Behaviours

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Paradigms 2024: Future of Branding

Brand storytelling and the evolving definition of creativity were hot topics as well-known and emerging designers gathered in Rome to determine the future of branding

Markets

The Rise of Inclusive Travel 

From inclusive cultural learning to accessible work and play, successful travel design must have people with disabilities at the forefront

Markets

State of Luxury: Singapore

Rising disposable income and affluence amongst Singaporeans, along with high-spending international business and leisure travellers, are boosting Singapore’s luxury outlook

Big Ideas

Paris Fashion Week SS25

Cutting through the chaos and overwhelming nature of fashion month, we distil the key insights from Paris Fashion Week

Big Ideas

Material Matters 2024

Material Matters 2024 edition didn’t disappoint in highlighting innovative material intelligence

Big Ideas

Retail Week Live 2014: Part 1

The dominant theme at the 2014 Retail Week Live (RWL) conference was personalisation. Personalised data will facilitate a more efficient, targeted ...

Personalisation : Shopping : Tesco

Big Ideas

SXSW Interactive 2014 - Part 2

Fashion brands and retailers were out in force for South by Southwest Interactive 2014, and ‘fashion tech’ became something of a catchall buzzwor...

SXSW : SXSW Interactive : SXSWi

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SXSW Interactive 2014 - Part 1

The idea still seems unlikely: every year, for five days in March, a mid-size city in Texas is transformed into the world’s undisputed hub for cr...

SXSW : SXSW Interactive : SXSWi

Big Ideas

Kickstarter and iTunes offer new room service

Kickstarter has launched a new channel with iTunes

Kickstarter : Itunes : Apple

Big Ideas

New app enables users to avoid their friends

Cloak is a new iOS app that helps users avoid their friends

Anti-social Media : Digital Detox : Social Media

Big Ideas

Geneva Motor show 2014 Review

The formal preview of Apple’s CarPlay software at the 2014 Geneva motor show was arguably the biggest news at the event. CarPlay is due to appear...

Cars : Apple : Carplay

Markets

Convergence Retail

As consumers dictate new rules of retail engagement, the lines are blurring between the retail, hospitality, entertainment and lifestyle sectors.

Beth Bentley : Wieden + Kennedy : Virgin Group

Big Ideas

Karl Lagerfeld launches branded emoji app

Karl Lagerfeld has released an emoji app to celebrate the launch of his new fragrance line

Emojis : Karl Lagerfeld : Millennials

Big Ideas

Pew study looks at readers' paths to online news sites

Readers of online news sites spend more time on sites if they go there directly

Online News : Pew Research Center : Digital

Big Ideas

Prada takes a bite out of the cake business

Prada has bought a majority stake in a famed Milanese pastry shop

The Convergence Economy : Luxury : Prada

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Report finds brands miss opportunities with older consumers

Brands are largely failing to cater to consumers aged over 60

Vital Tech : Nielsen : The Age Gap

Big Ideas

Sephora launches social shopping platform

Beauty retailer Sephora has launched a social networking site

Sephora : Beauty : Beauty Board

Big Ideas

Shopping centre first in UK to adopt beacon technology

Swan Shopping Centre is the first UK mall to adopt Beacon technology

IBeacon : Smartphones : Swan Shopping Centre

Big Ideas

Bitcoin ATM investors make a play for the mainstream

SXSW hosted one of the first Bitcoin ATMs in the US

Bitcoin : E-payment : SXSW

Big Ideas

WeChat picks up speed in China

WeChat is on the rise. How can brands respond?

WeChat : Weixin : Weibo

Big Ideas

Different strokes for devices as behaviours change

Consumers are developing different uses for their smartphones and tablets

Smartphones : Technology : Multiscreening

Big Ideas

Independent food shops on the rise in Britain

Independent food stores are flourishing in the UK

Local : Shopping : Simply Business

Big Ideas

Luxury Technology Show New York

At the inaugural Luxury Technology Show at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan earlier this month the luxury category was broadened out to inc...

New York : Cycling : Cycle

Big Ideas

Millennials see banks as antiquated

The banking industry is not serving the needs of Millennials, according to a new survey

Viacom : Banking : E-banking

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Lynx urges men to give blood in the name of peace

Lynx deodorant has joined with the Australian Red Cross to urge young men to give blood

Lynx : Grooming : Unilever

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