Despite the roiling climate of an Arab Spring, two Middle Eastern countries still managed to make A.T. Kearney’s annual Global Retail Development Index. Boasting some remarkable retail and tourist attractions, such as the 1,200-store Dubai Mall that includes Michael Kors and Tom Ford, the United Arab Emirates’ seventh place on the index might not be [...]
Jan 09, 2013 | Categories:Brainsnacks, Marketing, Trends | Tags: A.T. Kearney’s annual Global Retail Development Index, Arab Spring, Dubai, Dubai Mall, luxury, Mall of the World, Michael Kors, Middle East, Middle East Retail Forum, Musca, Muscat Grand Mall, Oman, retail, shopping, Tom Ford, UAE | Leave A Comment »
Originally posted on the Huffington Post. In my travels around the world, I’ve (over)heard a lot of ways for people to say they’ve reached a point of no return with their frustration, feeling so full of stress that they’re stirred from passive acceptance to action. Some cultures say it’s “the drop that makes the jar [...]
Sep 13, 2011 | Categories:Features, Insights, Politics, Social Media, Youth | Tags: #WakeUpCall, American Dream, anger, Arab Spring, Bob Geldof, brand, capitalism, change, consumer behavior, Crown Prince Haakon, Desmond Tutu, economy, Financial Times, frustration, global business, Howard Schultz, interfaith dialogue, Jamie Oliver, Joseph Stiglitz, leadership, Libya, Main Street, middle class, Middle East, Moammar Gadhafi, Mohamed El-Erian, One Young World, protest, riot, social justice, stress, trendspotter, trendspotting, unemployment, Vanity Fair, Wall Street, Warren Buffett, YouGovStone, Youth | Leave A Comment »
As the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11 approaches, we remember those who died, we try to give voice to the collective emotions we felt then and still carry today, and we consider how the decade since the attacks has shaped us. But it is especially enlightening to realize what it all means to today’s 20-somethings, [...]
Jul 22, 2011 | Categories:Features, Youth | Tags: 20-somethings, 9/11, 9/11 anniversary, Afghanistan, Call of Duty, CNN, college, economy, entrepreneurs, fallen soldiers, Fast Company, gaming, Generation Y, Ground Zero, Iraq, joblessness, Middle East, military, millennials, Navy SEALs, Osama bin Laden, Sept. 11, student loans, terror attacks, the economy, The Wall Street Journal, unemployment, video games, Youth | Leave A Comment »
I am not a picture person. Sure, I’m fascinated by everyone’s pictures on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and everywhere else in between. But in a world gone picture-obsessed and photo-sharing-wild, I wonder how I might be the only person on the planet who doesn’t document my life through photographs? I’m taking license here to try and [...]
Apr 20, 2011 | Categories:Features, Insights, Social Media, Technology, Trends | Tags: blogs, Brown University, Cameron Diaz, celebrity, digital, Elf Yourself, Facebook, Fashion, Flickr, images, Kodak culture, LA Fitness, Middle East, New York City, OfficeMax, photos, physics, pictures, Richard Avedon, Richard Chalfen, Social Media, social media etiquette, Twitter | Leave A Comment »
Like most of America, I spent approximately 75 percent of the time I was awake last weekend watching college basketball. I got in a run, went to the gym, had a bridal shower, but otherwise was in front of the television watching basketball all weekend long. It’s a well-known fact that the men’s NCAA college [...]
Mar 23, 2011 | Categories:Features, Media | Tags: basketball, CBS, current events, Duke Blue Devils, Duke University, ESPN, Grant Hill, Jalen Rose, Libya, March Madness, Maureen Dowd, Middle East, NCAA, TBS, television, The New York Times, Thomas L. Friedman, TNT, truTV, TV, viewership | Leave A Comment »
