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The Cosmocrats

The presentation is intended to illustrate a method of understanding the motives and behaviours of a future consumer target group identified as Cosmocrats, a new 'elite' born in the United States and now developing in Europe and Asia.The Cosmocrats...

Catalogue: Congress 2005: Making A Difference

Author: Adeline Attia

Company: Allegoria Consultants

September 21, 2005

Understanding consumer behaviour

Years of experience with market research led to some key questions, especially those related to information delivery, that could be used in a tactical as well as in a strategic way.The second challenge was to define information and customer needs in...

Catalogue: Latin America 2004: Integrating Diversity Across the Continent

Authors: Luiz Fernando Goes, Sonia Bittar

October 24, 2004

The pursuit of luxury - bling-bling VS. savoir faire

Understanding trends in youth markets is challenging due to the dynamism and fluidity of consumer attitudes. This paper aims to outline how a bricolage approach using creative methodologies can help understand these changing dynamics, and how...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Worldwide Qualitative Research Conference 2003

Authors: Steve Hales, Alexander Maule

Company: Ipsos MRBI

November 5, 2003

Brand, style, territories

This paper addresses the importance of brands (particularly clothing brands) and their symbolic capital to youth in suburban Paris.

Catalogue: Ethnic Marketing 2000

Authors: Danielle Greenfield, Serge Laminana

Company: SORGEM IMR

July 1, 2000

Polo Jeans Company

The Polo Jeans Company is a new division of Polo Ralph Lauren with a line-up of jeans and casual wear designed to attract the youth market. First launched in the United States in 1996 the Polo Jeans Company was introduced to the Canadian market at...

Catalogue: Seminar 1997: How To Be Number One In The Youth Market

Authors: Melinda Head, Bénédicte Cohen, Stanley Marcovici

Company: Head Research Inc.

October 22, 1997

Qualitative marketing research

For quite some time now, marketing researchers found themselves at a distance from the TRUE decision making level of marketing contexts. Now, as the marketing environment becomes increasingly complex, it is evident that the role of the marketing...

Catalogue: Seminar 1995: Looking Through The Kaleidoscope

Author: Marianne de Souza

Company: MSM

December 1, 1995

Changing attitudes towards fashion and clothing in Italy

In this paper I will focus on the rise and fall of Italian fashion fascination from a socio- cultural point of view and its consequences in the upper-end market. The first part looks at the socio-cultural background that led to an unprecedented...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1995: Making The Decision

Author: Simona Segre Reinach

Company: GPF Inspiring Research

September 1, 1995

Semiology of youth fashion communication (France market 1992)

The logic of youth fashion is based on the rejection of Fashion itself. Whether for Benetton, Kookdi, Autour du morule, Chevignon or Naf-Naf... those brands have built themselves, unlike Chanel, St Laurent or Lacroix, a mold-breaking personality...

Catalogue: Seminar 1992: Children And Young People- Are They The New Consumers?

Authors: Pierre Alexandre d'Huy, Olivier Zahm

June 15, 1992

The significance and value of fashion in the transition from childhood to adolescence

This paper takes its cue from research into the significance of consumption in adolescence. Specifically, the results of the research in question are presented in relation to the role and the significance of fashion in the choice and the purchase of...

Catalogue: Seminar 1992: Children And Young People- Are They The New Consumers?

Author: Alessandro Paris

June 15, 1992