The Toy Association's Toy Fair is an iconic tradeshow taking place in New York, NY and catering to anyone in the ecosystem of play: manufacturers, buyers, distributors, inventors, designers, licensors, licensees and creators. The $104 billion global toy economy is...
From consumer-to-consumer to the metaverse, Gen Z needs to take an active part in any channel, game or brand and expects a multi-way conversation involving brands, creators and communities. A brief presentation by Hamutal Schieber at a recent Baruch College lecture,...
Advent Calendars, or: 25 opportunities to engage and delight https://www.slideshare.net/hamutalewin/trending-advent-calendars-nov-2021-250705015 Traditionally, an Advent Calendar helps count down the 25 days until Christmas, usually with a small item or devotional...
Consumer trends, marketing innovation, best-in-class practices in FMCG, financial services, e-commerce, digital and collaborations, and the post-COVID-19 consumer. Talks, lectures, workshops and courses by Hamutal Schieber, CEO of Schieber Research, a consultant with more than 20 years of experience.
(Includes a guest column by Mika Be) Gen-Z consumers demand more of brands: these consumers, born roughly between 1997 and 2012, are more educated, aware and ethical compared to previous generations - and they will punish brands who pretend to do good while being bad....
"Creative collaborations, long common in fashion and beauty, are now a given in virtually any industry. They can provide the parties involved with faster access to marketing channels, consumer groups and content. They often include a unique line of products and...
Zero waste initiatives are growing around the world, and this trend is on track to be the biggest disruption in retail and FMCG. As we will see here, packaging-free stores, e-commerce services, and manufacturing, are on the rise - creating beautiful and distinct...
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...
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...
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...
