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There’s a New Wedding Registry in Town!

Welcome to the club, Etsy! Known as the online destination for handmade and unique gifts, Etsy has launched its wedding registry following an increase of wedding gift searches. This comes at an opportune time as Bed, Bath, & Beyond has filed for bankruptcy. Note that at one time, BB&B was the absolute leader in the […]

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Most Common Market Research Mistakes

Market Research is incredibly important in the success of a business. As such, it’s important to consider the most common market research mistake prior to engaging in this activity. Most Common Market Research Mistakes 1. Confusion over the best method to use 2. Ambiguous questions 3. Not knowing exactly what a company is even looking […]

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Virtual Customer Interviews: An Effective Market Research Tool Made Even Easier

Market Research Market research importantly helps a business better understand its customers and relatedly to make changes to products or services that more effectively target consumer preferences. Interviews are a useful tool in gathering consumer information when done properly. Benefits of Customer Interviews 1. Help a company to better assess consumer demand. 2. Underline pain […]

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Dove’s #SpeakBeautiful Campaign: A Marketing Strategy & A Step Towards Body Positivity on Twitter

Background Most women and girls have experienced some kind of negativity online and have found social media to be harmful to their self-esteem. Though only 9% of women in the early 2010s admitted to participating in body-shaming over social media, research found the actual percentage to be much higher. As a hygiene brand, Dove’s target […]

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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun With Legos Too

Background LEGO has long found success with using market research to illuminate consumer tastes and preferences. In the early 2000s, the company was directionless and failing, so LEGO turned to market research to try and rebuild their brand. This turned out to be the right decision, because research into their target market of young boys […]

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Korean Trends Crossing Cultural Barriers

In the last 18 months, the West saw a rise in Korean influence, notably within the beauty and cosmetics industry. Estimated at around $13 billion in 2017, Korean beauty, or K-beauty, trends soared across Asia and resonated across the world. What’s all the hype about? I went into a deeper dive into the Korean cosmetics […]

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Righteousness and Marketing, Should They Go Hand In Hand?

The 2014 Winter Olympics were set to be hosted in Sochi, Russia, with roughly 10 major global sponsors endorsing the highly anticipated events. The Olympics, being truly global events, attract major players like Procter&Gamble, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, General Electric… However, as the Olympics neared, these global companies were facing immense pressure from the media, their consumers, […]

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Cross-Cultural Considerations in Business

When we think of the world, we tend to associate certain traits, or behaviors, with specific countries. If you stumble upon an overly helpful/nice person, the joke can be made that they’re Canadian, or if you know any Indian “aunties”, you’ll know they’ll constantly and persistently offer you food. Why is it that we associate […]