Category Archives: Money/Spending

GONE FISHING

May 14, 2013 – 7:14 am

by Charlotte Beal Facebook might not be the place to reveal one’s out-of-town status, but CEB Iconoculture’s Weekly Highlight simply can’t go unbroadcast, at least in newsletter form: Today, many of our clients have gone fishing — for insights, that is. We’re all waking up in Miami Beach to a full day-and-a-half of consumer-trend presentations […]

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CEB Iconoculture’s Big Ideas 2013 Series: Meet 5 of 5

February 4, 2013 – 1:42 pm

by Hans Eisenbeis Since about the turn of the Millennium, the developed nations of the world noticed that outsourcing to places like China and India was having an interesting effect: It was creating tens of millions of jobs in those countries, raising the standard of living there, and helping convert traditional, rural economies into modern […]

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“Mommy penalty” pushes women’s wages down even further

January 22, 2013 – 4:05 pm

by Hans Eisenbeis WHAT’S HAPPENING Even though women have made big strides in recent decades relative to education and career, they continue to make less than men — on average about 7% less for comparable positions. And a recent survey by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development found that women with children typically make […]

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PEOPLE POWER GETS PRACTICAL

October 9, 2012 – 2:36 pm

by Gwyneth Holland People Power is manifesting itself around Europe, as post-recession consumers increasingly take a pragmatic approach to building the communities around them. Regeneration initiatives have sprung up everywhere, and hyper-local currencies are even helping to keep cash flowing among locals. Many Britons now embrace the idea of reshaping and reinvigorating their own communities. […]

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MEET THE SECURES

September 18, 2012 – 1:05 pm

by Josh Kimball Ugly American jobs numbers. Ongoing austerity in Europe. Call it stalled or call it stable, the global economy — and the outlook in Europe, in particular — is far from sunny. With days of economic malaise stretching into the future, many marketers have sought refuge by courting consumers at the top of […]

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Travel plans now include the layaway route

July 24, 2012 – 12:47 pm

by Stefania Revelli WHAT’S HAPPENING Layaway isn’t a new way to pay, but travel hasn’t traditionally been a category associated with the piecemeal-style payment plan. Sears has launched Sears Vacations, an online destination where customers can put hotel and travel packages, hotels, cruises and rental cars on hold and pay for them progressively. Layaway payment […]

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Room for Art: Stockholm hotel accepts artistic payment

July 11, 2012 – 7:50 am

by Krisha Kinnersley WHAT’S HAPPENING Stockholm’s Clarion Hotel is doing away with the notion of the starving artist by accepting artwork as payment for hotel rooms (Hg2Magazine.com, 12 June 2012). In order to qualify for the deal, artists simply need to submit any signed piece of artwork which fits on an A4 sheet of paper, […]

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MOMMY (AND DADDY) WARS

July 10, 2012 – 3:10 pm

By Becky Sun In case you didn’t notice, there’s another “mommy war” in the blogosphere. In an Atlantic article titled “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All” (accompanied by the obligatory photo of a toddler in Mom’s briefcase), Anne-Marie Slaughter revisits the well-worn grooves of the “mommy track,” parental leave and the meaning of modern […]

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SittingAround.com lets babysitters accept credit cards

June 12, 2012 – 2:09 pm

by Hans Eisenbeis WHAT’S HAPPENING SittingAround.com, a Boston-based social network that connects parents with able and qualified babysitters, is giving a free Square dongle — the plug-and-play swipe-card reader that facilitates easy P2P payments via smartphone — to babysitters who sign up to be members of the network (TechCrunch.com, 25 May 2012). That will allow […]

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ACCELERATING INNOVATION AT FINOVATE 2012

May 8, 2012 – 2:15 pm

by Hans Eisenbeis Money. It’s a pretty mature market, right? It’s been around since, like, the invention of agriculture and accounting. But as with other mature industries, from food to automobiles, marketers’ approach to the financial services world is poised for change. Big change. This week, we’re at Finovate 2012 in San Francisco, and one […]

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A crowdsourced credit card: Barclay throws the terms to its customers

April 24, 2012 – 2:26 pm

by Hans Eisenbeis WHAT’S HAPPENING The credit card industry is ripe for a remake, thanks not only to new heavy-handed federal regulations that put a pinch on old profit lines, but because the marketplace and the times really demand it. Barclaycard is making a bold step into brave new territory with the Barclaycard Ring MasterCard, […]

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THE LOOK OF LOVE

February 14, 2012 – 3:12 pm

by Amber Davis Love/hate may be the best way to describe humans’ collective relationship with Valentine’s Day. As in, love the partner, hate the restaurant-reservation scramble. Or love free candy, hate the looks of pity from people who think that “single” is the saddest word in the world. Mixed emotions haven’t slowed spending. According to […]

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Austrian credit card watch makes contactless payments

January 24, 2012 – 3:39 pm

by Sairica Rose WHAT’S HAPPENING Watching what you pay takes on a new meaning with Austrian watchmaker LAKS’ watch2pay credit-card timepieces (watch2pay.com, December 2011). Watch2pay enables wearers to make contactless MasterCard payments using their watch. Family-run firm LAKS claims that its wearable hybrid system is a world first. Watches come with MasterCard PayPass pre-pay cards […]

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THE KIDLESS ARE ALRIGHT

January 24, 2012 – 2:14 pm

by Abby Carlen I’ve never missed a baby shower or a first birthday party. I don’t shy away from burping a newborn. Rather than cringing at the sound of my nephew’s screech, I appreciate his verve. I also appreciate being home alone. Today, being kidless has less of a stigma than it did years ago. […]

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Fear of student loan debt can keep black and Latino students from graduation

January 4, 2012 – 3:43 pm

by Amber Davis WHAT’S HAPPENING Afraid of the long-term effects of loan debt, some students are going to lengths to avoid taking out any loans at all — even putting their ability to graduate at risk. A study by Excelencia in Education and The Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) found Latinos and Asian Americans […]

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