Twenty-Four by Seven
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Industry Strength
by MMQB STAFF Monday April 21, 2014
Spring has finally arrived for the industry.
Modding / Hacking the Products
by MMQB STAFF Monday April 14, 2014
Modding is a slang expression that is derived from the verb "modify".
Opportunities do exist in China for Office Furniture Makers
by ROB KIRKBRIDE Monday April 7, 2014
Asian office furniture makers are getting exponentially more sophisticated and better at what they do.
China: Friend of Foe?
by MMQB STAFF Sunday March 30, 2014
U.S. office furniture manufacturers had better keep a wary eye on this country.
Stay Calm and Wake the F--k up!
by MMQB STAFF Monday March 24, 2014
Look at our "historically slow moving market."
Sit anywhere, but please sit
by MMQB STAFF Sunday March 16, 2014
Many in our audience ask "how can there be so many office seating makers?"
Sit down already!
Monday March 10, 2014
Office furniture continues once again to be a target for various groups that have gripes against various government organizations.
Workplaces on the Cheap
by MMQB STAFF Monday March 3, 2014
Just how cheap or inexpensive can a workplace be built for?
Will we ever get noticed?
Monday February 24, 2014
Power in America is shifting from New York and DC to the tech billionaires of Silicon Valley.
Buy this, Buy that
Monday February 10, 2014
The life of a high-end residential furniture power-broker is anything but what we poor desk providers are used to.
Manufacturers Head to Warmer Environments for Meetup
by MMQB STAFF Monday January 27, 2014
This week I would suggest that the honchos of the office furniture industry are one lucky bunch as they depart (desert) the frigid confines of the Midwest.
Believe Nothing
by MMQB STAFF Monday January 13, 2014
Benching just might be ushering in a new era of underperformance in the workplace.
Slipping (and freezing) into 2014
by MMQB STAFF Monday January 6, 2014
Most exciting, and challenging for the year ahead is the fact that the workplace (can we still call it that?) is changing again - rapidly.
The Yin and Yang of Being an Office Furniture Mfg.
Monday December 9, 2013
Many of us read the first wave of obituaries for the office sometime in the 1990s.
The Professional Warrior
by RICHARD SINCLAIR Monday September 30, 2013
Nothing can replace the impact of a firm handshake, face to face contact and that warm personal touch!
The Fire Hose
by RICHARD SINCLAIR Monday August 19, 2013
Remember when your best customers had the direct line of your "can do" customer service manager?
Between Office and Home
by ROB KIRKBRIDE Monday August 12, 2013
The office furniture industry is uniquely positioned to capitalize on the technology trends taking place in the work world.
The Battle Cry
by RICHARD SINCLAIR Wednesday July 31, 2013
During those earlier years building a manufacturer's representative agency, I saddled up with a few pretty hot horses that took us up some of those inclines.
The Bouquet
by RICHARD SINCLAIR Monday June 24, 2013
Hopefully our industry can return to some of these fun times and NeoCon becomes more of a "happening week" once again.
The Juice
by RICHARD SINCLAIR Tuesday May 28, 2013
From my vantage point, professional football is the ultimate wager of rich men who buy, build and bet their gladiators against another's.
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