Pinning Down the New American Shopper It’s about information, value, and being green: Today’s discriminating consumers are careful about how they spend, and they’re concerned about the planet By Mark Penn and E. Kinney Zalesne The consumer that marketers have had a lot of fun selling to over the last […]
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By MARK PENN with E. KINNEY ZALESNE From The Wall Street Journal Microtrends Column Published August 23, 2009 Europeans love touring churches and museums, but when it comes to vacations, Americans have always loved the great outdoors. Fishing, camping and just driving around are great American pastimes. But now, welcome […]
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By MARK PENN with E. KINNEY ZALESNE From The Wall Street Journal Microtrends Column Published May 1, 2009 A closer look into the accelerating trend of buying hybrid vehicles Unless you are willing to buy a windmill, the biggest green purchase out there is buying a hybrid car. Recently, the […]
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By MARK PENN with E. KINNEY ZALESNE From The Wall Street Journal Microtrends Column Published February 19, 2009 Presidents and politicians no longer talk about simply creating jobs — now they are creating “green jobs.” Just in the stimulus bill alone, there are said to be four million new green […]
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