Concluding a deliberate phase of transformative planning following last year’s successful 2022 Design Influencers Conference (DIC), the organizers at Esteem Media are pleased to announce its highly anticipated new event format. Launched as the Design Bloggers Conference (DBC) in 2011, the conference eventually evolved into the Design Influencers Conference and now take its next logical…

The Design Influencers Conference (DIC), in collaboration with the Dallas Market Center, will produce a one day conference in Dallas on November 7, 2023. The event will feature top speakers and topics critical to current day influencer marketing and brand collaboration success. The conference’s best speakers and most in demand topics will be drawn on…

HubSpot’s new trend report is out and we’re excited to share the highlights and compare the climate for marketing within the design industry. Report Highlights Here’s a preview of some of the major findings from the report which was compiled from data from 1,600+ B2B and B2C marketers around the world and across industries. -Short-form…

Interior design firm leaders and owners are currently navigating a topsy-turvy landscape of surging demand and declining supply, disrupted work environments, atight employment market, impediments to travel, and myriad shifts inthe normal course of business. What strategies and operating tactics feel urgent now? What obstacles do design business leaders see standing in the way of…

I founded the Design Influencers Conference in 2011 when the worst housing crisis in our industry’s history showed the first cracks of daylight. Simultaneously, it was apparent that new marketing strategies (blogs and social media) were a new way forward. I am connecting directly with you today because the March 2022 Design Influencers Conference is…

Jonathan Rachman joins Corey Damen Jenkins and Andrew Davis as our Keynote! Known for his timeless approach to interior design, internationally recognized interior designer Jonathan brings the best elements of East and West, classical, old-school, and current to his individually tailored plans for each client and collaborative project on which he embarks. Jonathan Rachman   Born…

We are so excited to announce Corey Damen Jenkins as our opening keynote on Sunday! Nationally acclaimed designer Corey mixes vivid colors with layered patterns to create architecturally inspired spaces that are polished, inventive and unexpected. Taking cues from the haute couture runway, his projects feature luxurious and refined materials. “My goal is to ensure…

It is full steam ahead as the Design Influencers Conference returns live to Atlanta March 6 2022.  Following two postponements and three energetic Design Influencers Connect digital broadcasts and networking events, the conference organizers are preparing a robust return of this venerable live experience.  The March 6-8, 2022 event includes a new advisory board, surprise…

Andrew Davis is a bestselling author and internationally acclaimed keynote speaker. Before building and selling a thriving digital marketing agency, Andrew produced for NBC’s Today Show, worked for The Muppets in New York and wrote for Charles Kuralt. He’s appeared in the New York Times, Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, and on NBC and the…

It has been a long dark winter for live events since March 2020; an extended period that has some of us thinking that live events feel retro.  But, the sky is clearing and the Design Influencers Conference (DIC) is going all in this March in Atlanta.  After a surprisingly wonderful series of online DIConnect events…

Has it really been a year!?!  We’re huge fans of the Design Influencers Conference (DIC). It’s hard to believe it was just last March when we hosted the DIC Genius Bar in San Fran, with nary a mask in sight. We listened to marketing pains, struggles and successes and celebrated new ideas and creativity by…

Using online tools to make selecting custom upholstery fun, fast and foolproof! The pandemic has made so many things difficult as the country reels from attempts to curb its spread. We, as designers, have stayed home, zoomed, and wrestled with answering the growing demand for home office and “Netflix sectionals”. Yes, we and our clients…