UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
January 11, 2024
Trajectories & Tours Retail Safari (private event)
New York, NY
In her latest Trajectories & Tours event, Carol kicks off NRF 2025 with a group of portfolio brand leaders on a curated, multi-category retail tour across the Big Apple. The event kicks off with Carol’s presentation of her top Retail Trajectories, followed by a whirlwind expedition to the hottest shopping districts and deep dive into retail concepts that are setting new standards in innovation.
January 13-15, 2025
NRF Big Show
Javits Center, New York, NY
The biggest show of the year is just around the corner! Carol will be at the National Retail Federation Big Show for meet-and-greets, opportunity explorations, 2025 planning sessions, client catch-ups, interviews, and more. She looks forward to meeting up with fellow retail experts and influencers at the RETHINK Retail gala during the show.
Hit the button to the left or our contact page to set up time at the show.
Carol will be at the RETHINK Retail’s AiR conference to get the latest on AI implications and applications in retail and to connect with industry clients, friends, and big thinkers!
Hit the button to the left or our contact page to meet Carol at the event.
January 13, 2025
RETHINK Retail AiR Conference
New York, NY
Bring retail event speaker and expert Carol Spieckerman to your spaces.
Have you ever invested in a conference only to hear the same presentation given ten different ways?
Are you tired of retail event speakers using your podium to pedal their books and services?
Do you secretly think, "This is interesting, but what in the world does it mean to my business?"
Your standards for beyond-the-obvious insight and actionable takeaways are higher than ever.
They should be!
These days, your corporate events, user conferences, tradeshows, and trainings have to bring on the value. Pure and simple. You and your teams shouldn’t have to sit through obvious observations when all kinds of information is a click away. You need to know what really matters, what it means to your business, and what to do about it.
Multi-format Mojo
From Keynote presentations to podcast interviews, webinars, panel discussions, and retail B2B strategy workshops, Carol Spieckerman elevates your thought leadership events with fresh, actionable insights that matter to the diverse stakeholders who now rely on retail.
With a comprehensive knowledge that spans categories, business models, channels, and geographies, every talk Carol gives is purposefully tailored to your audience harnessing her latest Retail Trajectories. She isn’t participating in your event to sell books or consulting services. Her goal is to provide pure, up-to-the-minute value to your audience.
“Carol brought a real point of view. So many speakers come here and present information you can get anywhere. Great insights as we combine the brick and mortar and digital universes into a single experience for our customers.”
— Evan Clark, Walmart Director of Visual Merchandising
Retail Trajectories: Going Beyond Trends
Once something becomes a trend, it’s already too late!
Retail moves too fast to follow the herd. Carol's Retail Trajectories are forward-looking themes and calls to action that she creates, tracks, and maps across categories, channels, borders, business models, and touchpoints. They make sense of the seemingly random events happening in retail for the diverse retail companies that attend Carol’s events. Carol’s Trajectories are also the bridge between her B2B advisory work and the multi-format thought leadership she provides through keynote presentations, media contributions, webinars, and her award-winning podcast, Spieckerman Speaks Retail.
“We always get so much out of our "Carol" events!
Truly a pro who adds tangible value. Thank you!”
— Tina Chadwick, SVP Strategy / Creative / Digital, Miller Zell
Carol shares her latest Retail Trajectories at corporate event
Retail Trajectories Keynotes
Carol specializes in creating and delivering content that is relevant to diverse audiences with takeaways that hit home with operations, executive, marketing, sales, and creative teams. She loves curating her latest Retail Trajectories to support your event goals and themes. Tell her who's attending, and she'll mastermind a story that pulls it all together, setting the tone for your entire event. Making you look good to your teams, members, constituents, and customers is her passion. No canned presentations or pitches from the podium. Just fresh, actionable, of-the-moment insights delivered in a compelling and engaging style.
“You were inspiring yesterday. After hearing you talk, I felt positive and energized about our business. You were the shining light for me at this event. Great job!”
— Ted C., Global Account Executive, Large Format Digital
Carol conducts a Trajectories & Tours retail safari in New York
Trajectories & Tours Retail Safaris
Trajectories & Tours retail safaris meld uncommon insights with real-world exploration in major cities around the globe. Prepped by a customized Retail Trajectories kick-off presentation, Carol will hit the savannas of top global retail destinations with your team. She’ll scout and map retail-relevant locations where retail innovation is flourishing in the wild. From next-gen convenience concepts to automated experiments, Carol and your team will follow the tracks to retail’s next frontier. Nothing beats sighting ingenuity in its natural habitat with Carol at the ready to decode every detail!
Carol conducts panel at Women in Retail Leadership Total Retail Tech event
Panel Discussions
When you bring Carol in to host your retail panel, you're getting more than just a moderator. As a recognized retail expert, Carol draws from a deep well of knowledge on topics spanning the retail landscape. She's adept at teasing out insightful commentary from panelists, making them look good while extracting valuable expertise for your audience.
Carol's true talent lies in her ability to shape focused, cohesive panel discussions that reinforce your event themes and objectives. Under her guidance, conversations flow naturally while staying firmly on message. Panelists are engaged, audiences are enlightened, and you achieve your event goals.
Don't settle for a one-dimensional host just keeping time. Tap into Carol's retail prowess and deft facilitation skills to elevate your panel discussions into must-see events. Carol brings insightful dialogue, lively interactions, and pure value to your stage.
Sample Trajectories
Have an event theme you want to bring home?
Carol is tracking 30-50 trajectories at any given time that distill retail's higher truths for diverse retail stakeholders. Carol would love to customize a talk specifically for your audience.
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Brick-and-mortar is back big time! Stores definitely aren’t dead but will be very different in 2024 and beyond as retailers dive into digitization and immersive tech takes hold. Still, high-touch experiences will stay in the mix.
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The digital rethinking of brick and mortar is well underway and a flood of new devices will enable immersive experiences, rev retail media, and maybe even take a bite out of retail crime. The store will be the center of the action in 2024.
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Remember when it was out of the question for brands to sell in more than one channel or (heaven forbid) open a store? These days, exclusivity is obscurity and brands now have permission to roam (but can’t afford to take it too far)!
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The automation-vs.-people-power conversation keeps heating up but it’s not a zero-sum game. High-tech works best when it enables high-touch experiences and people power has to be part of the plan.
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Opportunistic hook-ups are everywhere. It’s time to keep your frenemies close and redefine “competition.”
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The new folks flooding into retail HQ aren't steeped in traditional ways. It's intentional, disruptive, and beneficial if you play it right. Learn how to position to these new players.
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Retail media is a multi-billion-dollar, margin-making machine! It’s no wonder retailers have gone mad for ads and it changes the game for everyone.
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Convenience is overtaking price as a top consumer decision-driver, yet perceptions can change based on the occasion, category being shopped, or even the time of day. We’re living in an “all of the above” world.
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Private brands are proliferating again but pride of ownership is fading and associations are being obscured. Who’s behind the brand and does it really matter?
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Armed with granular data insights, retailers and brand marketers are no longer in the business of reacting to consumer demands - they’re shaping consumer behavior. How will you help them?
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Acquisitions, DIY, or partnership? The answer to retail's burning question has changed dramatically and opens up worlds of opportunity.
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Passive income, inventory-less commerce, and platform monetization...it's no wonder online marketplaces are proliferating, but blurred accountabilities, brand dilution, and other obstacles threaten to kill the buzz.
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Who knew grocery would become retail’s shiny new thing? Retailers’ food forays are in full force as a traffic-driving tool and category conversion enabler, yet it’s not working quite like it used to.
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Even DTC brands are revisiting the benefits of leveraging others’ platforms. DTC and wholesale aren’t mutually exclusive and true scale is no longer achieved in a single channel.
Carol conducts interview series at NRF 2024
Client Events and Panels
"We want to be thought leaders, not just vendors."
We hear it a lot lately it's music to Carol’s ears. Carol’s solution provider, content platform, and agency clients (and their clients!) want to be go-to resources for their valued partners. Whether you want to tee up your company or clients as an answer to where retail is going next or you're looking to bring a true retail expert to the table to talk about the "why" behind what's really happening in retail, Carol is ready to roll.
With Carol participating in your event, you have more than just a host, panelist, or speaker, you have an authoritative voice framing your story and bringing out the best in your guests. Carol will transform a generic interview, webinar, panel, or media appearance into stand-out storytelling that promotes your value to high-value prospects, stakeholders, and strategic partners. Book a one-time event or keep the magic going with a content package.
“I just wanted to say thank you! You're a great interviewer and such a pleasure to work with. Super talented and a real pro.”
— Lia Pinto, VP of Marketing, KWI
Subject Matter Expert
Appearances & Content
As a recognized retail thought leader and true subject matter expert, Carol brings a unique ability to seamlessly connect current industry dynamics to your specific objectives. She curates and delivers insightful and highly-relevant content that aligns with your goals without coming across as a pitch to your clients.
With a comprehensive knowledge that spans categories, business models, channels, and geographies, Carol guides conversations in multiple directions tapping into her latest Retail Trajectories, while keeping the focus squarely on relevant topics. Extensive experience, credibility, and research inform her perspectives, whether presenting as a solo speaker, panelist, host, or facilitator for your event or contributing to your latest white paper or release. Carol does the work so your content can shine.
Content & Event Strategy
Carol provides strategic input, including content recommendations, structural guidance, and scripting recommendations to trade groups, event planners, and marketers seeking to bring true thought leadership to their retail events. Carol offers advisory and participation packages that elevate and contextualize your thought leadership events and webinars with authoritative, unbiased, customized retail expertise.
Media Appearances
Carol is a frequent media contributor to leading retail and business publications and platforms. Reporters count on her fast response, quick-on-the-uptake insights, and quotable takes across a dizzying array of retail topics. Providing more than off-the-cuff opinions, Carol offers a well-researched, thoughtful point of view to every interview and appearance. Call Carol to elevate your upcoming article, interview, or media segment.