Bathroom Blogfest 2011

Bathroom Blogfest 2011: Final Recap

2011-11-01T07:00:00.000-04:00

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

2011-10-28T15:16:00.001-04:00

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

2011-10-28T07:00:00.000-04:00

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

2011-10-27T07:00:00.000-04:00

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

2011-10-26T07:00:00.000-04:00

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

2011-10-25T06:00:00.000-04:00

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

2011-10-24T07:00:00.000-04:00

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

2011-10-18T22:19:00.002-04:00

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!

2011-10-03T12:02:00.001-04:00

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!

2010-11-05T08:02:00.004-04:00

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

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!

Bathroom Blogfest 2010: Weekend Highlights

2010-11-01T09:05:00.000-04:00

Bathroom Blogfest 2010 continues with more gems from over the weekend:

Leigh Durst from Experience Architect Weblog discusses Comfort Spaces and CX: Lessons from the Bathroom Blogfest.

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.

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

Shannon Bilby from Dolphin Carpet & Tile Bathroom Styles: Which is your style? and on From the Floors Up she addresses How Far We've Come.

I'll be putting together a final recap in the next day or so which may include another straggler Bathroom Blogfest 2010 post or two.

I hope you've enjoyed all of the fun!

Best,
C.B.

Bathroom Blogfest 2010: Friday Highlights

2010-10-29T23:32:00.000-04:00

Day 5 of Bathroom Blogfest 2010 and what a day it's been!

Today's posts:

Iris Garrott from Checking Out and Checking Out has us thinking about other aspects of the 60s in Toilets on the Lawn. Don't forget to look for us on Flickr: Stuck in the 60. Thanks to Iris!

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

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

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.

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?

Stephanie Weaver from Experienceology shares a thought-provoking bathroom sustainability message in Bathroom Blogfest Signpost.

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

C.B. Whittemore on the Simple Marketing Blog explores all about Finding the Right Keywords and on Flooring The Consumer takes us back to Retail Experience Basics - both with a Bathroom Blogfest angle.

Happy Bathroom Blogfest 2010!

Best,
C.B.

Do De Rubber Duck: Bathroom Blogfest 2010

2010-10-29T08:05:00.005-04:00

For this the final day of Bathoom Blogfest 2010, I thought I would share with you my very favorite Bathroom themed song sung by Ernie of Sesame Street Fame: Do De Rubber Duck.

[Also available by clicking on Do De Rubber Duck on YouTube.]

Hmmm, I wonder if this means that Woodstock is around the corner?

If you have a chance also check out The Art of the Toilet Paper Roll. You'll be inspired and amazed.

Happy Bathroom Blogfest 2010!

Best,
C.B.

Bathroom Blogfest 2010: Thursday Highlights

2010-10-28T22:05:00.000-04:00

Day 4 of Bathroom Blogfest 2010. Hard to believe that we're winding down tomorrow...

Here are today's posts:

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

Jennifer Boyd from Secrets in San Diego discusses The Turf Supper Club – Bathroom Blogfest entry.; I love the slide show of photos she put together.

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

Bethany Richmond from Carpet and Rug Institute Blog shares carpet design and color inspiration relevant to 60s carpet in Mad Men and Carpet: Bathroom Blogfest 2010.

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

David Reich in My 2 cents gets environmentally conscious in Bathroom Blogfest.. Round 2: Toilet Paper Revolution.

Shannon Bilby writing for Carpets N More describes Creating an Attractive Universal Design Bath.

C.B. Whittemore on The Carpetology Blog explores Las Vegas Style Inspiration: Bathroom Blogfest 2010 and on the Simple Marketing Blog includes the Bathroom Blogfest in Engaging Content Marketing Examples: Bathroom Blogfest 2010.

Happy Bathroom Blogfest 2010!

Best,
C.B.

Mad Men Theme Song - With a Twist: Bathroom Blogfest 2010

2010-10-28T07:53:00.013-04:00

So relevant to Bathroom Blogfest 2010! Stephanie Weaver from Experienceology shared this Mad Men Theme Song video with us on Facebook. At the same time, Paul Anater shared it on Kitchen and Residential Design in A Mad Men Mashup.

[Subscribers, click on Mad Men Theme Song - With a Twist on YouTube.]

Happy Bathroom Blogfest 2010!

Best,
C.B.

Bathroom Blogfest 2010: Wednesday Highlights

2010-10-27T23:42:00.000-04:00

Day 3 of Bathroom Blogfest 2010 and the content that is emerging is engaging beyond belief. Kind of jaw-dropping, too, don't you think?

Here are today's posts:

Valerie Fritz from The AwarepointBlog writes about 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.

Marianna Chapman from Results Revolution offers good ideas in Bathroom Blogfest: Bathroom Signage Idea?

Bill Buyok from the Avente Tile Talk Blog came up with nostalgic images capturing Stuck in the 60s? Trends & Changes in Bath Design while also putting the times into perspective.

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?

Susan Abbott from Customer Experience Crossroads elevates the bathroom discussion in Bathroom Blogfest 2010: Bathrooms are aspirational.

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

Arpi Nalbandian in the TILE Magazine Editor Blog offers An ode to bathrooms blue and pink, or, real 'Mad Men' like pink tile too!

Shannon Bilby for Dolphin Carpet and Tile writes about Creating an Attractive Universal Design Bath.

C.B. Whittemore addresses Toilet Paper, Advertising & Bathroom Blogfest 2010 on Flooring The Consumer and Real-Time Marketing & Bathroom Blogfest 2010 on the Simple Marketing Blog.

Happy Bathroom Blogfest 2010!

Best,
C.B.

Holy Kaw and Bathroom Blogfest 2010

2010-10-27T09:09:00.002-04:00

Leave it to AllTop's HolyKaw to find some of the most preposterous content ever - particularly related to Bathrooms. In honor of Bathroom Blogfest 2010, I share with you my latest finds.

This chart takes you through a logical flow in terms of "Where Should You Pee?"

Better not be in a hurry, guys.

At the same time, better be aware of Toilet Texting and Other Statistics on Texting.

Take a look at What Will Bathrooms Look Like in the Future.

I love this Funny Bathroom Door.

Then, there's the Nicest Restroom [Guy] has ever used and a Toilet-themed Restaurant.

Thanks to the Internet, we are not 'stuck in the 60s' when it comes to Bathroom News.

Enjoy Bathroom Blogfest 2010!

Best,
C.B.

Bathroom Blogfest 2010: Tuesday Highlights

2010-10-26T22:59:00.000-04:00

Day 2 of Bathroom Blogfest 2010. What do you think so far? Inspired? Curious? What have you enjoyed most so far?

Here are today's posts....

Stephanie Weaver from Experienceology wrote Bathroom Blogfest 2010: Stuck in the 60s.

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

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?

Bethany Richmond on the Carpet and Rug Institute Blog wrote about Rugs, Mats and Bathroom Blogfest 2010. I love flower power!

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

Shannon Bilby on My Big Bob's Flooring Outlet blog wrote Adding the Unexpected to your Bathroom. Check out the upholstered chair.

C.B. Whittemore in Carpetology describes Surfaces and Bathroom Blogfest 2010. In the Simple Marketing Blog, she addresses Mad Men as Conversation Generator: Bathroom Blogfest 2010.

Happy Bathroom Blogfest 2010!

Best,
C.B.

Stalls and Walls: Bathroom Blogfest 2010

2010-10-26T10:25:00.000-04:00

While preparing for Bathroom Blogfest 2010, Bethany Richmond from the Carpet and Rug Institute Blog came across Stalls and Walls. Her note said "rather amusing, sometimes obscene" [which in its succinctness reminded me of my all-time favorite line "good tea, nice house"].

Stalls and Walls describes itself as "A collection of jokes, philosophy, poetry, political commentary and art found in the bathrooms of the world."

From the About Stalls and Walls Page:

"I have long wondered, when I sit enjoying a meal, reading a book, or drinking a tasty beverage, who amongst us are the people, armed with a pen, a sharpie, a piece of chalk, or a lighter, preparing themselves to make a visit to the restroom, not to simply “use the facilities” but instead to leave something potentially more permanent behind....

Some establishments keep a vigilant eye on their bathrooms and quickly paint over any blemish encountered. Yet, other establishments let their customers make and leave their mark, creating a running history for all those who visit the restroom. In either circumstance the messages are perishable, which is why I felt Stalls and Walls would be the perfect place to share and make a record of those deserving notice...."

Unfortunately, I don't notice much activity since June 2010. Nonetheless, there's still plenty there to... appreciate!

Happy Bathroom Blogfest 2010!

Best,
C.B.

Bathroom Blogfest 2010: Monday Highlights

2010-10-25T22:43:00.001-04:00

Day One of Bathroom Blogfest 2010 is over [just about on the East Coast] and what an incredible start to the event!

Before listing today's posts, I want to thank several Bathroom Blogfest friends for helping to get the word out about Bathroom Blogfest 2010.

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!

Shannon Bilby can always be counted on! In My Big Bob's Flooring Outlet Blog she wrote Bathroom Blogfest Announcement, on From the Floors Up Bathroom Blogfest 2010, on Dolphin Carpet and Tile Bathroom Blogfest 2010 and on Carpets N More, Bathroom Blogfest Announcement.

Big thanks to Bill Buyok who wrote on the Avente Tile Talk Blog Press Release: Avente Tile will Participate in Bathroom Blogfest 2010

Moving on to today's Bathroom Blogfest activity which is wildly creative!

David Reich wrote on My 2 Cents Bathroom Blogfest: Some Pay for Captive Audience.

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

Steve Tokar in Please Be Seated discussed Bathroom Blogfest 2010: back to the 60s.

Valerie Fritz in the AwarepointBlog highlighted Customer Experience in Hospitals: Why Bathrooms Matter!

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

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

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

Christine Whittemore [yes, me] contributed New Jersey's Best Bathrooms: Bathroom Blogfest 2010 on the Smoke Rise & Kinnelon Blog, reminded us in Flooring The Consumer that Water Matters. Bathroom Blogfest 2010 and put forth a content plan for the week on Simple Marketing Blog in Bathroom Blogfest 2010 Begins.

BTW, I'm worried that Leigh Durst from LivePath Experience Architect Weblog who has just been called into a work emergency won't be as involved in Bathroom Blogfest 2010 as she had hoped to be. To send her beneficial and productive good wishes, I thought I would share with you her classic from 2005: Bathroom Usability.

Finally here is the Twitter Transcript for #BathroomEXP from October 18, 2010 to October 24, 2010.

One more piece of good news: another blogger, Jennifer Boyd from Secrets in San Diego has joined Bathroom Blogfest 2010! Welcome, Jennifer.

Happy Bathroom Blogfest 2010!

Best,
C.B.

Woody Marks Pixar Mensroom. Bathroom Blogfest 2010

2010-10-25T07:06:00.003-04:00

Priceless picture from Tom Hanks. Caption: "The Mens Room at Pixar. Woody, not Buzz. Hanx"

Doesn't get much better than this!

Hat tip to Shelley Ryan from KillerWebinars.com

Happy Bathroom Blogfest 2010.

Best,
C.B.

UX Magazine, Tile Magazine Announce Bathroom Blogfest 2010

2010-10-21T08:29:00.001-04:00

Along with the official announcement of Bathroom Blogfest 2010, we've gotten a marvelous opportunity to describe this year's Blogfest in UX Magazine with an article titled UX, Bathrooms, and Mad Men.

And Tile Magazine just published 2010 Bathroom Blogfest draws 33 bloggers, 40 blogs.

I got the word out today on Flooring The Consumer with UX, Bathrooms, And Mad Men: Bathroom Blogfest 2010.

The momentum is building on Twitter with #BathroomEXP...

This is going to be so good! I hope you're ready.

Best,
C.B.

It's Official! Bathroom Blogfest 2010

2010-10-18T10:13:00.006-04:00

It's official. The word is out. Bathroom Blogfest 2010 has been formally announced!

BATHROOM BLOGFEST 2010 DRAWS 33 BLOGGERS & 41 BLOGS TO FOCUS ON EXPERIENCES ‘STUCK IN THE 60s’

Perspectives Reflect Universality of Bathrooms with Mad Men Twist

Here is the link to the official Bathroom Blogfest 2010 announcement.

Mark your calendars, prepare your Twitter and Google searches with #BathroomEXP, or simply follow us on Twitter @bathroomblogfes, on Facebook and via the Bathroom Blogfest Blog.

And, here is the official list of Bathroom Blogfest 2010 participants [note that their blogs are also listed in this blog's sidebar]:

Blogger	Blog Name	Blog URL
Susan Abbott	Customer Experience Crossroads	http://www.customercrossroads.com/customercrossroads/
Paul Anater	Kitchen and Residential Design	http://www.KitchenAndResidentialDesign.com
Shannon Bilby	Big Bob's Outlet	http://blog.bigbobsoutlet.com/
Shannon Bilby	Carpets N More Blog	http://blog.carpetsnmore.com/
Shannon Bilby	Dolphin Carpet Blog	http://blog.dolphincarpet.com/
Shannon Bilby	From The Floors Up	http://fromthefloorsup.com/
Shannon Bilby	My Big Bob's Blog	http://blog.mybigbobs.com/
Toby Bloomberg	Diva Marketing	http://bloombergmarketing.blogs.com/
Laurence Borel	Blog Till You Drop	http://www.laurenceborel.com/
Bill Buyok	Avente Tile Talk Blog	http://tiletalk.blogspot.com/
Jeanne Byington	The Importance of Earnest Service	http://blog.jmbyington.com/
Becky Carroll	Customers Rock!	http://customersrock.net/
Marianna Chapman	Results Revolution	http://www.resultsrevolution.com
Katie Clark	Practial Katie	http://practicalkatie.blogspot.com/
Nora DePalma	American Standard's Professor Toilet	http://www.professortoilet.com/
Nora DePalma	O'Reilly DePalma: The Blog	http://www.oreilly-depalma.com/blog/
Leigh Durst	LivePath Experience Architect Weblog	http://livepath.blogspot.com/
Valerie Fritz	The AwarepointBlog	http://www.awarepointblog.com/
Iris Garrott	Checking In and Checking Out	http://circulating.wordpress.com/
Tish Grier	The Constant Observer	http://spap-oop.blogspot.com
Renee LeCroy	Your Fifth Wall	http://yourfifthwall.com/
Joseph Michelli	Dr. Joseph Michelli's Blog	www.josephmichelli.com/blog
Veronika Miller	Modenus Blog	http://www.modenus.com/blog
Arpi Nalbandian	TILE Magazine Editor Blog	http://www.tilemagonline.com/Articles/Blog_Nalbandian
Maria Palma	People 2 People Service	http://www.people2peopleservice.com/
Reshma Bachwani Paritosh	The Qualitative Research Blog	http://www.onqualitativeresearch.blogspot.com/
David Polinchock	Polinchock's Ponderings	http://blog.polinchock.com/
Victoria Redshaw & Shelley Pond	Scarlet Opus Trends Blog	http://trendsblog.co.uk/
David Reich	My 2 Cents	http://reichcomm.typepad.com/my_weblog/
Sandy Renshaw	Around Des Moines	http://www.arounddesmoines.com/
Sandy Renshaw	Purple Wren	http://www.purplewren.com/
Bethany Richmond	Carpet and Rug Institute Blog	http://www.carpet-and-rug-institute-blog.com/
Bruce Sanders	RIMtailing Blog	http://rimtailing.blogspot.com/
Steve Tokar	Please Be Seated	http://stevetokar.wordpress.com/
Carolyn Townes	Becoming a Woman of Purpose	http://spiritwomen.blogspot.com/
Stephanie Weaver	Experienceology	http://experienceology.blogspot.com/
Christine B. Whittemore	Flooring The Consumer	http://flooringtheconsumer.blogspot.com/
Christine B. Whittemore	Simple Marketing Blog	http://www.simplemarketingblog.com/
Christine & Ted Whittemore	Smoke Rise & Kinnelon Blog	http://smokerise-nj.blogspot.com/
Christine B. Whittemore	The Carpetology Blog	http://carpetology.blogspot.com/
Linda Wright	LindaLoo Build Business With Better Bathrooms	http://lindaloo.com/

Happy Bathroom Blogfest 2010!

Best,
C.B.

Tile Magazine Asks: What Do Mad Men & Bathrooms Have in Common?

2010-10-06T08:02:00.001-04:00

The answer? Bathroom Blogfest 2010 of course!

Many thanks to Tile Magazine Editor, Arpi Nalbandian, for helping get the word out about the upcoming 2010 Bathroom Blogfest taking place the last week in October. Her post What do Mad Men and Bathrooms have in common? sets the stage for the upcoming Blogfest.

With a theme such as "Stuck in the 60s?", what comes to mind? Arpi mentions mirrored-wallpaper and intense floor covering? What memories do you have?

Let me know and do stay tuned for Bathroom Blogfest 2010!

Best,
C.B.

Bathroom Blogfest 2010: New Logo Launched!

2010-09-27T08:14:00.001-04:00

Yes, we are definitely ramping up for the 2010 Bathroom Blogfest! I share with you here the New Bathroom Blogfest 2010 logo inspired by Mad Men!

Speaking of the era of Mad Men, what are your favorite associations from the 60s? About bathrooms? About other forgotten places? How have those improved?

As you look around today, what do you see being still stuck in the 60s? Perhaps some of those observations are ones worth highlighting during Bathroom Blogfest 2010?

We'd love to hear your ideas.

We'll certainly be sharing ours.

Bathroom Blogfest 2010 takes place the last week in October 2010. Consider following us on Twitter and Liking us on Facebook!

Many thanks to Susan Abbott for so brilliantly capturing the spirit of Bathroom Blogfest 2010!

Best,
C.B.

Bathroom Blogfest 2010...

2010-09-14T23:38:00.000-04:00

We are ramping up for the 5th annual Bathroom Blogfest!

Details are in the works, so please do stay tuned...

The Entire Bathroom Blogfest 09 Lineup

2009-11-02T15:49:00.004-05:00

Bathroom Blogfest 09: Friday's Highlights

2009-10-31T12:52:00.001-04:00

These are the highlights from Day 5 - Friday 10/30/09 - of Bathroom Blogfest 09!

From Customers Rock!: Bathrooms and Customer Experience

From Flooring The Consumer: The Best Bathrooms Remind You Of Home and Bathrooms & The Hospitality Experience: How Much Is Too Much?

From Lindaloo: Bathroom Blogfest 2009: A Spooktacular Loo

From Simple Marketing Now: Flush The Recession Simply & Ecologically

From From The Floors Up: Bathroom Blogfest 09 Wrap Up

Happy Bathroom Blogfest!

~ C.B. Whittemore

PS: Happy Halloween, too!

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Bathroom Blogfest 09: Thursday's Highlights

2009-10-30T09:16:00.001-04:00

Here are highlights from Day 4 - Thursday 10/29/09 - of Bathroom Blogfest 09. Another day of awesome posts. check them out for yourself!

From The Qualitative Research Blog: The discounted customer experience - Bathroom Blogfest 09

From Checking out and checking in: A Hospital's Hand-y Hygiene Hint

From Professor Toilet: Bathroom Blogfest 09: Flush this economy, but do it with science

From Flooring The Consumer: Hotel Bathtubs Going the Way of the Fingerbowl - Bathroom Blogfest '09

From The Carpetology Blog: Design Your Bathroom Around Your Rug!

From Simple Marketing Blog: BJ Fogg's Persuasive Bathroom Epiphany: MarketingProfs Digital Marketing Mixer 09

From People2People Service: Kaboom Review: Clean Restrooms Do Make an Impression

From From The Floors Up: Bathroom Blogfest 09 Design Contest

From KB Culture: Clean Sweep

From Lindaloo: Bathroom Blogfest 2009: Good, Bad and Ugly Plungers

Chris Kieff shares a video of the beautiful bathroom that his wife designed and that he did the tile work on. Oh, my goodness is it gorgeous! See Ladies Room 09 Bathroom Video.

Thanks to Becky Carroll for featuring me on Customers Rock Radio on 10/9/09 to discuss customer experience and Bathroom Blogfest 09!

Happy Bathroom Blogfest!

~ C.B. Whittemore

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Bathroom Blogfest 09: Wednesday's Highlights

2009-10-29T10:30:00.001-04:00

Here are the highlights from Day 3, taking place Wednesday 10/28/09, of Bathroom Blogfest 09. I hope you get to check out these awesome posts:

From People 2 People Service: Bathroom Blogfest: Details Are Everything

Once again, Circulating shares attention getting images: How many times did you wash your hands today?

From Blog Till You Drop: Flushing Out The Recession - adding value through social media

From Experienceology: Bathrooms Around the World

From Flooring The Consumer: Charmin & Bathroom Blogfest 09

From Simple Marketing Blog: Making Things Simple Is Not Simple - Simplicity in Design Solutions

From The Importance of Earnest Service: Service of Market Research

KB Culture: Autumn Leaving

And, don't forget to check out the sponsor of Bathroom Blogfest 09: Kaboom!

Learn more about Kaboom.

Go enjoy Kaboom's special Bathroom Blogfest promotion featuring a cleaning system that will keep your bathroom looking [and smelling] very clean!

Happy Bathroom Blogfest '09!

~ C.B. Whittemore

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Bathroom Blogfest 09: Tuesday's Highlights

2009-10-28T09:20:00.001-04:00

Day 2 of Bathroom Blogfest 09! Here are the highlights from Tuesday 10/27/09:

From Carpet and Rug Institute Blog: David Record, Mohawk Home, on Bath Mats For Bathroom Blogfest '09

From KB Culture: Vertical Vitreous

From Simple Marketing Blog: Listening To Customers & Bathroom Blogfest 09

From Flooring The Consumer: Bathrooms & The Retail Experience

Circulating's Iris Garrott shares this photo Rather You Than Me and this link to the 12 most creative bathtubs.... OMG!

From Practical Katie: A Bad Bathrooom Can Ruin a Trip

From From The Floors Up: Bathroom Blogfest 09: Bathroom Tile Design

From My Big Bob's Blog: Environmentally Friendly Bathroom Flooring Choices

From The Importance of Earnest Service: Service of Interior Design to Achieve a Spick and Span Bathroom

From O'Reilly.DePalma's Blog: Bringing Professor Toilet to Bathroom Blogfest 09

From Becoming a Woman of Purpose: Plunging Into Forgotten Spaces

From Lindaloo: Lindaloo loves Kaboom!

Happy Bathroom Blogfest 09!

~ C.B. Whittemore

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Bathroom Blogfest 09: Monday's Highlights

2009-10-27T10:13:00.002-04:00

What a terrific start to the 4th annual Bathroom Blogfest with a slew of fascinating posts and tweets all around the subject of Bathroom Blogfest and #ladiesrooms09. Here are highlights from Monday 10/26's posts:

Flooring The Consumer announced details of her [my] retail experience Kaboom contest

Simple Marketing Now shared a recap of Liane Evans' presentation at the MarketingProfs Digital Marketing Mixer in Chicago where she blends social media and search for greater marketing impact.

Experienceology posted Bathroom Blogfest 09 with marvelous insights and visuals that compare two visitor experiences. What would you do differently to brand yourself?

My 2 cents described Going on the Go.

Importance of Earnest Service covered the Service of Paper Towels in Public WCs

Circulating wrote about the Mystery on Our Hands and Iris also shared marvelous cartoons in honor of the Bathroom Blogfest 09:
+ Scorekeeper
+ What is the most important question you can ask your customer?

Professor Toilet described a free independent testing to measure bulk removal in Flushing this economy will take more than the average toilet.

Julie's Cleaning Secrets discussed Adventures in Potty Training

From The Floors Up announced its participation in the Blogfest and details on the contest it is conducting this week!

Lindaloo shared a dramatic facility facelift

My Big Bob's Blog announced its participation in this year's Bathroom Blogfest.

KB Culture posted Noir Boudoir...

You can follow the Bathroom Blogfest via Twazzup and #ladiesrooms09 on What the hashtag?!

Stay tuned for more....

Happy Bathroom Blogfest '09!

~ C.B. Whittemore

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Bathoom Blogfest 09 Has Begun!

2009-10-26T09:24:00.004-04:00

Bathroom Blogfest 09 has officially begun!

So far, setting the stage for the week's profound inspiration, we have:

Bathroom Blogfest 09 Off & Running
Announcing Bathroom Blogfest 09!
Bathroom Blogfest 2009: Ready to Flush Recession & Plunge Into Forgotten Spaces

And, then, original thinking about Bathroom Blogfest 09:

David Reich shares Going on the Go.

Professor Toilet says that Flushing this economy will take more than the average toilet.

There's lots more ahead so do be on the lookout for #ladiesrooms09 and other mentions of Bathroom Blogfest 09.

Happy Bathroom Blogfest!

~ C.B. Whittemore

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Kaboom Sponsors Bathroom Blogfest 2009

2009-10-19T10:24:00.003-04:00

Lots of exciting news leading into the Big Bathroom Blogfest event next week! First, Kaboom is our official sponsor. And they have put together a Bathroom Blogfest Deal worth exploring.

Next, we have 20 bloggers, and 21 blogs, ready to address "Flush The Recession and Plunge Into Forgotten Spaces" next week during the 2009 Bathroom Blogfest.

They are all listed on the sidebar, but I'll list them here, too:

• Susan Abbott at Customer Experience Crossroads http://www.customercrossroads.com
• Reshma Anand at Qualitative Research Blog http://onqualitativeresearch.blogspot.com/
• Shannon Bilby at From the Floors Up http://fromthefloorsup.com/
• Shannon Bilby and Brad Millner at My Big Bob’s Blog http://blog.mybigbobs.com/
• Laurence Borel at Blog Till You Drop http://www.laurenceborel.com/
• Jeanne Byington at The Importance of Earnest Service http://blog.jmbyington.com/
• Becky Carroll at Customers Rock! http://www.customersrock.net
• Leslie Clagett at KB Culture www.kbculture.blogspot.com
• Katie Clark at Practical Katie http://practicalkatie.blogspot.com/
• Iris Shreve Garrott at Checking In and Checking Out http://circulating.wordpress.com/
• Julie at Julie’s Cleaning Secrets Blog http://cleaningsecrets.greatcleaners.com/
• Marianna Hayes at Results Revolution http://www.resultsrevolution.com
• Maria Palma at People To People Service http://www.people2peopleservice.com/
• Professor Toilet at Professor Toilet’s Blog http://www.professortoilet.com/
• David Reich at My 2 Cents http://reichcomm.typepad.com/
• Bethany Richmond at The Carpet and Rug Institute Blog http://www.carpet-and-rug-institute-blog.com
• Carolyn Townes at Becoming a Woman of Purpose http://spiritwomen.blogspot.com
• Stephanie Weaver at Experienceology http://experienceology.blogspot.com;
• C.B. Whittemore at Flooring The Consumer http://flooringtheconsumer.blogspot.com and Simple Marketing Blog http://www.SimpleMarketingBlog.com
• Linda Wright at Lindaloo.com: Build Better Business with Better Bathrooms http://lindaloo.com/

Others may join us, too.

Are you ready?

Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @BathroomBlogfes, join our Facebook Fan Page [check out the sidebar for the link], and look for #ladiesrooms09!

~ C.B.Whittemore

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Mark Your Calendars: Bathroom Blogfest 2009

2009-09-26T18:40:00.006-04:00

Yes, finally! The event you've been waiting almost a full year for: The 2009 Bathroom Blogfest is gearing up.

It takes place the last week in October and the theme is:

Flush the Recession and Plunge Into Forgotten Spaces!

Mark your calendars.

Become a fan of the Bathroom Blogfest on Facebook.

Follow us on Twitter.

Check on the sidebar for who's participating.

Many more details are coming.

So, please, stay tuned.

Happy Bathroom Blogfest 2009!

~ C.B. Whittemore

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Bathroom Blogfest '08 - Recapping The Details

2008-11-04T20:17:00.000-05:00

Bathroom Blogfest '08 - Cleaning Out Forgotten Spaces Around Us

2008-11-03T21:57:00.000-05:00

This year's Bathroom Blogfest took place from 10/26/2008 through 11/1/2008.

Here are the Bathroom Blogfest Community [BBC] members for Bathroom Blogfest ’08 - Cleaning Out Forgotten Spaces Around Us:

Susan Abbott at Customer Experience Crossroads
Katia Adams at Transcultural Marketing
Shannon Bilby at Floor Talk!
Laurence Borel at Blog Till You Drop
Jo Brown and the blogging team at Kohler Talk
Lisbeth Calandrino at Lisbeth Calandrino
Sara Cantor at The Curious Shopper
Becky Carroll at Customers Rock!
Katie Clark at Practical Katie
Iris Shreve Garrott at Circulating
Ann Handley at Annarchy
Marianna Hayes at Results Revolution
Elizabeth Hise and C.B. Whittemore at The Carpetology Blog
Maria Palma at Customers Are Always
Sandra Renshaw at Purple Wren
Kate Rutter at Adaptive Path
Claudia Schiepers at Life and its little pleasures
Carolyn Townes at Becoming a Woman of Purpose
Stephanie Weaver at Experienceology
C.B. Whittemore at Flooring The Consumer

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Posts from Experienceology

2007-11-05T00:23:00.000-05:00

Bathroom Blogfest is shaping up for 2007
Last year, a small group of female bloggers took on the challenge of bathrooms and their role in the customer experience. We had so much fun that we decided to repeat it this year and invited more women to take part. We currently have 22 bloggers signed up to participate, including the blogger for the National Kitchen and Bath Association (Ed Pell)...

Bathroom Blogfest starts today!
In our country, we take good facilities for granted. But in other countries, public sanitation is still an evolving experience. In Kiev, Ukraine, the world's first toilet museum caught a visitor "using" one of the exhibits...

Bathroom Blogfest visits American Girl Place
It's Day Two of the 2007 Bathroom Blogfest and we're at American Girl Place in Chicago. This amazing retail experience, three floors' worth, is all about girls and their mothers. So it might not be a surprise that...

Bathroom Blogfest: Stall of shame
Today we're going to look at some less successful examples. The first is nothing new, a line for the ladies room at a touristy area in San Diego.

Thoughtful bathrooms
Today I'm sharing some great features I've seen on my travels this last year. This cool sink at O'Hare Airport in Chicago provides easy access for people using wheelchairs while looking (and being) designed in. Would that all universal design was so seamless...

Special touches and attention to detail
What makes a bathroom memorable? I've been thinking about that on my travels this year. Despite the raised eyebrows I get when taking photos in and around public bathrooms, I have found some nice details to share...

Oceanaire Restaurant serves up a swanky bathroom
Yes, the food was great at the Oceanaire Seafood Room. But it was their bathroom that won them the coveted "Best Bathroom Experience Award 2007" from Experienceology. Okay, so it's not coveted yet. But it should be.

The last word
We've done it... another great time in the ladies room. I'd like to thank all the bloggers (24 of us!) and others who picked up the blogfest and gave it their own swirl. It had some odd moments, like when White Cloud toilet tissue added a fake person to our Facebook group...

Posts from Flooring the Consumer

2007-11-04T23:07:00.000-05:00

Bathroom Blogfest 2007 Wrapup

In case you missed any of the posts from Flooring The Consumer, here's what happened, starting with Let the 2007 Bathroom Blogfest Begin....

Day 1:
Taking Bathrooms To The Next Level - Kohler
Taking Bathrooms To The Next Level - II
Taking Bathrooms To The Next Level: Michigan Tile...

Day 2:
Bathroom Brand Manifestations:M&Ms
Bathroom Brand Manifestations: Bass Pro Shops
Bathroom Brand Manifestations: Mickey Mouse
Brand Manifestations In The Bathroom: Advertising

Day 3:
Bathroom Blogfest 2007 - Extreme Solutions
Bathroom Blogfest - More Extreme Solutions

Day 4: Bathroom Blogfest and Measurement

Day 5 [overlapping into Day 6]:
Bathroom Blogfest Brings It Home to Retail
Bringing The Bathroom Blogfest Home - Advice
Bringing the Bathroom Blogfest Truly Home

Posts from Customer Experience Crossroads

2007-11-02T22:25:00.000-04:00

Best of the blogfest, or how to increase your traffic using a crazy topic
You can get a lot of people talking about something with a blogfest. Many of the less well-established blogs on the list saw major traffic boosts as a result of their participation. But the big jump in traffic on the group blog set up by organizer Stephanie Weaver was especially interesting to me. She sent in a note to Blogger, letting them know, and they highlighted the blog. Instant jump to thousands of page views. of course Blogger would not have done this if they didn't think the concept was interesting. So the formula remains the same -- you can get publicity if you have something interesting to say. read more

Extra touches at convention hotel ladiesroom
...when a convention centre goes to some extra effort to add comforting touches, it is noticeable. The Westin Bayshore was practically flawless in this area. See what they did with their bathrooms to keep conference goers happy. read more

Dining upscale casual and how this has improved the ladiesroom
Join us on a visit to Wildcraft in Waterloo, and see how this dining trend has changed the ladiesroom experience. People in our group were encouraging those who 'didn't have to go' to 'go anyway', just so they could see it. Lots of good pix, thank goodness for camera phones! read more

Taking the brand into the bathroom
In a retail space designed to profile a brand, what should the bathrooms look like? This question is addressed on Flooring the Consumer by guest author Marianne Cone. Ms. Cone visited the M&M's World and Hershey's stores in Times Square and discovered... that all the attention on the brand image completely disappears with the bathroom. read more of this round-up article

A family bathroom for a family restaurant
There's a neighborhood in Toronto we call Little India. It's really more Little Pakistan, but whatever. There's an iconic restaurant there called the Lahore Tikka House. It's been under renovation for at least two years, but in the fashion of this culture, they've continued to run the restaurant the whole time, building as resources permit. The staff are delightful, and the food is excellent, plentiful, and inexpensive. read more

Cleaning up the ladiesroom
The bathroom blogfest was cooked up on a let's-get-acquainted phone call between me and San Diego blogger Stephanie Weaver (Experienceology) a little over a year ago. We wanted a blogfest topic that related to customer experience but not in a specialized way … we tagged it ladiesrooms. ... What's the point of this? Well, every human being has to use the bathroom. But most organizations act like the bathroom is just a nuisance. read more

Posts from The Corporate Entrepreneur

2007-11-02T15:51:00.000-04:00

Innovation Where You Least Expect It

Last year Susan Abbott of Customer Experience Crossroads and Stephanie Weaver of Experienceology alerted me to a blogfest they were running to clean up the ladiesrooms of the world. I wrote a post letting folks know about the Bathroom Blogfest and this year I was invited to participate in Bathroom Blogfest 2007 where 23 bloggers signed up for the event--Oct 28 through Nov 2--to coincide with National Kitchen and Bath month.

You might ask yourself what entrepreneurship, innovation, loos, and customer experience all have in common. Sometimes, the most innovative solutions are (dare I say it?) right under your nose.

The LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, based in San Francisco, has a workshop in West Oakland - LightHouse Industries - where a tank-size, high-tech machine spews out 61,000 packets of toilet paper an hour for servicemen and women. The military placed a rush order for millions of the little tissue packets for Iraq.

One of their largest customers, the military isn't their only customer. The business also has contracts with the Federal Emergency Management Administration, pitching in when disasters require backup, as well as a growing list of commercial enterprises.

The workers at the Oakland plant--eight employees partially or completely visually impaired--played a big part in helping people displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

ABC news aired a short segment on Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired this past August.

George Clark, Chief Development Officer, and Gayle Uchida, Business Development Manager, look forward to expanding the markets for their TP packets with the new $800,000 machine that both improves workers' safety and increases production output. More customer contracts also mean greater profit for the workshop and financial perks for its employees!

Posts from Library Bytes

2007-10-31T22:22:00.000-04:00

Posts coming soon!

Kitchen and Bath Business

2007-10-31T14:20:00.000-04:00

If you are thinking of going eco-friendly, the bath is a great place to start. Check out our easy tips for going green during National Kitchen and Bath month.