Total Recall Dec 13, 2013 technology apps ... Apps and tools are supplementing Ys' and Zs' memories, leveraging their digital footprint to remind them of past experiences and helping them savor moments.Young consumers’ tendency to track their every activity, idea, and emotion online has resulted in the inadvertent creation of a personal, historical online archive: a store of digital memory. As we discussed in our Past Presence macro trend (Cassandra, Winter 2012), the existence of this digital memory, and the ease with which young people ...
Monthly Deliveries Sep 15, 2013 ... Specialty subscription services are creating products specific to the needs of either men or women.The many monthly subscription delivery services that have sprung up in recent years have primarily adhered to gender lines. From the category’s earliest entries, such as Birchbox for women and Bespoke Post for men, to more recent additions to this now-saturated market, subscription offerings seem to address needs experienced by either men or women—not both. Within this category, we’re seeing a new ...
Pro-LGBT Sep 10, 2013 ... media hashtag, #luckytobe. A celebration of Pride Month, the campaign encouraged people to tweet and post online reasons for why they’re prideful—a natural fit for a cereal that contains marshmallow rainbows. OREO, in a social media effort to show support for Pride Month, created an ad depicting a rainbow Oreo that received 143,000 likes on the first day of being posted on Facebook. THE KNOT launched a digital Gay Weddings magazine. AMERICAN APPAREL created its now-popular “Legalize Gay” tee in 2008 ...
Gender Flipping Sep 11, 2013 ... had been written by or for women. Within 24 hours, hundreds replied via the hashtag “#coverflip.” The results revealed a drastic difference in artistic treatments of titles meant for men as opposed to those meant for women. MOD CAROUSEL’S “BLURRED LINES”Robin Thicke’s uncensored video for “Blurred Lines” ignited a firestorm online, where commenters called it everything from misogynistic to “rapey.” Mod Carousel, a male burlesque group from Seattle, created their own flipped version of the video in ...
Men Today Sep 03, 2013 ... are seeking, acknowledging this demographic’s need for assistance, and encouraging them along the way. - MARKETING GUIDANCE - "The Order of Gentleman" campaign by Jack Daniels featured a dedicated website detailing the rules of gentlemanhood, and inviting men to “join the order.” Vodka brand Luksusowa's online “Guide to Manliness” gives men humorous advice on such manly topics as “how to wear a beard,” “how to eat a sandwich,” and “how to make small talk.” Givenchy’s “Gentlemen Only” campaign ...
Out Of Office Sep 19, 2017 alcohol career fashion & beauty beer grooming ... Fitness and Lifestyle Entrepreneurs. Plus, with SoulCycle instructors and the like becoming talent in their own right with massive fan bases (see Body Mind Soul), such jobs also add a layer of celebrity—and the potential for celebrity-level financial prosperity—that make them particularly enticing to many young people. Even those who don’t achieve some level of fame can see the financial upside since jobs that involve “hard skills” can compensate as much as or more than those that ...
Build Your Own Career Sep 22, 2017 career networking slash-slash ... , all of which spill into their professional aspirations as well (see The Path). Their slash/slash mindset leads them to crave multiple labels, hobbies, skills, and now careers; even if they’re not actively trying to leave their current role; 70% of youth and 76% of Trendsetters are always on the lookout for new job opportunities, leaving themselves open to the variety of experiences they seek. Youth today are also less interested in becoming an expert at one thing and more inclined to ...
UnWasted Time Dec 16, 2017 alcohol social life experiences nightlife ... were open the latest. Nightlife was synonymous with drinking, and expectations of a social event included a central focus on alcohol. Yet now, youth are seeking to spend UnWasted Time at social events, cutting back on booze and even refraining from drinking altogether. Even on college campuses, often considered meccas for wild partying, sober social events are becoming more popular (see examples). Previously, I would go out just to drink and get drunk. Now, I will go out to meet friends, but I'll ...
Doctor Who? Mar 19, 2018 health & wellness mindfulness ... , 28, COA BITTER PILL TO SWALLOW FOR PHARMAThe pharmaceutical industry used to be seen as innovative, but now, it's typically perceived as profit hungry. Young people, who are accustomed to doing in-depth shopping research, particularly when it comes to matters of their personal health (see Health Hackers), are stopping and questioning the value of big pharma. In fact, a third of young people in the U.S. and UK do not trust pharmaceutical companies, and according to a SERMO poll, Millennials are ...
(Net)Work Hard, Play Hard Dec 08, 2017 career community social life apps coworking spaces ... the quality of work and increases job satisfaction, making it a key element to engaging today’s young employees. But while networking has long been important, it has perhaps never been more culturally significant than today, with the rise of the freelance and gig economy (see The Gig Is Up) setting a standard in which one must utilize their social network in order to earn an income or leverage and even monetize their friends for career and financial gain (see The Monetization Generation). Now that ...