May 16, 2018— Kathy Meyer, Director of Marketing with the Tile Council of North America (TCNA), and Kemp Harr discuss the strategy behind the "Why Tile" communications initiative that explains the benefit of using tile to consumers and commercial end users. Listen to the interview to hear why the tile industry thinks it's important to differentiate one flooring type from another.
May 15, 2018—Charley Knight, VP of Hospitality at Interface, and Kemp Harr discuss Interface's systems approach to selling resilient flooring and modular tile to the hospitality market and the visual solutions that fit the current trends in that vertical sector of the commercial market. Listen to the interview for more details. Interview taped a the HD Expo.
May 14, 2018—Hector Narvaez, VP Sales for Marazzi, and Kemp Harr discuss the new products and formats for the Marazzi, Ragno and American Olean brands from the show floor at the 2018 Coverings Expo. Listen to the interview for more details.
May 11, 2018—Lindsey Waldrep, VP of Marketing for Crossville, and Kemp Harr discuss Crossville's commercial focus and the highlights of their message at the Coverings expo in Atlanta. Listen to the interview for more details.
May 10, 2018—Jennifer Hoff, Executive Director for the Coverings Expo, and Kemp Harr discuss traffic and highlights of this year's annual tile and stone show being held this week in Atlanta. Listen to the interview for more details.
May 9, 2018—Donato Grosser, a consultant with the Italian Ceramics Association, and Kemp Harr discuss factors impacting the sale of tile in the U.S. Listen to the interview to hear more about the rate of growth as well as shifts in channel dynamics and the effects of currency fluctuations. This interview was recorded at the Coverings Expo.
May 8, 2018—Tim Baucom, EVP of Shaw Industries' residential business, and Kemp Harr discuss Shaw's brand and exhibit plans for 2019 which includes Domotex USA in Atlanta. Listen to the interview to hear more details about Shaw's brand strategy which varies depending on the brand.
May 7, 2018—Paul Cleary, CEO with Lexmark Hospitality, and Kemp Harr discuss the continued robustness of flooring activity in the hospitality market. Listen to the interview to hear more about Lexmark's growth despite a continued shift to hard surface flooring in this sector. This interview was taped at the HD Expo in Las Vegas.
May 4, 2018—Alissa Ponchione, managing editor with Hospitality Design Magazine, and Kemp Harr discuss factors that are influencing interior design trends within the hospitality market. Listen to the interview, taped at the HD Expo in Las Vegas, for more details
May 3, 2018—John Crews, Design Manager with Shaw's Lifestyle Studio, and Kemp Harr discuss Shaw's new hospitality products for 2018 including a collaborative collection developed with David Rockwell Group. Listen to the interview for more details on Shaw's new LVT and carpet collections.