Recent insights from LCWA

With Chicago weather in the 80s and up all week, and more in the forecast, it’s hard to believe we are celebrating the first official day of fall. Yet as many of us can’t wait for cooler temperatures, change is already in the air for these finds this week: Rolling Stone Up for Grabs – Jann Wenner, found and owner

Before and after photo featured on blog “In My Own Style.” Who doesn’t love a good makeover? This was the thinking behind our recent campaign for Beyond Paint – a revolutionary new refinishing paint that combines primer, finisher and sealer all in one product and bonds to virtually any surface with no sanding, stripping or priming required. Inspired by the

The calendar says we still have one week left of summer, but the Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte says it is already fall. That’s right, that means crunching leaves, carving pumpkins and – my favorite – picking apples. Check out my apple picks from the news this week: A Line at the Apple Store – A full ten years since the iPhone

As one of the country’s top agencies specializing in promoting home products, it seems every time we turn around we are facing another “Market.” Between the Spring and Fall Home Furnishings Markets in High Point, N.C., and the semi-annual Las Vegas Markets, planning for “Market” has become a quarterly tradition for LCWA. So, it only makes sense that over the