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Business Information:
Company Name: Debi Ward Kennedy Retail Designer|Speaker|Writer
Business Type: Other
Location: PO Box 22
Seattle, WA
USA 98290
   

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Debi Ward Kennedy, retail visual designer, provides services to retail & wholesale clients from her studio in Seattle. Services focus on visual merchandising & display, store layout & design, and brand image development. Deb also speaks at trade shows & conferences, writes articles for trade publications and blogs, and has hosted educational videos for the Gift & Home Channel.
Experience: With over 30 years of experience in the retail industry, Deb brings a wealth of knowledge and hands-on experience to her clients. Her clients include trade shows and both wholesalers & retailers. She has designed visual plans for products ranging from souvenirs, home decor accessories & furnishings, tabletop, bedding, fashion, accessories, pet products, and childrens' furnishings, to food & wine for the top wineries in the Washington state wine industry. Education & background include fine arts and business, and a lifelong passion for retail excellence inspired by Walt Disney.
Expertise: Deb's primary goal is to help independent businesses succeed in their visual presentation of products. Developing a client's brand identity and expressing it visually through store layout & design and displays is her forte', and she has won several awards for integrating brand image into her tradeshow booth designs. She has been recognized for her redesign of two top Washington state winery retail shops - Columbia and Hogue Cellars. She is also devoted to mentoring women entrepreneurs in all industries, and has been contributing to online resources for women in business for over ten years, including Victoria magazine's 'Business of Bliss' forum and 'the Bliss Guild'. Deb is one of three founders of www.womentakewing.com, launched in 2007. Deb's entertaining & dynamic design blog, http://decodivadebi.blogspot.com, offers inspiring & educational resources.
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Key Store Information: Debi Ward Kennedy offers the following creative services: Seminars, presentations, & panel discussion on the subjects of retail visual merchandising, retail store layout & design, branding for independent retail businesses, and women entrepreneurs. Deb writes on the subjects of retail visual merchandising, retail store layout & design, branding for independent retail businesses, and women entrepreneurs. Visual design services include retail display design, retail store layout & design, and brand image development. Some event design services available. Available via email and in person. To discuss design services or speaking information, please email Debi at debi@thedecodiva.com. I am sorry, but I do not accept requests for 'friends' from unidentified, anonymous, or incomplete member profiles on social networking sites.
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