Consumer trends report (free) by Mintel

Famed market research company, Mintel, published a very interesting report outlining what they see as the five key consumer trends most likely to impact the market (and marketing), in 2016. Here is a brief summary of the key trends discussed in the report. Water shortages across the world will impact on the availability and … Continue reading Consumer trends report (free) by Mintel

Spotted elsewhere: The Trust Engineers

What? A podcast episode from RadioLab about how Facebook’s Protect and Care team (formerly known as the Trust Engineering team) tweak this social network’s interface to make it a more trusted and friendlier environment. Where? Retweeted by ‘New Social Media, New Social Science?’, aka NSMNSS (Twitter feed here). As per NSMNSS’s website, this organisation ‘brings … Continue reading Spotted elsewhere: The Trust Engineers