Features

“INSPIRED HOME SHOW” 2020​

THE 2019 INTERNATIONAL HOME + HOUSEWARES SHOW CREATED A VIBRANT BUZZ WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE REBRANDING OF THEIR EVENT FOR 2020

No less than 122 shows and 15 years after being renamed “International Home + Housewares Show,” IHA’s premier marketplace is being rebranded next year as “The Inspired Home Show, IHA’s Global Home + Housewares Market.” The new name and the March 14-17 dates were well received by buyer and exhibitor attendees as the show moves to a more lifestyle-focused event.
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NAILED IT! THE 2019 NATIONAL HARDWARE SHOW PROVES TO BE A SUCCESS

From all-star speakers and exhibitors to events and interactive experiences, the 2019 National Hardware Show had it all. “The 2019 National Hardware Show was a huge success because it created a variety of opportunities for professionals within the industry,” said Rich Russo, industry vice president of the National Hardware Show. “Each day, exhibitors, attendees and media got a chance to experience everything the home improvement industry has to offer, all in one place. We are proud to host a show that is at the forefront of the industry and that continues to provide inspiration, new ideas and connections, innovation and insight. It was inspiring for us to see so many industry professionals from all over the world come together at NHS.”
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Book Review

NINCOMPOOPERY:
Why your customers hate you and how to fix it​

By ​John R. Brandt
Find and kill the corporate stupidity that’s driving your customers crazy. CEO and award-winning business writer John R. Brandt offers concrete examples of how any organization large or small and regardless of industry can innovate in ways that will delight their customers and attract top-level talent. Nincompoopery surrounds us all, in the form of terrible customer service, idiotic business processes, and soul-crushing management practices. We lose time, patience, and profits, as stuck-in-the-past organizations actively seek to prevent us and our customers from getting the value we and they deserve.
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About The Author
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John R. Brandt, CEO and founder of The MPI Group, has devoted more than two decades to studying leadership in effective, purpose-driven organizations. An expert on how companies can adapt to the realities of new markets, new corporate structures and new customer expectations, Brandt is an accomplished management innovator and an internationally recognized expert on manufacturing and technology. Before founding The MPI Group in 2003, Brandt followed a unique career path, combining two decades of experience in
marketing, management and consulting with a passion for journalism that has earned him more than twenty awards for reporting, writing, and editing. He was publisher and editor-in-chief of IndustryWeek (IW) magazine and served as president, publisher and editorial director of the Chief Executive Group, publishers of Chief Executive, where his leadership transformed the magazine into one of publishing’s most surprising comebacks.
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Publisher: Harper Collins Leadership