Concrete Decor Artisan's In Concrete

Dear Readers,

As 2006 progresses you’ll notice some changes taking place in the pages of Concrete Decor magazine, including some general improvements to the magazine’s layout and design. But one of the first changes that I feel is worth bringing to your attention involves our Contractor Profile, now called Concrete Decor’s “Artisan in Concrete.”

This new title has been established to better distinguish those individuals and construction companies that we believe demonstrate a level of quality and professionalism our readership will most appreciate learning about.

To honor each of these contractors, we have developed a new section online at concretedecor.net. Here you will find photos and company information for our “Artisans in Concrete” along with links to the articles we’ve published about them. Additionally, each contractor featured in Concrete Décor will be granted the exclusive use of Concrete Decor’s “Artisan in Concrete” shingle, which can be used on his or her Web site or on other business materials such as brochures, stationary, or business cards.

For those of you who would like to have the opportunity to be one of Concrete Decor’s Artisans in Concrete, we invite you to enter your name, e-mail address and Web site address at http://www.concretedecor.net/html/artisans-in-concrete.cfm. Here you can also download Concrete Decor’s “Excellence in Concrete” banner, which will link your Web site to Concrete Decor, the most trusted source of information on decorative concrete.

Concrete Decor’s contractor profiles are valuable for a number of reasons. We learn important details about what makes these individuals successful while gaining a stronger sense of what quality workmanship is all about. Constantly pressing to meet or exceed these expectations, in my opinion, is the main ingredient to keeping the demand for decorative concrete strong.

Concrete Decor invites every one of our readers to apply for this special opportunity in the pages of Concrete Decor. Whether we come knocking on your door tomorrow or five years from now, customers and colleagues who see either of Concrete Decor’s distinguished banners on your Web site will know you are a company that strives for outstanding workmanship every day.

Sincerely,
Bent Mikkelsen, Publisher