Aging is one of the most striking mega trends changing our society in the next decade. Over the next ten years, aging and how we respond to it will increasingly affect society. The number of 65+ year olds will increase greatly between now and the year 2020.
An aging population will have several implications to the society, workforce market and new technologies that will emerge.
But is also interesting to notice that elderly of tomorrow will behave different as elderly of today. Fresher, more technologically savvy, better educated seniors and a big need for elderly involvement in employment and society in general, could change the way will look aging.
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The world has achieved 4 Billion mobile phone users according to latest report from WCIS. With more than 60% mobile penetration, service providers are looking on how to onboard the next billion subscribers that will come mainly from emerging markets like China and India. According to UND studies, this segment lives on less than $2USD a day.
Therefore, operators wanting to seize this opportunity must find ways to reach less affluent markets in cost-effective and profitable ways. Doing business with the world’s 2 billion poorest people – 1/3rds of the world’s population – will require radical innovations in technology and business models.
But for companies with the resources and persistence to compete at for these customer segments, the prospective rewards include growth, profits and incalculable contributions to mankind.
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We often talk about the digital divide as a way to express the existing gap between the connected world and the ones still left behind by internet connectivity. We also talk often about the Generational Divide, or the big behavioral, communication and values difference between young digital generations and older age groups.
But there is another gap happening today in Malaysia that is related to media. I called the Marketing confidence gap: basically, the huge difference between how much time Malaysians are spending on digital media like internet or mobile and the money advertisers are spending on those channels.
The time shift in Malaysia media consumption is not being reflected in advertising spending yet.
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From January 2010 Levi Strauss & Co will introduce a small change in their products as a step to help reduce the amount of textiles that are thrown away every year. Levi’s will give their clothing’s tags a new use by adding a “donate to goodwill” icon in order to raise people’s consciousness about recycling clothes. The tag will also encourage users to wash their jeans less, wash in cold water and line dry to cut down energy usage.
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Experiential marketing is defined as the art of creating an experience where the result is an emotional connection to a brand, product or idea. It gives customers an opportunity to engage and interact with brands, products, and services in sensory ways. This emotional experiences help people connect to a brand and increase the product awareness during the sales process. In short, It’s the difference between telling people about your product or letting them experience the benefits for themselves.
Experiential marketing is a powerful tool out there to win brand equity. Is a term very close to guerrilla marketing but more related to make consumers part of the advertising effort.
Here you will find 10 cool examples of experiential marketing applied around the globe.
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Why sometimes is so difficult to make our ideas to stay?
For anyone working in a competitive environment, with fierce competition, making ideas to stick is a critical success factor for their business or careers. But how can you achieve that Wow Factor. What makes an idea remarkable? How people can increase their likehood of success?
Educators and idea collectors Chip and Dan Heath did a great job in their book “Made to stick : why some ideas survive and others die” by revealing the anatomy of ideas that stick and explaining simple ways to make ideas stickier.
Take a look to the six principles for making your ideas to stick!
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