AD announced Marty McLaughlin has joined the group as its first chief marketing officer effective April 1. McLaughlin is charged with collaborating with AD’s members and boards to identify new areas of added value for its community, beyond the core functions of a buying and marketing group.

Gerber Plumbing Fixtures has launched its new Lemora bathroom collection. Designed with an ideal blend of clean lines and subtle arcs and edges, this soft contemporary collection draws upon nature’s inspiration. the company notes.

My takeaway from the barrage of stories analyzing the Reddit group that banded together to create noise in the stock industry is that this time, the group hit the market at the right time with the right story and, it seems, most of the people walked away with a profit.

The best profile for a showroom salesperson is not the high-energy type “A” personalities that focus on getting the sale.