As a mid-40-something myself, I took heart in an interview Terry Gross did with author Barbara Strauch on NPR’s Fresh Air the other day.  In talking about her new book, The Secret Life of the Grown-up Brain: The Surprising Talents of the Middle-Aged Mind, Strauch mentioned a few … Read on >

What do oversize homes, energy efficiency and women all have in common?  Sustainability implications.  That’s why the following three things all came together so pointedly for me: a conversation I had with Suzanne Shelton of Shelton Group Inc., a Wall Street Journal article about how the television show, … Read on >

I recently had a conversation with a fellow longtime marketing to women professional on the state of the field. Frustration ruled.  After ten years or so of beating the drum LOUDLY, along with so many other experts/consultants, we both felt like the marketing to women awareness/pursuit still … Read on >

There is more than meets the eye in what we know about how women buy (poetry not intended).  And, fortunately for us, that means we’ve got a lot of information at the ready to help better serve the sustainably minded consumer.

My argument has always been that marketing to women was … Read on >

This past few months, a lot of the little projects I’ve worked on or participated in, have completed.  Some are marketing to women focused and some are more sustainability-oriented, but, as is my perspective – applying what you learn about the women’s market to the sustainable consumer market can be … Read on >

So, why did I undertake the exercise of polling my readers/Twitter followers on the question of who the “women at the forefront of sustainability” might be? Because, I’d noticed a gender imbalance in the names of those who have written the majority of the books and articles I’ve come … Read on >

How women buy and how they work/lead is big news these days – no matter what brand, category, industry or organization.  When you think about how to start to change the culture around sustainable life and business practices, women also appear to be worth serious consideration.  This is particularly … Read on >

The Social Studies Group and Learned On recently partnered to study the women who are really influencing “green mom” consumer behavior online.   As with so many other issues, women exploring more sustainable consumer practices each begin an engagement … Read on >

It’s difficult to change thinking in a society that has been both quite patriarchal and quite unsustainably-minded for some time.  Considered from an anthropological view, these sorts of things could take hundreds, if not thousands, of years to evolve.  But still (!) – especially in marketing – the consumers are … Read on >

If ever there were an example of how true, women-focused customer experience development and marketing efforts could also resonate with men, it might just be Kimpton Hotels.  Long considered a pioneer and best practice example in the field of marketing to women, specifically, this chain is now a mass market … Read on >