The State of Consumer Trends in 2024 [Data from 700+ Consumers]

Consumer trends are changing all the time, reflecting the “never-sleeping” nature of markets and society. From the rise of AI to the growing popularity of shopping on social media, heightened data privacy concerns and consumers tightening budgets due to recession fears, times are changing fast. But one thing is certain — businesses need to track…

How LGBTQ+ Leaders Can Market Themselves and Their Unique Assets

Welcome to Breaking the Blueprint — a blog series that dives into the unique business challenges and opportunities of underrepresented business owners and entrepreneurs. Learn how they’ve grown or scaled their businesses, explored entrepreneurial ventures within their companies, or created side hustles, and how their stories can inspire and inform your own success. Employers in today’s global…

Did you see it in the theater?

We’re in the middle of a huge and unusual shift. The magazine publisher acted like the best sales were newsstand sales, even though the profit came from subscriptions and most people simply visited the website. Book publishers and editors seem to focus on selling copies on paper, sold in independent bookstores. They spend as little…

If Everyone is a Content Creator — Is Anyone? [Data + Expert Insights]

Quick riddle for you: What do you have in common with podcast hosts, YouTube sensations, TikTok stars, and Instagram influencers? Stumped? Okay, okay. I’ll tell you the answer. Statistically speaking, you probably also consider yourself a “content creator,” at least on some level. Recently, our State of Consumer Trends Survey revealed that 50% of millennials…