This graph represents the model of product life cycles as taught in business schools for the last, oh, I don't know, 100 years? Companies would innovate, and introduce a…
Branding & Marketing · Faster - The Acceleration Economy
What do you get when you bring 700 mayors and elected officials for small, medium and large sized towns from the State of Utah into a room for a talk about the future?…
Event Highlights · Event Highlights - Economic Development
It's the first day of school and my family is busy getting back to work and school and life in general. It has been an extraordinarily difficult summer. My wife, two…
From the Archives · Innovation
Jim Carroll delivered a keynote for Allied Solutions in August 2010. As digital banking and shifting member expectations reshaped community financial institutions, Jim…
Event Highlights · Event Highlights - Insurance
The Defense Commissary Agency operates military grocery and retail stores around the world. Its mission goes well beyond retail — commissary operations support military…
Case Studies · Retail & Consumer
I'm now into a bit of a slow stretch for some summer; postings here will be slow for a time. Years ago, inspired by similar times, I wrote about how innovation thrives…
How to be Innovative · Innovation
At the recent Consumer Electronics Association CEO summit in Ojai, CA, I focused on how social networks are coming to have a huge impact on brand perception. But aside…
Faster - The Acceleration Economy · Industries
With all the keynotes I do, I spend a huge amount of time on airplanes -- and often end up going through a lot of video. As of late, I've seen a number of rock…
Branding & Marketing · How to be Innovative
Jim put into perspective the impact of social networks upon branding, consumer relationships and marketing for this group of senior executives from some of the world’s…
Event Highlights · Event Highlights - Disruption
Life is weird when *you* are asked to keynote one of the worlds' largest technology organizations - they sponsor the annual CES show in Las Vegas - and are in front of…
Connected World (IoT & Digital Twins) · Event Highlights
I just came from giving a keynote for the annual conference of a major customer loyalty organization, with the talk focused on some of key trends impacting the world of…
Consumer & Food · Faster - The Acceleration Economy
Jim Carroll delivered the general session keynote at the Produce Marketing Association’s (PMA) Fresh Summit in 2010, one of the produce industry’s largest and most…
Agriculture & Food · Consumer & Food
