The Green Festival makes its rounds throughout the year in key cities. Last month it landed in New York City at the Jacob Javits Center. It’s known as the longest-running sustainable and green living event in the United States. It’s where thousands of local green living experts and businesses get together...
The naturals business keeps getting bigger and better. There is a natural alternative for anything you can think of and things you never thought of. That was the theme of this year’s Natural Products Expo held annually in Anaheim. Innovative companies are making it easier to live naturally, so there...
I met up with Kat Krassner, Co-Founder and Co-Editor of PRESENT Magazine and The Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market®, January 10 – 17. I was on the lookout for trends in gifting at the show and thought who better to ask what she’s been spotting. "Fashion apparel, jewelry...
Outdoor brands are trending so how do authentic brands become mainstream darlings? I was amused that some brands at the recent Outdoor Retailer Winter show in Salt Lake City, January 10 – 12, 2017, preferred to talk lifestyle vs. product. I am concerned that the authentic pioneers will continue to...
The implications for healthy living, exhibited and discussed at the 2017 Consumer Electronic Show held January 5–8 in Las Vegas, NV, were life-changing. While head-spinning technology was everywhere, the ones that delivered what consumers and professionals perceive they need, are the technologies that will thrive. It seems like the Internet...
Every year, Fran Drescher’s Cancer Schmancer Movement holds an informative summit that is a "must" attend for you, your family and friends, as well as people who mysteriously ask you for information that you learned there! I went twice and I can tell you it's life changing, and for many,...
Every time I set foot on the expo floor at the Nutrition & Dietetics annual Food and Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE), I have an experience that completely changes the way I think about my health. FNCE 2016 in Boston, October 15-18, had even more surprises and some much anticipated trends.
I personally grew up in the spa industry having worked in the global wellness community since opening my healthy lifestyle PR firm 30 years ago. It has always been my professional mission to make spas a showroom for a healthy lifestyle. Attending this year’s annual International Spa Association (ISPA) conference,...
Walking the NY NOW show in August is like shopping the world for the very best gifts that you want all for yourself. It gives you access to what's new in home décor and lifestyle design as well. My favorite new section of the show offered rows of personal...
Pharmacies, by definition, are where we get medication when we’re sick. That’s not what they have become. They are a hot spot of health and preventative care, many of them operated by traditional and natural grocers. According to the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS), chains operate...
