Category Archives: Consumer Insights
Bitching About Foursquare
The best dis I’ve read in a long time – read every word of it here. The mobile phone fad Foursquare is about to hit 1 million users. But while early adopters have signed on to play their little games,
Bitching About Foursquare
The best dis I’ve read in a long time – read every word of it here. The mobile phone fad Foursquare is about to hit 1 million users. But while early adopters have signed on to play their little games,
Femivores
More lefty liberals writing about their friends from the New York Times. Fascinating – read it here. Femivorism is grounded in the very principles of self-sufficiency, autonomy and personal fulfillment that drove women into the work force in the first
Femivores
More lefty liberals writing about their friends from the New York Times. Fascinating – read it here. Femivorism is grounded in the very principles of self-sufficiency, autonomy and personal fulfillment that drove women into the work force in the first
A Nation That Cooks With An Index Finger
A look at what was cooking at the International Home and Housewares Show in Chicago this past week. In the 1980s, the popcorn button on the microwave seemed like the last word in convenience. Now, ovens ranging from countertop convection
A Nation That Cooks With An Index Finger
A look at what was cooking at the International Home and Housewares Show in Chicago this past week. In the 1980s, the popcorn button on the microwave seemed like the last word in convenience. Now, ovens ranging from countertop convection
A New Kind of Mom-and-Pop Shop
I had a slightly unsettling conversation with a friend recently. We were discussing future job prospects, what we envisioned ourselves doing a few years down the road. He expressed concern about being considered “too old” for a firm to hire
A New Kind of Mom-and-Pop Shop
I had a slightly unsettling conversation with a friend recently. We were discussing future job prospects, what we envisioned ourselves doing a few years down the road. He expressed concern about being considered “too old” for a firm to hire
Direct Selling Thrives
The nation’s unemployment rate is hovering at 10.6 percent, but direct-sales companies like Tupperware, Avon, and Mary Kay are thriving and continue to draw in new salespeople. Mary Kay has seen a 22 percent increase in global sales consultants between
Direct Selling Thrives
The nation’s unemployment rate is hovering at 10.6 percent, but direct-sales companies like Tupperware, Avon, and Mary Kay are thriving and continue to draw in new salespeople. Mary Kay has seen a 22 percent increase in global sales consultants between
Workforce Changes = Societal Changes
What will our families’ economic structure look like in 5 years, 20 years, when I’m old and gray? All Americans (citizens of most of the world?) think about these things more frequently than we ever thought possible, I’m sure. As
Workforce Changes = Societal Changes
What will our families’ economic structure look like in 5 years, 20 years, when I’m old and gray? All Americans (citizens of most of the world?) think about these things more frequently than we ever thought possible, I’m sure. As
College Application Videos
Application videos are no longer just for Elle Woods! And further documentation that teen girls are a super-engine of content creation on the web. This year Tufts University, for the first time, officially accepted short YouTube videos that students could
College Application Videos
Application videos are no longer just for Elle Woods! And further documentation that teen girls are a super-engine of content creation on the web. This year Tufts University, for the first time, officially accepted short YouTube videos that students could
Becoming Modern, Not Western
Seems like at least once a week these days I have a discussion with colleagues on the topic ‘is there a global youth culture?’ And what is it? What threads run throughout? Here’s some slightly contrarian food for thought. Authors
Becoming Modern, Not Western
Seems like at least once a week these days I have a discussion with colleagues on the topic ‘is there a global youth culture?’ And what is it? What threads run throughout? Here’s some slightly contrarian food for thought. Authors
Choosing the Chosen Food
Yet another variant in the way we are becoming more involved with our food choices. The non-Jewish kosher market has been growing in earnest since the 1990s, when the koshering of the Oreo was hailed as a watershed event and
Choosing the Chosen Food
Yet another variant in the way we are becoming more involved with our food choices. The non-Jewish kosher market has been growing in earnest since the 1990s, when the koshering of the Oreo was hailed as a watershed event and
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