Comments on: Stop Singing the “Big Box Store Blues” http://interiordesignbusiness.net/2007/05/03/stop-singing-the-big-box-store-blues/ Sales and Marketing insights to help interior design professionals dramatically increase profits Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:45:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Michael Love http://interiordesignbusiness.net/2007/05/03/stop-singing-the-big-box-store-blues/#comment-2155 Michael Love Fri, 04 May 2007 02:20:02 +0000 http://interiordesignbusiness.net/2007/05/03/stop-singing-the-big-box-store-blues/#comment-2155 Big Box stores have avery important place in the home design market. Remember many consumers get their first taste of using a designer by buying a consultation from one of thier local desgn firms.if the expeience is positive they now know how a designer can help them. I'm one of them that they call. I work with them and suggest many items from places like home dedepot, Ikea Target etc for thei first shopping tip. I've been doing tis for years and Guess what many of them come back to me several years later when their finacials improve and they move up in their career. They also reccomend me to their more affluent friends as a designer they can trust.They all say, you really helped us when we had small budgets and we liked how you treated us and now we have some money. Guess who got their Job. I use the catalogues and any other supplier that can give them the look without the price. I'ts one of my biggest market tricks and it works. Big Box stores have avery important place in the home design market. Remember many consumers get their first taste of using a designer by buying a consultation from one of thier local desgn firms.if the expeience is positive they now know how a designer can help them. I’m one of them that they call. I work with them and suggest many items from places like home dedepot, Ikea Target etc for thei first shopping tip. I’ve been doing tis for years and Guess what many of them come back to me several years later when their finacials improve and they move up in their career. They also reccomend me to their more affluent friends as a designer they can trust.They all say, you really helped us when we had small budgets and we liked how you treated us and now we have some money. Guess who got their Job.
I use the catalogues and any other supplier that can give them the look without the price. I’ts one of my biggest market tricks and it works.

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