Audio and visual presentations were recorded at the 2010 International Home + Housewares Show. You can either listen to presentations online or download the mp3. Additionally, you can download any accompanying visuals from the presentations.

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SUSTAINABILITY (back to top)
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Sustainability for Beginners: Green Vocabulary Roundtable
Catherine Del Spina
GO GREEN: Making Old Seem New in Store Design
Martin M. Pegler
Sustainable Secondary Packaging for Your Top Line and Your Bottom Line
Dennis Salazar
Green Housewares: How Sustainability Leads to Marketplace Success
Deb Singer
One Size Doesn't Fit All: Understand the Green Consumer and Create Marketing That Works
Suzanne Shelton
Meaningful Green: Understanding Consumers To Activate Green Solutions in Product Design
Elizabeth de Montfort Walker
CONSUMER TRENDS (back to top)
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Rebuild, Reinvent, Revitalize: Looking Forward in 2010
Debra Melnick
Millennials (20-Somethings) Have Over $350 Billion in Spending Power! What Do They Want for Their Homes?
Robin Albing
SOCIAL MEDIA (back to top)
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Can You Believe She Posted That About You?
Mark Bachmann
Michelle Venorsky
Using Google to Make Connections with Your Customers
Kellie P. Fitzgerald
INNOVATIVE NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (back to top)
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Judging the Value of Great Design: Why Housewares Design Award Winners Attract Today's Savvy Consumer
Peter Giannetti, HomeWorld Business and Housewares Design Awards Judges Panel
Intellectual Property Protection Strategies for Global Marketplace
Damon A. Neagle
IDSA Designers Panel Discussion
Reasons to Purchase: Innovative Enticements
Reduce Your Risk of New Product Failure: Three Things You Must Do Before You Start Product Development
A.J. Riedel
Breaking Through the Screen Door: The Near Future of Indoor/Outdoor Product Innovation
Mathieu Turpault, Director of Design
RETAIL DESIGN (back to top)
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How to Make Your Store a Destination: Insights from Home Shopping Channels
Karen Kranz
Getting It Right in Store Design: Best Practices for Relevant Retail Solutions
Charles Sparks
COLOR TRENDS (back to top)
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Designers Choice: What Colors Are They Buying?
Lee Eisman
RETAIL (back to top)
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Keynote Address, The Container Store
Kip Tindell