Micro Trends

Specific shifts in consumer behaviour that are changing the business environment in the short term.

The New Creatorverse

Content creators are evolving into multimedia powerhouses, building immersive IP eco-systems, retail ventures and employee-driven content to secure longevity and bypass tech gatekeepers in a saturated market.

Micro Trends

Symbiotic Signals

Designers are using technology to bridge the communication gap between human and non-human life, nurturing a more harmonious and symbiotic relationship with nature.

Micro Trends

Heritage Brand-umentaries

Legacy brands are turning to cinematic documentaries and long-form storytelling to showcase their history, craftsmanship and cultural roots.

Micro Trends

Sober Social Fix

As the sober-curious movement strengthens in the US, younger generations are redefining how to enjoy going out with friends, opening up opportunities for hospitality and nightlife brands.

Micro Trends

Content Commerce

Consumers are watching and scrolling their way through a blended media landscape where streaming services, social media and gaming carry more seamless commerce opportunities than ever.

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Supersize shopping

The average retail space is increasing in size as brands shift from a model of fewer, but more impressive, flagship stores.

Flagships : Shopping : Malls

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User Curated Retail

Scrapbooking social media networks have created a new wave of curator consumers who are becoming a powerful commercial force thanks to their daily ...

Scrapbooking : Social Media : Curation

Micro Trends

Packaged Interiors

Retailers are giving packaging a new creative role in the selling experience. As well as providing the take-away brand experience, packaging is bec...

Packaging : Interiors : Visual Merchandising

Micro Trends

Personality Brands

Brands, retailers and marketers are embracing fictional characters and personae to sell brands and help them better connect with consumers.

Faction Marketing : Interiors : Storytelling

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Melbourne Safari

A vibrant hub of arts and culture, Melbourne is one of the world’s most creative cities.

Melbourne : Lost & Found Hotel Room : Roberts & Hassett

Micro Trends

Different Design every time

In a continually evolving digital world, the traditional rules of branding and design no longer apply. Companies are creating website designs and b...

Web Design : Brand Identity : MIT

Micro Trends

Synaesthetic Selling Update

Smart brands have long used sensory stimulation to steer consumer behaviour. Now, a few are going further. Based on the principle of synaesthesia, ...

Synaesthesia : Senses : Experience

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Fest-vertorials

Magazines and newspapers are launching festivals in a bid to engage their readers, add depth to their brand and reinforce their credentials as thou...

Festivals : Editorial : Magazines

Micro Trends

Millennial Hotels

Young, affluent Millennials are becoming an increasingly dominant group in the travel market: travel spending by Millennials rose by 20% in 2010, a...

Boutique : Social : Entertainment

Micro Trends

App Travel

The way consumers plan and book their holidays has transformed over the past few years. Over half of all travellers now carry a smartphone on their...

Travel Arrangements : Reservations : Flying

Micro Trends

New Sublimity Tourism

Since one in three people feel overwhelmed by communications technology, more consumers are looking for ways to disconnect from their digital lives...

Switch Off : Contemplation : Quiet

Micro Trends

At The Source

The supply chain is increasingly coming into focus as consumers seek greater transparency and demand ethical behaviour from brands at every stage o...

Supply Chain : Transparency : Ethical

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On/Off Retail

US online retailer Gilt Groupe recently teamed up with GQ magazine to open a pop-up version of its men’s store Park & Bond in New York. For its Chr...

Website : Physical Stores : Online Retail

Micro Trends

Beijing Safari

What happens in the Chinese capital tends to filter down to the rest of the country.

Nendo : Mrs Shanen's : Great Leap Brewing

Micro Trends

The Curator Generation

Tumblr : Pinterest : Curation

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Digital Archaeology

In space, according to the tagline to the 1979 film Alien, no one can hear you scream. Online, it’s the opposite. On the internet everyone can find...

Footprint : Internet : Facebook

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