This document defines mega trends and counter trends that influence markets. It discusses how trends like an aging population, immigration, and individualism affect marketing responses. Examples of behavioral mega trends include smart products and time compression. Global consumer trends involve complexity in age, gender, life stage and income. Innovative marketing uses tools like consumer generated advertising and crowd sourcing. Counter trends go against the grain. The document advises being consumer centric, thinking small, tapping pop culture, and standing for a brand personality. It provides resources for keeping up with marketing trends.
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Top Trends 2010
1. Mega Trends & Counter Trends:
How to Rock Your World
August 2010
Catch the Wave
2. Our mission today
Define and describe mega trends and counter
trends that influence your markets.
Understand how todays trends affect how your
markets respond to your messaging
Learn how to get an edge in creating marketing
plans and advertising campaigns with impact
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3. Definition
Fads
Fleeting, in the moment
Louboutin skin cage pumps
or Kors gladiator flats?
Trends
Individualism is established
Flavors, sounds, styles that
appeal to the me inside
Retro-looking automobiles
60s clothing
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4. Mega Trends
Aging population
Immigration and diversity
Population growth
Suburban sprawl
Megatrend: large, social, economic, political, environmental
or technological change that is slow to form. Influences wide
range of activities, processes, perceptions, possibly for
decades
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5. Megatrends and Trends
Megatrend: Aging population
Trends: Buying habits, elder care, healthcare, workforce gaps
when baby boomers retire
Megatrend: Assimilation
Trends: Shift from acculturation to maintaining ethnic identities
Megatrend: Redefinition of family and role of family
Trends: Single-headed HHs, unmarried couples, home schooling
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7. Where kids can do what they Wannado..250 ways
Art Academy
Movie production
State Farm Bank
Circus training
Storytelling
Flight simulators
Broadway theater
Pizza chef school
City courthouse
Publix supermarket
Coffeehouse (adults)
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8. Global Consumer Trends
Age complexity
Gender complexity
Life stage complexity
Income complexity
Sensory experiences*
Connectivity
Individualism
Less is more
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23. Trends in How We Work
Outsourcing / collaboration
24/7 culture
Authenticity
Spirituality in the workplace
The third place
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24. The Third Place
Def: A place other than
home or work where a
person can go to relax
and feel part of the
community
Comfortable place
where its easy to enter
conversation
Are your clients creating
this for their customers?
Are you creating this for
your employeesyour
clients?
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25. B-to-B Marketing Trends
Define customer needs / REAL VALUE
Lead charge / process for ORGANIC GROWTH
Better UNDERSTANDING/ TOOLS for MANAGING VALUE
Generate better B-to-B marketing / METRICS ROI
SPEED NEW OFFERINGS / HIT RATE De-
commoditization
Bring full strategic impact of marketing to THE C-SUITE
ISBM Trends 2010 Study
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27. What do do?
Consumer centric immerse yourself in their lives
Think small be a brand evangelist word of mouth,
limited run makes it exclusive
Keep your edge stay fresh, on trend, cool curiosity
Tap in to pop culture celebs are trendsetters
Free agents empowered by tech like niche brands like
LG, changing brand loyalty all about NOW
Brand personality live relationship with customer
stand for something
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28. Want to Keep Up with Marketing Trends?
tenbyten.org Collects pictures and words every hour with headlines of whats happening right now. Interactive presentation
of the pictures and words that define the time.
news.agendainc.com A blog about pop culture and brand strategy.
blogpulse.com An automated trend discovery system for blogs.
thecoolhunter.net Roaming the globe so youre in the know.
dailycandy.com The latest trendy items by city. Updated daily with features on new products, services, restaurants, more.
flavorpill.com Publisher of filtered cultural information, distributed in a series of graphical email magazines.
google.com/trends/hottrends A fascinating look at the top search terms, by category. Whats on other peoples minds?
iconoculture.com Translates emerging trends and consumer insights across product categories, lifestyle segments, and
demographic groups.
influxinsights.com Articles about emerging trends.
marumushi.com/apps/newsm A visual snapshot of world news.
ap/newsmap.cfm
psfk.com A blog dedicated to interesting cultural trends and tidbits.
splendora.com A fashion and style site with city guides, weekly forecasts, articles, and more.
springwise.com New business ideas from around the world.
transculturalism.com Focused on cross-cultural interests including identity and the modern quest for belonging.
trendcentral.com Bite-sized insights into global consumer trends.
trendhunter.com A magazine dedicated to finding whats cool before anybody else.
trendwatching.com Most visited source for information on consumer trends. Taps over 6,000 trend-spotters to identify emerging
trends.
urbanpioneerproject.com A global social anthropology eliciting the aid of urban volunteers.
utne.com Reprints the best articles from over 2,000 alternative media sources to collect the latest ideas and trends
emerging in our culture.
Source: GetFutureThink.com
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29. Life Philosophy: Keep the Shiny Side Up!
Contact me at ssaurage@SaurageResearch.com or on Facebook or LinkedIn
Blog: www.RealitySpikes.com
@RealitySpikes
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