{"id":17284,"date":"2021-03-22T09:59:05","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T13:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aibd.org\/?p=17284"},"modified":"2021-03-22T09:59:09","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T13:59:09","slug":"mm20210322","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aibd.org\/mm20210322\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Selling Yourself Short With Potential Clients? [MondayMINUTE]"},"content":{"rendered":"
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March 22, 2021 edition of the AIBD’s MondayMINUTE weekly newsletter.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Announcements<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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AIBD\/TIBD loses a close friend.<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Al Turnage, Sr., a former president of the Texas Institute of Building Design (TIBD) and AIBD member, passed away on Valentine’s day with his wife Shirley by his side. He was 81 years old.<\/p>\n

Al joined AIBD in 1994 and earned his certification in 2000.<\/p>\n

“[He] always had a kind word and a smile for each of us.” Says Janet Hobbs of Hobbs Ink in Bat Cave, TX.<\/p>\n

Past AIBD board member Newell Cheatheam remembers Al, “My wife and I looked forward to seeing him and his wife at TIBD Conventions each year.”<\/p>\n

Another past TIBD President, Sergio Astorga, wrote, “Al Turnage was the first TIBD member that welcomed me when I attended my first convention. He made me feel at ease and introduced me to other members.<\/p>\n

In addition to being a talented building designer, Al loved music, particularly gospel music, and was referred to as “The grandmaster of the Hammond B-3.” By one of his Facebook friends.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Are You Selling Yourself Short With Potential Clients?<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Making the most of your unique selling proposition is essential in today\u2019s competitive design and construction industry.<\/p>\n

But are you making mistakes that end up costing you the job when first speaking with a potential client?<\/p>\n

A Houzz Contributor, and lead designer at Florida-based In Detail Interiors<\/em>, takes a look at five common mistakes she sees designers make and two critical steps they should take to fix them.<\/p>\n

Starting with, “Me, me, me.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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The 2021 American Residential Design Awards begins!<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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