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Joseph Haecker

3 days ago4 min read

Branding & PR

Seeing Your Brand Through Your Customer’s Eyes: Building a Community that Naturally Markets Itself

How Do Your Customers See Your Brand? Let’s talk about how to build true engagement and loyalty. As business owners and marketers, we’re...

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Get with the Times: Why the Furniture Industry Can’t Afford to Go Backward

Joseph Haecker

5 days ago4 min read

Advanced Business

Get with the Times: Why the Furniture Industry Can’t Afford to Go Backward

Old-School Sales Tactics Are Holding Us Back—Let’s Move Forward The industry’s future belongs to digital-savvy reps. Time for a changing...

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Introducing "Business Therapy": Your Strategic Space for Real Business Growth

Joseph Haecker

Nov 43 min read

Real Estate

Introducing "Business Therapy": Your Strategic Space for Real Business Growth

Have you ever been to therapy or counseling for personal growth, family dynamics, or relationship matters? If so, you know the impact a...

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Leveraging Social Media Tactics to Create Customer-Centric Marketing Strategies

Joseph Haecker

Oct 283 min read

Business Basics

Leveraging Social Media Tactics to Create Customer-Centric Marketing Strategies

In a world where brands compete not just for market share but for attention, the key to success lies in the hearts and minds of your...

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Joseph Haecker

Sep 272 min read

Interior Design

Why the Luxury Furniture and Decor Industry is Missing the Boat on Brand Activations

In a world where luxury is synonymous with experience, it’s bewildering how the furniture and decor industry often overlooks the power of...

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What Do Burgers Have to Do with Fractional CMO?

Joseph Haecker

Sep 232 min read

Interior Design

What Do Burgers Have to Do with Fractional CMO?

If you want big results, you have to be willing to do big things. I’m Joseph Haecker, Fractional CMO, podcast host, author, and former...

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The Furniture Industry’s Fatal Mistake: Low Marketing Salaries and Stunted Growth

Joseph Haecker

Sep 142 min read

Branding & PR

The Furniture Industry’s Fatal Mistake: Low Marketing Salaries and Stunted Growth

The biggest issue holding back the furniture and décor industries is their reluctance to invest in competitive salaries for marketing...

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When Low Budgets Meet Low Results: The Furniture Industry's Fatal Flaw

Joseph Haecker

Sep 92 min read

Advanced Business

When Low Budgets Meet Low Results: The Furniture Industry's Fatal Flaw

The Furniture Industry's Marketing Crisis Hey there design peeps! This blog is a bit of a rant, and also it's more geared toward the...

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Let’s Do Big Things Together – Here’s What’s New!

Joseph Haecker

Sep 84 min read

Advanced Business

Let’s Do Big Things Together – Here’s What’s New!

Hey friends, colleagues, and followers, If you’ve been following me on social media, you may have noticed some big announcements...

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Why Small Businesses Should Accept Cash: Retaining the Value of Currency Within the Small Business Economy

Joseph Haecker

Aug 143 min read

Why Small Businesses Should Accept Cash: Retaining the Value of Currency Within the Small Business Economy

Why Small Businesses Should Accept Cash: Retaining the Value of Currency Within the Small Business Economy So, let’s talk about cash....

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The Design Industry's Wake-Up Call: Why We Need a Dedicated Platform for Our Future

Joseph Haecker

Aug 132 min read

Interior Design

The Design Industry's Wake-Up Call: Why We Need a Dedicated Platform for Our Future

Home Depot’s Market Shift Signals an Urgent Need for Better Education, News, and Community in Design As a Fractional CMO, podcast host,...

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So, You’ve Been Getting a Million Emails from Me… But How Can I Help You with Your Business?

Joseph Haecker

Aug 123 min read

Interior Design

So, You’ve Been Getting a Million Emails from Me… But How Can I Help You with Your Business?

So, You’ve Been Getting a Million Emails from Me… But How Can I Help You with Your Business? The answer is simple: I can help you and...

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Joseph Haecker

Aug 82 min read

Interior Design

The Next Generation of Designers Don't Care About Your Brand's Website

The Next Generation of Designers Don't Care About Your Brand's Website Do any of the following ring a bell? Yellow Pages? AOL? Nokia?...

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I Smell a Corporate Acquisition Brewing: Is the Future of Furniture Markets Up for Sale?

Joseph Haecker

Aug 83 min read

I Smell a Corporate Acquisition Brewing: Is the Future of Furniture Markets Up for Sale?

I Smell a Corporate Acquisition Brewing: Is the Future of Furniture Markets Up for Sale? Are you an interior designer or retailer? Have...

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Do You Need Marketing Help? Well, the People Selling You Marketing Services Are a Bit Biased, and Here’s Why

Joseph Haecker

Aug 73 min read

Do You Need Marketing Help? Well, the People Selling You Marketing Services Are a Bit Biased, and Here’s Why

Do You Need Marketing Help? Well, the People Selling You Marketing Services Are a Bit Biased, and Here’s Why As business owners, we’ve...

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Unlocking Potential: How The Design Fund Can Shape the Next Houzz

Joseph Haecker

Jul 273 min read

Unlocking Potential: How The Design Fund Can Shape the Next Houzz

What If We Had Mentored Houzz? Shaping the Future of Design with The Design Fund Imagine if the home goods and design industry had a...

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The Wayfair What-If: Mentoring Tomorrow's Design Giants Today

Joseph Haecker

Jul 273 min read

The Wayfair What-If: Mentoring Tomorrow's Design Giants Today

What If We Could Have Guided Wayfair? The Future of Design Innovation with The Design Fund Imagine if the home goods and design industry...

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Empowering the Next Wave of Innovation in the Home Goods and Appliances Industry with The Design Fund

Joseph Haecker

Jul 163 min read

Empowering the Next Wave of Innovation in the Home Goods and Appliances Industry with The Design Fund

Empowering the Next Wave of Innovation in the Home Goods and Appliances Industry with The Design Fund Manufacturers, Brands, Influencers,...

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Introducing The Design Fund: Empowering Innovation in the Home Goods Industry

Joseph Haecker

Jul 143 min read

Introducing The Design Fund: Empowering Innovation in the Home Goods Industry

Introducing The Design Fund: Empowering Innovation in the Home Goods Industry Imagine if, back in 2002, Niraj Shah and Steve Conine, the...

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When We Don't Support Designer Innovation, We Fail the Entire Community

Joseph Haecker

Jul 16 min read

When We Don't Support Designer Innovation, We Fail the Entire Community

This is a bit of a rant, so hear me out... Have you ever come up with a product or idea and thought, "What would it take to get this idea...

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Attending Market, from a Marketing Perspective

Joseph Haecker

Jun 303 min read

Attending Market, from a Marketing Perspective

How 3 Designers or Retailers Could Make the Most of Their Market Experience Hey everyone, Joseph Haecker here, Fractional CMO, former...

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Business Slow? 3 Easy Ways to Get Sales, Fast

Joseph Haecker

Jun 263 min read

Business Slow? 3 Easy Ways to Get Sales, Fast

So, business is slow, and you obviously want to change that. But how? Social media marketers would tell you that you need to create more...

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3 Social Media Mistakes Every Interior Designer Makes – And How to Fix Them

Joseph Haecker

Jun 244 min read

3 Social Media Mistakes Every Interior Designer Makes – And How to Fix Them

3 Social Media Mistakes Every Interior Designer Makes – And How to Fix Them Within the interior design community, the most talked about...

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Deferred Salaries for Top Talent: Getting Creative with C-Suite Salaries to Fund Realignment

Joseph Haecker

Jun 145 min read

Deferred Salaries for Top Talent: Getting Creative with C-Suite Salaries to Fund Realignment

The world has not recovered from the financial wake COVID left behind. Many businesses were not financially prepared to ride out the...

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