PUBLISHED ARTICLES
Good Housing News in St Louis and Nationally
St Louis Business Journal
March 22, 2013
The New York Times reported in a front page story Thursday that demand
for houses is outstripping the supply. "The housing turnaround seems to have caught almost everyone by surprise", the paper wrote. Not the people at HDA, Inc, a distributor, publisher, and
cateogry manager of books and magazines for retail outlets -- including house plans. In conversations with them this week, I learned their sales increased 10 percent last year...{Read More}.
Pinterest- Should Your Brand Jump on Board?
The Net Impact
March 15, 2012
Social Media’s two year old hidden gem, Pinterest, has made its way into the spotlight and to the top of the Referring Traffic report for many websites. In fact, Shareaholic reports that "based on aggregated data from more than 200,000 publishers that reach more than 260 million unique monthly visitors each month, Pinterest drives more referral traffic than Google Plus, LinkedIn and YouTube combined."...[ Read More ].
How Bob Ketterer helps HDA, Inc. keep it positive in tough times
Smart Business
October 01, 2011
Check out Bob Ketterer's article in Smart Business Magazine...[ Read More ].
Finalists Announced for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Central Midwest
Business Wire
June 26, 2008
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Ernst & Young LLP is pleased to announce today the finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award in the Central Midwest. This group of exceptional entrepreneurs was selected by an independent judging panel made up of regional business, academic and community leaders. The winners will be revealed at a gala event on June 18, 2008 at the Sheraton in Overland Park, Kansas...[ Read More ].
Entrepreneur of the Year
St. Louis Business Journal
May 30, 2008
Bob Ketterer's once-small business is booming. HDA Inc., a Hazelwood-based book and magazine distributor, has averaged 41 percent annual growth during the past five years. Sales now top the $200 million mark, and the company just inked a three-year, $100 million deal with Dollar General to distribute titles to its 8,300 locations nationwide...[ Read More ].
HDA, Inc. Launches E-Campaign
Reuters
December 25, 2007
With product information inundating the average consumer, companies struggle to find the perfect balance of staying in touch without being seen as a nuisance. HDA, Inc., an industry-leader house plans company, has found a way to maintain this balance with the use of a Web-based software program called CampaignerPro...[ Read More ].
HDA books $190 million with boost from Michaels, Macy’s
St. Louis Business Journal
October 26, 2007
Hazelwood-based HDA, Inc. landed a five-year contract with Michaels. The account represents about $60 million in annual revenue.
The deal represents about one-third of HDA's business...[ Read More ].
Corporate Spotlight
American Executive
June 1, 2007
Going from $11 million in revenue in 2000 to $200 million today — a 1,700% increase — is something to celebrate. But it is also something to be concerned about if you don’t have the right
processes, technology, and people in place to handle it...[ Read More ].
HDA Rises on Lowe’s Building Boom
St. Louis Business Journal
February 11, 2005
Bob Ketterer is the ultimate do-it-yourselfer. Since starting HDA Inc. 22 years ago with his life savings of $60,000 on the line, he has built his company into a consistently profitable $56.5 million business...[ Read More ].
HDA Introduces Three New Home Plan Books
PR News Now
Thousands and thousands of home plans saturate the pre-drawn blueprint industry on the Internet. One may find this a bit intimidating to begin their search for that perfect luxury house plan...[ Read More ].