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Vintage Magazine Images Offer a Peek into the Past (and Future)
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Trend Spotting Industry Analysis: The Major Industries
While it is useful to consider the trend spotting industry from the perspective of the various types of companies and professionals of which it is comprised, it may be more useful to consider the trend spotting industry in terms of the various other industries to which it caters. This is important because a fashion trends company will be almost entirely useless to the Environmental Protection Agency, whereas a technology forecasting company will be unable to assist a local handbag designer hoping to select strategically smart patterns, colors, and fabrics. The most appropriate trend spotting methods vary from industry to industry; for some, more formalized research methods are appropriate, while for others, it is better to let experts rely on informal scanning and intuition.
I therefore invite you to consider the trend spotting industry in its most prominent ecosystems: the fashion industry, technology, advertising, and design.
Posted in Trend Spotting Industry Analysis Also tagged advertising, agencies, consultancies, consulting, coolhunting, fashion, forecasting, industry analysis, marketing, technology, trend spotting Leave a comment
Coolhunting Company Profile: The Cool Hunter
The Cool Hunter presents itself as “the world’s top design, architecture, creative marketing and cultural portal” with over 1 million monthly readers from around the world. Ask any layman about coolhunting, and The Cool Hunter is usually the first brand to cross their lips- indeed, this trend spotting company may be one of the best known in its industry by insiders and outsiders alike.
Trend Spotting Company Profile: Adaptive Path
Adaptive Path is a consulting firm that utilizes its insights on consumers’ contemporary needs to design customer experiences. The company works on user interfaces, product strategy, and integrated customer experiences, and provides not only experience design, but also experience research, strategy, implementation, and training, making it a true all-in-one research. Adaptive Path has served a broad range of cutting edge companies, including Skype, Hitachi, Flickr, MySpace.com, Sony, and Nike.
Trendspotting Company Profile: Mudpie
Mudpie supports fashion professionals via trend intelligence and design resources. The company offers online subscription services, printed publications, and design consultancy.
The company delivers its products through five major sites: Mudpie, Mpdclick, Trendbooks, Denimhead, and its Consultancy site. Mudpie also offers products and services via its collaborative partner Denimhead; a fashion service specializing in denim and casual sportswear.
Posted in Products, Publications, TREND SPOTTING / COOLHUNTING Also tagged consulting, coolhunting, Denimhead, fashion, Mpdclick, Mudpie, street fashion, trend spotting Leave a comment
TED Talks: Are We In Control of Our Decisions?
Who controls your decisions? YOU do, right? Behavioral economist Dan Ariely suggests otherwise- that your choices might instead be determined by those who design your options. Quite interesting: I recently read several books and articles discussing unintended influences on decision making processes- it’s amazing how the context, spread, and presentation of alternatives can significantly influence [...]
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