Flooring Podcast

Rohit Bhargava, Ogilvy Public Relations, Blogs and Corporate Communications – Part 2 (19:08)

February 3, 2007—Rohit Bhargava, VP, Interactive Marketing, Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide and host of the blog Influential Interactive Marketing, in the second part of a three part series and an archive presentation, discusses blogging, how blogs work and offers some examples of the popular blogs on the internet. Bhargava talks about the primary function served by marketing-oriented blogs and industry and consumer blogs.

Rohit Bhargava, Ogilvy Public Relations, Blogs and Corporate Communications – Part 3 (12:58)

February 3, 2007—Rohit Bhargava, VP, Interactive Marketing, Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide and host of the blog, Influential Interactive Marketing, in the final part of a four-part series and archives presentation, discusses raising corporate visibility with blogs how many corporations large and small use blogs in their total communication efforts and some typical corporate rules relating to both company and employee blogs.

Barker on the Market (23:23)

February 1, 2007—Mike Barker, Investment and Retirement Management, looks at the past few days on Wall Street, discussing Wednesday’s 4th quarter GDP report revealing growth of 3.5%; and the FMOC’s decision this week to leave rates at 5.25%. Barker analyzes the statement issued by the Fed, and its implications, he will also discusses Mohawk shares and their rise in the past few days. He also looks forward to the company’s earnings report, scheduled for release later this month.

Retailer Fred Reinhart, Reinhart Carpet Outlet – Part 1 (11:26)

January 31, 2007—Fred Reinhart, owner of Reinhart Carpet Outlet, a stocking retailer in Philadelphia, PA, in the first part of a four-part series, talks about his operation, its history its clientele, its advertising and advertising jingle, the products its carries and does not carry and how the company has changed over the past few years

Retailer Fred Reinhart, Reinhart Carpet Outlet – Part 2 (11:29)

January 31, 2007—Retailer Fred Reinhart, Reinhart Carpet Outlet – Part 2 Fred Reinhart, Owner of Reinhart Carpet Outlet, a stocking retail operation in Philadelphia, PA, in the second part of a four-part series discusses the company’s focus on carpet and rugs to the exclusion any hard surface except vinyl, why he has taken this stance, business levels experienced during 2006 and his expectations for 2007.

Floor Focus Co-Publisher Kemp Harr and the Week in the Flooring Industry

January 30, 2007—Kemp Harr, Co-Publisher, Floor Focus magazine reviews the news of the floor covering industry of the past week discussing: Events at the Atlanta Rug Market; Growth in the commercial market including the American Institute of Architects’ semi-annual Consensus Construction Forecast and the AIA’s most recent Architecture Billings Index; The anticipated growth in green building in the education field; Patent problems with Chinese laminate imports; Coverings' focus on architects, designers and retailers; Floor & Decor’s newest location and; The naming of Ken Peden as COO at Kronotex.

Tamara Christian on Coverings 2007 – Part 1 (12:46)

January 28, 2007—Tamara Christian, CEO, National Trade Productions, the producers of the ceramic tile and stone show Coverings 2007, in the first part of a three-part series, outlines the show Covering, its owners, its history and the executive changes made at NTP in the last few months, Christian also discusses the company’s growth plans for and the Coverings show’s move to Chicago's McCormick Place.

Tamara Christian on Coverings 2007 – Part 2 (10:56)

January 28, 2007—Tamara Christian, CEO, National Trade Productions, the producers of the ceramic tile and stone show Coverings 2007, in the secong part of a three-part series talks about the European flavor of the Coverings show, its size and how the show will be different at McCormick Place in Chicago from the in prior years in Orlando. Christian also discusses the commercial aspects of the show and the efforts that are underway on the part of NTP to attract the architect and design community.

Tamara Christian on Coverings 2007 – Part 3 (10:41)

January 28, 2007—Tamara Christian, CEO, National Trade Productions and producers of the ceramic tile and stone show Coverings 2007, in the final part of a three-part series talks about her expectations for attendance at the show and the activity on the part of many distributors to bring their retailer partners to the show.

Jon Dougal on Industry Recycling and Sustainability Programs - Part 3 (7:28)

January 26, 2007—Jon Dougal, sustainability editor, Green Building News, in the final part of a three-part series, discusses the floor covering industry’s efforts in the sustainability and recycling arena, the Shaw Green Edge program and the company’s cradle-to-cradle philosophy, Tandus’s recycling operation that reclaims post-consumer vinyl and the best avenue that permits a fair comparison of the sustainable programs of the industry’s carpet mills.