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Listening to Your Customers Pays Off in the End

Concrete Polishing Business & Technology Vol. 7 No. 3 - May 2007 by Peter Wagner, CSI Comments are Disabled

Being successful in business, as in life, is knowing when to be right, and when to allow the other person their thoughts and views, especially when the “other” person is a potential or existing customer.

Skate Park in Santa Cruz Replicates Waves with Concrete

Outdoor Spaces Building with Concrete Vol. 7 No. 3 - May 2007 by Amy Johnson Comments are Disabled

A 16-foot-tall concrete wave? Concrete artists created this and more at a 15,000-square-foot skate park.

11 Proven Concrete Color Recipes

Outdoor Spaces Stamping & Texturing Concrete Tools & Equipment Recipes Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 7 No. 3 - May 2007 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Step-by-step instructions and useful tips from people in the industry who have experimented enough to know what works.

Restoring High Traffic Areas Using Concrete Overlays

Concrete Repair & Restoration Concrete Overlays & Toppings Vol. 7 No. 2 - March/April 2007 by Amy Johnson Comments are Disabled

The floors of this 80,000-square-foot outdoor mall on the island of Kauai were patchy, cracked and worn out. One sweeping restoration changed everything.

What Your Sealer Shouldn’t Look Like and How To Fix It

Tips & How-Tos Concrete Sealers Vol. 7 No. 2 - March/April 2007 by Richard Smith Comments are Disabled

Decorative concrete can be temperamental. Materials we have used for years can suddenly become problems. It is always best to brainstorm with both your crew and the manufacturers to come up with the best solution. Sometimes a problem can be fixed by allowing people to think outside the box.

Marketing and Selling Concrete Countertops

Business & Technology Concrete Countertops Vol. 7 No. 2 - March/April 2007 by Lane Mangum Comments are Disabled

Concrete countertops are countertops. They just happen to be made out of concrete.

This should affect your marketing and selling techniques. If you understand how countertops are most commonly and most effectively marketed and sold, you will be much more successful at marketing and selling concrete countertops.

Growing Your Decorative Concrete Business by Offering Less

Stamping & Texturing Concrete Concrete Sealers Business & Technology Vol. 7 No. 2 - March/April 2007 by Doug Carlton Comments are Disabled

Decorative concrete has become the fastest growing segment of the concrete industry. But in part because of this, the decorative market rarely allows individual contractors to effectively master and install each type of decorative concrete.

Spray it Forward: The Decorative Concrete Community Gives Back

Events & Recognition Concrete Polishing Training & Education Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 7 No. 2 - March/April 2007 by Peter Wagner, CSI Comments are Disabled

Decorative concrete overlays, stampings, fountains and countertops created from scratch. And the best part of all was that the majority of the work the artisans created are to become a permanent working part of Walla Walla County Fairgrounds.

Staying on Top of Stenciling

Stamping & Texturing Concrete Tips & How-Tos Vol. 7 No. 2 - March/April 2007 by Loretta Hall Comments are Disabled

Concrete toppings developed for stenciling decorative concrete differ from general-purpose overlays in several ways.

The Mission of the Concrete Polishing Association of America

Concrete Polishing Pro Polisher - Summer 2010 by Brad Burns Comments are Disabled

Each job brings a unique set of challenges to the polishing process. Understanding what concrete is, how it is placed, and the many variations that can take place from region to region are just a few of the crucial steps when specifying or contracting.