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Happy New Year – and when we say, “Happy,” we really mean it this time! During 2009 and 2010, SALT released trend predictions that coincided with terrifically-dismal economic conditions. They aligned with the realities of a depressed market: brands had to shift and narrow their strategies if they wanted to survive and continue to stand [...]
Read MoreSanta goes Digital-Mobile-Social
No longer does the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Santa Claus usher in a holiday season of window displays. Today’s consumers start their holiday shopping research online and closer to Halloween, nearly a month before Black Friday and Cyber Monday. They use digital, mobile, and social media to shop both in stores and online – digital technology has changed the holiday shopping experience. But how are retail and other consumer brands adapting themselves to the digital-mobile-social marketplace for the holidays? And how can brands stand out in the flurry of holiday marketing?
Read MoreMind the Gap
The recent re-re-branding of the GAP brand raises some interesting questions about the power of crowds vs. the power of the brand itself.
Read MoreIs your Brand Fluent? – Localized Branding Abroad
The surprising announcements from these two international powerhouses beg the question: how far should a brand go to gain relevance and (most importantly) market share abroad?
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