A Consumer Preference for Purpose
If you go to any professional sporting event, you will see a venue dotted with signage touting corporate partners, from soft drink companies to car manufacturers to apparel brands. Local service providers, such as real estate agents and restoration services, are also...
How Does A Brand Survive In These Times?
It’s no revelation that social issues have become an increasingly hot topic over the past months. Brands face a fundamental reordering of priorities during a global pandemic and societal outcry over systemic racism and injustice. Brands have been pushed to the...
Renewing the Value of Expertise
YouTube, Pinterest, influencers, and even TikTok have helped an entire generation learn to become DIYers. But, while Do It Yourself (DIY) content is the perfect solution for learning how to create your own homemade face mask or for troubleshooting a pesky garbage...
The Return of Local
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant effect on the psyche of people around the world, causing many of us to rethink our priorities. One trend that has gained even more traction is to “buy local.” We always want what we can’t have, which was made abundantly...
4 Myths About Millennial Consumers Debunked
Think America’s largest generation is just a bunch of self-absorbed, plugged-in, brand-averse consumers who’d rather indulge in avocado toast every day instead of purchasing a home mortgage? Millennials say, try again. Like any generation, millennials are more than...
Does Your Agency Have Courage?
“Have a little courage, that’s all.” – The Cowardly Lion. Having recently relocated to offices in South Bethlehem, we are fortunate to start each day with a majestic view of the former Bethlehem Steel plant, which is now the Steel Stacks and Sands Casino. I can’t help...
5 Things We Love About the Fancy Food Show
In late June, 7 of us made our annual pilgrimage to the NYC Fancy Food show. That’s Ignite2X account management, creative and content teams converging in one place to discover the entire universe of artisanal, gourmet, and fancy foods. We ate cheese, sipped all kinds...
4 Natural Trends Rise Above the Rest at Expo East
Last month, we were fortunate enough to attend the Natural Products Expo East Show, where we got to make our way down aisles and aisles of improved and innovative natural products, while also sniffing out new trends. Our first stop, was at Hudson Valley Marshmallow...
Color Us Interested: The Psychology of Color
“Pink isn’t a color. It’s an attitude.” Experts throughout the decades have tried to explain the importance and significance of color and how it affects consumer attitudes and behaviors. They cite psychological studies, global trends, new products and business...
What’s for Dinner? The Fancy Food Show Panel Weighs In
It’s 6PM in America…Do you know what’s for dinner tonight? Every year, our agency attends the Fancy Food Show to learn all we can about industry trends. At this year’s San Francisco show we attended the “What’s For Dinner?” panel, a discussion featuring speakers...