Local Internet advertising is expected to increase 50% in 2008 to $13.1 billion as small and medium businesses facing a faltering economy turn to less expensive options for reaching consumers, according to a new study from Borrell Associates.
Continue Reading →Vintage trends aren’t new. Recycled vintage styles are. Many luxury brands are reinterpreting their classic designs from days-gone-by. It is a good strategy. I hope the trend lasts.
Tote-bag to covet. Fendi Vintage Leather Tote $1630
Continue Reading →Excerpt from Listening to the New Consumer – As Enhanced Consumer Expectations Increasingly Define the Brand Experience, Word-of-Mouth becomes More Crucial to Brand Success by Bob Kenny, Context Marketing
What The New Consumer Is Telling Marketers
Engage me
- Consumers not only need to be engaged, they expect to be engaged
Reflect my values [...]
Continue Reading →Manners are making a comeback……..about time!
The Ultimate Guide to Entertaining and Etiquette- by Lara Shriftman and Elizabeth Harrison ($25)
Munchkin Manners: It is never too early to learn good manners and good taste ($55 )
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Continue Reading →This is the introduction from a paper titled The Conscientious Consumers – Who They Are and How to Connect with Them published by Akel Ventures. The paper highlights the key drivers affecting consumer purchasing decisions..
Consumer behavior is shifting and dictating change in the consumer products market through a new set of preferences. This, combined [...]
Continue Reading →Have we reached Connection Nirvana?
Watch out for the new trend of facilitating ways to chat via good-old-fashioned conversation. Our Spies connect with people thru the internet, cell phones, schools, family, friends, fashion, meals, gadgets, glances and even smiles. Even so, the most powerful, least expensive and simplest way to do so is thru [...]
Continue Reading →Welcome to the launch of SpyOnTrends, a site for readers who want to learn more about consumer trends, lifestyles and products. SpyOnTrends’s goal is to become a valuable, entertaining and insightful part of your life and a resource for your business and purchasing decisions.
Our “Spies” are a global team of experts committed to [...]
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