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Consumer Products & CPG · 2010
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Zorbing and the big global idea machine!
I've got a new Web traffic monitoring tool - Re-Energize -- which is quite wonderful! And every day, when I look at how people are finding my site, it's become quite obvious that…
"You can't be a futurist and a pessimist!"
Yesterday I spoke to several thousand people as the closing keynote speaker for the 2010 Fresh Summit for the Produce Marketing Association in Orlando. I focused on several…
Produce Marketing Association, Orlando - The Future of Food: Fresh, Fast, Frequent!
This is the trade organization that represents all that good stuff you are supposed to eat - veggies! They invited me in for a 2nd day keynote for their annual conference, to take…
Consumers Electronic Association CEO Summit, Ojai, CA : Brand Innovation At the Speed of Twitter!
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 CEO's of…
What are retailers worried about? Consumer interaction and location!
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 retail…
Keynote: PMA Fresh Summit General Session – Are You Guilty of Future Crimes? Innovation in Fresh Produce
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 important…
"We shop faster" - the new fast world of retail, food and consumer products
Here's a summary of my observations from a keynote I did in New York City for retailers, agencies, marketing organizations, food and CPG companies, on some of the trends that are…
Keynote: Heinz – The Future of Consumer Brands: Innovation on the Global Shelf
Jim Carroll delivered a keynote for Heinz in May 2010. As emerging markets and changing consumer habits reshaped the global food and consumer products landscape, Jim explored the…
Walt Disney Corporation, Hollywood, CA - Innovation in the World of Upside Down Trends
Considered as one of the most innovative organizations in the world, Disney invited Jim to address a senior leadership meeting, specifically for his insight on consumer trends…
#Innovation : Riding fast paced trends in the consumer / retail sector
At many of my keynotes, I focus on some of the most successful creativity and innovation attributes that I see within organizations. Here's a list of guidance from a recent…
Food industry trends: Faster is the New Fast!
Here's an article that I wrote for Food Manufacturing on trends in the consumer, food and packaging sector. I spend a huge amount of my time as a keynote speaker at countless…
Video: Food industry trends - it's all about velocity!
In the food industry -- it's all faster. A faster focus on 'fresh' food. New taste trends happen faster. There's faster innovation with ethical packaging. And so it's all about…
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