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91% Polled Say Coil Counts Can Tell Quality Story

Posted May 13, 2014 Q2 CommentsPosted in mattress industry, mattresses, product development, Retail

At Leggett & Platt, we have created a new product called NanoCoil, so in preparation for its release at this year’s ISPA EXPO, we did some research on industry opinion around coil counts. Using this new coil as well as two other Comfort Core® units, we were able to  boost the coil count in our foam-free […]

Sleeping On an Old Mattress Can Kill You

Posted April 15, 2014April 15, 2014 Q8 CommentsPosted in mattress industry, mattresses

Should that be the headline of every mattress ad ever written? Seriously, think about that for a second because most consumers have absolutely no idea how important it is to sleep on a comfortable mattress. It’s important because the right mattress will give them the restorative sleep they desperately need. You think I am being […]

A Preview: How to Use Social Media in the Mattress Industry

Posted December 17, 2013December 17, 2013 Q7 CommentsPosted in social media

About a month ago, I joined a group called SocialMedia.org on behalf of Leggett & Platt. You have to be a billion dollar company with a minimum of 5,000 employees, so that part of membership is a bit restrictive, but other than that, they are an open book. The great thing about this community is […]

Here We Are, Now Entertain Us!

Posted March 27, 2013April 9, 2013 QLeave a commentPosted in furniture, marketing, product development

In case you haven’t seen it yet, you need to take a minute and watch some of the episodes from the new web series, Cycle Man. This show is brought to you by Leggett & Platt’s Home Furniture Components group, located with me here in good old Carthage, Missouri. So why am I bringing up […]

Serta, Tempur-Pedic, Ashley, and Hybrids Top Q’s Views for 2012

Posted January 2, 2013 QLeave a commentPosted in mattress industry, mattresses

We covered it all this year on Q’s Views. We talked about how Serta not only hijacked the buzz at last year’s Las Vegas market with their “Cheap-Ass Knock Off” banner, but also hijacked the number one spot in the bedding industry. We discussed Tempur-Pedic’s shift in strategy in 2012 and followed Sealy’s push to impact […]

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