Leslie Carothers
Hi, I'm Leslie Carothers, principal of The Kaleidoscope Partnership, a national company specializing in helping retailers and manufacturers use the internet and their websites to powerfully drive traffic and profitability. I have been involved in all aspects of the retail home furnishings business for over 25 years-especially with respect to sales, sales training, writing, speaking and consulting. By writing this blog, I hope to educate, inform and stimulate you to try new ideas in your own businesses that can help you make money and engage with today's customers in ways that are fun, personalized and relevant -to them. I welcome all of your comments so we can have a shared dialogue benefitting our entire industry. Please feel free to call me at 713-705.2482 or either email me:
Title: Retail Ideas Columnist
Email: leslie@tkpartnership.com
Retail IdeasLink This | Email This | Comments (17) @Kathy Ireland is rocking the TwitterverseMany of you know (but maybe a few of you don’t) that Kathy Ireland is the owner of Kathy Ireland World Wide and that KIWW is, according to Newsweek, a 1.4 billion dollar a year company which produces over 15,000 items sold to home furnishings consumers around the world through over 17 different manufacturer licensees. I knew Kathy was a huge and well respected name in the home... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (1) Manna from heaven? - A social media miracle for a momThis is the story of a lifetime. It is a story about the generosity of the furniture industry-even as we are facing the worst economic situation of our lives. It is the story of one well respected blogger and his wife . It is the story of one Romanian badly abused Mom and her three children-one with Down’s syndrome- who had run out of options. It is a story of profound hope in the... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (8) What I learned about the 'Green' consumerThe green consumer is not who you think it is. This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending www.d2eboston.com to represent my client, BiOH polyols (makers of a soy based ingredient used in cushions and mattresses- www.BiOH.com ) at the exhibit space of one of BiOH’s retail partners-Circle Furniture. Circle is a well known independent Boston area retailer with six stores and a... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (9) Message of hope to our industry CEOsLeaders: I may be wrong, but please read on. Right now, I know each of you are taking the actions-hour by hour - that are necessary for the survival of your businesses. After 27 years of getting to know many of you, whether retailer, manufacturer or supplier- I know you are a group of people who care deeply about the impact your decisions on the lives of each of your stakeholders. I... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (1) Ask Me in Las VegasOn Sunday, I will be in Las Vegas. I am on Twitter as @tkpleslie. Let’s talk. If you will sign up for Twitter and ask me your questions, I will answer them as fast as I can-in real time. The more of you that participate with me in the conversation, the richer the learning and the faster questions, ideas, products can spread. Here is how it works: Go to www.twitter.com . Sign up.... More |
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