CTDA is dedicated to bringing educational opportunities to its members and the industry. The CTDA created a webinar program in order to do this. We are using a new webinar platform, Remo, that will allow for networking between attendees before and after the event. To take advantage of the additional networking opportunity please log in 10 minutes prior to the start of the webinar.
Click here to view a video explaining how to use the platform.
Click here to view a video detailing how to create your profile.
If you, or anyone from your company would like to present a webinar, please contact CTDA Staff.
What To Expect
Our webinars are priced per company location. The goal of CTDA is to have many people from each company location participate in the webinars. What many of our members do is have many employees sit in a conference room while the webinar is projected onto a screen. This is an easy way to educate your whole staff! Each CTDA webinar is recorded. When you purchase the webinar you receive call in/login information as well as a handout of the presenters’ slides arranged with space for attendees to take notes. After the webinar is completed CTDA staff distributes the recorded webinar which is available to you indefinitely.
Pricing is as follows:
Members - $0 per company location
Non Members Cost - $150 per company location
Recorded Webinar Link Only - $50 per company
2021 Webinars
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Date: |
Webinar: |
Presenter(s) |
April 15, 2021 |
Slab System Tools |
Hector Martinez, RUBI Tools. |
April 22, 2021 |
Self Leveling Underlayments |
Jim Whitfield, MAPEI |
May 13, 2021 |
Grouting for Success *Rescheduled to July 15* |
Jim Whitfield, MAPEI |
May 20, 2021 |
Trends in Tile Setting Materials |
Marcel Shoen, Latricrete |
June 10, 2021 |
Specifying Successful Tile and Stone Systems |
Jim Whitfield, MAPEI |
June 24, 2021 |
Large Format Tile and Surface Prep |
Gilles Bignolas, Latricrete and Andrew Day, Atlas Concord |
July 15, 2021 |
Grouting for Success |
Jim Whitfield, MAPEI |
August 5, 2021 |
Saws and Tools Used on Tile/Stone and How to Use Them |
Hector Martinez, RUBI Tools |
August 26, 2021 |
Things You Need to Know if You Import Ceramic or Stone Tile |
Robin Grover, Licensed US Customs Broker and Lawyer |
September 23, 2021 |
Succession Planning - Three Simple Steps to Get Paid Fair Value When You Sell to Your Team |
Byron McFarland, The McFarland Group |
2020 Webinars
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Date: |
Webinar: |
Presenter(s) |
March 18, 2020 |
Innovation Through Technology Investment |
Frank Heenan, Epicor Software
Pete Racz, Arizona Tile
Tom Kotel, Mid-America Tile |
April 13, 2020 |
Business Today and After Covid-19 |
Dave Rosenberg, Locked on Leadership |
April 16, 2020 |
Tile and Tile-Setting Materials' Green Product Certifications 101 |
Brittany Storm, MAPEI |
April 27, 2020 |
Virtual showrooms and using digital tools to connect with customers online (pandemic edition) |
Stephen Caldow, Leap Tools, Inc. |
April 29, 2020 |
Getting to the Financial Light At the End of the Tunnel |
Al Bates, Distribution Performance Project |
April 30, 2020 |
How you can best sell your way out of today’s virus-impacted markets |
Jim Panerco, University of Innovative Distribution |
June 11, 2020 |
CTDA Webinar: A CEO’s and Salesperson Guide to Sales Training and Sales Management |
Scott Michael Group and Ascent Sales Strategies |
July 9, 2020 |
Introduction to Material Bank |
Adam Sandow, Founder & CEO of Material Bank |
July 23, 2020 |
Steam Rooms; Principles of Proper Design |
Jim Whitfield, MAPEI |
August 27, 2020 |
Identifying and Specifying Membranes in Tile and Stone Installations |
Logan Reavis, MAPEI |
2019 Webinars
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Date: |
Webinar: |
Presenter(s) |
May 23, 2019 |
Tiling the Great Outdoors |
Jim Whitfield, MAPEI |
June 4, 2019 |
International Trade Commission Update |
Robin Grover, CTDA Trade Attorney |
July 18, 2019 |
Online Education and New Course on Developing Tile & Stone Specifications with Architects |
Donato Pompo, UofCTS
Vincent Moiso, Founder and President of VIS Aspire Inc. and President of Oceanside Glass & Tile. |
September 26, 2019 |
How to use Why Tile |
Kathy Meyer, Marketing Director for TCNA |
October 10, 2019 |
Market Update and Economic Forecast |
Joe Lundgren, Joseph Lundgren Consulting |
November 21, 2019 |
Grouting for Success |
Michael DeMello, MAPEI |
December 5, 2019 |
Get to Yes Faster |
Dean Minuto, Yescalate |
December 19, 2019 |
Flat is Flat – Surface Preparation for Large Format Tile |
Barry Bailey, MAPEI |
2018 Webinars
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Date: |
Webinar: |
Presenter(s) |
June 28, 2018 |
Floor Heating Systems |
Earl Maicus, Schluter Systems |
July 12, 2018 |
Why Tile Update |
Kathy Meyer, Marketing Director for TCNA |
August 23, 2018 |
How to Sell Tile Over Other Floor Covering Materials |
Fred Jackson, Estudio Group LLC |
August 30, 2018 |
Movement Joints in Tile & Stone Installation |
Mike Daniels, MAPEI |
September 27, 2018 |
Exterior Challenges and Growth Opportunities in tile installations |
Jim Whitfield, MAPEI |
November 8, 2018 |
How to use the TCNA Handbook |
Beck Serbin, NTCA |
December 6, 2018 |
Challenges in Finding Qualified Labor |
Scott Carothers, CTEF |
December 13, 2018 |
Standards and the switch from Medium bed to LHT |
Dan Marvin, MAPEI |
2017 Webinars
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Date: |
Webinar: |
Presenter(s) |
January 26, 2017 |
Glass Production for Mosaic and Tile |
Michael R Golden, Avenue Mosaics |
May 25, 2017 |
Improving the Bottom Line |
Al Bates, Distribution Performance Project |
June 8, 2017 |
Social Media Trends |
Olivia Tharp, WRL Advertising |
June 23, 2017 |
CTDA/ NTCA Insurance Benefits for Members |
Roundstone Insurance |
July 20, 2017 |
Standing Out from Your Competition: CCTS Certification for Your Sales Staff |
Donato Pompo, Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants
John Zolman, Miles Distributors, Inc. |
July 24, 2017 |
CTDA/ NTCA Insurance Benefits for Members |
Roundstone Insurance |
August 10, 2017 |
Closing the Sale |
Jack Daly, Professional Sales Coach, Inc. |
September 21, 2017 |
Thin Tile Standards Update |
Noah Chitty, Crossville, Inc. |
October 19, 2017 |
Introduction to new CTDA Member Benefits |
Rick Church, Executive Director of CTDA |
December 21, 2017 |
Customer Service: What to do when a Customer has a Failure |
Shawn Mitcham, Technical Services Claims Supervisor, MAPEI |
2016 Webinars
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Date: |
Webinar: |
Presenter(s) |
February 9, 2016 |
The Importance of Benchmarking Reports |
Al Bates, Profit Planning Group |
March 3, 2016 |
Thin Tile Installations-What to do before and after the truck shows up |
Dan Marvin, MAPEI |
March 24, 2016 |
Coverings: Designers and Distributors |
Alena Capra, Coverings Industry Ambassador
Erin Dalbey, Pan American Ceramic Tile
Linette Langguth, Florida Tile
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May 19, 2016 |
Social Media |
Shannon Vogel, Creating Your Space |
July 19, 2016 |
How Flat is Flat? Self Levelling for Tile Installations |
Dan Marvin, MAPEI |
September 22, 2016 |
Building a Marketing Plan for a Distributorship |
Robin Hawn Rhea, Crossville, Inc. |
November 17, 2016: 10 AM CDT |
ITR Economics Update |
Alan Beaulieu, ITR Economics |
December 8, 2016 11:00 AM CDT |
Large and Heavy Tile Mortars |
Jim Whitfield, MAPEI |
2015 Webinars
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Date: |
Webinar: |
Presenter(s): |
January 22, 2015 |
Customer Service Begins Here |
Rudy Llerena, George Apakian and Cindy Bell, D&B Tile Distributors |
February 26, 2015 |
Social Media |
Shannon Vogel, Creating Your Space |
March 5, 2015 |
Designers & Distributors: Building a Successful Relationship |
Alena Capra, Coverings Industry Ambassador |
May 28, 2015 |
Designing for Compatibility—Why ‘System Solutions’ make sense for the flooring industry |
Cris Bierschank, MAPEI |
September 24, 2015 |
Why the move toward ‘product transparency’ for tile installation systems? |
Cris Bierschank, MAPEI |
November 19, 2015 |
B2B at the Decision Making Point in the Showroom |
Dancik International |
2014 Webinars
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Date: |
Webinar: |
Presenter(s): |
January 23, 2014 |
TCNA Environmental Classifications - Quantifying Moisture and Temperature Limits for Tile Installations |
Cris Bierschank, MAPEI |
February 27, 2014 |
Heated Floors: A New Perspective for Tile and Stone |
Earl Maicus, Schluter Systems |
March 13, 2014 |
Threats Become Opportunities as the World of Distribution Evolves |
Jim Gould, Floor Coverings Institute |
March 27, 2014 |
Social Media |
Shannon Vogel, Creating Your Space |
May 27, 2014 |
How to Get Your Products Specified |
Michael D. Chambers, MCA Specifications |
September 25, 2014 |
The Evolution of Grouts - Cement-based to Ready-to-Use |
Cris Bierschank, MAPEI |
October 8, 2014 |
A Bigger Slice - Using Customer Engagement to Increase Sales |
Ryan Fasan, Tile of SPain Consultant |
November 20, 2014 |
Thin Tile Installations |
Noah Chitty, Crossville, Inc. |
December 16, 2014 |
Growth Prospects for Ceramic Tile & Stone Products in 2015 |
Stuart Hirschhorn, Catalina Research Inc. |
2013 Webinars
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Date: |
Webinar: |
Presenter(s): |
January 31, 2013 |
Overcoming the Payroll Challenge |
Al Bates, Profit Planning Group |
February 28, 2013 |
What is Online Educatoin and What Can it do for You? |
Donato Pompo, Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants |
March 28, 2013 |
NTCA Membership Recruitment Program |
Jim Olson, NTCA |
May 30, 2013 |
How Technology is Changing the Way we do Business - Construction & Flooring Industry |
Cris Bierschank, MAPEI |
June 20, 2013 |
Interior Design and How to Design with Tile |
Kim Bernard, Walker-Zanger |
August 22, 2013 |
Current Technologies in Care and Maintenance of Natural Stone, Grout and Tile |
Fred Jackson, Estudio Group and VanHearron |
October 10, 2013 |
It's All Connected |
Mitch Dancik, Dancik International |
November 21, 2013 |
ANSI 118.15, the New Standard for Improved Modified Dry-Set Cement Mortar |
Dan Marvin, MAPEI |
2012 Webinars
Click on the following links for more information on each webinar. If there is no link, information has not yet been provided. Please check back closer to the date of the webinar.
Date: |
Webinar: |
Presenter(s): |
February 23, 2012 |
How To Increase Your Sales and Profits From the Green Movement |
Fred Jackson, Estudio Group |
May 24, 2012 |
B2B Initiatives in the Industry and the Work of fcB2B |
Mitch Dancik and Pamela Bowe, Dancik International and BOWE Company |
June 22, 2012 |
Barrier Free Shower Installations |
Earl Maicus, Schluter Systems |
July 25, 2012 |
Green Building and the North American Tile Industry: Past, Present, Future |
Bill Griese, TCNA |
September 13, 2012 |
A Profit Plan for a New Era |
Al Bates, Profit Planning Group |
December 12, 2012 |
What Every Retailer Can Learn From Apple - Follow up from Total Solutions Plus Presentation |
James Dion |
2011 Webinars
Click on the following links for more information on each webinar. If there is no link, information has not yet been provided. Please check back closer to the date of the webinar.
Date: |
Webinar: |
Presenter(s): |
2/08/2011 |
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Jack Daly |
4/29/2011 |
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Fred Jackson |
5/25/2011 |
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Jack Daly |
8/18/2011 |
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Pamela Bowe & Mitch Dancik |
8/23/2011 |
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Jack Daly |
9/30/2011 |
Green Issues 101 |
Fred Jackson |
10/21/2011 |
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Al Bates |
2010 Webinars
Click on the following links for more information on each webinar. If there is no link, information has not yet been provided. Please check back closer to the date of the webinar.
Date: |
Webinar: |
Presenter(s): |
1/15/2010 |
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Barry Thomsen, Small Business Marketing Ideas |
1/19/2010 |
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Bill Griese, TCNA |
2/19/2010 |
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Cris Bierschank, MAPEI |
3/19/2010 |
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John Tinghitella, Humble Confidence |
4/23/2010 |
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Al Bates, Profit Planning Group |
5/21/2010 |
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Ted Janusz, Janus Presentations |
6/17/2010 |
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Kim Bernard, Walker Zanger |
7/15/2010 |
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Noah Chitty, StonePeak Ceramics |
8/19/2010 |
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Rod Sigman, Custom Building Products |
12/17/2010 |
Distributor Profitability in The Great Recession |
Al Bates, Profit Planning Group |
to submit topics of your own.
2009 Webinars
*Indicates a CTDA Management Conference Speaker
Date: |
Webinar: |
Presenter(s): |
1/23/2009 |
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Tom Facca, American Olean |
2/20/2009 |
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Cris Bierschank, Mapei |
3/20/2009 |
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Kirby Davis, Laticrete |
*4/17/2009 |
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Al Bates, Profit Planning Group |
5/15/2009 |
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Paul Shipp, USG Corporation & the Responsible Solutions to Mold Coalition |
6/18/2009 |
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Al Dias, Allied Collection Resourses |
*7/16/2009 |
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Jerry Yudelson, Yudelson Associates |
*8/21/2009 |
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Mark Krawczyk, Czyk & Associates |
9/25/2009 |
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Donato Pompo, Ceramic Tile & Stone Consultants |
10/16/2009 |
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Ted Janusz, Janus Presentations |
11/20/2009 |
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Mark Jordan, VERCOR |
Postponed to:
1/19/2010 |
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Bill Griese, TCNA |
2008 Webinars
Date: |
Webinar: |
Presenter(s): |
5/16/2008 |
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Al Bates, Profit Planning Group |
6/20/2008 |
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Eric Pucilowski, Laticrete |
*7/18/2008 |
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James Dion, Dionco Inc. |
*8/15/2008 |
LEED Certification with Ceramic Tile - Bonus Package |
Howard Pryor, Conestoga Ceramic Tile Dist. Inc. |
9/19/2008 |
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Mike Ferris Dal-Tile/Mohawk |
12/19/2008 |
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Harold Yarborough, Rudy Llerena & Alex Llerena, D&B Tile Distributors |
Purchase CTDA Webinars for Your Customers
The CTDA membership committee has come up with another great benefit of membership! In 2009, all CTDA members will be given the opportunity to allow their customers to participate in CTDA webinars. In order to take advantage of this offer each company must purchase the $99 webinar for their company and will then receive a discounted price of $25 for each customer webinar they purchase. In order to take advantage of this opportunity you must register by downloading the hard copy registration form.
Submit Topics of Your Own!
Please contact CTDA Staff with suggestions on future topics, or if you or someone from your company would like to present a CTDA webinar. |