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The Post-Niche Age: Gap, JC Penney, and Ray-Ban advertising mirrors society.
- May 16, 2012
- By David Allen Ibsen
- marketing
- trend
- cultures
- advertising
- brands
- generation y
There once was a time when women were portrayed exclusively by Madison Avenue as moms or wives (remember Mrs. Folgers who scolded wives for not giving their husbands a good cup of ...
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Facebook Isn't Cool Anymore, But Millennials Still Rely On The Site
- May 16, 2012
- By Melanie Shreffler
- trends
- generation y
- social
- cultures
Editor's note: This article is written by Melanie Shreffler--Editor-in-Chief of YPulse, a youth market research firm. Facebook’s IPO is just around the corner, putting a fresh focus on the ...
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Avoiding Notice in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights: A Home with a Long Legacy, a Long Driveway, and a Longtime Companion.
- May 13, 2012
- By David Allen Ibsen
- cultures
- architecture
I’m not sure what stopped me—perhaps it was the newly spruced-up driveway that caught my eye, or perhaps it was simply serendipity that caused me to linger in front of ...
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THE FIVE-GEST: Rocky McGredy—the Consumerist Voice of Generation Y
- May 12, 2012
- By David Allen Ibsen
- cultures
- trends
- generation y
As a founding member of THE FIVE, Rocky McGredy is involved in virtually every aspect of making the site a success—from social media and advertising, to working with authors and building ...
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INFOGRAPHIC: “The new nanny: Tablets and other mobile devices teach and entertain kids”
- May 11, 2012
- cultures
- technology
Just when you got used to your kids hogging your laptop, suddenly they’re hogging your iPad or other tablet device instead. They might even be cajoling you for tablets of their ...
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Internal marketing – motivation and incentives
- May 08, 2012
- By Henry Walker
- cultures
- business
- marketing
There is an old saying about “not being able to see the wood for the trees”, which describes someone so focused on details that they lose sight of the overall landscape. The ...
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Use Social Curation to Build Your Brand Presence
- April 13, 2012
- By Robert Egert
- brands
- social media
- social
- cultures
In today’s media-saturated world consumers are bombarded by content in multiple channels throughout the day. Technology has spawned a profusion of publishing platforms, while it has enabled any individual to become ...
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Confessions From A Wing Girl – Dreamer’s & Doer’
- April 09, 2012
- By Marni Kinrys
- trends
- innovators
- disruptors
- cultures
I waited back stage at the Renaissance Hotel ballroom, where the Pick Up Artist SUMMIT was in full swing and I was the next scheduled speaker. If you’re not familiar with ...
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INFOGRAPHIC: The rise of the "Slacktivist"
- April 07, 2012
- trends
- generation y
- generation x
- cultures
Is there any value in a Slacktivist? Can 500,000 people on twitter actually change something? Is hitting the streets and protesting the only real way to cause social change? Sortable takes ...
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Six Seconds: " The Physics of Emotion: Candace Pert on Feeling Go(o)d " by Joshua Freedman
- April 03, 2012
- By Joshua Freedman
- disruptors
- innovation
- cultures
- business
- management
Even before she was Chief of Brain Biochemistry at the National Institutes of Health, Candace Pert made a breakthrough discovery that changed the way scientists understand the mind-body connection. She found the ...
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