Posts Tagged ‘insights’

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Home Improvement Brands Can Bust Through with Forward Facing Trends

Thursday, November 4th, 2010

Let’s start with the good news. As a result of the economic downturn, we’re now working with consumers who are ready to work – on their homes that is. While massive remodeling projects are pretty much out the window, consumers are more engaged in smaller, more affordable, do it yourself projects. It’s no longer about sprucing up the façade to aid in a home’s resale value. Homeowners have changed their focus toward important fixes that will protect their investment and save them money, long term. (more…)

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Welcome: DeeDee Gordon as Sterling’s New President of Innovation!

Thursday, October 28th, 2010

D.GordonRecognized internationally as a leading consumer insight and trends expert for more than 15 years, DeeDee Gordon has joined Sterling Brands as President of Innovation. (more…)

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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

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I am delighted to introduce Outlook 2010 – our point of view on what will be important to marketers over the coming 12 months:

• this is not your classic trend report but more a perspective, a “snapshot” in time

• it is based on what we have heard directly from consumers and from experts overlaid by our own thinking

• the perspective covers business, brands, culture and consumers

• some of the themes will be new to you, some of them will be more familiar

• the thrust of this report is driven by two major forces of change:
– a reaction to the recession
– technological advances

• love them or hate them, these two factors dominate our outlook for 2010.

Please enjoy and use the following link for download:

http://www.sterlingbrands.com/SBO_2010.pdf

Simon Williams

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Heads Up- Cultural Pulse is on the Ball

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

This Friday, as one of our trusty strategists (thanks Doug!) was heading out on an early flight to focus groups, he happened to catch a live segment being done by the Today Show on the rapidly successful service called Groupon.

Back in September, Sterling Brands released our annual Cultural Pulse, highlighting the hottest cultural trends for the upcoming year and (more…)