From a Social and Solidarity Economy to a Sharing Economy
The New Alternative Economic Systems (Part One) The Emergence Of The Sharing Economy Over the past few years, consumers have naturally developed, in the face of successive recessions, more rational purchasing reflexes. They have become more concerned about the relevance of their purchases and the social benefits they may have. More aware of the inequalities…
The Changing Landscape of Social Media Usage
The 2016 Nielsen Report On Social Media Usage At the beginning of the year, the Dutch survey firm Nielsen published its annual Social Media Report on the use of Internet and social media. It reveals very interesting figures on user habits. Contrary to expectations, we learn that the biggest users are not the Millennials. Gen X’ers…
Gen C: 12 Connected Consumer Trends for 2017-18
Part one of this article, Generation C: The Growing Influence Of Connected Consumers, was more of a retrospective look at the evolution of the Connected Consumer. This article predicts the trends you can expect to see unfold in the next one to two years The 12 Connected Consumer trends to watch in 2017-2018 Since I…
Generation C: The Growing Influence Of Connected Consumers
This is part one of a two part series. This part recaps the the growing influence of Generation C – the Connected Consumers. Part two will look to future trends…. The Demographic Impact of Generations in Recent Years In recent years, the impact of connected consumers manifested itself more than ever through social networks. In…
Generation C: Digital Natives In Command
For twenty years, people have been comparing the transformations of the Internet era to the social revolution that the invention of Gutenberg’s printing press ushered in. The development of the printing press at the dawn of the Renaissance opened the door to the democratization of information and the wider dissemination of ideas. Five hundred years…
