2010 Youth Trends Report: China

In a collaborative effort, our Youth Research Partner enoVate has developed a Chinese edition of our 2010 Global Youth Trends Report.  Did you know…by 2015 there will be 500 million people under age 30 in China–roughly the population of the entire European Union.
enovate’s report reveals specific China youth trend insights that were gained through [...]

Why the ‘Do They Don’t They Debate’ Doesn’t Matter

My friend Gary Beck over at Killer B promotions repsonsible for the rather excellent Teen Masters bowling movement asked me recently for my opinion on Nielsen’s latest media report on teens. I’ll share my reply here to bring you into the loop of this discussion too.
Re: Assumptions made in Nielsen report about Teen media usage

Superficially [...]

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You gotta break some eggshells

The above slide is a quote from Peter Van Stolk (founder Jones Soda) on how great brands are shaped by great people.
The Intrapreneurs…The Crazy Ones
If you’re going to do anything great, you’ve got to break some eggshells.
Creating a great brand means treading on a few toes, taking a few hits and singling yourself out for [...]

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We’re in the business of connecting our customers

Are you in the business of selling products or connecting your customers? (Tribes)
Is your business geared towards creating marketing content or context?
As the man says here…
BRAND MANAGEMENT IS DEAD…
(this is 2009, not 1999)

BeingBrave
When Procter & Gamble were tasked with raising the profile and profitability of Tampax for teenage girls they could have so easily focused [...]

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Trends in Youth Media

Paid Music’s Slippery Slope
Teen paid music consumption continues its downward slope. NPD reports that 13-17 yr olds consumed 19% less paid music in 2008 than in 2007. Interest in music, however, fails to wane with more teens listening to online radio than ever (now at 52% compared to 38% one year earlier). (Source Marketing Charts)
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How can MTV regain its mobile crown?

The reception at MTV Viacom headquarters off Oxford Street in London tells an interesting story.
The Berlin Wall
As you enter you’re greated by a seminal piece of photography – 2 East German guards standing in uniform atop the Berlin Wall. It’s 1989 and the younger guard is holding, as a symbol of arrival, an umbrella emblazoned [...]

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Is all well in consumer generated content?

First we have a blip in Facebook numbers now we have mainstream publications such as Newsweek putting the boot into “user generated content” and trying to take ownership of new phrases for the public lexicon such as “Web 3.0″.
NW’s positions Web3.0 as life after the era of Digital Maoism – or that is mob rule.
The [...]

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mobileYouth on the street – media

We went out and asked London’s youth about their media habits
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mobileYouth on the Street – November Update

Asking students about mobile lifestyle
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Mobile Phone and Internet Triumph over TV

In a survey conducted by McCann Worldgroup Thai teenagers were asked about their favourite form of media. The results – Internet and mobile phone take up the two top ranks, followed by TV in third place.
This outcome could be interpreted as a shift from traditional to more innovative and interactive media, and while it [...]

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