First came “babyccinos” and iPad apps for infants—now there are these, just some of the outrageously priced designer children’s items offered in the burgeoning market for stylish tots: a frothy little Lanvin dress that retails for $1,200, a fuchsia puffer jacket from Moncler priced at $380 and a pair of $132 True Religion cargo pants. [...]
Jun 13, 2012 | Categories:Brainsnacks, Fashion, Technology, Trends, Youth | Tags: apparel trends, Asia trends, babyccinos, Brandili Mundi, children's apparel, children’s clothing, designer kid's clothing, Diane von Furstenberg, Duda Bündchen, Fendi, GapKids, Gucci, Gwen Stefani, Heidi Klum, iPad, Lanvin, luxury trends, Marc Jacobs, Marni, Middle East trends, Missoni, Moncler, Oscar de la Renta, retailer trends, Roberto Cavalli, Stella McCartney, Target, True Religion, Truly Scrumptious by Heidi Klum, Wall Street | Leave A Comment »
The concept of targeted advertising has taken a bit of a PR punch in the gut just lately. First, there was the story of the teenaged Target customer who was sent pregnancy-related offers before she’d told her family she was expecting. Target has admitted to tasking a statistician with making educated guesses about its shoppers—but [...]
Apr 23, 2012 | Categories:Advertising, Brainsnacks, Marketing, PR, Social Media, Trends | Tags: America, browsing history, data tracking, Google, Marketing, online privacy, privacy, search engines, Target, targeted ads, technology trends | Leave A Comment »
[Originally posted on the Huffington Post.] Everybody’s talking about the inevitable social media fatigue setting in, but I myself am having a wicked case of brain blur. At any given time, my head is filled with ways to solve problems that often have no answer, as in trying to make sense of how to communicate [...]
Nov 04, 2011 | Categories:Features, Marketing, Media, PR, Social Media | Tags: ABC, Amanda Knox, Amazon, blur, brain blur, J.C. Penney, Jeff Bezos, Marketing, McDonald's, Microsoft, Missoni, PR, public relations, Social Media, social media fatigue, Steve Jobs, Target, Twitter, Wal-Mart, Wall Street, Yahoo | 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 »
Since news of the royal engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton hit the airwaves in November, there has barely been a day that’s passed without some sort of news coverage about the princess-to-be and her wedding plans. Euro RSCG Worldwide PR’s president, Marian Salzman, even named Middleton twice on her “Hot 100” list of [...]
Jan 10, 2011 | Categories:Fashion, Features | Tags: Gap, Issa London, jewelry, Kate Middleton, Lady Gaga, Marian Salzman, Media, Michelle Obama, Net-a-Porter, Oprah Winfrey, Prince Williams, Princess Diana, QVC, royal engagement, Target, Tom Ford, wedding, wedding gown, WWD | Leave A Comment »
