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Green Expectations: When A Label is Redundant

As most of you know, I came to sustainability by way of marketing to women.  And, it never ceases to amaze me just how much my women’s market knowledge can be directly applied to the “green” realm.  Take the “green … Read on >

Sustainable Brands 2010 Re-Cap, Part 1: Consumer Engagement

There’ve been a lot of write-ups of lessons learned and ideas shared at the recent Sustainable Brands 2010 conference, and – because I, too, learned so much – I thought I’d add to the online resource.  I paid attention to three specific areas – consumer engagement, business trends and … Read on >

What’s So Scary? Catch Up With Consumers!

When so many “studies show,” experts have spoken, books have been written and conferences on the topic held, why do marketing decision-makers STILL lag behind consumer culture?  I ask because I have long been astounded by how “marketing to women” continues to be “new” news.  And, now, as I study … Read on >

Marketing to Women’s Best Kept Secret? Relationship Books

What makes women and men behave the way they do or say what they say?  This question gets to the “art” that gets neglected in the “science” of the marketing to women field.  Interestingly, if you boil this idea down to its essence, it starts to look like marketers are … Read on >

Lessons from the “Target: Women” Hotseat

Satire isn’t only for Jon Stewart and politics (though he surely reigns eternal).  It is also a great mechanism for consumers or the pop-culture media to raise up the disconnections in a brand’s understanding of their markets.  One (with … Read on >