A First for Forth & Towne
August 26, 2005Let the clothing wars begin! On Wednesday, clothing giant Gap, Inc. opened its first Forth & Towne (www.forthandtowne.com) store in West Nyack, NY. The company’s first new concept in...
View ArticleThe Positioning Ladder
One of my responsibilities is to track what we call megatrends – ideas and movements that touch most consumers – and no, you can’t have my job. It’s that fun. One of my favorite resources is...
View ArticleAn Homage to New Orleans
20 September 2005I can’t believe it’s been so long since I last posted! I’ve been slammed at work – had a big meeting with almost each and every client last week – and to be honest, I’ve been...
View ArticleThe Green World
I just got my monthly gas bill. It’s bad. It’s so bad that it makes me want to sell my SUV and buy a hybrid. It’s so bad that I’ve been hearing other people saying the exact same thing.So this got me...
View ArticleShall We Play A Game?
September 22, 2005Let’s play a game I just made up. It’s called Megatrend Magazine, and here’s what you do. Pick up a magazine – we’re going to play today with October’s Real Simple – and see how many...
View ArticleThe Land of the Rising Women
29 September 2005Alas, I’m a week behind on my reading and just now getting around to the Sept. 19 edition of Advertising Age. If you’re a subscriber, check out the article on page 18, “Women Wrest...
View ArticleJapanese Women, Part 2
October 3, 2005Yesterday we started talking about the rising economic power of Japanese women, and heck, I ran out of room. So here we are again, kids, with some additional insight into this new...
View ArticleAre You A Makeinu?
We’ve been discussing powerful social forces in Japan that are changing their economic landscape. For the first time ever, women are now more economically powerful than men in that country. You can...
View ArticleOne-leggers
Okay, so I was talking with a colleague this afternoon and the minute she told me this story, I knew I’d write about it here. It made my eyebrows go up. Okay, just the right eyebrow went up so I had...
View ArticleWomen on Top
It’s a good day on the international political front for women. Today in Monrovia, Liberia, Africa’s first female head of state was sworn in. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, a Harvard-educated, 67-year-old...
View ArticleA First for Forth & Towne
August 26, 2005Let the clothing wars begin! On Wednesday, clothing giant Gap, Inc. opened its first Forth & Towne (www.forthandtowne.com) store in West Nyack, NY. The company’s first new concept in...
View ArticleThe Positioning Ladder
One of my responsibilities is to track what we call megatrends – ideas and movements that touch most consumers – and no, you can’t have my job. It’s that fun. One of my favorite resources is...
View ArticleAn Homage to New Orleans
20 September 2005I can’t believe it’s been so long since I last posted! I’ve been slammed at work – had a big meeting with almost each and every client last week – and to be honest, I’ve been...
View ArticleThe Green World
I just got my monthly gas bill. It’s bad. It’s so bad that it makes me want to sell my SUV and buy a hybrid. It’s so bad that I’ve been hearing other people saying the exact same thing.So this got me...
View ArticleShall We Play A Game?
September 22, 2005Let’s play a game I just made up. It’s called Megatrend Magazine, and here’s what you do. Pick up a magazine – we’re going to play today with October’s Real Simple – and see how many...
View ArticleThe Land of the Rising Women
29 September 2005Alas, I’m a week behind on my reading and just now getting around to the Sept. 19 edition of Advertising Age. If you’re a subscriber, check out the article on page 18, “Women Wrest...
View ArticleJapanese Women, Part 2
October 3, 2005Yesterday we started talking about the rising economic power of Japanese women, and heck, I ran out of room. So here we are again, kids, with some additional insight into this new...
View ArticleAre You A Makeinu?
We’ve been discussing powerful social forces in Japan that are changing their economic landscape. For the first time ever, women are now more economically powerful than men in that country. You can...
View ArticleOne-leggers
Okay, so I was talking with a colleague this afternoon and the minute she told me this story, I knew I’d write about it here. It made my eyebrows go up. Okay, just the right eyebrow went up so I had...
View ArticleWomen on Top
It’s a good day on the international political front for women. Today in Monrovia, Liberia, Africa’s first female head of state was sworn in. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, a Harvard-educated, 67-year-old...
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