Mark, My Words!

THE Podcast Episode 49 with Frank Cohen-5 Tips to Improve Decor by Mark Lipton

In THE News! News for independent paint dealers

Join me as I chat with President of Wooster Brush, Ben Maibach. Ben and I discuss shortages, Wooster's big expansion as they look to more than double their size.

News for independent paint dealers, October 7, 2021.

Listen in as I discuss the PaintCare program with PaintCare CEO Marjaneh Zarrehparvar. PaintCare is an industry sponsored program currently running in 11 states allowing for proper stewardship of paint through it's lifecycle, allowing for collection and recycling thus removing post-consumer wasted paint from the waste stream.

Paint industry news for independent paint dealers and others in the independent dealer channel.

Join me as I discuss ICP, owners of California Paint and many other brands independents are familiar with. Matt and I discuss the company's plans to offer more of their line of specialty finishes (like their tennis court paint) to the independent channel.

Listen up and I share all the news paint dealers need. And a little paint comedy!

Join me and Dan Tratensek from the NHPA as we discuss their 2020 Cost of Doing Business Study. Find a copy of the study we discuss here: https://therevolution.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/Marks_Stuff/Blog/2020%20CODB%20Study%20Paint%20Only.pdf

Paint industry news for independent paint dealers.

Join me and Diamond Vogel CEO Jeff Powell as we discuss shortages and when dealers can expect them to abate.

Join me as I share the industry news and trends that dealers need to stay on top of!

Join me as I talk with Dan Tratensek, COO and EVP of the North American Hardware and Paint Association. NHPA, formerly the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) has recently merged with the former PDRA, the Paint and Decorating Retailers Association to create a powerful advocate for independent paint dealers.

Listen in as I share recent industry news hand-selected for paint dealers. By a paint dealer!

Jin me as I chat with a regular "character" in my blog and family, 23-time Emmy Award winning writer Emily Perl Kingsley.

Join my conversation with former paint dealer and AllPro president Frank Cohen as we discuss his work as a decor consultant to independent paint dealers.

Join me as two outstanding dealers, both women, discuss their paths and the challenges of being ladies in a man's world.

Join me as I chat with Andrew Meyer, the founder and CEO of Vermont Natural Coatings. VNC makes products for the growing category of consumers looking for environmentally friendly versions of the premium products they demand.

Join me as I discuss raw material and finished good shortages causing angst for independent paint dealers.

Join me as I chat with Grant Farnsworth of the Farnsworth Group. The Farnsworth group provides market research to the building supply segment. Grant discusses their recent update to the Covid-Tracker! Their consumer-behavior tracking study which they began at the onset of the Covid pandemic.

Tom Hill, President of C2 Paint speaks about their new "Dealer Select" program which allows dealers to access their high-volume specialty coating, Guard, without committing to their whole line.

Hear C2 President Tom Hill discuss the why the Coatings Alliance, the group of independent paint dealers who own C2 Paint, chose to leave PPG for Diamond Vogel.

I speak with CEO of Diamond Vogel paints, Jeff Powell. Jeff shares with me the story of his career in the paint biz and Diamond Vogel's plans for independent paint dealers.

I sit with Director of Brands at Golden Paint Works, Jim Rogers. Golden has a number of unique products which should interest independent paint dealers.

I speak to Huzaifa Matawala of the Not-For-Profit Paint Foundation in New York City.