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Keynote Case Study: United Suppliers Technology Exchange — The World's Oldest Profession Keeps Learning New Tricks
At the 2017 Technology Exchange in New Orleans, futurist Jim Carroll spoke to roughly 300 farmers about the big trends redefining agriculture and why growers remain among the most…
Daily Inspiration: "Turn your mind into an imagination machine. Then focus on being an idea factory!"
“Turn your mind into an imagination machine. Then focus on being an idea factory!” - Futurist Jim Carroll on #innovation The picture is from my keynote in Dallas a few weeks ago -…
Keynote Case Study: NAMA: Automated Retail Was Becoming the New Front Line of Convenience.
I delivered a keynote for NAMA on how vending, micro-markets, frictionless commerce, mobile payment, personalization and smart automation were reshaping convenience retail. The…
Keynote: NAMA Coffee, Tea & Water Association Conference - Future of food and consumer behaviour, Dallas, Texas
The National Automatic Merchandising Association CEO saw me at an event, and told me she immediately determined that I should come in and headline one of their events — in this…
Keynote Case Study: Xcelerate Retail: Retail Was Moving From Stores to Smart Ecosystems.
I delivered a keynote for Xcelerate Retail on retail technology, merchandising innovation, mobile consumers, omnichannel execution, data-driven insight and the accelerating…
Video: Keynote Promo for NAMA's Coffee Tea and Water
This November, I'll keynote the National Automatic Merchandising Association Coffee Tea & Water Show. I did a little promo video teaser about the event during my visit to Walt…
Upcoming Keynote: Future of Retail (in the era of Amazonian Disruption!)
This fall, I'm headling a major retail event in Las Vegas - Xcelerate 2017! Details are here. There's a lot of change underway - and certainly, the Amazon/Whole Foods situation is…
Video: The Acceleration of Trends Impacting Retail
From a recent keynote for a global leadership team, covered in another recent post.
Daily Inspiration: "Are you aligning your strategies to the era of acceleration?"
"Are you aligning your strategies to the era of acceleration?" - Jim Carroll A few weeks ago, I was on stage in London, UK, for a global leadership meeting of Pladis -- a new…
Keynote Case Study: pladis: Snacking Was Becoming Smarter. The Future Of Food Was Moving Faster.
For pladis, I explored how changing consumer tastes, health expectations, digital commerce and product innovation were reshaping the future of food and snacking. The message was…
The Future of Retail? A Keynote for A Global Brand Leader in London!
My message on the speed of change in retail is drawing attention, further and further afield. Case in point - yesterday, I was a keynote speaker for a global leadership meeting of…
Keynote: Pladis – Godiva Chocolates, McVities Biscuits Ulker – , London, England - The Future of Food & Retail
This was a huge amount of fun! I love overseas trips! And what an organization — Pladis is new, with three separate, distinct brands coming together with a focus on future…
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