| ITEM |
CODE |
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 |
|
| 24671 |
TU01 |
How to Create (and Stick to) an Effective, Efficient Marketing Budget |
Marty Gould |
| 24672 |
TU02 |
Shaken, Not Stirred – How to Get the Best Bond from Your Mortar |
Dale Roberts |
| 24673 |
TU03 |
Values-Based Leadership and the Future of Work |
Mark Fernandes |
| 24674 |
TU04 |
Carpet and Hard Surface Cleaning Methods: What's New and What Should You Recommend to Your Customers? |
Larry Cooper, Dane Gregory and Doyle Bloss |
| 24675 |
TU05 |
Design Generations – What's Trending Now, at Any Age |
Mark Woodman |
| 24676 |
TU06 |
Growing Together, Not Apart – How Installers and Retailers Can Work Together to Be More Profitable |
Scott Carothers, Tom Jennings |
| 24677 |
TU07 |
Stone Pavers – What You Need to Know About Advances and Changes in Installation Techniques |
Mike Granatowski |
| 24678 |
TU08 |
What Architects & Designers Need to Know about Stone Tile Installation, Care and Maintenance |
Danny MacNair, Dale Roberts |
| 24679 |
TU09 |
Culture Clash – Understanding Generations at Work |
Wally Adamchik |
| 24680 |
TU10 |
Glass Tile Installation Methods, Design and Color Trends |
Tim Bolby, Mikeal Jensen,
Sonu Mathew, David Fatula |
| 24681 |
TU11 |
Building Your Brand Locally – Strategies and Tools for Differentiating your Business from the Competition |
Marty Gould |
| 24682 |
TU12 |
What Design Professionals Need to Know About LEED V4: New Trends in Sustainability for Building Materials |
Bill Griese, Dan Marvin |
| 24683 |
TU13 |
Proper Applications of Tile and Stone for Kitchens and Bathrooms |
Michael Whistler, Gerald Sloan |
| 24684 |
TU14 |
Care and Maintenance Top 10 – How to Profit from Avoiding Common Pitfalls |
Rod Sigman |
| 24685 |
SM1 |
Social Media Interactive Workshop I: Using Social Media to Support Your Business |
Christine Whittemore |
| 24686 |
TU16 |
Secrets to Selling to Interior Designers and Architects |
Chris Ramey, Mark Wooman, Faith Sheridan, Diana S. Walker, Tiare Noelani Pinto, Ernie Roth Jacquelyn Armour |
| 24687 |
TU17 |
Stone Shop Transformation – Manual to Digital |
Paul Menninger, Eric Tryon, Stuart Young |
| 24688 |
TU18 |
Membrane System Solutions for Crack-Isolation and Sound Control |
Mike Granatowski |
| 24689 |
TU19 |
Watch This! How to Create Digital Content that Increases Sales and Your Google Rankings |
Mark Lauzon |
| 24690 |
TU20 |
Accountability – Getting People to Do What You Need Them to Do, When You Need Them to Do It |
Wally Adamchik |
| 24691 |
SM2 |
Social Media Interactive Workshop II: How to Get the Results You Want |
Christine Whittemore |
| 24692 |
TU21 |
Thin Tile Installations in Above Ground and Exterior Applications |
Noah Chitty, Dan Marvin |
| 24693 |
TU22 |
What You Need to Know About Health and Safety in the Stone Industry |
Jonathan Mitnick, Jim Nikolopoulos |
| 24694 |
TU23 |
Game On! Solving Marketing & Sales Challenges |
Paul Friederichsen, Brian Gracon, PhD |
| 24695 |
TU24 |
How to Create New Customers and Set Yourself Apart from the Competition |
Scott D. Perron |
| 24696 |
TU25 |
Your Customer is Changing, Are You? – How Distributors Can Excel in the Face of New Threats and Opportunities |
Jim Gould |
| ITEM |
CODE |
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 |
|
| 24697 |
WE01 |
Installation Failures and Solutions – Carpet and Resilient Flooring |
Jon Namba and Mike Suffia |
| 24698 |
WE02 |
Travertine & Marble Tile: Properties, Installation Considerations, and Proper Care and Maintenance |
Danny MacNair, Rod Sigman |
| 24699 |
WE03 |
How to Avoid Independent Contractor Misclassification: A Practical Solution to a Potentially Costly Problem |
Jeffrey King |
| 24700 |
WE04 |
Get Found Online! Tips for Making Your Website More Visible |
Christine Whittemore |
| 24701 |
WE05 |
Fabricating Large Format Materials |
Paul Menninger, GK Naquin |
| 24702 |
WE06 |
Tackling Retail’s Toughest Issues |
Jim Gould (Moderator),
Keith Spano, Vinnie Virga,
Olga Robertson |
| 24703 |
WE07 |
Managing a Tile or Stone Project for Profit |
Nyle Wadford, James Woelfe |
| 24704 |
MIAWE1 |
Sandstone: The Basics of Selection, Fabrication and Maintenance |
David Dunn |
| 24705 |
WE08 |
Luxury Vinyl Tile – What You Need to Know to Select the Right LVT for Your Customer |
Sam Allman |
| 24706 |
WE09 |
The "Other" Shop – the Customer's Home: How Installers Can Make or Break Future and Referral Business |
Brandon Maldonado, Buddy Ontra |
| 24707 |
WE10 |
Grout Selection for Ceramic and Stone Tile – What’s New |
Mike Micalizzi, Steve Taylor |
| 24708 |
WE11 |
Generation Squared – How to Sell to Four Different Generations |
James E. Dion |
| 24709 |
WE12 |
Identifying and Installing Today's Carpets |
Robert Varden |
| 24710 |
WE14 |
Three Secrets of Negotiation That Will Dramatically Increase Your Closed Sales |
Jim Augustus Armstrong |
| 24711 |
MIAWE2 |
Navigating an Onsite Safety Consultation to Meet OSHA Requirements |
Jim Nikolopoulos |
| 24712 |
WE15 |
Three Men and a Lady Discuss Stone and Tile Maintenance and Restoration |
David Walton (Moderator), Cameron DeMile, Josh Huseby, Ted McFadden,
Jacqueline Tabbah |
| 24713 |
WE16 |
Installation Problems, Causes and Cures: Hardwood, Bamboo and Laminate |
Jon Namba |
| 24714 |
WE17 |
The Challenges of Installing Large Format Porcelain Tile and Stone |
Mike Granatowski |
| 24715 |
WE18 |
Develop a Compelling Customer Experience in Your Showroom |
Phil Pond |
| 24716 |
WE19 |
The Best Ways for Retailers to Capitalize on Consumers’ Use of their Mobile Devices |
James E. Dion |
| 24717 |
WE20 |
Utilizing Technology in the Field for Tile and Stone Installation |
Jason Banks, Martin Howard |
| 24718 |
WE21 |
Selling Today’s Changing Fiber Systems |
Lewis Migliore |
| ITEM |
CODE |
Thursday, January 22, 2015 |
|
| 24719 |
TH01 |
Dealing with and Avoiding Flooring Complaints |
Lewis Migliore |
| 24720 |
TH02 |
How to Provide Killer Customer Service that Will Improve Your Bottom Line |
Lisbeth Calandrino |
| 24721 |
TH03 |
Residential Countertop Fabricators Forum |
Joey Marcella, Ron Hannah, Chris Garten,
Laura Grandlienard,
Dan Riccolo |
| 24722 |
TH04 |
Is Dad Always Right? A Father/Daughter Team Share their Insights on Successfully Managing a Family Business |
Jacqueline Tabbah, Rawi Tabbah |
| 24723 |
TH05 |
Heart and Mind Selling – Making Customers for Life |
Sam Allman |
| 24724 |
TH06 |
Design and Color Trends for 2015, 2016 & Beyond! |
Victoria Redshaw |
| 24725 |
TH07 |
Tile: Exploring Installation Failures and Solutions |
Gerald Sloan, Michael Whistler |
| 24726 |
MIATH3 |
Sustainable Natural Stone - An Introduction to NSC 373 |
Joshua Levinson |
| 24727 |
MIATH4 |
Women In Stone Panel Discussion |
Karen Rothenberg |
| 24728 |
TH08 |
Understanding the Operational Metrics of Your Stone Fabrication Facility |
Tony Malisani, Duane Naquin |
| 24729 |
TH09 |
Meeting the Challenges for Tile & Stone Installations: New vs. Renovation Projects |
Mike Micalizzi |
| 24730 |
TH10 |
Marketing Strategies to Quickly Skyrocket Your Retail Cash Flow |
Jim Augustus Armstrong |
| 24731 |
TH11 |
Sales Management Reinvented – Fresh Strategies to Drive a High Performance Sales Team |
David Romano |
| 24732 |
TH12 |
Exterior Wall Cladding – Making the Transition from Interiors to Exteriors |
Chuck Muehlbauer, Michael Picco |
| 24733 |
TH13 |
Adhesive Science 101: How to Avoid a Sticky Situation - (MP3 Audio Only) |
Jeff Johnson |
| 24734 |
MIATH5 |
Fabricator Benchmarking- Perspectives in Benchmarking |
Peter T De Kok |
| 24735 |
TH14 |
What You Always Wanted to Know About Wood, Bamboo and Cork Floors But Were Afraid to Ask |
Jon Namba, Michelle Reichow, Roy A. Reichow |
| 24736 |
TH15 |
Administrative Panel for Fabricators |
Buddy Ontra, Nick Began,
Karen Rothenberg, Eric Tryon |
| 24737 |
TH16 |
The Evolution of Moisture Mitigation for Concrete Sub-floors |
Peter Craig |
| 24738 |
TH17 |
Own a Business, Sell Your Job |
Sam Allman |
| 24739 |
TH18 |
Stone Trends 2015 – New Trends in Stone Sourcing, Marketing and Design
(MP3 Audio Only) |
Vincent Marazita |
| 24740 |
TH19 |
Do You Really Want This Stone Restoration Job? – When to Say No to the Job |
David Bonasera, Greg Mowat |
| 24741 |
TH20 |
Recruiting, Hiring, Training & Retaining Exceptional Talent
(MP3 Audio Only) |
Rhonda Robinson |
