Resources for All Your Home Furnishing Projects
Resource Guide
This list contains freelancers, individuals and firms with experience working with the home furnishings industry. They are available for consultation as well as long or short term special projects and engagements.
Copywriting & Content Creation
Tracy Bulla
Available for copywriting, press releases, marketing newsletters, etc., product copy, catalogues, web copy and blogging.
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Formerly the senior style director of Home Accents Today, Tracy Bulla is an editor and writer with more than 25 years experience in design, lifestyle and fashion. She currently is a freelance writer specializing in all things design- and style-related.
Contact
Phone: 336-259-3230 / Email: tracy.bulla@gmail.com
Nicole Davis
Available to assist with content creation in all aspects, from blogging to copywriting to email marketing, press releases, social media and more.
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Nicole is a former home furnishings editor turned freelance writer who has 8+ years of home furnishing industry experience.
Contact
Phone: 586-495-0257 / Email: nicoledavis8955@gmail.com / Website: www.nicolelynndavis.com
Jennifer Bringle
Available for copywriting, press releases, web copy, blogs, editing existing copy, etc.
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Formerly editor-in-chief of both Casual Living and Kids Today magazines as well as managing editor of Designers Today, Jennifer Bringle is a seasoned writer and editor with more than 20 years experience covering everything from furniture and design to fashion and business. Her work also has appeared in Glamour, Good Housekeeping, Parents, Southern Living and The Washington Post, among other outlets.
Contact
Phone: 919-649-5368 / Email: jenniferbringle@gmail.com / Website: jenniferbringle.com
Agency – Creative Services
Eric Bauer
Available for creative services including graphic design, copywriting, catalog design, print and Internet marketing, EBlasts / ENEWSletters, social media sites, as well as motivational sales training – ART Member.
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Eric Bauer is a 40-year veteran of the design and furnishings industry, and is one of the co-founders of ART. He spent the first 20 years manufacturing decorative lighting and accessories (Bauer Lamp) and the last 20 years running his marketing agency.
Contact
Eric Bauer Marketing LLC / Phone: 561.371.7947 / Email: eric@ericbauer.com / Website: http://ericbauer.com
Jola
Available for eCommerce websites, 3D services including CGI product modeling & texturing, design & production of CGI lifestyle scenes, Augmented Reality (AR) solutions and more – ART Member.
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Founded in 2010, Jola Interactive’s mission has always been to service the Home Decor Industry with B2B and B2C website development services and 3D solutions. Jola is a certified Adobe partner.
Contact
Contact: Anthony Galante / Phone: 718-412-1737 / Email: agalante@jolausa.com / Website: https://jolausa.com/
Steve Koger
Available for Logo Design, Trade Show Panel Production, Photo Color Correction and Retouching, Custom Font Creation, Prepping Files for Production, Print Production and On-site Press Checks.
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Formerly Director of Studio Operations at Trone Brand Energy with over 25 years of combined skills in advertising and design. I am currently a freelance graphic designer that is available for on-or off-site work assignments.
Contact
Phone: 336.491.7703 / Email: stevekoger17@yahoo.com / Website: https://stevekoger.myportfolio.com/
Me & Him Designs
Available for creative and advertising services, video production, branding, product development and more.
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After 18 years providing vast creative services for Furniture Today, Home Accents Today and all sister publications, Joseph Ellis teamed with business partner Aric Williams to form Me & Him Designs. With a passion for and understanding of the furniture and accessories industry, we offer all things creative – familiar or new – for all types of clients and projects from tiny to large scale.
Contact
Contact: Joseph Ellis / Phone: 336-587-6972 / Email:design@meandhimdesigns.com Website: www.meandhimdesigns.com
Shannon Farlow
Available for web, print, email and social media content, video production, copywriting, blogging, product copy, press releases, content marketing and digital marketing.
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Shannon Farlow is a writer, editor and the founder of Farlow+Co, an award-winning marketing team that works with companies to craft authentic brands and create content that connects.
Contact
Phone: 336-301-3599 / Email: sfarlow@farlowco.com / Website: FarlowCo.com
Photography & Video Services
Aaron Dougherty Photography
Available for product lifestyle catalog, showroom, product silhouettes, home interiors product case studies – ART Member.
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Aaron Dougherty is a traveling home furnishings photographer based in Dallas, Texas. At your warehouse, manufacturing site or showroom, he brings all the necessary equipment to photograph captivating images of your new product introductions. As an established specialist, Aaron crafts images tailored to your customers’ sensibilities within a collaborative and enjoyable experience.
Contact
Contact: Aaron Dougherty / Phone: (214) 865-9798 / Email: aaron@aarondoughertyphoto.com / Website: https://www.aarondoughertyphoto.com/
Elements Studio
Available for photo and video production services
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Elements Studio is an award-winning, full-service photo & video company. We serve a diverse client base and cover local, regional, national, & international markets. Elements pushes the boundaries for photo & video innovation & creativity and are confident, professional artists making an impact for our clients through the creation of top-tier content.
Contact
Contact: Steve Jolly / Phone: (336) 885-0722 / Email: studio@elements-studio.net / Website: www.elements-studio.net
THS Creative
Available for Photography, Videography, Virtual Tours, CGI, Website Development, Graphic Design & Layout, and Marketing & Brand Strategy.
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THS Creative is a Brand and Marketing Visual Communications Company with over 30 years experience in the Home Furnishings Industry delivering engaging content for some of the most recognized brands in the industry.
Contact
Contact: John Morris / Phone 336-855-8220 / Email jmorris@thscreative.com / Website www.thscreative.com
Technology Services
Amber Engine
Available for e-commerce and online marketplace support, product data enrichment, and product information management – ART Member.
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Serving the industry since 2014, Amber Engine deeply understands the e-commerce and technology needs of vendors selling both through retailers and direct to consumers online. The company offers full-service e-commerce marketplace support (Amazon, Wayfair, Houzz, Hayneedle, etc.), product data enrichment services, and product information management software (PIM).
Contact
Contact: Dan Wieczorek / Phone: 313.410.7733 / Email: dan@amberengine.com / Website: www.amberengine.com
My Samm
Available for online analytics and more – ART Member.
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Technology/Services company providing solutions for Online Sales Growth, Digital Shelf Analytics, Content Management, Content Alignment, Online Channel Management & MAP Enforcement.
Contact
Contact: Justin Rychak / Phone: 202-327-1765 / Email: justin@mysamm.com / Website: mysamm.com
Juniper by IMC
Available for ecommerce modernization, sales and data modernization, and multiple buyer-seller connection initiatives. Designed to help wholesalers in the furniture, gift, home décor, and apparel industries step forward into the digital world – ART Member.
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Juniper by IMC is a fully integrated omnichannel B2B SaaS solution and multi-line B2B ecommerce marketplace, empowering buyers and sellers to better manage and grow their business at markets and year-round. Juniper offers a sales automation and commerce platform (JuniperCommerce) combined with a B2B ecommerce marketplace (JuniperMarket) that together empower sales teams, streamline product data management, and deliver real-time visibility across channels – driving business efficiency and growth for buyers and sellers.
Founded in 2011, International Market Centers (IMC) is proud to bring decades of combined expertise to buyers and sellers in industries such as home décor, apparel, and furniture. IMC’s Juniper by IMC brand.
Contact
Contact: salesteam@junipercommerce.com / Phone (877) 590-8281 / Website: www.junipercommerce.com
Consulting Services
Eller Enterprises
Available for consulting services for gift and home companies that includes strategic planning, restructuring, exit strategy planning, acquisitions, selling companies and more – ART Member.
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Randy Eller, owner of Eller Enterprises, has 15 years experience assisting gift and home companies with diverse business strategies. Eller is a former board member of ART and GHTA and has received the lifetime achievement award from both organizations for his contributions to the industries. Eller is also a long time contributing editor featured in Home Accents Today and Gifts & Decorative Accessories.
Special Offer
Eller Enterprises offers a free 2 hour consulting session to anyone in the industry that would like to consider their services. Visit us at WWW.ELLERENT.COM or contact Randy direct at RELLER@ELLERENT.COM
Contact
Contact: Randy Eller / Phone: 615-771-1112, x1 / Email: RELLER@ELLERENT.COM / Website: WWW.ELLERENT.COM
Mary Wilson, Wilson Consulting Team
Available for consulting services to include product development, sales strategies, B2B and B2C branding and multi-channel marketing, and operational efficiencies. – ART Member.
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Mary’s passion for the home furnishings industry is to help companies grow to their fullest potential. As founder of the original Studio A Home and Wilson Consulting Team, Mary’s 20 years-experience in the industry spans all aspects of successful business strategies for manufacturers, retailers, and interior designers. Expertise of Wilson Consulting Team includes product development and assortment strategy, identifying and solving operational inefficiencies, sales growth strategies, company branding and multi-channel marketing.
Contact
Phone: 310.261.5670 / Email: mary@wilsonconsultingteam.com
Connie Lineberry, Connie C. Lineberry Associates
Available for marketing and business strategies as well as public relations, events and big ideas of every shape, size and function – ART Member.
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With over 35 years’ experience in publishing, marketing and business management, Connie has worked closely with companies in the furniture, home accent, casual/outdoor, home textile and gift industries to grow their business through strategic planning, comprehensive and integrated marketing plans incorporating print, on-line, direct mail and telemarketing outreach and proprietary research. As a consultant, Connie has taken her forward thinking solutions based approach and used it to develop others’ business.
Contact
Contact: Connie Lineberry / Phone: 336-215-6174 / Email: Connie@connielineberry.com / Website: www.connielineberry.com