TREND REPORT: Archaic Revival, Aiding Narcissism and Top Trends!

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Greetings! As the technology available to consumers continues to become more advanced and complex, many are experiencing the feeling that they may not be able to keep up. These consumers are in search of simpler and more basic products to integrate back into their everyday lives. This week's featured PRO trend -- Archaic Revival -- shows how brands are succeeding by going back to basics with simplistic elements in their products like projection and sound amplification. Enjoy! Jeremy Gutsche, Chief Trend Hunter (@jeremygutsche) P.S. If you're wanting to track me down, here's my innovation keynote schedule: Jun 18 - San Francisco Jun 20 - Monaco Jun 25 - Bolton Landing Aug 4 - Vancouver Aug 15 - Las Vegas Sep 2 - New York Sep 28 - Amelia Island Sep 29 - Orlando Oct 3 - Warsaw Oct 8 - Houston Oct 9 - Palm Desert Oct 23 - Las Vegas Nov 20 - Alliston More details HERE. Sample PRO Trends Read 3 FREE or subscribe for 1,724 more: TrendHunter.com/TrendReports Archaic Revival Analog technologies are revived as a backlash to gadget over-saturation Implications - As technology continues to take large leaps, consumers become wary of gadget over-saturation, resulting in archaic revival. Basic forms of tech, such as projection or sound... [More] Photocommunication Sites like Pinterest and Instagram introduce visual-only social media Implications - Though Twitter’s text-based communication proves the preferred form of social media for many, visual-focused sites like Instagram introduce the concept of photocommunication.... [More] Aiding Narcissism Selfie-enabling apps and attachments lend to a culture of ego Implications - Selfie culture is taken a step further with apps and attachments to aid photographic self-documentation. “Selfies”—shorthand for self-portraiture taken usually with... 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