According to a June 5 report in the esteemed Wall Street Journal, there is a rather heated debate over the merits of panty hose in today’s business world. Boomer women, known sometimes for their bra-burning days in the 60’s, apparently aren’t so quick to give up their panty hose in the corporate ladder climb. Many [...]
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June 12, 2008
HER HOME: Who Likes to be Hosed?
March 7, 2008
HER HOME: International Women’s Day
On March 8, women from all over the world will be celebrating International Women’s Day.
International Women’s Day (IWD) is the global day connecting all women around the world and inspiring them to achieve their full potential.
What a great day for each of us to let the women in our lives know that we appreciate them! [...]
January 14, 2008
Her Home: Is this woman-centric marketing?
According to today’s Business Journal http://albany.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2008/01/14/story3.html, the Hampton Inn in downtown Albany, New York, is going to be offering a women-only floor to female guests. Guests will receive special amenities and services and the security of having exclusive access to the floor. Of course, security comes at a price. Twenty dollars extra a night, to [...]
December 31, 2007
Her Home: Business Resolutions for Women
A website aimed at women who want to start and grow their own businesses has launched a new Business Resolutions Program to help women achieve their New Year’s Resolutions. “The IndieBizChicks.com Guide To: Business Resolutions To Make It Great In ‘08″ is a guide and motivational tool for women who are ready to set and [...]
December 28, 2007
HER HOME: Color Ideas
Defining living areas in today’s open floor plans can be quite a challenge. Do you paint each area a different color, or opt for one color fits all? Josette Buisson, artistic director with Pittsburgh Paints says, “The law is that everything has to have a link and a flow.” Buisson continues, “There’s a main color [...]
December 19, 2007
HER HOME: Beat the Holiday Blues!
I saw this great advice from Female Facts http://www.maddoxsmye.com/ff/ff.cfm?fact=136&u=173546 and couldn’t wait to share it with you! As we head into the final countdown before the Big Day, these few ideas may actually help you make this the BEST Holiday Season ever! We hope so anyway! …Best wishes from Melissa at Woman-Centric Matters!
Blue Genes?
Holiday blues. That’s [...]
December 11, 2007
HER HOME: She’s a Powerful Customer!
A recent article in Maine Today (http://business.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=153263&ac=PHbiz) confirms what we here at Woman-Centric Matters have been saying all along: women are one of the most lucrative consumer segments in the country, particularly those beyond the age the marketers seem to think are best -the hard-to-reach 18-34 year old demographic. Continued research by a [...]
November 6, 2007
HER HOME: Builders in the News
Our mother company, Design Basics, and two of our Woman-Centric Matters (http://www.womancentricmatters.com) licensees were mentioned in the November 2007 issue of Builder News magazine. The article, titled *Gaining Your Buyer’s Trust and Keeping Her Happy*, makes the statement, “smart builders these days are taking a new approach when it comes to training their sales people”. [...]
September 4, 2007
HER HOME: Blogging Women
Nearly 14 percent of men versus 20 percent of women have blogs, Synovate eNation reports in an exclusive Marketing Daily study. The good news for bloggers of both sexes is that the study also shows that eight out of 10 Americans know what a blog is and almost half have visited the blogosphere – nearly [...]
June 25, 2007
HER HOME: Baby Boomers Hitting the Books
Did you know that someone retiring at the age of 65 is now likely to live past 80? What are people doing with their time? Anna D. Banks, a writer for the American Chronicle says that there are thousands of learners all over the world who find that going back to college to earn a [...]
