Empathy they say -- not apathy, not sympathy -- is fast becoming the secret to corporate success.
Here are five kids' toys that will have you asking, "What were they thinking?"
The 50+ population is still a swiftly developing consumer market, and it's hitting an all-time high in terms of global aging. While catering to baby boomers may not necessarily fit into every business's products and services, they're a demographic that deserves closer attention.
It feels like everyone is the country has some overly complicated and obviously harebrained get-rich scheme in their back pocket. But more often than ...
There is nothing like a cup of herbal tea or hot chocolate, especially when the snow is falling outside. Since I'm still in the holiday mood, I rounde...
Indian food has creeped into the weekly rotation of Taco Tuesdays, Take-Out Chinese Wednesdays and Trendy Thai Fusion Fridays -- all once misunderstood exotic cuisines that have secured spots on the carousel of accepted foods by mainstream America.
From pizza to politics, the following is an incomplete list made by an amateur of observed persuasion and advertising techniques. Examples abound so readers may supply their own.
July offered a shimmer of good news for a stagnant U.S. economy. Consumer spending, a driving force of the economy, was up 0.4 percent in July, the hi...
While the heat rises and our culinary juices start to flow, now is a better time than ever to stock up on some of the latest and hottest kitchen gadgets.
Since Ms. B. entered her mid-40s, she says, sex has been more about smoke and mirrors than thunder and lightning. She is rarely if ever interested eno...
When it's scorching hot out this summer, you may want to think twice before drinking from the garden hose. A new study released by the Ecology Cen...
24/7 Wall St.: Consumer tastes are changing at a greater rate than ever before. Not surprisingly, the purchasing habits of the youngest generation pre...
You've seen it around your sushi, most likely. Not the soy sauce or the little green mound of wasabi, but the seaweed that holds everyone's favorite food together. It makes sushi rolls delicious and portable, but it's a lot more than wrapping paper.
Design is now increasingly being recognized as a competitive advantage, however few outside the creative community actually know what design can provi...
Walmart's latest must-have item may be chosen by shoppers like you. Walmart's "Get It On The Shelf" campaign, a competition allowing anyone from am...
There's no doubt that Facebook has had a long and lasting influence on our society. Through strengthening revolutions, connecting people across the wo...
Once in a blue moon, an innovative product is created that redefines our beliefs, attitudes and behaviors. Which product has provided this level of innovativeness this past decade?
In this age of Skymall, it's difficult to conceive that at one point in human history, our ancestors were able to survive the winter without microwave...
As consumers of financial services products, start to demand that your bank, investment advisor and brokerage join this movement. If they aren't willing to publicly declare what you deserve, you deserve a better company.
What do you get when you combine African mahogany, aluminum and a WWII airplane rudder? A beautiful repurposed desk made by CustomMade artisan Dav...
From Couture et Cuisine: I have tried an innumerable amount of luminzers, highlighters, illuminators, in all forms and each and every one promised ...
You must meet the wants, needs, and/or desires of your shopper and her consumers if you want to cultivate loyalty.
Our individuality is broken down into sub-atoms of attitude and preference. Our uniqueness has been erased by the tsunami of the marketers.
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Apple design. Unique, sleek and unmistakeable. It is no secret that Steve Jobs has an obsessive commitment to simplicity. When Jobs returned to Apple ...
