Small Businesses Should Accept Cash: Retaining the Value of Currency Within the Small Business Economy

Why Small Businesses Should Accept Cash: Retaining the Value of Currency Within the Small Business Economy So, let’s talk about cash....

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The Design Industry's Wake-Up Call: Why We Need a Dedicated Platform for Our Future

Joseph Haecker

Aug 13
2 min

Interior Design

The Design Industry's Wake-Up Call: Why We Need a Dedicated Platform for Our Future

Home Depot’s Market Shift Signals an Urgent Need for Better Education, News, and Community in Design As a Fractional CMO, podcast host,...

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So, You’ve Been Getting a Million Emails from Me… But How Can I Help You with Your Business?

Joseph Haecker

Aug 12
3 min

Interior Design

So, You’ve Been Getting a Million Emails from Me… But How Can I Help You with Your Business?

So, You’ve Been Getting a Million Emails from Me… But How Can I Help You with Your Business? The answer is simple: I can help you and...

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Joseph Haecker

Aug 8
2 min

Interior Design

The Next Generation of Designers Don't Care About Your Brand's Website

The Next Generation of Designers Don't Care About Your Brand's Website Do any of the following ring a bell? Yellow Pages? AOL? Nokia?...

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I Smell a Corporate Acquisition Brewing: Is the Future of Furniture Markets Up for Sale?

Joseph Haecker

Aug 8
3 min

I Smell a Corporate Acquisition Brewing: Is the Future of Furniture Markets Up for Sale?

I Smell a Corporate Acquisition Brewing: Is the Future of Furniture Markets Up for Sale? Are you an interior designer or retailer? Have...

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Do You Need Marketing Help? Well, the People Selling You Marketing Services Are a Bit Biased, and Here’s Why

Joseph Haecker

Aug 7
3 min

Do You Need Marketing Help? Well, the People Selling You Marketing Services Are a Bit Biased, and Here’s Why

Do You Need Marketing Help? Well, the People Selling You Marketing Services Are a Bit Biased, and Here’s Why As business owners, we’ve...

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Unlocking Potential: How The Design Fund Can Shape the Next Houzz

Joseph Haecker

Jul 27
3 min

Unlocking Potential: How The Design Fund Can Shape the Next Houzz

What If We Had Mentored Houzz? Shaping the Future of Design with The Design Fund Imagine if the home goods and design industry had a...

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The Wayfair What-If: Mentoring Tomorrow's Design Giants Today

Joseph Haecker

Jul 27
3 min

The Wayfair What-If: Mentoring Tomorrow's Design Giants Today

What If We Could Have Guided Wayfair? The Future of Design Innovation with The Design Fund Imagine if the home goods and design industry...

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Empowering the Next Wave of Innovation in the Home Goods and Appliances Industry with The Design Fund

Joseph Haecker

Jul 16
3 min

Empowering the Next Wave of Innovation in the Home Goods and Appliances Industry with The Design Fund

Empowering the Next Wave of Innovation in the Home Goods and Appliances Industry with The Design Fund Manufacturers, Brands, Influencers,...

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Introducing The Design Fund: Empowering Innovation in the Home Goods Industry

Joseph Haecker

Jul 14
3 min

Introducing The Design Fund: Empowering Innovation in the Home Goods Industry

Introducing The Design Fund: Empowering Innovation in the Home Goods Industry Imagine if, back in 2002, Niraj Shah and Steve Conine, the...

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When We Don't Support Designer Innovation, We Fail the Entire Community

Joseph Haecker

Jul 1
6 min

When We Don't Support Designer Innovation, We Fail the Entire Community

This is a bit of a rant, so hear me out... Have you ever come up with a product or idea and thought, "What would it take to get this idea...

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Attending Market, from a Marketing Perspective

Joseph Haecker

Jun 30
3 min

Attending Market, from a Marketing Perspective

How 3 Designers or Retailers Could Make the Most of Their Market Experience Hey everyone, Joseph Haecker here, Fractional CMO, former...

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Business Slow? 3 Easy Ways to Get Sales, Fast

Joseph Haecker

Jun 26
3 min

Business Slow? 3 Easy Ways to Get Sales, Fast

So, business is slow, and you obviously want to change that. But how? Social media marketers would tell you that you need to create more...

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3 Social Media Mistakes Every Interior Designer Makes – And How to Fix Them

Joseph Haecker

Jun 24
4 min

3 Social Media Mistakes Every Interior Designer Makes – And How to Fix Them

3 Social Media Mistakes Every Interior Designer Makes – And How to Fix Them Within the interior design community, the most talked about...

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Deferred Salaries for Top Talent: Getting Creative with C-Suite Salaries to Fund Realignment

Joseph Haecker

Jun 14
5 min

Deferred Salaries for Top Talent: Getting Creative with C-Suite Salaries to Fund Realignment

The world has not recovered from the financial wake COVID left behind. Many businesses were not financially prepared to ride out the...

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Transcript and Notes from Design Tank featuring Melinda Peters Elliott's presentation of the MEbag

Joseph Haecker

Jun 13
9 min

Transcript and Notes from Design Tank featuring Melinda Peters Elliott's presentation of the MEbag

Transcript and Notes from Design Tank featuring Melinda Peters Elliott's presentation of the MEbag Transcript and Notes from a LIVE Zoom...

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Why Podcast Sponsorship is 'Dumb': The True Value in Podcasting

Joseph Haecker

Jun 9
4 min

Why Podcast Sponsorship is 'Dumb': The True Value in Podcasting

Hey there! Joseph Haecker here. I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Podcasters on Podcasting magazine, and it was an...

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Joseph Haecker

Jun 6
3 min

The Magic of Podcasting: An Interview with Joseph Haecker, Host of Design Talk LIVE

Podcast Magazine: As the authority on all things podcasting, we sat down with Joseph Haecker, host of the Design Talk LIVE Podcast, to...

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Unfiltered and Unapologetic – The Return of Design Talk LIVE

Joseph Haecker

May 29
4 min

Unfiltered and Unapologetic – The Return of Design Talk LIVE

An Interview with Design Talk LIVE Podcast Host, Joseph Haecker By Pod-Squawk Media Joseph Haecker, the audacious voice behind Design...

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The New Rules on Tipping: Enough, Is Enough. And what to do about it.

Joseph Haecker

May 28
8 min

The New Rules on Tipping: Enough, Is Enough. And what to do about it.

The New Rules on Tipping, Part 1: Setting the Record Straight Tipping has gotten out of hand, so we need new rules to set the record...

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Design Talk LIVE Now Accepting Sponsorship for Season 3

Joseph Haecker

May 24
2 min

Design Talk LIVE Now Accepting Sponsorship for Season 3

Sponsoring a Podcast is dumb. Sponsoring a podcast that hosts events, and attracts, engages and ignites your customers and clients, is...

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Unlocking Your Business Potential: A Fractional CMO's Perspective

Joseph Haecker

Apr 29
2 min

Unlocking Your Business Potential: A Fractional CMO's Perspective

Hey there! Joseph Haecker here. Let's talk about marketing—specifically, the role of a Fractional Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and why...

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FEER Duplex Building Glass Villa Living Room lamp

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