Category: Communication

Group Y Presents 4th Annual ASC Action Sports + Culture Conference with AGENDA Trade Show

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GROUP Y, the original collective of youth marketing, action sports and entertainment professionals will launch 4th Annual ASC Action Sports + Culture in conjunction with the AGENDA trade show. The event takes place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 24, 2013 at the Center Theater at Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center (same location […]

BREAD & BUTTER Trade Show Proves It Made the Right Decisions

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On Thursday evening, 4th July 2013, the 29th BREAD & BUTTER event ended with an internal Closing Party in Sunset Park on the grounds of the former airport Berlin-Tempelhof and the great mood was reflected by the successful show. Due to the new visitor regulations, the event was of course not the strongest in terms […]

Introducing “The Future Consumers Reports”— In-Depth Data, Analysis, Forecasts From Youth Culture Markets On T-shirts, Denim, Footwear, Accessories, and Action Sports Apparel

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We are proud to introduce Label Networks’ latest addition to our on-going Global Youth Culture marketing intelligence reports: The Future Consumers Reports. Our first series provides in-depth data analysis, forecasts, trends from insights thousands of 13-25-year-olds across the United States regarding T-shirts, Denim, Footwear (including Sneaker Culture), Accessories, and Action Sports Apparel. Each of the […]

Rise of Mobile Fashion Gaming Brings Avatar Design and Virtual Currency to the Forefront

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The rise of mobile gaming via fashion styling of virtual avatars has flipped the script for the fashion industry and provided a growing cross-over platform for tech, video gaming, mobile phone culture, and fashion. The latest in this space is Rachel Zoe’s social gaming company called Crowdstar which is launching a mobile fashion game called […]

Street Art Round-up: Swoon Launches Braddock Tiles; JR’s Inside Out Inspires Local Group Action on a Global Level

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There’s been a lot of activity lately among some of the top street artists in the world that are worth mentioning for their truly inspiring models of giving back to local communities. First, Swoon’s launched another amazing campaign called Braddock Tiles, a website where people can purchase prints towards raising money to fund a local […]

Vans Warped Tour 2013 Rolls-out for the 19th Year Featuring Sleeping With Sirens, Black Veil Brides, We Came As Romans, Motion City Soundtrack, The Wonder Years; Plus Leading-Edge Sponsor Activation, Youth Culture DIY Fashion, More

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Photos by Tom Wallace Widely known as America’s youth culture rite-of-passage to music entertainment, the Vans Warped Tour is rolling across the country for the 19th year in a row, attracting more than 500,000 young people during the 40-event tour. Kevin Lyman, the founder and producer, and his team, along with icon Steve Van Doren, […]

Bread and Butter Adds Trendforum–Speakers Presenting on Fashion X Technology

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Bread & Butter and its upcoming themed “Connect” fashion trade show taking place in Berlin July 2-4, 2013 has just announced the addition of the BBB Connected Rooms and BBB Trendforum. As fashion and technology continue to merge, and the growth of conferences surrounding fashion trade shows continue to roll, it’s not surprising that such […]

Shaun White’s Band “Bad Things” Signs with Warner Bros. Records, Debut Album Dropping Soon, Fall Tour

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No, Shaun White’s new band Bad Things is not fronted by the gold-medalist snowboarder and skateboarder, but he is the lead guitarist. The band, which consists lead singer Davis LeDuke, bass player Jared Palomar, guitarist Anthony Sanudo, drummer Lena Zawaideh has signed to Warner Bros. Records and will be putting out their debut album later […]

Instagram’s New Insta-Videos Could Boost Youth Culture Fashion Brand Marketing Capabilities

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The latest announcement from Instagram, which was bought by Facebook last year for a cool $1 billion, is that it now has video capabilities. Instagram’s Co-Founder and CEO Kevin Systrom said that Instagram will now allow users to create 15-second videos that can also be shared. There will be 13 filters to start. Instagram, which […]

Bonnaroo Brings Big Mix of Talent–Sir Paul McCartney, Animal Collective, Bjork, Tom Petty, Wu-Tang Clan with 80,000 Fans to Middle of Tennessee—Highlights from the ‘Roo

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Bonnaroo has become one of the most popular festivals in the world bringing this year, June 14-16, 2013 more than 80,000 fans to a 700-acre plot of land in the middle of Tennessee. For 3 days, a new city emerges featuring stages of all sizes, a diverse line-up of musicians, the Bonnaroo Cinema, recycling and […]