Here’s something you wouldn’t expect to be innovative – or safe. But of course it is both of those things. A new 10-story residential condo, slated for Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, and a 12-story retail, office, and apartment building in Portland, Oregon, will be the first two tall wood buildings in America. Wood generally has a…
Targeting innovation-hungry millennials? We ought not forget our more established customers, who tend to purchase their tried and true products. Here is an interesting article I found by Andrew McDougal on Cosmetics Design- Europe. He writes that while there is a big focus on attracting millennials who seek innovation right now, older consumers’ preferences become…
The start up craze. 3-D printing. Uber, AirBNB and the unstoppable On Demand Economy. My friend Robert Tucker has been reporting on these and other driving forces of change: Only a year ago, we were just hearing about the “sharing economy” (since renamed the On Demand Economy), today the mainstream media reports on these trends constantly….
Here’s innovation news we regularly post on our Facebook Page. Like us for more! ArcelorMittal — the world’s largest steel company — produced 93.1 million tons of steel in 2014, generating a problematic amount of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. But now, the company is launching a pilot scheme at their Ghent plant in partnership…
If you are a senior level consumer goods executive or actively involved with your organization’s global expansion projects, I highly encourage you to attend Achieving Profitable Growth and Innovation, a conference from our friends at Consumer Goods Technology. You’ll need to sign up soon, because it takes place September 16 – 18 in Fort Lauderdale,…
Here’s news of an eco-book that shares info about clean drinking water, so the reader can use the actual pages as high-tech filters that will remove 99% of bacteria from the filtered water. It’s part of a new bactericidal silver nanoparticle paper. Perhaps someday it can bring clean water to the 663 million people who…
I’m excited for this upcoming event next month in Fort Lauderdale, and am inviting you to join me at a special rate on behalf of the Consumer Goods Emerging Market (CGEM) Committee and CGT. Join me in attending a groundbreaking CG industry-specific executive meeting for Global Expansion in New and Emerging Markets. The meeting will be…
Never before have we seen partnerships lead to so many new creative and lucrative experiences for consumers and the businesses themselves, especially where social media and crowdsourcing are involved. Check out this report from our friends at Consumer Goods Technology (CGT): Unilever and Walgreens have joined forces for the first time with Me to We to provide…
Our friends at Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) report: Jean-François van Boxmeer, chief executive of Heineken, the world’s third largest brewer, told CNBC that he expected to see continued sales growth in emerging markets, despite the occasional “hiccup” in the future. Heineken reported higher first-half results than markets expected as it increased profit in all regions except Africa and…
Have you heard of PlantBeat for farms? It’s being developed in Israel thanks to an Open Innovation partnership that is bringing the so-called “internet of things” to the U.S. and Central America. More on what it is in a moment. First, the partnership. Israeli agritech firm Phytech, is partnering with ADAMA Agricultural Solutions to sell…
