Somfy is offering 50% off a motorized shade sample case!

For a limited time Somfy is offering 75% OFF a motorized shade sample case! This effective selling tool is the best way to demonstrate the benefits of window covering motorization to your clients. The case is compact, lightweight and also features over the door rubber hooks to provide a hands- free demonstration without damaging the client’s property. Bring the motorized sample case to every consultation and watch your profits grow!

Each motorized sample case includes a motorized window covering, power supply, Telis 1 RTS Pure remote and carrying case with over the door hooks. All product samples feature Radio Technology Somfy® (RTS) and are available in a variety of options such as a roller shade, cell shade or wood blind.

Visit Somfy at booth 1016 to learn more.

WFCP and Minutes Matter are in the Clouds

WFCP and Minutes Matter are in the Clouds
Contact: deb@gracemcnamarainc.com

St. Paul, MN, April 1, 2010—Working “in the clouds” sounds like a fairytale, doesn’t it? Cloud computing is far from a fairytale, but it’s still just as exciting! So, “why would I want to move my company to cloud computing?” There are many advantages, but here are the top three:
1. Cost Effective: Cost effective way to organize your company and reduce software costs.
2. Time Efficient: Easily schedule tasks, appointments and group meetings, and control who has access to the various calendars.
3. On The Go: Easily retrieve information using your mobile device or another computer, making you more efficient even when you’re on the go!

Join Window Fashions Certified Professionals (WFCP) and Debbie Green, CEO of Minutes Matter, as we demystify cloud computing in a complimentary presentation on Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 8 a.m. at Vision10: International Window Coverings EXPO, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga. Find out how your company could easily move its email, calendar, documents, spreadsheets and even presentations to the Clouds. Learn how you can work with clients by sharing a specific folder and keep them constantly updated on the progress of a job.
For more information, visit www.wf-vision.com and click on “Shows.”
About Window Fashions Certified Professionals Window Fashions Certified Professionals is the window coverings industry premier certification program. WFCP is a community of more than 4,000 members driven by a common passion for window fashions, committed to the belief that this element of interior design is a powerful multi-faceted profession that can positively change people’s lives. The group works to promote window fashions as a critical element of interior design and a powerful multi-faceted profession, and enriches members’ careers by promoting the value of certification through education, knowledge and experiences.
About Minutes MatterMinutes Matter is the leading provider of digital solutions and organizational systems. They provide tools to streamline your business and increase your profits. They are passionate about the importance of systematizing every business: doing the same thing … the same way … every time. Minutes Matter now offers more than 100 different products and services to interior designers, fabrication specialists and other design professionals. Minutes Matter also developed Studio, which is a graphic design software program that saves time during consultations and eliminates costly communication errors.

Networking 2.0: Social Media Insight at Vision10

WFCP Sponsors New Media Day at Vision10

WFCP Sponsors New Media Day at Vision10
Contact:deb@gracemcnamarainc.com

ST. PAUL, MN, March 30, 2010—Are you aware how social media and Web 2.0 will be making a difference to interiors in the next year? Adobe just released “What Shopper’s Want,” a study to identify and analyze e-commerce “visual merchandising” experiences. They found that 68 percent of women—our industry’s key demographic—purchased home furnishings online in the last year. And this wasn’t just teens, Millennials or Gen Xers. This was core home-owning, 50–64 year-olds—61 percent of women in that age group purchased home decor online.
We’re on top of this at WFCP. We’ve recognized the importance of Web 2.0 and social media and have dubbed Friday, May 14 “New Media Day” at Vision10. WFCP is sponsoring events throughout the day, including a variety of events in the WFCP Lounge focusing on the web, social media and how it can work for you. Watch for citizen bloggers walking the aisles and tweeting real time the excitement of Vision10—and we have three special sessions scheduled throughout the day, all designed to inform, educate and connect.
Start the day at 8 a.m. with what new media maven Jackie Von Tobel, WFCP Specialist, considers to be Social Media 101. She’ll introduce you to the range of free social media tools available to everyone, explain the differences between them and demonstrate easy-to implement first steps. This early-morning free session is sponsored by WFCP but is open to all. Look for “Get Connected: Grow Your Business with Social Media” in the Vision10 show planner.
At 4 p.m. you can look forward to the Design Perspectives panel discussion. This lively discussion featuring in-the-know design and industry bloggers will give perspectives on what’s going on in the design world today and segue into a discussion on how to capitalize on social media as a design pro. The panel, moderated by Von Tobel, will demonstrate specific examples of how to use social media to engage your customers, grow your career or business and drive social change. To close out this session, we’ll announce the first Blogger’s Choice awards for products and services from the show floor. Well-known design bloggers participating on the panel include Tobi Fairley, BeachBungalow8.blogspot.com; Valorie Hart, VisualVamp.blogspot.com; and Skyla Freeman, Sfair.blogspot.com.
The final “official” event for New Media Day will be a blogger’s meet-up, immediately following the panel discussion. It will be a fantastic opportunity to network, exchange information, discover new contacts and make valuable connections.