[Originally posted on Forbes.com.] We’re in an age of ideas conferences—not just such stalwarts as Davos and TED but also upstarts like All Things Digital’s D conferences (D11 is next, in May)—and attendance is increasingly seen as a mark of legitimacy. They’re the ultimate see-and-be-seen gatherings. Smart talk is today’s hot commodity, whether you’re speaking, [...]
Nov 26, 2012 | Categories:Brands, Features, Technology | Tags: All Things Digital, Aspen, Austin, branding, CGI, Clinton Global Initiative, co-branding, conference, connections, D conferences, Davos, Do Lectures, ego, ideas, ideas conferences, networks, personal brands, pop-up, PopTech, Renaissance Weekend, Solve for X, Sun Valley, Switzerland, SXSW, Techonomy, TED, TEDTalks, TEDx, The 99% Conference, The Feast, thought leaders | Leave A Comment »
Originally posted on the Holmes Report. I’m not sure anyone could have predicted the madness—the sheer intensity of the late-summer romance between fast-fashion-hungry shoppers and Missoni’s line for Target. From Manhattan to Memphis, the blink-and-it-was-gone pop-up collection from the Italian luxury goods maker was a hit beyond Target’s wildest dreams—testing the mettle and resourcefulness of [...]
Sep 21, 2011 | Categories:Brands, Features, Marketing, Trends | Tags: Apple, brand partner, Chrysler, customers, designer, Fashion, Fiat, Italy, Jeep, Marketing, Maserati, McDonald's, Missoni, Nike, partnership, pop-up, retail, shopping, Target, transcendent brand | Leave A Comment »
This is the third in a series of five. See Euro RSCG Worldwide PR’s latest white paper, “Male in U.S.A.,” for more analysis about the state of men in America today. As I continue to do some serious “CSI”-style forensics on gender roles, I’m discovering that—almost a decade after Euro RSCG Worldwide helped introduce metrosexuals [...]
Jan 27, 2011 | Categories:Features, Insights, Trends | Tags: A Continuous Lean, American male, American men, Andy Spade, Austin, Barbour, Belgium, blog, Bloomingdale's, CBGB's, Confederacy, Context, Dany Bahar, denim, Denim Addikt, flea market, Gant, GQ, hetailing, Imogen + Willie, J. Crew, Jack Spade, John Varvatos, Keith Richards, L.L.Bean, Lands' End, London, Los Angeles, Lotus Esprit, Madison, male, men, metrosexual, Michael Williams, Moscot, Nashville, New York, online, online shopping, pop-up, retail, Rolex, shopping, Stag, style, Supre-Quintessence Co., Tellason, The New York Times, The Selvedge Yard, Tina Fey, TMA-1, Tribeca, Uncrate, vintage, website, Wis., Yale | 2 Comments »
