outreach

Why Watershape University?
Ever since the formation of Watershape University last fall, curious minds have rightfully asked what this organization is all about, what our goals are, and the means we'll be using achieve those ends? Here's a rundown of the key questions and answers: What's a "watershape"? The creators of WaterShapes coined the term before
In the Cards
Of all the promotional tools Dave Garton has deployed to support his watershaping business through the years, nothing has been more effective than his business cards. Why so? As as he reports here, it's because there's more to them than the usual bits of contact information.
A Day to Swim
Is it an idea whose time has come? On June 8, I received an email from my friend Dave Penton announcing that he was setting up Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram accounts for something called International Swim Day. "The first day of summer this year is
2018/3.2, March 21 — Inspired Participation, Illuminated Motion, Missouri Magic and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS March 21, 2018 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
Professional Relations
  ‘When it comes to business,’ observed Stephanie Rose in her October 2002 Natural Companions column in WaterShapes, ‘I know that being a soloist carries me only so far:  Rather, it’s the relationships I’ve established and maintained within the business community that have taken me beyond the
2016/7.1, July 13 — Inspired Pondcraft, Rain Curtains, Racing the Clock and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS July 13, 2016 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
WaterShapes.com Resource Directory
  If your company wants to be included in WaterShapes.com's Resource Directory and has not participated before, you can get involved by following these easy steps.
The WaterShapes.com Media File
  Continuing the WaterShapes Revolution Welcome to WaterShapes.com, the one-stop web site that serves the…
2011/11.2, November 23 — Outdoor Rooms, Trevi Fountain, Life on the Leading Edge and more
November 23, 2011 WATERSHAPES.COM FEATURE ARTICLE Inside ‘Outdoor Rooms’ If you think designing patios begins…
Growing Awareness
Sometimes, just when you think you have things all figured out, something comes along to transform your point of view.   For as long as I've been a part of the watershaping trades in general and the pool/spa industry in particular, there have been those special occasions when I've had just the kind of experience that has caused me to see things with fresh eyes.  Case in point is the trip I mentioned in my last column - the one in which I was heading to