Tag Archive for: trends
Online Influencers Are Yesterday’s News… Welcome to the Creator Economy
By: Michael McQueen
We have all grown used to the trends and influencers of social media, but developments of the last year are seeing the platforms we have come to know enter a new stage. Read more
Three Impacts of COVID-19 on the Future of Retail
By: McCrindle
As we entered a new financial year, this heralded a milestone of more than a year of living nationally in a COVID-19 world. While many organisations are attempting to uphold a state of business as usual, an analysis of the last financial year shows how the changes in consumer behaviour is set to shape the future of retail. Read more
Where Will You Shop in the Retail World of Tomorrow?
By: Michael McQueen
What if instead of going to the shops, the shops came to you? Read more
How Social Media Is Capitalising on Its Youngest Users
By: Michael McQueen
Years ago, social media well and truly lived up to its name. Platforms which enabled the easy exchange of photos and statuses, these media allowed individual engagement for purely social purposes. The last decade has seen social media evolve into something much more overwhelming, addictive and ultimately lucrative than their original ‘social’ role, especially as their most native users have grown up into their most powerful and profitable consumers. Read more
How COVID Brought the Human Back to Work
By: Michael McQueen
We have always known that the future of our work will look dramatically different from the present. What we did not know is that the global pandemic would pave much of the groundwork for this future’s arrival. Read more
3 Kinds of Cities You Could Be Living in Tomorrow
By: Michael McQueen
With the UN predicting that 68 percent of the world’s people will live in urban areas by 2050,[1] it is essential that spaces we are living in are viable and sustainable for years to come. The cities we are familiar with, complete with collections of grey buildings, tangled roads and traffic, are set to change and the plans for these changes are already being implemented. Read more
How Will Your New Workplace Work for You?
By: Michael McQueen
With vaccines emerging and a new year ushering in a renewed demand for some kind of back-to-normal routine, society’s return to work is front of mind for many professionals. However, having adjusted effectively to remote work, we find ourselves at a pivotal moment. Many businesses, leaders and workers are questioning whether returning to work is a viable decision and are rethinking how our new work life could look. Read more
Top Ten Trends for 2021
By: McCrindle
2020 was a year unlike any other. Our year in review showed the vast changes and important social, political, global and cultural events that took place. As we look ahead to 2021, it’s important for leaders to have foresight, and to be able to see things not just as they are, but as they will be. So, what can we expect to see and change in the year ahead? Read more