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The Lipstick Economy ― It’s the travel season. I recently booked rooms in far-flung places where I had to rely on online reviews to steer my decisions. I looked for high ratings, seemingly honest guest reviews and photos that travelers had taken. Do consumers ...
Tags: Consumer Experience, Purchasing Behavior, Social Media, Travel, Uncategorized, Word Of Mouth
Jdunham ― 2 weeks 6 days ago
The Lipstick Economy ― It is becoming hard to say travel without talking about mobile devices today. By 2014, smartphones and tablets are on track to capture nearly one in five travel dollars. And those who are marketing travel to women should take note of some of the...
Tags: IPads, Mobile, Online Shopping, Purchasing Behavior, Smartphone Shopping, Smartphones
Jdunham ― 3 weeks 1 day ago
The Lipstick Economy ― Whether we buy online or research online, all retail is going to be impacted by online activity. Not ten years from now, but just a couple of years from now. How can that be, you ask, when only 5.4% of retail sales were reported as e-commerce in...
Tags: Consumer Experience, IPads, Mobile Marketing, Online Moms, Online Shopping, Purchasing Behavior
Jdunham ― 4 weeks 5 days ago
The Lipstick Economy ― A new report from Nielsen confirms that women still control the spending power in the US. Some people estimate that we control $5-15 trillion annually. Now, I know that saying women still dominate retail shopping is like saying that it still ...
Tags: Branding, Gender Differences, IPads, Mobile Marketing, Online Shopping, Purchasing Behavior
Jdunham ― 5 weeks ago
The Lipstick Economy ― Considering an app to market to moms? A recent study found that 97% of moms made a purchase on their tablet in the last month and they’re spending significantly more time on their tablets than laptops. There’s a huge opportunity for...
Tags: Consumer Experience, General Media Usage, IPads, Mobile Marketing, Purchasing Behavior, Technology
Jdunham ― 6 weeks 3 days ago
The Lipstick Economy ― Can you imagine a time when brick and mortar stores are just window shopping venues for online shoppers? Some retail experts are prognosticating a time in the not-too-distant future when stores will become glorified showrooms because of the rise ...
Tags: Brand Trust/Loyalty, Consumer Experience, Online Shopping, Purchasing Behavior, Smartphone Shopping, Trends
Jdunham ― 8 weeks 2 days ago
The Lipstick Economy ― The idea of “lean in” is not a new one. Lean in means to press forward like leaning in to the wind so you won’t be blown over – or leaning in because you are more than interested, involved – all in. In the past few...
Tags: Brand Trust/Loyalty, Branding, Consumer Experience, Gender Differences, Mobile Marketing, Purchasing Behavior
The Lipstick Economy ― Before I had children, my mom used to talk about her grand-dog. Now that my children are grown, I talk about my dogs and my grand-dog. Are we really pet parents? Apparently most of us are. Many of my Christmas cards this year had pictures of ...
Tags: Family Lifestyle, Holiday Shopping, Purchasing Behavior, Purchasing Power, Uncategorized, American Pet Products Association
Jdunham ― 9 weeks 3 days ago
The Lipstick Economy ― Okay, we are the Lipstick Economy, but a little girly news about nail polish won’t hurt anyone. While expanding lipstick sales have been traditionally linked with recessionary periods, nail polish is the new indicator for the 21st Century....
Tags: Brand Trust/Loyalty, Purchasing Behavior, Purchasing Power, Recession Effects, Uncategorized, Jamie Dunham
Jdunham ― 15 weeks ago
The Lipstick Economy ― Move over advertising! Content is a brand's best friend in 2013. That's really hard for a reformed advertising exec to say. But the writing is on the wall. Or on the digital horizon. In our New Year's 2013 Psychic Predictions and...
Tags: Brand Trust/Loyalty, Consumer Experience, Content Marketing, Digital Media, Purchasing Behavior, Social Media
Jdunham ― 19 weeks ago
The Lipstick Economy ― One of the adages I have always subscribed to was the power of the words “Free” and “New”. Certainly in marketing these words are golden. Today’s brand currency is definitely rooted in the free exchange of ideas,...
Tags: Consumer Experience, Purchasing Behavior, Trends, Advertising Copy, Behavioral Economics, Dan Ariely
Jdunham ― 22 weeks ago
The Lipstick Economy ― Have you seen the sales for Thanksgiving Weekend? First it was Black Friday and now it’s Thanksgiving Day with retailers like Walmart, Toys-R-Us and Target opening on Thursday evening to squeeze more sales into the weekend. But what do...
Tags: Consumer Experience, Holiday Shopping, Purchasing Behavior, Booz, Booz Holiday Retail Outlook, Jamie Dunham
Jdunham ― 25 weeks ago
I was way too excited about being a mother- for the first time. I was told many beautiful ...
Most people have experienced some level of acute pain in the lower back, shoulders, or ...
Last Thursday we had dinner at the Pancake Parlour, Andy & I. ∙ He ordered the ...