This year the Design Influencers Conference returns to California!

DESIGN INFLUENCERS 2020 CONFERENCE

MARCH 1-3, 2020 | GRAND HYATT SAN FRANCISCO | SAN FRANCISCO, CA

The conference offers attendees a unique opportunity to participate in the intersection of interior design and the world of new media including blogging, social media, e-commerce, digital branding, book publishing, line promotion, and more.

Grow Your Network, Explore Opportunities & Get Updated with the Latest Trends & Solutions.

Why I’m excited!

If you read my recent article on Conferences and Events that I Attend, then you know this is a conference that I have been honored with participation on the Advisory Board, I have been a featured speaker 3 years in a row, and a returning Influencer of the sessions, Mentoring Communities. #designinfluencerscon

I will be attending and presenting again at the Conference this year! Yay!

This conference is the perfect place to connect with Designers from all over the nation, not just in NY / CT where I am based. Attending this conference has really allowed me to network my business in a wonderful way.

My most trusted mentors and weekly mastermind groups are directly curated from attending this conference. I hope you will be there too! This is a great event to connect and share with our fellow industry peers, designers, and brands, and as always, meet new friends.

And who doesn’t love Nate Berkus? Take a look at this star-studded lineup with “Greenwich is in the house” Alexa Hampton, Miranda Kerr who just launch an amazing new furniture line with Universal, Scot Meacham Wood who was fabulous at the Aspire Designer House at High Point, NC, Famous TV personality and prolific Interior Designer Micheal Smith Boyd, and more.

I hope to see you there.

Here’s my recap of last year’s Design Bloggers Conference 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. dvd Interior Design Hits Atalanta for the Design Influencers Conference.

Also, Here’s our recap on the 2018 Design Bloggers Conference

The conference offers attendees a unique opportunity to participate in the intersection of interior design and the world of new media including blogging, social media, e-commerce, digital branding, book publishing, line promotion, and more.

Good News!  Community Workshops are back! 

If you attended Design Influencers 2019 Conference last March, you might remember our exclusive in-depth workshop and mentoring sessions. Attendees loved the deep-dive workshop option so much, that we've been developing more deep dives for the March 2020 conference.

And BIG NEWS: These are the topics we’ll be exploring. 

Pinterest for Bloggers, Instagram Stories: How to Build Your Brand.  Understanding Instagram for Growth and Engagement. How to Get Traffic to Your Blog and Website. How to Build Multiple Income Streams for Interior Designers, Using Video and Content to create Your Brand and Increase Engagement 

Plus access to optional bonus content like checklists and best resources, attendee-organized meetups, deep-dive long-format workshops. This is a current look into the new media landscape.  We are a community of design appreciating entrepreneurs from all different platforms and communities offering support to each other nationwide. We are Instagrammers, bloggers photographers, entrepreneurs, vloggers, and content creators. 

About the Mentors, L-R

Carla Aston of Carla Aston Designed: Carla Aston is an Interior Designer and Design Blogger solving design dilemmas on her blog since 2012

Jeanne Chung of Cozy Stylish Chic: Jeanne K Chung is an interior designer, blogger, and owner of a to the trade showroom located in Pasadena, CA

Jana Phipps of the Trim Queen: Jana Phipps is an embellishment expert with a refined eye for the use of trimmings in fashion, décor and luxury DIY. She is also Creative Director of product and media for www.ThreadCo.co.

Laurel Bern of Laurel Bern Interiors: Laurel is a NY Interior Designer since 1988 and a fulltime blogger and author of the Laurel Home blog.

Deborah von Donop of dvd Interior Design: Deborah is an Interior Kitchen Designer with Bakes & Kropp in NY, NY, and author of popular design blog dvd Interior Design where she shares tips and insights on Home Decor and Interior Design Business.

Looking for real input for your online strategy?

Ask questions of 5 experienced design bloggers/influencers regarding your website, blog, social channels strategies and techniques. This is the perfect place to find some insight that is tailored specifically for you and what you are wanting to do online to market yourself and your company. Direction will be offered by 5 mentors, each with a unique online route to their success, as they share actionable advice that will elevate your online presence to reach your business goals. You may ask them ANYTHING!

Join Round Table Q&A Mentoring Communities for the first 50 signups! - Ask us ANYTHING

Sessions are Monday and Tuesday, March 2 and 3rd, Room: TBD

7:30 -8:30 am,  Skip the Gym and Join Us!

This was a great opportunity for Interior Designers who blog, to mingle and share with a like-minded community that became empowering & Inspiration for everyone that attended.

Why Attend Design Influencers conference?

• Connection creation between influencers and brands and other influential design professionals

• Speakers selected to help local design professionals measure and build their influence

• Outlines for brands and designers on how to pick viable influencer partnerships

• Top tips for creating influencer marketing programs for yourself and others

• Separate "how to" tracks for designers and brands along with meaningful general sessions

• Experts and examples for deploying social media, digital and offline marketing strategies

• Lessons for avoiding common mistakes made by influence marketers

• Top examples of design influencer marketing

• Influencer marketing thought leaders outside the design industry

• Networking events designed to build your influencer and professional networks

For another great article on the Conference, read this great article by Jana Phipps, the Trim Queen " How to Level Up Your Social Influence for Your Business" .

This year’s conference is offering two tracks, the main INFLUENCERS TRACK for designers, and the BRAND TRACK sponsored by High Point Market Authority for the social media managers and marketing teams! Then there are parties and social events for a grand closing party for all registrants to meet. Plus a tour of San Francisco on Wednesday, March 3, which is free for all DI2020 attendees.

See Event Overview for additional info. Find more information on the Agenda page HERE. Feel free to reach out if you have questions.  I am a long time attendee and a member of the Design Influencers Conference Advisory Board.  If you are attending, please come up and say hi!

I hope we meet in San Francisco.

Deborah von Donop, interior kitchen designer, joined Bakes & Kropp  NYC in the fall of 2019, bringing a passion for classical design and training from 20+ years in the design industry.  Inspired by the intricacy of fine residential design, Deborah appreciates the way sophisticated, nuanced design can transform a space, and she enjoys the thorough approach it requires. In particular, Deborah takes pleasure in developing designs for custom mill work that encompasses both aesthetics and assembly. Her close collaborations with craftspeople have contributed to successful projects and are fulfilling her passion for exceptional design that is approachable. Further, Deborah’s projects benefit from her expertise in interior design, project management, and material selections. Happiest with a pencil and a straightedge to this day. In her free time, Deborah is writing for her design blog, trying to get to the gym, and raising 3 children with her husband. 

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2020 SPEAKERS Design Influencers Conference

NATE BERKUS

Monday Keynote

ALEXA HAMPTON

Sunday Keynote

MIRANDA KERR

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