Behaviours

Everything you need to face your future consumer with confidence, including the latest ethnographic research, generational insight, consumer-related stats and overarching human needs.

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

Augmented cognition

US – Elon Musk has launched a new start-up that will work to create digitally connected transhumans.

Artificial Intelligence : Awakening Tech : The Optimised Self

Big Ideas

Youth Marketing Strategy summit 2017

A future dominated by virtual and mixed realities, the digital rhetoric of Generation D and the importance of brands’ civic responsibility we...

Generation Z : Youth Culture : Virtual Reality

Big Ideas

Desktop romance

Global – Dating app Tinder has launched its first desktop application in a bid to streamline the service for users.

Tinder : Dating : Neo-kinship

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Crafting beer’s future

US – There has been a plateau in the growth of craft beer sales, according to the Brewers Association.

Beer : Alcohol : Heineken

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Remote revenue

San Francisco – Start-up company Zapier has introduced a de-location package to enable remote working.

Zapier : Civic Brands : Workplace Futures

Big Ideas

Milan Salone 2017: Preview

Visitors are set to descend on Milan for the Salone Internazionale del Mobile from 4 to 9 April for the show’s 56th year. LS:N Global profiles the ...

Furniture : Contemporary Design : Materials

Big Ideas

IFE 2017

Now in its 20th year, the International Food & Drink Event (IFE) took over ExCeL London for four days in March, with health and wellness, snacking ...

Sugar : Convenience Culture : Just A Splash

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Educating Utah

Utah – Porn site xHamster is rerouting web traffic to sex education videos in response to recent state legislation.

Civic Brands : Education : Porn

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Robot retail

UK – A new report suggests that retail is the industry that will lose the most workers to automation.

Automation : Workplace Futures : Retail

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Fresh thinking

Seattle – Amazon is looking to take on the groceries market with a number of physical stores.

Amazon : Supermarket : Food & Drink

Big Ideas

Plain-language diagnosis

US – Healthcare platform Zocdoc is using artificial intelligence (AI) to diagnose users’ symptoms faster.

Zocdoc : Healthcare : Artificial Intelligence

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React and respond

Global – A number of companies are responding to the recent electronics travel ban.

Emirates : The Dislocated World : Advertising

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Computing diversity

US – Google is looking to diversify its workforce by opening a new campus for Howard University students at its headquarters.

Google : Googleplex : University

Big Ideas

Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2017: Part 2

From anti-pollution product lines to highly sensitive formulas, brands are relieving rising anxieties about the damage to the skin caused by enviro...

Cosmoprof : Beauty : Anti-pollution

Big Ideas

Netflix and craft

US – Netflix has launched a do-it-yourself personal trainer app as part of its consumer-facing Make It project.

Netflix : Brand Educators : DIY

Big Ideas

Support network

UK – Marks & Spencer has launched the Frazzled Cafe as a space to support mental health.

Marks & Spencer : Civic Brands : Mental Health

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Healthy home cooking

UK – Weight Watchers UK has developed a subscription-based healthy meal kit.

Weight Watchers : Convenience Culture : Food & Drink

Big Ideas

Rethinking retail

Global – Designers Tom Ford and Thakoon have announced they will be abandoning the see-now, buy-now business model.

Tom Ford : Retail : Seasonless Style

Big Ideas

Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2017: Part 1

In its 50th year, Cosmoprof launched new areas dedicated to masstige products and multicultural beauty, showing how much the exhibition has change...

Cosmoprof : Beauty : Cosmoprof 2017

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AI ad spend

Indianapolis – Lingerie retailer Cosabella has replaced its digital agency with an artificial intelligence platform called Albert.

Cosabella : Artificial Intelligence : Lingerie

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