August 2010 04
In Anticipation of “Eat Pray Love”
Posted By : Jim Joseph

The Marketing of Finding Yourself Everyone loves a good summer “feel good” movie, and everyone loves a come back. Brace yourselves for a big one on both accounts. Coming this month, the new movie with

August 2010 03
Building Grassroots Success
Posted By : Steve Friedman

Grassroots is a term most people associate with politics, but increasingly grassroots movements have turned their attention to food, health and wellness. People are engaged in a broad range of activities and endeavors that

August 2010 02
The Scent of Shopper Insights
Posted By : Tracy Pepe

Tracy’s Smell Diary Recently I had the unique opportunity to transform the Shopper Insights conference space that was held 

from July 11th to the 14th, in Chicago, into a sensory experience. USA brands (mainly) calibrated

July 2010 29
Devices: The New Identity Statement
Posted By : Simon Williams

Is Technology an Important Cultural Beacon? These days, traveling, especially business traveling, has become a sort of anthropological adventure and I am not just talking about the charm of air travel. I include all forms

July 2010 01
Where Do You Find Trust?
Posted By : Steve Friedman

Grassroot Efforts Provide Meaning There is a lot of discussion now about the power of your friends online. They have the ability to recommend products, services, websites and even other friends. But how much do

June 2010 30
Ambercrombie & Fitch—A Case Study
Posted By : Tracy Pepe

Tracy’s Smell Diary Considering scent branding is relevantly new (more of the branding world is learning how this science works), I have decided the best way to educate my readers, is to discuss relevant case

June 2010 22
Reviving the Retail Giants
Posted By : Rochelle Fainstein

Here is the basic fact: Once you’ve stumbled into the sportswear forest at a Macy’s, Nordstrom, Bloomingdales or Lord & Taylor you could pretty much forget if you’re in the

June 2010 14
Nike on the London Grid
Posted By : Jim Joseph

Enabling Runners to Just Do It Clients ask me all the time: “Should we get into social media”? And I say the same thing every time: “Wrong question”! The question isn’t “should” it’s “how”! Almost

June 2010 02
Landor’s Essentials of Branding
Posted By : Thomas Gilmore

Good Branding Insight from Landor While marketing may sometimes take a bad rap for manipulation, there is something very exciting about the brand experience, as well as our overall consumer culture. Much like guest at