Last week I spent a few days at the GANA Annual Conference
and as always came away impressed by the talent in our industry and the work
that gets accomplished during the event.
Basically many of the discussions that went on there were crucial
technical pieces that will have an effect on the way business gets done in our
world. The big piece for me was the decorative division meetings as that
segment and division continue to grow in prominence, thus the need for
education, direction, and standards. The
group charged with it, led by their incredibly sharp chair Marc Deschamps of
Walker Glass is surely up to the task.
Plain and simple, if you are in the industry and you care about the
future, you need to attend events like this, along with shows like GlassBuild
America (as well as their educational events) to stay properly informed on what
we are up against in a very challenging world.
Elsewhere…
-- Of course I need to point out some of the folks I got to
meet and greet… meeting John Rovi of SAPA for the first time was
enjoyable. I had heard a ton about him
so it was nice to meet in person. When I
talk about some of the talent this industry possesses, I gotta point to guys
like James Wright and Tim McGee of Glass Coatings and Concepts, they bring
personality and energy to the game with some serious sales and marketing
chops. Was nice to get to know
them. I dig Nick Bagatelos of BISEM, his
passion for the product is really hard to top.
Plus I wish I had his hair and style.
Last, getting to see Stanley Yee and Jon Kimberlain of Dow Corning is
always a treat. Stanley just recently
joined Dow Corning, which is an absolute coup for those guys given the
knowledge base he possesses.
-- Lost in the controversy of whether Beyonce lip synched or
not (gosh our media is great isn’t it?
Not) was the part of the President’s inaugural speech that covered
climate change and building better infrastructure and buildings. We have heard that before, but maybe the time
to get serious- especially on the buildings is here. I expect to see movement from our industry on
this before too long. Stay tuned.
-- Any guesses on the Top 12 cities leading the way for
sustainability? Some folks on this list
will surprise and some will not.
Interesting nonetheless.
-- Congrats to the gang at General Glass (GGI) on their smooth
revamped website. Really strong piece of
work, clean and very smartly laid out.
Well done folks.
-- By the way, at the start of the NFL season I did pick the
Ravens to make the Super Bowl… which means somehow one of my picks panned
out. First time for everything! So I am sticking with the Ravens to win it
all next week. Wonder if CBS will tell
us that Ray Lewis is retiring? (Sarcasm
intended!)
-- And last this week; the Super Bowl brings us not only the
game but also commercials. Will be
curious to see who brings the best and I also expect this year to have a ton of
social media connection too. On next
week’s blog I’ll be listing my favorites….
LINKS of the WEEK
-- Sometimes the blunt approach works to get the
internship. It did here.
-- The “photobombed” picture had a big week, best one was
probably President Clinton checking out Kelly Clarkson, but this one wasn’t bad
either.
-- Get ready… April of 2029, the next time the world is due to end.
VIDEO of the WEEK
Another classic set of fails… this time on those Segway
things. I never thought they could be so
dangerous… guess they are!
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