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Domestic dudes

This paper explores the mindset of an emerging consuming class: the domestic dudes. These are married millennial men who, unlike their fathers, are adept at domestic matters ranging from grocery shopping to cooking and home aesthetics alongside...

Catalogue: Global Qualitative 2016: The Business Value of Intelligent Stories

Author: Sandeep Dutta

Company: KANTAR TNS Malaysia

June 15, 2016

Look who's talking?!

Twitter celebrates its 10th anniversary this year and it has rapidly become part of our everyday language; hashtags are everywhere, from the menu at your local restaurant to the evening news. But - exactly how has Twitter impacted our culture and the...

Catalogue: Global Qualitative 2016: The Business Value of Intelligent Stories

Authors: Sara Picazo Lutton, Cecily Long

Companies: Flamingo, Twitter

June 15, 2016

Stories from the fringe: The people strategy forgets

The most engaging stories are usually the ones whose characters live on the fringe, disrupting the norm and the expected.With this paper we showcase how by understanding the fringes you can magnify the trends and insights seen in the mainstream. How...

Catalogue: Global Qualitative 2016: The Business Value of Intelligent Stories

Authors: Peter Harrison, Vangelis Skouras, Ian Pierpoint

June 15, 2016

Sensory semiotics

This presentation will review recent thinking on how cultural phenomena can influence sensation.Brands rely on cultural meaning for their value, so the creation and management of that meaning is critical. We know that (i) the meaning a brand...

Catalogue: Sensory Forum 2015: Marketing Meets Science

Author: Fiona McNae

June 15, 2015

Understanding women

51% of people in the world are women, but Baileys is the only brand in Diageo’s portfolio that recognises them as a consumer. It was time for a new perspective and Diageo came to us to help them open their eyes to what women really want...

Catalogue: Congress 2015: Revelations

Authors: Christene McCauley, Izzy Pugh

June 15, 2015

Cultural anchoring

Managing the complexities of brand architecture has never been more challenging. Product commoditisation and competitive intensification have heightened the importance of building deep brand connections with target audiences. Meanwhile, market...

Catalogue: Congress 2014: What Inspires?

Authors: Neale Cotton, Julian Dunne

Company: The Lab Strategy & Planning

June 15, 2014

Live semiotics

Semiotics is constantly engaging with digital culture as it seeks to identify emergent codes in culture and communications. However, until now no one seems to have used, to a significant extent, specific digital tools for semiotic research. This...

Catalogue: Latin America 2014: Accelerating Growth

Author: Gemma Jones

Company: Space Doctors Ltd

June 15, 2014

Mapping and interpreting socio-cultural change in urban India

As urban India continues to transform at a rapid pace, brands across categories seek to build relevance by positioning themselves on platforms linked to the new meanings and ways of being in a fast-changing society. A semiotic analysis of the...

Catalogue: Asia Pacific 2014: Celebrating Asian Creativity

Author: Satyam Viswanathan

June 15, 2014

The next normal

Research shapes our brands, inspires our content and helps us communicate with audiences. VIMN therefore embarked on an unprecedented analysis of the similarities and differences among millennials around the world. It doesn’t get...

Catalogue: Congress 2013: Think Big

Authors: Christian Kurz, Carlos Garcia, Jo McIlvenna

June 15, 2013