The future of travel according to The General Store

    The future of travel according to The General Store

    Matt Newell is the founder and CEO of The General Store.

    He was also the recipient one of the highest accolades for retail innovation in the world, ‘Store Design of the Year’ at the World Retail Awards in Paris, 2013.

    And he’s also a speaker at the upcoming Travel DAZE forum thingy we keep banging on about which focuses on The Future of Travel!

    The General Store, a company that specialises in retail strategy and innovation, and in 2015 was named ‘Emerging Agency of the Year’ at the AdNews Agency of the Year Awards.

    Matt has worked with notable clients, including Supercheap Auto, Pernod Ricard, Shoes of Prey, Coates Hire, clearly.com.au (global eyewear) and Mad Mex.

    Perhaps his biggest start-up success story is BCF (Boating Camping Fishing), a category killer concept that went from $0 to $200mil in two years.

    Matt sits on the advisory board for the Masters of Marketing program at Swinburne University. And as a regular public speaker for the retail and marketing industries, Matt is eager to share his passion for retail marketing strategy, innovation, trends and human insights.

    So what are you waiting for?

    TRAVEL DAZE IS HANDS DOWN THE MOST INFLUENTIAL FORUM FOR THE AUSTRALIAN TRAVEL INDUSTRY.

    It’s as simple as that.

    You can BUY TICKETS here.

    You can check out the entire selection of SPEAKERS here.

    And for MORE INFO, click right here.

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