13 Beauty Trends for 2014
What does it say about the nature of fashion when the strongest motifs are those that come from makeup, hair and nails? When the accent outweighs the melody, it’s certain...
Putting the Compassion Back Into Social Media
Mental health campaigner Jonny Benjamin and Rethink.org show how social media can be the perfect vehicle for altruism and celebrating random acts of kindness....
What Makes U.S. Brands Patriotic?
Among established brands, what’s more American than apple pie and the Fourth of July? According to a new survey, Jeep was determined to be the most patriotic brand among 197...
IT’s Growing Role in What You Buy at the Supermarket
Business Intelligence (BI) systems have been around since at least the late 1950s. Now, with the advent of better tech and faster systems, what took days to find out can...
Holiday Spending Highlights U.S. Wealth Gap
With one percent of the U.S. population controlling a little more than half of the country’s assets these days, how do marketers deal with the growing divide between rich and...
Social Zeroes
Given how far social media guidelines seem not to have traveled within the global community, it seems way past time for a refresher – especially when it comes to pushing...
13 Fitness Trends Emerging in 2013
The latest developments in exercise involve more than just the progression of a tried-and-true routine. Combining principles of different disciplines into a single approach, maximizing regimens to combat age and...
Ready-to-Wear Goes Austere…and Weird
The news regarding London Fashion Week can only be summed up in one word: disturbing. Has the fashion world finally been tamed to cater more exclusively to bourgeois/nouveau riche tastes?...
How to Deal with Beauty Lists
Are so-called Beauty Lists worth even a cursory glance? Can anything good come from scanning a slideshow about the 12 Best Ways to Massage Away Your Wrinkles? And even if...
Branding on YouTube
YouTube was all fun and games until it became just another platform for selling stuff. Besides peep shows and online brides-to-be. With 100 hours of video added to YouTube each...