Conversation shaping the future of the mattress industry.

Wake-Up Call brings industry veterans together for candid discussions about retail, technology, consumer behavior, and the forces reshaping how mattresses are bought, sold, and made.

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10. The 4 C’s of Long-Term Retail Success

Mark and Mike offer a roadmap for brick-and-mortar mattress retailers to remain the consumer’s top choice in a direct-to-consumer world. They identify 4 key value propositions — each of which gives consumers a strong reason to continue buying from your store well into the future — and explore how retailers can design their operations and messaging around one or more of these.

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Deep Dives

Long-form discussion unpacking the most critical issues facing the industry.

Interviews

Conversations with dynamic leaders from across the mattress universe.

Practical Insights

Ideas that retailers, manufacturers, suppliers, and RSA’s can apply today.

Industry Buzz

The developments everyone is talking about – and the ones they should be.

Who We Are

The Wake-Up Call Podcast is hosted by Mark Quinn and Mike Magnuson.

Together, Mark and Mike bring two perspectives that rarely come together in one conversation — an independent, data-driven view of consumer behavior and market trends, alongside decades of hands-on leadership experience across nearly every corner of the bedding industry.

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