influence

Does the President influence youth?

by ghanik on September 10, 2011

  By 1996, President Clinton was urging other public schools to follow Long Beach’s example, saying uniforms could “reduce violence, reduce truancy, reduce disorder and increase learning.” … When school started last week, Andie wore her basic polo-shirt-and-khaki-skirt uniform on Monday, added red knee socks on Tuesday, and on Wednesday, wore bright leggings beneath her [...]

Who are your Passionistas?

by Graham Brown on September 30, 2009

Notice how outstanding brands like Monster Energy, Vans, Red Bull, Jet Blue, Apple, Nike and Jones Soda are confident in standing for their values? That’s because they’re not focusing on the 100% we call “the market” but the 10% who are already sold on their product. Saying “no” more often is the best advice a [...]

New Word of Mouth statistics

November 19, 2007

New Nielsen data shows Word of Mouth by far the largest single influencer of purchasing decisions. Relying on word-of-mouth is also culturally specific, so bear this in mind when targeting local youth segments. For example, consumers in Hong Kong were most influenced by WoM, whereas the Danes were the least. Top Five/Bottom Five – to [...]

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