Cinde W Ingram
Cinde W. Ingram was recently promoted as editor in chief of Casual Living, a monthly trade magazine covering outdoor furniture, accessories, grills, spas and other leisure living products and the quarterly supplement Garden Decor, which covers accessories for outdoor use or inspired by the outdoors. For more than five years, Ingram has been managing editor of Casual Living as well as business editor of Garden Decor and Home Accents Today, which covers accent furniture, decorative accessories, wall décor, rugs, botanicals, candles and more. Prior to joining Reed Business Information, Ingram was an award-winning newspaper reporter and covered the furniture industry for about 15 years.
Casually SpeakingLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Dare to go for the greenGreat leaders don't tell you what to do; they show you how it's done. This message on Facebook accompanied a photo of a rooster crossing a stream on a log with a group of hens watching as they lined up and waited on the edge of a riverbank.The image reminded me of an article I wrote for this issue. I asked people whose companies recently won Manufacturer Leadership awards to respond to a few quest... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (1) Making green progressKermit the Frog's famous refrain, "It isn't easy being green," is still repeated by plenty of outdoor leisure businesses marketing products with environmental benefits. They are finding that following the Federal Trade Commission's Green Guidelines may not be as simple as it first appears.Last month, the FTC updated its Green Guides to offer more clarity to sellers of packaged goods stam... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Closet cleaningAs the crisp cool days of autumn replace the sticky record-hot summer, it's time to clean out closets to make room for winter weather clothes and shoes.If you're like me, you have accumulated way too much stuff over the years that you hang onto because it's emotionally connected to wonderful memories. It still fits and it's only slightly faded. It's difficult to face the truth that I haven't worn... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Changing SeasonsOver the past few weeks, we've survived a record-breaking heat wave as well as drought, wild fires, hurricanes and West Nile virus. Considering this year's casual furniture season started strong in most parts of the country, turned off at times and finished facing scorching hot weather, the casual furnishings industry is returning to Chicago's Merchandise Mart fully reminded of the challenges we h... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (3) Gold-medal designsAnyone who attended last month's Preview Show in Chicago, International Gift & Home Furnishings Market in Atlanta or this month's Las Vegas Market were able to see a sampling of the new products that will be presented next month at the International Casual Furniture & Accessories Market.Orders being made through the end of the year will influence what consumers can consider next season for furnish... More |
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