Each issue of Surface & Panel has a prescribed editorial focus (kitchen and bath, healthcare, commercial etc.), but each issue also tends to develop its own organic underlying theme. This time of year North America steadily tilts away from the sun into increasing darkness...

I follow several manufacturing newsletters and end up reading every story that reports on industrial production, factory output and economic growth. And if there is some contextual comparison...

You never know what retail consumers are thinking. Fickle might be an understatement. You never know when or where they will show up or if they will buy. Retail giants spend millions trying to figure them out, get their attention and get them through the doors.

In order to best fulfill my role in publishing for the industry I am constantly learning about the latest in digital marketing and social media. This is not to say that I have it all figured out. But as I process new information I will share it with you.