by Sean Durkin | Jun 11, 2026 | Marketing By Design
If you have ever sent a proposal and immediately felt your stomach drop, you are in good company. You know the feeling. You finally put the number together. You know the project needs real design leadership. You know the hours, decisions, communication, sourcing,...
by Sean Durkin | May 30, 2026 | Marketing By Design
There is a very strange moment in a designer’s business when the project you used to dream about shows up, and instead of feeling excited, you feel heavy. On paper, it looks like the one you wanted. Big house. Large scope. Beautiful neighborhood. A budget that...
by Sean Durkin | May 26, 2026 | Marketing By Design
If you want to understand luxury at a deeper level, start here: luxury is rarely about the object alone. It is about what that object represents, how the experience feels, and what becomes possible when you stop viewing premium spaces from a distance and start...
by Sean Durkin | May 14, 2026 | Marketing By Design
If you keep saying the word “just” when you talk about your work, your pricing is probably taking a hit. That one word makes your expertise sound smaller, your process sound easier, and your value sound less important than it actually is. When designers say things...
by Sean Durkin | May 12, 2026 | Marketing By Design
If you think High Point Market, or any major industry event, is just about spotting beautiful furniture and fresh collections, you are missing the bigger opportunity. Market is not only a sourcing trip. It is a business strategy accelerator. For interior designers,...
by Sean Durkin | May 7, 2026 | Marketing By Design
If your business feels stuck even though you are constantly working, the issue is usually not a lack of effort. It is a lack of focus. When you spread your energy across too many ideas, platforms, offers, and unfinished plans, you create motion without momentum. The...
