How to build a Building Product Brand during this Pandemic

How to build a Building Product Brand during this Pandemic

The ability to deliver empathy and a willingness to “walk in your customers’ shoes” has always mattered. Marketing that connects authentically with end-users and the trade channel on a deeper level — that goes beyond just selling product...
IKEA Pulls Out All the Stops for Gen Z Consumers

IKEA Pulls Out All the Stops for Gen Z Consumers

For decades, the makers of home, kitchen and bath products have taken two predictable paths when marketing their products to consumers – the “dependable approach,” in which a company tells a potential consumer how...
Future for Domotex USA Uncertain / 2020 Show Highlights

Future for Domotex USA Uncertain / 2020 Show Highlights

For the second consecutive year, Domotex USA was held in Atlanta last week. While the inaugural event in 2019 welcomed some 280 exhibitors from 25 countries, this year’s show floor was surprisingly sparse. Only around 90 exhibitors displayed their products and...
Industry Trends Watch IBS/KBIS 2020

Industry Trends Watch IBS/KBIS 2020

The K&A team participated last week at IBS/KBIS 2020, seeking out the newest products that promise to take performance, convenience + style to the next level. With more than 1,500 exhibitors, we had plenty of themes to explore at this year’s show —...