Bathroom Blogfest 2012: Final Recap

What an amazing Bathroom Blogfest 2012 thanks to this year's wonderful and creative participants!

In case you didn't have a chance to read through all the posts, here they are:

Here on the Bathroom Blogfest Blog:

• Best Bathroom Contest from Cintas
• Friday Fun: Umbilical Brothers for Bathroom Blogfest 2012
• Funny Bathroom Prank: Bathroom Blogfest 2012

Check out the Bathroom Blogfest Pinterest Board [first time Pinterest has been part of the fun!]

From the Bathroom Blogfest Participants:

Susan Abbott - @susanabbott - The Idea Studio / Customer Experience Crossroads:

• Bathroom Blogfest: don't forget the hallway
• Bathroom Blogfest 2012: the hotel experience, captured in video
• Bloomberg Businessweek participating in Bathroom Blogfest? redesigning the office bathroom
• Bathroom Blogfest: what about the kids?
• Bathroom Blogfest is back: the 6th annual. And we're still trying to climb out

Bill Buyok - @AventeTile - Avente Tile Talk Blog - Climbing Out with Color, Texture and Time in Tile

Jeanne Byington - @ jmbyington - The Importance of Earnest Service - Service of Bathroom Blogfests Revisited

Nora DePalma - @noradepalma - O’Reilly DePalma: The Blog - Bathroom Blogfest 2012. BTW, What’s a Blogfest?

Mr. Steam - @steamtherapy – Bathroom and Shower Design After Cancer: A Post for Bathroom Blogfest

Stacy Garcia - @kbtribechat – KBTribe – ‘Still Climbing Out’: Bathroom Design After Cancer

Diane Kazan – @dkazan – Public Bathroom Blog - Al Dente, well done!

Arpi Nalbandian - @Arpi_Nalb - Avente Tile Talk Blog - Ceramic Tile's Creative Nature

Victoria Redshaw and Shelley Pond - @scarletopus - Scarlet Opus Trends Blog - Key Trend: Diffused Pastels – Bathroom BlogFest 2012

Sandy Renshaw - @purplewren - Purple Wren - Bathroom Blogfest 2012: Still Climbing Out - Public Facilities

Bruce Sanders - @rimtailing - RIMtailing - Think Through How to Wipe to the New

Todd Vendituoli - @TALV58 – TheBuildingBlox – Still Climbing Out- Bathroom Blogfest 2012

Shannon Vogel - @cyswebsites – From The Floors Up:

• Bathroom Blogfest 2012: Creating a Cottage Style Bathroom
• Bathroom Blogfest 2012: Ocean Inspired Colors in the Bathroom
• Bathroom Blogfest 2012: Using Marble in the Bath

Irene Williams - @crossvilleinc – Elevate Your Space - Crossville Tile for Commercial Bathrooms :: Bathroom Blogfest 2012

Christine B. Whittemore - @cbwhittemore – Content Talks Business Blog

• 10 Digital Marketing 'Still Climbing Out' Tips: Bathroom Blogfest 2012
• Bathroom Blogfest 2012 For Customer Experience Focused Conversation
• Customer Experience is Still Climbing Out: Bathroom Blogfest 2012
• New Bathrooms for Tile Outlets of America Fort Myers: Bathroom Blogfest

Sean Lintow Senior - @SLSConstruction - SLS Construction - Bathroom Blogfest: Still Climbing Out with Cancer

Linda Wright - @skiptotheloo – Skip to the Loo! - Bathroom Blogfest 2012: Still Climbing Out

Please check all of these articles out as you'll be amazed at all of the insights you'll discover.

Then, come back for more next year for Bathroom Blogfest 2013!

Best,

C.B.

Funny Bathroom Prank: Bathroom Blogfest 2012

Given how challenging last week was with Sandy, I share with you some extra- Bathroom Blogfest 2012 fun to inspire your Monday!

Funny Bathroom Prank


Enjoy!

Best,

C.B.

Friday Fun: Umbilical Brothers for Bathroom Blogfest 2012

It wouldn't be Friday without some bit of fun especially with all of the Sandy stuff. Here for Bathroom Blogfest 2012 are the Umbilical Brothers.

Enjoy!

Umbilical Brothers - Bathroom

Best,

C.B.

Best Bathroom Contest from Cintas

Did you know that Cintas, for the past eleven years, has conducted the Best Restroom Contest for non-residential restrooms?

In other words, the end-all and be-all of customer focused bathroom experiences.

You can check out past bathroom winners and nominees in the Hall of Fame.

Definitely take a walk through the best bathroom nominees for 2012.

Comments? Feedback? Reactions?

We'd love to hear!

Best,

C.B.

P.S.: Hat tip to Stephanie Weaver at Experienceology.

Bathroom Blogfest 2012: October 29 - November 2. Get Ready!

Bathroom Blogfest 2012 begins on October 29th! Details can be found in the press release:Bathroom Blogfest 2012 Highlights Customer Experience With Focus on ‘Still Climbing Out’.

Here are highlights:

This is the 7th annual Bathroom Blogfest.

The theme is "Still Climbing Out."

In addition to blog articles and social media content published over 5 days, from October 29 through November 2, 2012, we are very excited to once again take part in a Twitter chat on 10/31/12 via #KBTribeChat from 2pm to 3pm EST.

The Twitter Chat will focus on ‘Still Climbing Out: Bathroom Design After Cancer’ in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month co-hosted by Nora DePalma, principal, O’Reilly-DePalma, and C.B. Whittemore, chief simplifier, Simple Marketing Now [i.e., me :-)]

Learn more about #KBTribechat and Bathroom Blogfest 2012 by visiting Bathroom Blogfest focused #KBTribechat.

This year's participants include:

Name	Twitter Username	Blog Name	Blog URL
Susan Abbott	susanabbott	theIdeaStudio	www.theideastudio.ca
Laurence Borel	blogtillyoudrop	blog till you drop	www.laurenceborel.com
Bill Buyok	AventeTile	Avente Tile Talk	http://www.aventetiletalk.com/
Jeanne Byington	jmbyington	The Importance of Earnest Service	blog.jmbyington.com
Mr. Steam	steamtherapy	The Mr. Steam SteamTherapy Blog	http://blog.mrsteam.com/
Nora DePalma	noradepalma	OR-DP POV	www.oreilly-depalma.com/blog
Stacy Garcia	kbtribechat	kbtribe	http://kbtribe.wordpress.com
Diane Kazan	dkazan	Public Bathroom Blog	http://thekazan.blogspot.com
Arpi Nalbandian	Arpi_Nalb	Avente Tile Talk	http://www.aventetiletalk.com/
Victoria & Shelley Redshaw & Pond	scarletopus	Scarlet Opus Trends Blog	www.scarletopus.com
Sandy Renshaw	sandyrenshaw	Purple Wren	purplewren.com
Bruce D. Sanders	rimtailing	RIMtailing	http://rimtailing.blogspot.com/
Paige Smith	none	Tile tips from installation professionals	http://neusetile.wordpress.com/
Todd Vendituoli	TALV58	Thebuildingblox	http://www.thebuildingblox.com/
Shannon Vogel	cyswebsites	From the Floors Up	http://fromthefloorsup.com
CB Whittemore	cbwhittemore	Content Talks Business Blog	http://simplemarketingnow.com/content-talks-business-blog/
Irene Williams	crossvilleinc	Elevate Your Space	http://elevateyourspace.wordpress.com/
Linda Wright	lindaloo	Skip to the Loo!	http://lindaloo.com/

Do join in on the fun via the Bathroom Blogfest 2012 participants' blogs, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and wherever you see opportunities to elevate the conversation about the customer experience and share ideas about 'Still climbing out!'

Best,

C.B.

Getting Ready for Bathroom Blogfest 2012!

Are you ready for Bathroom Blogfest 2012?

It's taking place October 29 through November 2, 2012.

If you are ready, I invite you to check out Are You In For Bathroom Blogfest 2012: Still Climbing Out? for details.

Happy 2012 Bathroom Blogfesting!

Best,

C.B. 

Bathroom Blogfest 2011: Final Recap

How did you survive the Halloween Nor'easter? I'm happy to say that we are back on the grid after 16+ inches of snow and no power or Internet for 2 days - which explains my delay in recapping last week's fantastic Bathroom Blogfest 2011!

Below captures the entries from Friday, the last official day of Bathroom Blogfest 2011, as well as from the weekend with a few more blog articles.  Thank you to the very faithful and creative members of the Bathroom Blogfest community for surpassing expectations and redefining what 'Climbing Out' means with the 41 blog articles listed below!

Susan Abbott - @susanabbott - from Customer Experience Crossroads explores Bathroom Blogfest: what bathrooms say about culture and bathroom blogfest: finally, a hotel bathroom with sufficient towel racks

Paul Anater - @Paul_Anater - from Kitchen and Residential Design shares glorious color, unexpected shapes, lots of optimism and tons of inspiration in Bath trends, a Bathroom Blogfest post

Shannon Bilby from From The Floors Up says No need to keep Climbing Out of the Tub with this Sapce Handy. Love it!

Toby Bloomberg - @TobyDiva - Diva Marketing - Friday Fun: Bathroom Blogfest 2011 Climbing Up!

Laurence Borel - @blogtillyoudrop - from Blog Till You Drop writes about Introducing the Bathroom Blogfest 2011 - 'Climbing Out' and Blogfest 2011 – Topshop’s smart Tumblr strategy

Bill Buyok - @AventeTile - from Avente Tile Talk Blog focuses on Gearing Up to Climb Out: Bathroom Blogfest 2011 and shares the most amazing tile bathrooms in Climb Out & Build a Bathroom Experience with Tile

Jeanne Byington - @ jmbyington - from The Importance of Earnest Service writes about In Service of Climbing Out in which she interviews New York interior designer John Buscarello, ASID.

Becky Carroll - @ bcarroll7 - from Customers Rock! takes us her author tour in The Bathroom Experience 

Katie Clark - @practicalkatie - from Practical Katie describes The Bare Essentials. 

Nora DePalma - @noradepalma - from O’Reilly/DePalma: The Blog, thoughtfully describes Bathroom Blogfest: Climbing Out – When You’re 90

Paul Friederichsen - @pfriederichsen from The BrandBiz Blog discusses how Your brand reputation is in the toilet.

Elizabeth Hise - @EHise - Flooring The Consumer­ - Pink is the New Green - Bathroom Blogfest 2011

Emily Hooper - @FCNewsMag – from the Floor Covering News Blog helped get the word out with Bathroom Blogfest 2011 urges bloggers to ‘Climb Out’ and shows us how she is Climbing Out and Moving On. 

Diane Kazan – @dkazan - from Urban Design Renovation explains Why do Bathrooms Cost So Much to Remodel? Routing Remodel Riddles

Joseph Michelli - @josephmichelli - from Dr. Joseph Michelli’s Blog, brings up a scene from a visit to Zappos in You’ve been Faced at the Bathroom Blogfest 2011

Veronika Miller - @Modenus - from Modenus Blog inspires us to truly climb out in Bathroom Blogfest: Climbing out – a very personal take

Arpi Nalbandian - @TileEditor - from Tile Magazine Editor Blog explains that ‘Climbing Out’ of the box takes vision, patience

Professor Toilet - @ProfessorToilet - from American Standard’s Professor Toilet recommends Smart and Beautiful: Commercial Restroom Innovations

David Reich - @davidreich - from My 2 Cents describes Climbing Out - Bathroom Blogfest 2011

Victoria Redshaw & Shelley Pond - @scarletopus - from the Scarlet Opus Trends Blog show us marvelous visions of trends to come in Bathroom Blogfest 2011

Sandy Renshaw - @purplewren - from Purple Wren gets the news out about Bathroom Blogfest 2011 - Climbing Out, Bathroom Blogfest 2011: Cleanliness and Bathroom Blogfest 2011: Climbing Out and Sculpture

Bethany Richmond from The Carpet and Rug Institute Blog takes us from slips and falls to amazing bathmat trends in Carpet, Rugs, Bathmats and Trends: Bathroom Blogfest 2011

Bruce Sanders from RIMtailing has a wonderful story about Climb Out of Mistaken Assumptions

Paige Smith from Neuse Tile Service Blog thoughtfully highlights the Bathroom Obstacle Course

Stephanie Weaver - @experienceology - from Experienceology has gathered amazing photos in Bathroom Blogfest 2011 - incredible photos! Which is your favorite?

Christine B. Whittemore - @cbwhittemore in the Smoke Rise & Kinnelon Blog details 'Kick the Can' at Twain Recording, West Milford, for Bathroom Blogfest 2011 and Smoke Rise Inn Transformation, on Flooring The Consumer ­she writes about 'Climbing Out' Retail Experiences For Bathroom Blogfest 2011 [and also explains that Bathroom Blogfest 2011 Has Begun!], in Content Talks Business Blog brings together Switch, Climbing Out, Social Media and Change: Bathroom Blogfest 2011 and recaps Wednesday's Bathroom Blogfest Twitter Chat: #kbtribechat, and on the Simple Marketing Blog explains about Climbing Out of Our Way: Innovative Thinking + Bathroom Blogfest 2011

Ted Whittemore - @TedWhittemore – from Working Computers urges a Computer Backup or Climbing Out of the Computer Crapper [can you believe the images he found?]

Chris Woelfel - @tileexperts – from Artcraft Granite, Marble & Tile Co., conducted three video interviews for Bathroom Blogfest 2011:

• Designer Lanette Miller who discusses the beauty of tile, especially tile bathrooms. The newest trends in tile call for a cleaner, linear, large look - quality installation is always in style especially when a beautiful, lasting project is the goal. Click on this link to view the beauty of tile with Lanette Miller directly on YouTube.
• How Tile Transforms with Bob Conover of Phoenix, Arizona, and Interior Designer Annette Denham, about transforming a decades-old home into a contemporary, functional and beautiful respite. Artcraft Granite, Marble and Tile Co. brings us the story. To watch the video directly on YouTube, click on this link
• At the Arizona School for the Arts, creative expression is embraced by everyone who walks through the doors; including the bathroom doors! Interior Designer Anne Elizabeth Hamilton of Orcutt-Winslow explains that public toilet spaces for young people can be full of bold colors, variations in texture and pattern... and fun! Click on The Tiled Toilet Room - public spaces for youth to view the video directly on YouTube.

Patty Woodland- @BrokenTeepee - from Broken Teepee says Welcome to The Bathroom Blogfest #Bathroom EXP

Linda Wright from LindaLoo.com shares Bathroom Blogfest 2011: Branding Your Bathroom

Denise Lee Yohn - @deniseleeyohn – from brand as business bites offers the best advice I've heard offered to CEOs and business owners: note to ceo: take a crap

Many thanks for participating in Bathroom Blogfest 2011!
We look forward to welcoming you back next year for Bathroom Blogfest 2012!

Wonderful, surprise participants: People Interact who published
Bathroom Blogfest 2011
Bathroom Blogfest 2011 – Kumusta
Bathroom Blogfest 2011 – Konnichiwa

Bathroom Blogfest 2011 Round Up

Best,

C.B.

Tiled Toilet Rooms: Youth Public Spaces - Bathroom Blogfest 2011

Hot off the editor's table with a video that epitomizes the magic that can happen as a result of 'Climbing Out', Chris Woelfel from Artcraft shares the following video interview:

The Tiled Toilet Room - public spaces for youth

Chris explains...

"At the Arizona School for the Arts, creative expression is embraced by everyone who walks through the doors; including the bathroom doors! Interior Designer Anne Elizabeth Hamilton of Orcutt-Winslow explains that public toilet spaces for young people can be full of bold colors, variations in texture and pattern... and fun!


Artcraft Granite, Marble and Tile Company, the tile installation contractor for the projects shown in this video, shares this conversation as part of Bathroom Blogfest 2011."

Watch the video below or click on The Tiled Toilet Room - public spaces for youth to view the video directly on YouTube.

Thank you, Chris!

Best,

C.B.

Bathroom Blogfest 2011: Day 5

Greetings! Today is the last official day of Bathroom Blogfest 2011 and blog posts on the subject of 'Climbing Out' continue.

Yesterday was a glorious day for the Blogfest! Did you check out some of our participants' contributions?

In case you didn't have a chance, here are links to their blog articles:

Susan Abbott - @susanabbott - from Customer Experience Crossroads explores Bathroom Blogfest: what bathrooms say about culture

Laurence Borel - @blogtillyoudrop - from Blog Till You Drop writes about Blogfest 2011 – Topshop’s smart Tumblr strategy

Nora DePalma - @noradepalma - from O’Reilly/DePalma: The Blog, thoughtfully describes Bathroom Blogfest: Climbing Out – When You’re 90

Emily Hooper - @FCNewsMag – from Floor Covering News Blog shows us how she is Climbing Out and Moving On. I can't wait to see what the next bathroom looks like!

Diane Kazan – @dkazan - from Urban Design Renovation explains Why do Bathrooms Cost So Much to Remodel? Routing Remodel Riddles

Veronika Miller - @Modenus - from Modenus Blog inspires us to truly climb out in Bathroom Blogfest: Climbing out – a very personal take

Victoria Redshaw & Shelley Pond - @scarletopus - from the Scarlet Opus Trends Blog show us marvelous visions of trends to come in Bathroom Blogfest 2011

Christine B. Whittemore - @cbwhittemore – in Content Talks Business Blog recaps Wednesday's Bathroom Blogfest Twitter Chat: #kbtribechat

Ted Whittemore - @TedWhittemore – from Working Computers urges you to Computer Backup or Climbing Out of the Computer Crapper [can you believe the images he found?]

Chris Woelfel - @tileexperts – from Artcraft Granite, Marble & Tile Co. shares another interview with us about how Tile Transforms.

Tile can transform any space. Just ask Bob Conover of Phoenix, Arizona. With the help of Interior Designer Annette Denham, and a variety of interesting tiles used in sophisticated ways, Bob has transformed his decades-old home into a contemporary, functional and beautiful respite. Artcraft Granite, Marble and Tile Co. brings us the story.

To watch the video directly on YouTube, click on this link.

I hope you'll explore all of these links.

There's one more official day to Bathroom Blogfest 2011 with more blog articles in store.

Thanks for reading and watching.

Best,
C.B.

Bathroom Blogfest 2011: Day 4

Bathroom Blogfest continues and Day 3 was momentous! Professor Toilet and I co-hosted #kbtribechat on Twitter. Notes on that for you tomorrow.

Meanwhile, here are highlights from the day:

Paul Anater - @Paul_Anater - from Kitchen and Residential Design shares glorious color, unexpected shapes, lots of optimism and tons of inspiration in Bath trends, a Bathroom Blogfest post

Katie Clark - @practicalkatie - from Practical Katie has started us off with The Bare Essentials. She promises more to come...

Paul Friederichsen - @pfriederichsen from The BrandBiz Blog discusses how Your brand reputation is in the toilet. I agree!

Sandy Renshaw - @purplewren - from Purple Wren gets the news out about Bathroom Blogfest 2011 - Climbing Out

Christine B. Whittemore - @cbwhittemore – on the Simple Marketing Blog explains about Climbing Out of Our Way: Innovative Thinking + Bathroom Blogfest 2011

Happy Bathroom Blogfest 2011!

Best,

C.B.

Bathroom Blogfest 2011: Day 3

I am in awe over what the 2011 Bathroom Blogfest participants have come up with! You need to check these blog articles out... now!

Bill Buyok - @AventeTile - from Avente Tile Talk Blog shares the most amazing tile bathrooms in Climb Out & Build a Bathroom Experience with Tile

Jeanne Byington - @ jmbyington - from The Importance of Earnest Service writes about In Service of Climbing Out in which she interviews New York interior designer John Buscarello, ASID.

Joseph Michelli - @josephmichelli - from Dr. Joseph Michelli’s Blog, brings up a scene from a visit to Zappos in You’ve been Faced at the Bathroom Blogfest 2011

Arpi Nalbandian - @TileEditor - from Tile Magazine Editor Blog explains that ‘Climbing Out’ of the box takes vision, patience

Bethany Richmond from The Carpet and Rug Institute Blog takes us from slips and falls to amazing bathmat trends in Carpet, Rugs, Bathmats and Trends: Bathroom Blogfest 2011

From Diane Kazan, Urban Design Renovation Blog,
Uncle Bill's Pancake House in Ocean City, New Jersey

Patty Woodland - @BrokenTeepee - from Broken Teepee says Welcome to The Bathroom Blogfest #Bathroom EXP

Stephanie Weaver - @experienceology - from Experienceology has gathered some amazing photos in Bathroom Blogfest 2011 - incredible photos! Which is your favorite?

Christine B. Whittemore - @cbwhittemore – in Content Talks Business Blog brings together Switch, Climbing Out, Social Media and Change: Bathroom Blogfest 2011

Denise Lee Yohn - @deniseleeyohn – from brand as business bites offers the best advice I've heard offered to CEOs and business owners: note to ceo: take a crap

Chris Woelfel - @tileexperts – from Artcraft Granite, Marble & Tile Co., is conducting video interviews for Bathroom Blogfest 2011.

The first video - available below - features designer Lanette Miller who discusses the beauty of tile, especially tile bathrooms. The newest trends in tile call for a cleaner, linear, large look - quality installation is always in style especially when a beautiful, lasting project is the goal.

Click on this link to view the beauty of tile with Lanette Miller directly on YouTube.


What an amazing Day 2 of Bathroom Blogfest 2011!

I hope you'll go explore these blog articles. Then, come back and let us know what you enjoyed most!

Best,

C.B. 

Bathroom Blogfest 2011: Day 2

Bathroom Blogfest 2011 has started with a bang!. Already, we have many marvelous blog articles celebrating the theme of 'Climbing Out!'

Here are links from Day 1 of Bathroom Blogfest. I hope you will check them out and add your perspective:

Laurence Borel - @blogtillyoudrop - from Blog Till You Drop writes about Introducing the Bathroom Blogfest 2011 - 'Climbing Out'

Bill Buyok - @AventeTile - from Avente Tile Talk Blog focuses on Gearing Up to Climb Out: Bathroom Blogfest 2011

Emily Hooper - @FCNewsMag – from the Floor Covering News Blog helped get the word out with Bathroom Blogfest 2011 urges bloggers to ‘Climb Out’

David Reich - @davidreich - from My 2 Cents describes Climbing Out - Bathroom Blogfest 2011

Bruce Sanders from RIMtailing has a wonderful story about Climb Out of Mistaken Assumptions

Paige Smith from Neuse Tile Service Blog thoughtfully highlights the Bathroom Obstacle Course

Professor Toilet - @ProfessorToilet - from American Standard’s Professor Toilet recommends Smart and Beautiful: Commercial Restroom Innovations

Christine B. Whittemore - @cbwhittemore on the Smoke Rise & Kinnelon Blog details 'Kick the Can' at Twain Recording, West Milford, for Bathroom Blogfest 2011 and on Flooring The Consumer ­she writes about 'Climbing Out' Retail Experiences For Bathroom Blogfest 2011 [and also explains that Bathroom Blogfest 2011 Has Begun!]

Wow! What a start! I can't wait to read what tomorrow has in store...

Happy Bathroom Blogfest 2011!

Best,

C.B.

Bathroom Blogfest 2011: Day 1

Bathroom Blogfest 2011 is off and started with participants chomping at the bit to be "Climbing Out!" I hope you'll be with us every step of the way.

We have brilliant blog articles in store, our first ever vlog contributions - by that I mean Video Blog articles - and our first ever official participation in a Twitter Chat.

More specifically, Professor Toilet and I will be co-hosting #KBTribeChat on Wednesday, 10/26/11, from 2pm to 3pm EST. To find out more information, click on this link Bathroom Blogfest 2011 Takes Place Next Week!  It includes an explanation and guidelines.

And, by the way, here is the official list of the Bathroom Blogfest 2011 participants! I hope you will check out their blogs as you experience how they interpret 'Climbing Out!'

Best,

C.B.

Name	Blog Name	Blog URL
Susan Abbott	Customer Experience Crossroads	Customer Experience Crossroads
Paul Anater	Kitchen and Residential Design	http://www.kitchenandresidentialdesign.com
Shannon Bilby	From the Floors Up	http://fromthefloorsup.com/
Toby Bloomberg	Diva Marketing	Diva Marketing Blog
Laurence Borel	Blog Till You Drop	http://www.laurenceborel.com/
Bill Buyok	Avente Tile Talk	http://tiletalk.blogspot.com
Jeanne Byington	The Importance of Earnest Service	http://blog.jmbyington.com/
Becky Carroll	Customers Rock!	http://customersrock.net
Katie Clark	Practical Katie	http://practicalkatie.blogspot.com/
Nora DePalma	O'Reilly DePalma: The Blog	http://www.oreilly-depalma.com/blog/
Paul Friederichsen	The BrandBiz Blog	http://brandbizblog.com/
Tish Grier	The Constant Observer	http://spap-oop.blogspot.com/
Elizabeth Hise	Flooring The Consumer	http://flooringtheconsumer.blogspot.com
Emily Hooper	Floor Covering News Blog	http://www.fcnews.net/category/blog/
Diane Kazan	Urban Design Renovation	http://blog.urbandesignrenovation.com
Joseph Michelli	Dr. Joseph Michelli’s Blog	http://www.josephmichelli.com/blog
Veronika Miller	Modenus Blog	http://www.modenus.com/blog
Arpi Nalbandian	Tile Magazine Editors' Blog	Tile Editor Magazine Blog
David Polinchock	Polinchock's Ponderings	http://blog.polinchock.com/
Professor Toilet	American Standard's Professor Toilet	http://www.professortoilet.com
David Reich	my 2 cents	http://reichcomm.typepad.com
Victoria Redshaw & Shelley Pond	Scarlet Opus Trends Blog	http://www.trendsblog.co.uk
Sandy Renshaw	Purple Wren	http://www.PurpleWren.com
Bethany Richmond	Carpet and Rug Institute Blog	Carpet and Rug Institute Blog
Bruce D. Sanders	RIMtailing	http://www.rimtailing.blogspot.com
Paige Smith	Neuse Tile Service blog	http://neusetile.wordpress.com/
Stephanie Weaver	Experienceology	http://experienceology.blogspot.com/
Christine B. Whittemore	Content Talks Business Blog	Content Talks Business Blog
Christine B. Whittemore	Smoke Rise & Kinnelon Blog	http://smokerise-nj.blogspot.com/
Christine B. Whittemore	Simple Marketing Blog	http://www.simplemarketingblog.com/
Ted Whittemore	Working Computers	http://www.kinneloncomputers.com/
Chris Woelfel	Artcraft Granite, Marble & Tile Co.	http://www.artcraftgmt.com
Patty Woodland	Broken Teepee	http://www.brokenteepee.com/
Denise Lee Yohn	brand as business bites	http://deniseleeyohn.com/bites/

UX Magazine: Climb Out for Bathroom Blogfest 2011

I'm way behind in keeping you up to speed on what's developing! Yikes... Big thanks to UX Magazine for once again featuring Bathroom Blogfest 2011. Please do check out It's Time to "Climb Out" and Rethink the User Experience! I think you'll enjoy the article.

Another big thanks to Arpi Nalbandian, editor, Tile Magazine for getting the word out in We're Ready for Bathroom Blogfest 2011. Are you?

There's more news coming, including details for the #KBTribeChat that takes place next Wednesday, 10/16/11 from 2 to 3pm EST.

Stay tuned and get ready to Climb Out!

Best,
C.B.

Announcing Bathroom Blogfest 2011!

Big News: Bathroom Blogfest 2011 will be taking place, once again, the last week of October 2011. Are you ready?

This year's theme is Climbing Out.

Appropriate, don't you think, given all that's going on?

Don't you love the logo? It's once again the brilliant creation of Susan Abbott. Thank you, Susan!

I'll have more information to share with you shortly, but hope to whet your appetite for what's to come.

Don't forget to look for us on Twitter, on Facebook and here on this blog.

Best,

C. B.

Bathroom Blogfest 2010 Final Recap!

It's time to officially recap Bathroom Blogfest 2010.


We had a lively time with blog posts ranging from serious, inspirational, practical to hilarious... Do you agree?


Thank you to everyone who participated officially and unofficially. This was the best Bathroom Blogfest yet - in my opinion!


Special thanks to UX Magazine for UX, Bathrooms, and Mad Men for helping us to get the word out.

Bathroom Blogfest 2010 BlogPosts:

From the Bathroom Blogfest Blog

• Woody Marks Pixar Mensroom. Bathroom Blogfest 2010
• Holy Kaw and Bathroom Blogfest 2010
• Mad Men Theme Song - With a Twist: Bathroom Blogfest 2010
• Do De Rubber Duck: Bathroom Blogfest 2010

Susan Abbott elevates the bathroom discussion in Bathroom Blogfest 2010: Bathrooms are aspirational.


Paul Anater from Kitchen and Residential Design Blog wrote Still stuck in the 60s? That may not be a bad thing...


Shannon Bilby:

• Dolphin Carpet & Tile: Bathroom Styles: Which is your style? and Creating an Attractive Universal Design Bath and Bathroom Blogfest 2010.

• From the Floors Up she addresses How Far We've Come and Bathroom Blogfest 2010.

• Big Bob's Outlet describes how to freshen up a dated bathroom in Updating a Mid-Century Bathroom.

• My Big Bob's Flooring Outlet blog she writes Adding the Unexpected to your Bathroom and Bathroom Blogfest Announcement.

• Carpets N More describes Creating an Attractive Universal Design Bath and Bathroom Blogfest Announcement.

Toby Bloomberg from Diva Marketing Blogbrings back an appreciation for talking feet to feet in Friday Fun: Bathroom Blogfest Stuck in the 60's.


Jennifer Boyd from Secrets in San Diego discusses The Turf Supper Club – Bathroom Blogfest entry.


Bill Buyok wrote on the Avente Tile Talk Blog Press Release: Avente Tile will Participate in Bathroom Blogfest 2010.  He came up with nostalgic images capturing Stuck in the 60s? Trends & Changes in Bath Design while also putting the times into perspective.



Jeanne Byington in The Importance of Earnest Service offered bathroom perspective and advice in Service of Nostalgia.


Becky Carroll from Customers Rock! showcases beautiful bathroom examples she has uncovered in Las Vegas. Her contrasting example makes the point of Bathroom Blogfest 2010 – Stuck in the 60s?

Marianna Chapman from Results Revolution brings up an interesting Local Business Marketing Partnership Idea – Using Bathrooms. It reminds me of a mashup between Foursquare and Sit-or-Squat. Also check out Bathroom Blogfest: Bathroom Signage Idea?

Nora DePalma from Professor Toilet unearths preposterous advertising and promotional materials in American Standard: The Groovy Years. OMG!

From Leigh Durst: Comfort Spaces and CX: Lessons from the Bathroom Blogfest. Don't forget to check out her classic from 2005: Bathroom Usability.


Valerie Fritz in the AwarepointBlog highlighted Customer Experience in Hospitals: Why Bathrooms Matter! and Hospitals, Bathrooms and RTLS: Bathroom Blogfest 2010. Did you know that RTLS prevents hospital patient falls and keeps track of critical equipment - all relating to bathrooms?  Very cool stuff.


Iris Garrott from Checking Out and Checking Out  Toilets on the Lawn. Don't forget to look for us on Flickr: Stuck in the 60. Thanks to Iris!


Renee LeCroy from Your Fifth Wall asked Are You Overdue for a Bathroom Redo?

Sunny McLean from Avente Tile Talk Blog shared tile inspiration in Stuck in the 60's? Not in this Bathroom!


Joseph Michelli wrote about Quality Toilet Paper on Dr. Joseph Michelli's Blog.

Veronika Miller from Modenus wrote Still crazy after all those years – a Bathroom Blogfest contribution - check out the photos!

Special thanks to Chris Moline from Alexandria Carpet One who took me up on my challenge to get involved!  He wrote"Stuck in the 60s?" inspired by Mad Men - this will be fun!

Arpi Nalbandian, Tile Magazine Editor, helped get the word out about 2010 Bathroom Blogfest in October in What do Mad Men and Bathrooms have in common? She also published 2010 Bathroom Blogfest draws 33 bloggers, 40 blogs. She also offers An ode to bathrooms blue and pink, or, real 'Mad Men' like pink tile too!

Maria Palma  in People2PeopleService described This Bathroom Is Literally Stuck in the 60's and Beyond. Oh my! What do you think of the sewing machine?

Reshma Bachwani Paritosh from The Qualitative Research Blog wrote about Bathroom Blogfest 2010 : And finally airlines with Gender specific loos and Bathroom Blogfest 2010: On bathrooms stuck in the 60's and unrealistic advertising

Victoria Redshaw and Shelley Pond from the Scarlet Opus Trends Blog put together a glorious Monthly Montage: Bathrooms.

David Reich in My 2 cents gets environmentally conscious in Bathroom Blogfest.. Round 2: Toilet Paper Revolution and Bathroom Blogfest: Some Pay for Captive Audience.

Sandy Renshaw from Purple Wren asks Have You Checked Out Bathroom Blogfest 2010? and on Around Des Moines Cast Your Vote at Bathroom Blogfest 2010.

Bethany Richmond on the Carpet and Rug Institute Blog wrote about Rugs, Mats and Bathroom Blogfest 2010. She also shares carpet design and color inspiration relevant to 60s carpet in  Mad Men and Carpet: Bathroom Blogfest 2010.

Steve Tokar from Please Be Seated takes us to Italy to visit a minimalist museum bathroom in More Bathroom Blogfest: clean, simple, 60s and on an intensely convoluted, after-thought of a journey to find a bathroom in Bathroom Blogfest 2010 #3: Stuck in the Doorway? He also discussed Bathroom Blogfest 2010: back to the 60s.

Bruce Sanders from RIMTailing exploresPeeking into Bathroom Rituals. which bathroom ritual is your favorite?

Carolyn Townes from Becoming a Woman of Purpose wrote Bathroom Blogfest 2010: Stuck in the 60s. Coach Carolyn definitely tells you like it is... 

Stephanie Weaver from Experienceology shares a thought-provoking bathroom sustainability message in Bathroom Blogfest Signpost and Bathroom Blogfest 2010: Stuck in the 60s.

 

Ted Whittemore from The Smoke Rise & Kinnelon Blog offers unforgettable advice inToilets! Unplugged! Not Exactly Like Eric Clapton Unplugged...

C.B. Whittemore:

Simple Marketing Blog explores all about Finding the Right Keywords, Engaging Content Marketing Examples: Bathroom Blogfest 2010, Mad Men as Conversation Generator: Bathroom Blogfest 2010, Bathroom Blogfest 2010 Begins and Real-Time Marketing & Bathroom Blogfest 2010.

Flooring The Consumer takes us back to Retail Experience Basics, Water Matters. Bathroom Blogfest 2010, Toilet Paper, Advertising & Bathroom Blogfest 2010 and UX, Bathrooms, And Mad Men: Bathroom Blogfest 2010.

The Carpetology Blog Las Vegas Style Inspiration: Bathroom Blogfest 2010 and describes Surfaces and Bathroom Blogfest 2010 and on

• Smoke Rise & Kinnelon Blog New Jersey's Best Bathrooms: Bathroom Blogfest 2010

Linda Wright from Lindaloo.com Bathroom Blogfest 2010: Create a Child-Friendly Restroom and Shoppers will Come

Finally here is the Twitter Transcript for #BathroomEXP from October 18, 2010 to October 24, 2010 and the transcript from October 25 through October 31, 2010. 

 

Did you enjoy the Bathroom Blogfest? Which posts did you find most interesting and inspiring? What theme do you think we should address next year?

Happy Bathroom Blogfest 2010!