Today is the LAST day of 2020, the year we all loved to hate. Schieber Research is celebrating by launching a new series - curation of interesting, new-normal, post-covid-19 related trends and marketing/product/service innovation news. Special thanks to our Senior...
Marketing & Advertising
Brands help consumers help themselves: The mindfulness consumer and Self-care trends
Our research in the past years brought up the issue of Mental Wellness as part of Holistic Health and Wellness, specifically - consumers' search for stress-free living. The COVID-19 pandemic caused stress and anxiety to reach an all-time high, but this general trend...
Creators and Content are the future of Gen Z and Brand Interaction
Back in Jan 2020 (that month DID happen! seriously!), I wrote an article about consumer to consumer influence published on Forbes.com. Since everything that happened in 2020 only makes authenticity and community more important than ever, I want to mention a few...
Personalization in Personal Care: It’s Right There in the Name
The requirement for personalization is huge, and personal care companies are among the first in FMCGto take note. For about 5 years, ever since direct to consumer e-commerce became wide-spread in the US (and long before that in China), beauty and toiletry...
Nike Adventure Club: The End or Just the Beginning of Footwear Subscriptions?
This month, Nike will be shutting down its kids' subscription operations, Nike Adventure Club, nationally launched in 2019 after a pilot for the service began in 2017. ...
Coronavirus-related product Innovation
COVID-19 was quick to change the way consumers shop for goods and services and consume them, and many marketers were relatively quick to adjust their marketing proposition or change their focus into another offering in their portfolio. The launch of a new offering,...
The Day After COVID-19: Consumer and Marketing Trends
Hamutal Schieber, CEO of Schieber Research, held a webinar on mega-trends, micro-trends, disruption and changes in consumer behavior and marketing strategy following the Coronavirus pandemic. The webinar recording is available here:...
The Network Effect: Why Peloton’s Community is its Secret Weapon amidst Competition
Peloton Interactive, which became public last September, published its Q2, 2020 earnings report yesterday (Feb 5). The company, which sells connected fitness devices and digital content, experienced a YoY growth of +77% in revenue, with sales for Q2 standing at $466...
The Next Wave of Influencer Marketing
Who are the most important influencers-to-be of 2020? The answer may surprise you. We discussed the trends at length in this Forbes article - would love to hear your thoughts! ...
E-Commerce: Fashion Retailers Curation Strategies
A part of the e-commerce appeal for shoppers is the stress-free shopping experience: hyper convenience, speed and variety with minimum effort. However, the subject of variety is a double-edged sword: while it reduces stress on the one hand, it also induces stress due...