Mrs. KELLER Edith
CEO of GROUPE CARLIN INTERNATIONAL
Born in 1957 –French nationality
Graduated in Sales & Marketing
PROMOSTYL, Trend office: Publishing manager
1977: In charge of trend books and PROMOSTYL’s communications
HEURE LOCALE, communications agency: CEO
1984: Creation of her own agency specialized in textile communications
1988: Partnership with two financial investors
CARLIN INTERNATIONAL, Forecasting trend office: CEO
1991: Buyout of CARLIN INTERNATIONAL trend office funded by Fred CARLIN, creator of the first trend office in the early 40’s.
Merger between Carlin International and Heure Locale, which gave birth to the only group that combines
the expertise of a style agency and a communications agency: CARLIN INTERNATIONAL, STYLE and
COMMUNICATIONS
1993: Buyout of << LA MAILLE >> style office and merge of both teams
1997: CARLIN INTERNATIONAL takes new headquarters location in the heart of Paris (8ème) close to the main 2 shops (1000 sqm )
1998: Buyout of Bengt Jacobsson company, brand of a young style designer
1999: Creation of a Marketing department at CARLIN INTERNATIONAL
2002: Talent scout: launching of ENIVRANCE (Consultancy in food creation)
2003: CARLIN INTERNATIONAL turnover doubled in 10 years
2004: Creation of a subsidiary dedicated to creativity management, helping companies to develop projects and
solve problem by creativity means: EMULSION CREATIVE
2007: Creation of a new department: << CARE, dreaming up care >> which develops concepts and day�to�day care
2009: Creation of a sport subsidiary << IN MOUV >>
GROUPE CARLIN INTERNATIONAL: Creative trend forecasting for a global agency. Our originality is to offer a global service to clients using marketing as a support to creativity and offering with a real << user’s guide >> and personalized consulting, concepts that make sense.
A 1000 square meter office, a creative studio, a strategic centre, fabric and color libraries, 14 trend books published each season (all sectors concerned : textile, cosmetic/ beauty, interior design, food, telecommunication, transport…), 25 agents working with us all over the world….. And 60 people working at Carlin headquarter who are gathering their expertise to determine next year trends.
