MACROTRENDS

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Global Y Dream

Summer / Fall 2014

Ys around the world have shared values and aspirations from family to career to personal success.

GPS (Global Positioning Success)

Summer / Fall 2014

Explore marketing campaigns that resonate with Ys around the world as they reflect their generation’s attitudes, preferences, and behaviors.

The Protest Selfie

Summer / Fall 2014

Young digital activists are sharing photos of themselves to make political and social statements that can easily spread globally.

#RichKidsOf...

Summer / Fall 2014

Following the lives of wealthy, materialistic youth has become a globally resonate form of entertainment.

K-Pressure

Summer / Fall 2014

Ys in Asia are facing tremendous stress about societal expectations, creating a need for products and marketing that calms them and helps them cope.

India's Missed Call

Summer / Fall 2014

Ys in India have found a workaround for the high cost of phone bills; they’re calling people and hanging up to signal they want to talk.

New Muslims

Summer / Fall 2014

Young Muslisms, who are rapidly growing in numbers and influence, are a key consumer group striving to balance tradition and modernity.

Cultural Diplomats

Summer / Fall 2014

With unprecedented access to technology and affordable travel options, Ys are forging connections with their global peers and facilitating cultural exchange firsthand.

Geomarking

Summer / Fall 2014

Ys are putting a local spin on global phenomena to celebrate their region while simultaneously acknowledging their connection to shared international culture.

Universal Invite

Summer / Fall 2014

Ys demand for media, marketing, and concepts to be globally inclusive, allowing them to communicate and share across language and cultural barriers.

The Omniculturals

Summer / Fall 2014

Young consumers around the world are more alike than different and they want brands to speak to them based on their shared global identity.

First Glocals

Summer / Fall 2014

Ys are closely connected to the global community, yet this unification has created a greater need to preserve their local identity, culture, and heritage.