Color Marketing Group®

Color Marketing Group® (CMG) is The Premier International Association for Color Design Professionals®. Our mission is creating accurate and relevant color and trend forecast information by connecting global color professionals in their shared passion.

A not-for-profit international association of color design professionals, Color Marketing Group® is a forum for the exchange of all things color. Members represent a broad spectrum of designers, marketers, color scientists, consultants, educators, and artists.

Since 1962, CMG members have been turning a shared passion for color, into business opportunities across all industries. Our members come together at local and international color forecasting events to interpret, create, forecast, and select colors with the goal of enhancing manufactured goods and services. By collaborating, we better identify the direction of color and design trends. Then, interpret that information across industries.

You live in color and so do we. Its influences are everywhere, the environment, social issues, changing political climates – they all impact color in one industry, which have a reverberating effect on another. We believe the only way to stay competitive within such constant change, is by harnessing each other’s endless flow of knowledge and understanding.

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CMG SUMMIT REVEAL

August 28 - 31


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Explore the future of color, materials and finishes by participating in this collaborative and interactive experience, during which we'll reveal the latest trends for 2025 and beyond gathered during our global in-person and virtual forecasting events held this year.


This year, our global forecasting events, both in-person and virtual, brought together professionals from around the world to contribute to CMG's 2025+ Forecast. With a total of 14 ChromaZone workshops conducted in multiple languages and formats, our forecast is one of the most diverse and vibrant ones yet. This year we introduced several new exciting elements to enhance the process and expand its creative horizons!


In addition to our traditional focus on color, we have expanded our exploration to include materials and finishes. By incorporating mega and macro themes identified during our Future Thinking Workshops, we have enhanced the depth and breadth of our forecast. And to top it off, we are excited to announce that we have moved up the revelation date from November to August, allowing you to stay ahead of the curve and be among the first to discover the future of color.




A Virtual Summit Experience

The Summit is a four-day virtual experience from 11.30 am to 1 pm Eastern daily showcasing presentations from our four forecast regions of Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and North America. Our Forecasting Committee Regional Chairs will present the top 3 Color Trend Stories with supporting color directions from each region and then you'll be invited to join a breakout room with topic-based discussions to share your insight, expand your horizons, and boost your networking circle. On the final day we will hear the Material & Finish Forecast and the consolidated 2025+ World Color Forecast comprising 64 color directions.


DAY ONE - Monday, August 28 - 11.30 am to 1 pm Eastern

The revelation of our 2025+ Asia Pacific Forecast by Lora Di Fabio, Design & Development Manager of American Biltrite followed by topic-based discussions in breakout rooms led by our Asia Pacific Committee.


DAY TWO - Tuesday, August 29 - 11.30 am to 1 pm Eastern

The revelation of our 2025+ European Forecast by Judith van Vliet, Founder of The Color Authority followed by topic-based discussions in breakout rooms led by our European Committee.


DAY THREE - Wednesday, August 30 - 11.30 am to 1 pm Eastern

The revelation of our 2025+ Latin American Forecast by Alexandra Avalos, Color Marketing & Design, Sherwin-Williams Central America followed by topic-based discussions in breakout rooms led by our Latin American Committee


DAY FOUR - Thursday, August 31 - 11.30 am to 12 pm Eastern

The revelation of our 2025+ North American Forecast by Montaha Hidefi, Founder, Color Landing. Mercedes Landazuri, Market Insight Manager, Ampace will present the Materials & Finish Forecast. CMG's President and Founder of Colorfuel, Peggy Van Allen, will also present the overview of our World Color Forecast™, combining the results from all four Regional Forecasts and analyzing the hue families and their evolution from 2024 to 2025. These presentations will be followed by topic-based discussions in breakout rooms led by our North American Committee.


At the end of each day participants will be invited to our CMG ColorChat™ to continue the exchange of information and network with our color community.

MEET OUR WORLD COLOR FORECAST™ PRESENTERS

Presenting the Asia Pacific Forecast:


Lora Di Fabio is the Design & Development Manager at American Biltrite where she leads the design development of flooring products and marketing materials. After receiving her BFA (Honours in Graphic Design) from Concordia University, Lora worked at Industrial Design firms and corporations where she specialized in colour and graphic applications on consumer products. She has lectured on the subject of Colour in Manufacturing at the University of Montreal School of Design where she facilitates a yearly colour trend workshop.

Presenting the European Forecast:



Judith van Vliet was born in the countryside of The Netherlands. She moved to the urban environment of The Hague for her studies at the age of 17. At 28, when she moved to Milan, she fulfilled a lifelong dream of living in Italy. She still lives there, a participant in the vibrant unfolding of color and design-thinking in one of the world's creativity capitols. Her initial dive into color came in her first job as Product Planning Specialist at Kawasaki Motors, where she was the only European and the only woman on Kawasaki's Japan-based design team. Later, she served as Senior Color Designer at Avient ColorWorks, which designs innovative and increasingly sustainable polymer-based colorants to the manufacturing sector and was Creative Director of ColorForward, a global color forecasting guide. 

Presenting the Latin American Forecast:


Alexandra Avalos Urquiza is a talented interior designer from San Salvador, El Salvador. With a bachelor's degree in architecture focused on Interior Design and fashion and textile design studies from Istituto Europeo di Design, she brings a unique blend of creativity and expertise to her work. With a passion for color and captivating spaces, Alexandra has made a significant impact throughout her career. Currently serving as the Regional Visual Merchandising and Color, Marketing & Design Manager at Sherwin-Williams in Central America.

Presenting the North American Forecast:



Montaha Hidefi​ is a world-renowned Color Archeologist™. She centers her color consultancy services on developing color trends foresights and color forecast projections, portfolio ideation and customized color related insights to small, medium, and large organizations on a global basis. In 2020, Montaha established the notion of Color Archaeology™​ – a trademark of her Color Landing Studio​, to best define the practice of color forecasting and its intricacies.

Presenting the 2025+ World Color Forecast™:


Peggy Van Allen, the founder of Colorfuel​, is a designer and color anthropologist with a background in graphic design and experience in trend research, visual merchandising and palette development. Her unique skillset allows her to visually communicate the complexities of color in a way that is both inspirational and educational. Trend forecasting is integral to the success of design and color palette development. Color anthropology is the study of human behavior in order to understand the why, which, and when of a target consumer's color preferences.

Presenting the Global CMF Forecast


Mercedes Landázuri is a recognized expert in the world of color science and CMF, and leads Ampacet's insight team as Market Insight Manager. In her spare time, she hosts the award-winning PlastChicks podcast, serves on several boards within the Society of Plastics Engineers, and guest lectures for CMF programs at multiple institutions.

Schedule

  • August 28, 2023

  • August 29, 2023

  • August 30, 2023

  • August 31, 2023

August 28, 2023

Track 1

11:30 AM - 11:35 AM
President's Welcome
Peggy Van Allen, Color Anthropologist, Founder of Colorfuel, and President of Color Marketing Group
Peggy Van Allen, Presenter of World Color Forecast™ (Founder of Colorfuel)
11:35 AM - 12:10 PM
2025+ Asia Pacific Forecast
Lora Di Fabio, Presenter of Asia Pacific Forecast (Design&Development Mgr at American Biltrite)
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM
Transition to breakout rooms
12:20 PM - 1:00 PM
Topic-based discussion in breakout rooms
Topic details to follow
Monika Haag, Facilitator (Head of Corporate Design Management at RENOLIT SE)
Lora Di Fabio, Presenter of Asia Pacific Forecast (Design&Development Mgr at American Biltrite)
Janice Fedak, Facilitator (Designer at Janice Fedak Colour & Design)
Sue Kim, Facilitator (Director of Color Marketing at The Sherwin-Williams Company)
Montaha Hidefi, Presenter of North American Forecast (Color Archeologist at Color Landing)
Peggy Van Allen, Presenter of World Color Forecast™ (Founder of Colorfuel)
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Optional ColorChat™ discussion

CMG Member Fee

Member Price$150

Non Member Fee

Public Price$250

World Color Forecast™ Presenters and Facilitators

Cintia Fragoso, Facilitator (Color Specialist at Sherwin-Williams)

Cintia Fragoso, Facilitator

Color Specialist at Sherwin-Williams

Dominik Eisend, Facilitator (Sr. Design Manager at EMD Electronics)

Dominik Eisend, Facilitator

Sr. Design Manager at EMD Electronics

Felicitas Piñeiro Facilitator (Creative Director of Cores Lovers)

Felicitas Piñeiro Facilitator

Creative Director of Cores Lovers

Janice Fedak, Facilitator (Designer at Janice Fedak Colour & Design)

Janice Fedak, Facilitator

Designer at Janice Fedak Colour & Design

Kendall Ace, Facilitator (Designer Marketing Manager at The Sherwin-Williams Company)

Kendall Ace, Facilitator

Designer Marketing Manager at The Sherwin-Williams Company

Lucrecia Islas, Facilitator (Consultant at Color Reference)

Lucrecia Islas, Facilitator

Consultant at Color Reference

Mark Woodman, Facilitator (Owner at Mark Woodman - Design & Color)

Mark Woodman, Facilitator

Owner at Mark Woodman - Design & Color

Monika Haag, Facilitator (Head of Corporate Design Management at RENOLIT SE)

Monika Haag, Facilitator

Head of Corporate Design Management at RENOLIT SE

Nina Karsten, Facilitator (CMF Designer at Mankiewicz Gebr. @ Co.)

Nina Karsten, Facilitator

CMF Designer at Mankiewicz Gebr. @ Co.

Patricia Fecci, Facilitator (Marketing Manager at Sherwin Williams do Brasil)

Patricia Fecci, Facilitator

Marketing Manager at Sherwin Williams do Brasil

Samantha MacLean, Facilitator (Colour Marketing & Design Manager at Lorama Group Inc.)

Samantha MacLean, Facilitator

Colour Marketing & Design Manager at Lorama Group Inc.

Sue Kim, Facilitator (Director of Color Marketing at The Sherwin-Williams Company)

Sue Kim, Facilitator

Director of Color Marketing at The Sherwin-Williams Company

Lora Di Fabio, Presenter of Asia Pacific Forecast (Design&Development Mgr at American Biltrite)

Lora Di Fabio, Presenter of Asia Pacific Forecast

Design&Development Mgr at American Biltrite

Mercedes Landazuri, Presenter of CMF Global Forecast (Market Insight Manager at Ampacet)

Mercedes Landazuri, Presenter of CMF Global Forecast

Market Insight Manager at Ampacet

Judith van Vliet, Presenter of European Forecast (Founder of The Color Authority)

Judith van Vliet, Presenter of European Forecast

Founder of The Color Authority

Alexandra Avalos, Presenter of Latin American Forecast (Regional Color Marketing & Design Coordinator at Sherwin-Williams CA)

Alexandra Avalos, Presenter of Latin American Forecast

Regional Color Marketing & Design Coordinator at Sherwin-Williams CA

Montaha Hidefi, Presenter of North American Forecast (Color Archeologist at Color Landing)

Montaha Hidefi, Presenter of North American Forecast

Color Archeologist at Color Landing

Peggy Van Allen, Presenter of World Color Forecast™ (Founder of Colorfuel)

Peggy Van Allen, Presenter of World Color Forecast™

Founder of Colorfuel

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Sponsors and Partners

Partnership opportunities

Ever-Changing. Always Fascinating. That's the Business of Color.

 

Color Marketing Group® (CMG) ​is the premier international not-for-profit association of color design professionals. Our Mission is creating accurate and relevant color and trend forecast information by connecting global color professionals in their shared passion.

Established in 1962, CMG continues to provide a forum for the exchange of non-competitive, multi-industry information on all aspects of color, material, and finish (CMF) and thrives on the contributions of our members.


CMG CONNECTS global color, material, and finish professionals in their shared passion for color through color forecasting workshops, conferences, educational and networking opportunities.


CMG FORECASTS CMF trends and directions for the World Color Forecast™ two years out, with information specific to industries and regions throughout the globe.


CMG EDUCATES, expanding members' color, material, and finish horizons and knowledge.


CMG VALIDATES members' CMF decisions, directions, and enriches their research.

CMG SUMMIT REVEAL – August 28-31



  • Advertise your brand, product or service during our virtual event:

1-minute segment – $1,000

2-minute segment – $2,000

3-minute segment – $3,000

  • Sponsor the virtual revelation of the 2025+ World Color Forecast™: $7,500
  • Sponsor the graphic design services for our marketing initiatives – $2,500

CMG SUMMIT CONNECT – October 25-28

 

  • Sponsor one of our Guest Speakers – $2,000
  • Sponsor a workshop – $1,500
  • Advertise your brand, product or service during our virtual event:
  •    1-minute segment – $1,000
  •    2-minute segment – $2,000
  •    3-minute segment – $3,000

CMG GLOBAL COMMUNITY

CMG SOCIAL MEDIA

CMG LinkedIn ​– 3,677 Followers

CMG Instagram​ – 5,117 Followers

CMG Facebook ​– 8,900 Followers

CMG Twitter ​– 3,289 Followers

CMG DIGITAL AUDIENCE

Colormarketing.org – 33,470 users (2022)

Organic mailing distribution lists – 8,143

CMG EVENT ATTENDANCE

Annual Summit – 150 (2022)

Workshops – 149 (2022)

ColorSpeak webinar & ColorChat events – 768 (2022)

CMG MEMBER PROFILE

Architecture: 1%

Brand Management/Marketing: 13%

CMF: 4%

Consultants: 7%

Color Science: 4%

Creative Direction: 5%

Design: 35%

Graphic Design: 4%

Interior Design: 2%

Industrial Design: 3%

Product Development: 6%

Senior Management: 16%

BECOME A PARTNER

CMG 2023-24 Partnership Program gives you the opportunity to support our programs, events as well as our global membership. Opportunities may be tailored to fit your needs.

For further information please contact Sharon Griffis, Executive Director

(703) 329-8500

sgriffis@colormarketing.org

Call for Speakers

CALLING ALL COLOR, MATERIAL AND DESIGN PROFESSIONALS

This is your opportunity to connect with CMG's multi-industry, global color, material and finish design professionals this October 25-28 at our virtual Summit Connect event!

Engage with CMG members and share your innovative and immersive ideas and work in the business of color, material, and finish. CMG Summit Connect attendees are global color design experts from a variety of industries who seek new and exciting information, and innovative ideas from experts in their field that can be applied in their own practice. Your Guest Speaker presentation or workshop for our color design professional community should be thought-leading, informative, and inspiring within these categories:

If you would like the opportunity to be a Guest Speaker, please submit your presentation Abstract and Call for Speaker Form​ for consideration. Submissions will be reviewed by the 2023 Summit Planning Committee, and you will receive notification of the status of your submission by the end of June.


The deadline for submissions is May 31, 2023


We very much appreciate your interest and welcome your submission, but regrettably, we cannot accept all speaking submissions.

 

CMG GUEST SPEAKER INFORMATION


CMG Connect Audience:

A not-for-profit, international association of color design professionals, Color Marketing Group® is a forum for the exchange of all things color. Our members and wider community represent a broad spectrum of global designers, marketers, color scientists, consultants, educators, and artists.


The Benefits of Presenting:

Color Marketing Group® is a global association of creative minds. By attending our event as a Guest Speaker, you will have the opportunity to increase your visibility and connect with a target group of like-minded professionals. Our marketing and communications committee will work with you to promote you, your brand, and your presentation.


Guest Speaker Compensation:

Color Marketing Group® is a non-profit organization and we work within a tight budget. We seek to find creative ways to compensate our speakers through complimentary event registration and/or membership. CMG holds annual events in forecasting, future thinking, CMG workshops, and the annual Summit.


Guest Speaker Selection:

Submissions will be reviewed by our Summit Planning Committee who will evaluate based on the relevance to our Summit program of events and theme, and the honorarium/travel expectations in relation to our budget. All submissions will be responded to, although we cannot accept them all.


Presentation expectations:

Preference will be given to presentations that are not brand specific or promote a certain brand or product. Presentations should be objective and not used as a sales opportunity. We do offer a comprehensive Partnership program that offers members and the community an opportunity to pay to market and showcase your product/service. For more information contact Sharon Griffis, Executive Director at sgriffis@colormarketing.org.


Successful Guest Speakers agree to the following:

  • Provide timely marketing material including headshot, bio, and presentation topic and abstract.
  • Attend any pre-event briefing sessions
  • Present the pre-agreed presentation content
  • Work with a/v requirements