Deb In Print: Entrepreneur Magazine online


I was recently interviewed by writer Jane Porter 
for an article in Entrepreneur Magazine 

'Five Retail Design Myths Debunked'  
also includes input from other retail design experts - and it's great advice!
The article released today on the Entrepreneur.com website - 


Included in Jane's article is Sarah Parker
owner of 'Wild Fibers' yarn shop in Mount Vernon, Washington.

I met dynamic young business owner Sarah at the Yarn Market News Conference in 2010, 
when I presented a seminar on retail store design and visual merchandising. 
Sarah hired me to help her with some details in her store...
and the girl did EVERYTHING I had suggested in my seminar
and my consultation with her. EVERYTHING!
I am really happy that Jane asked me for an example 
of how retailers can smash design myths successfully, 
and that Sarah received this 'nod' in print for all her hard work.

Read about what we did in Sarah's store in these posts in my blog archives.

Thanks for reading!


Published



  FOLK Magazine Holiday 2012

includes my feature article on independent retailer 
Down Home Country Antiques in Orange, California
owned by Peggy and Don Arbenz
Photos by Deb Kennedy and Down Home Country Antiques


Published

FOLK Magazine has released their Fall 2012 Issue
FOLK is available in independent shops across the country, 
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, and on Amazon

my profile of American artisan  
Janet Sears of ReStitched USA 
appears on page 53

please visit Janet's etsy store , blog, and facebook page 
for more information about her products

Bloomin' Displays at a Garden Retailer

Springtime always brings out the need to focus on mother nature... 
here are great examples of Spring Fresh displays, found at a garden retailer,
sure to inspire your own window and store displays:

 
 
Yeah, that's a truck - an old, rusty farm truck. 
(Probably gave out right where it sits!) 
But surrounded by tables of potted spring flowers, and filled with dirt and tulips, 
it becomes an instant eye-grabbing display fixture. 
This is a garden center, with big buildings and lots of land - 
they have to go BIG with visuals for impact. 
This is a perfect prop for the entrance display!

...and just WAIT until you see what they did INSIDE the store!

Thank You, FOLKs...

As of July 31, 2012 I am no longer a staff member of FOLK Magazine.
It's time to move on, to other opportunities and projects - 
but I do want to thank everyone who made the experience worthwhile.

First and foremost, I want to say
thank you to 'the FOLKs' - the remarkable staff of FOLK Magazine,
for the adventure of working together over the past year. 

You are a group of talented, professional, creative, energetic and fun-loving people, and I have learned so much from so many of you. I enjoyed meeting Ben, Heath, Hillary, Gina, Tosha, James, and especially Amy, Andrew, and David at the FOLKbarn event in Springfield, Ohio in May of this year. Someday I just HAVE to meet Donna and Anne! I wish I had met Michael, Linda, Sandy, Jeremy, Gavin, Becky, and Jen, as well. It has been a pleasure to cross paths with and work with you all! [The song 'We Are Young' will remind me of all of you forever....] Thank you to former staff member Kimberly Taylor, who put me in touch with Ben way back in August of last year and started all of this.

Thank you to the 'behind the scenes' support staff, those intrepid individuals who advise, proof and copyedit all of the content that they possibly can for each issue of FOLK. You live in the shadows of production, but nothing would work without your experienced input! Sue, this means YOU.

Thank you to FOLK Editor In Chief Ben Ashby, for giving me the opportunity to be part of bringing your dream to life. I am very honored to have contributed to it through my regular column, freelance features & editorials, managing the FOLKbarn, and the tasks 'behind-the-scenes' of the business that I was able to take on.

Thank you to all of the wonderful 'followers', 'fans', readers, customers, and supporters of FOLK who have expressed their enjoyment of the content I have provided in all six of the first year's issues. It has been such a time of growth for me, taking on this challenge to write for a lifestyle publication - your comments and feedback have been so gratefully accepted. You have helped me to be a better writer!

Thank you to the amazing artisans who had booths in the FOLKbarn in Springfield. I am truly grateful for your hard work and professionalism, and am so pleased to have met you all. Your work, your spirit, and your creativity inspires me! Bravo!

I am moving on to other things, but will always have great fondness for all that I have learned and experienced as a part of this fledgling project. My best to FOLK as it moves forward...