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.

Access presentations by day:


Sunday - March 6, 2011 (back to top)
Topic + Speaker Click below to listen:
Cooking Up Bigger Profits with Housewares
Phil Lempert, The Supermarket Guru, and Panelists.
Global Food and Drink Trends
Craig Thayer
The Profits and Perils of Private Label
Carey Cuddeback
Sustainable Secondary Packaging for Your Top Line and Your Bottom Line
Dennis Salazar
Simplistic Slowdown: The Evolving Consciousness of the Consumer at Home
Valerie Jacobs
Consumer State of Mind: Insight into the Driving
Motivators Behind Consumer Purchases
Peter Goldman
Protecting Your Product Uniqueness in a Global Market
Damon Neagle
Monday March 7, 2011 (back to top)
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Top Trends for 2012: Thriving in a New Age of Anti-Consumerism
Tom Mirabile, Lifetime Brands
Color Directions! Twists, Turns and Trends
Leatrice (Lee) Eiseman, IHA’s own color expert and forecaster
What We Make Makes Us: How Brands Express
and Shape Our Culture
Ron Farnum and Bill O'Connor
Technology Transformation: Near Term Kitchen Trends and Concepts
Mathieu Turpault and Rob Tannen
No Waste, All Gain: A Mail-Back Pack Market Breakthrough
Dean Whitney, Continuum and
Ben Anderson, Preserve
DEALS not Discounts, CHARACTER not Status, COMMUNICATION not Advertising: What You Must Know Before Selling to Millennials (and Their Parents!)
Robin Albing
Generational Game Changer Strategies
Susan Yashinsky
2011 Gia Winners: Best of Global Retail Design
Tina Genualdi
Realizing Good Intentions Through Product Design
IDSA Designers Panel Discussion
Marianne Grisdale, Moderator: Gaylon White
Tuesday March 8, 2011 (back to top)
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What Are Designers Top Color Choices?
Leatrice (Lee) Eiseman, IHA’s own color expert and forecaster
Legal Challenges in New Product Development, Marketing, Advertising and Retail Launch
 Jeff Knowles
Creating Environments That Inspire Desire and Build Brands
Tim Kelley
Some Assembly Required: The 3 Most Dreaded Words in Product Marketing
Rob Eddy
Design In and For China
Tao Huang, PhD
It Isn't Easy Marketing Green: Understanding the Nuances of Consumer Perceptions and Crafting Green Marketing That Works
Adam Kustin