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.