There is one thing about the trough of business cycles – it kick-starts the Mother of Invention. One fascinating observation within the housing slow-down relates to builder-supplier relationships and how business creativity stabilizes and even moves...
“If she has to ask, it’s too late . . .” We are referring of course to one of the credos of marketing to women. Single women to be exact and for the first time in America’s history, they are becoming a more important segment in the home-buying...
Americans love relaxing outdoors and it’s a growing opportunity according to a new white paper, “Outdoor Living: A New Landscape for Consumers,” recently released by Kleber & Associates along with research partner, Standpoint Marketing Research....
Funny thing about human nature. . . When times are good, we think they’ll last forever as we put our due diligence on cruise control. When changes in the markets occur we’re still running around in the toga wondering where the...
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright and builder Joseph Eichler would have smiled smugly if they had been sitting in the audience of the recent International Builders Show in Orlando. During a press conference at the show, panelists who judged the “Best American Living...
