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Spreading the Custom Word: CEO Mike Salguero is Blogging on AOL Websites

Posted by Pedro in Company News and Info, For Customers, For Makers on September 27, 2011

CustomMade CEO and Co-founder Mike Salguero is now a regular blogger on prominent AOL websites such as The Huffington Post and Stylelist.  He’ll be writing about entrepreneurship, economic trends, consumers, and, no doubt, the custom revolution.  His first piece on Stylelist Home promotes the economic benefits of spending your dollars on local businesses, a subject [...]

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Marketing Idea: New Twist on the Wooden Nickel

Posted by CustomMade in For Makers, The Pro Shop on September 26, 2011

My grandfather ends pretty much every visit I have with him with the lighthearted reminder “Don’t take any wooden nickels!” Patrick Kennedy of Superior Woodcraft has decided to get back to the roots of this 1930′s-era marketing technique and bring it back to life. It was, back then, a great way to create a new [...]

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Handcrafted Golf Putter

Posted by CustomMade in CustomMade Connections, For Customers, For Makers on September 23, 2011

While there are no strict rules about exactly what types of clubs the average golfer keeps in their arsenal, the “putter” is certainly one of those clubs almost no golfer goes without. While many modern putters these days are made of metal,  our VP of Marketing, Adam, decided to take the opportunity to “go old school” [...]

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9/22/11 Product Update – Job Board Enhancements

Posted by CustomMade in Company News and Info, For Customers, For Makers on September 22, 2011

Hello to our Customers and Makers,

The Job Board has been live for almost five months and we have received a tremendous amount of feedback about it. Taking this into careful consideration, we have begun streamlining the entire process to make it easier to use for both Customers and Makers.

Communication Dashboard

Customers and Makers: [...]

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The IFDA predicts how home life in America will change between now and 2020

Posted by CustomMade in For Makers, The Pro Shop on September 19, 2011

The popular home design blog ApartmentTherapy recently wrote an interesting article summing up how 2,000 members of the IFDA (International Furnishings and Design Association) predict that home life will change between now and 2020. Here are few highlights of the article that may be interesting to makers of home goods and furnishings out there…

Small [...]

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Vermont, Hurricane Irene, and Buying Local

Posted by CustomMade in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers, For Makers on September 16, 2011

Written by Patrick Kennedy of Superior Woodcraft, Inc.

Attention All Consumers

Dear Consumer,

Buying Local isn’t just business. It is personal. Your local businesses are owned by your family, friends and neighbors. Thesue are very same people that create your community. So, buying local just isn’t about business – it’s about you. Personally, l view the act [...]

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Coming Soon to a Workshop Near You: Custom Standing Desks 2, “The Rising”

Posted by Pedro in For Makers, The Pro Shop on September 12, 2011

Are you sitting down?

Good grief, stand up right now!  Haven’t you read Jim Carlton’s recent article, “Standing Desks are on the Rise,” in the Wall Street Journal Online?  Apparently, employees at Facebook, Google, and other Silicon Valley companies are in mortal terror of sitting at their desks.

In this video accompanying the article, Mr. [...]

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Artisans of the Valley at “The Blending of Art and Wine” Event, Sept. 10-11, 2011

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, For Makers, The Wide World of Custom Making on September 8, 2011

Are you looking events that showcase the best art from your local community?

If you’re in central New Jersey this weekend, Sept. 10-11, 2011, check out “The Blending of Art and Wine.” Four vineyards will host the works of area artisans, and admission is free to the public.

CustomMade Master Craftsman Eric Saperstein of Artisans [...]

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Join a Trade Association and Form Great Partnerships

Posted by CustomMade in For Makers, The Pro Shop on September 7, 2011

Do you belong to your local trade association? Do you know what benefits you could see by doing so?

“A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association or sector association, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry. An industry trade association participates [...]

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“Discover Your Skills” and Create Respect: Mike Rowe and the Discovery Channel’s New Initiative

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, For Makers, The Wide World of Custom Making on September 2, 2011

What inspired Mike Rowe to create and host the popular “Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe” series on the Discovery Channel?

An exploding toilet, memories of his grandfather, and a 30-year transformation in society’s attitudes towards skilled work.  Mr. Rowe reflects in a piece for Politico.com:

I remember one Saturday morning, when I was [...]

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