Happy Holidays! As we take a look back at 2012, we’ve combed through the most popular Profile Reports that readers and subscribers gravitated to the most. Profile Reports keep industry leaders in youth culture up to speed with a variety of timely topics, insights, data, street photography, analysis, and future forecasting. This is where we […]
We’re pleased to announce that Label Networks has been asked to present at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market on January 24, 2013 in Salt Lake City, UT. During each bi-annual trade show, the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) offers a series of seminars at Outdoor Retailer aimed at enriching the experience of exhibitors, brands, media, and industry […]
As the Vans Warped Tour 2013 moves into entering its 19th year, making the tour the longest running music tour in history and definitely one to watch when it comes to youth culture trends, sponsorship, and up-and-coming artists, it’s undergone a variety of interesting themes, including Punks In Space, Lucky 13, Island of the Misfit […]
The quintessential icon of music, rebellion, and style, Converse, the sneaker brand, has become synonymous with youth culture across a broad range of genres and continents. In the case of this story, and in honor of the new leader in China, Xi Jinping, which may have a significant effect on USA X China relations in […]
Oakley has always been known for having some of the most leading-edge eyewear, from lenses that can practically stop a speeding bullet to fielding text messages and phone calls. Their latest innovation in this season’s goggle launch however takes the cake: Called the Airwave, this goggle, which looks more like large golden ant eyes, will […]
It’s been a roller-coaster ride for many brands as Q3 back-to-school financials report a tumultuous sales season. First, Puma has reported that their profits have dipped 85.1% in Q3 due mostly to falling sales in European markets, indicating just how bad things are there, but there are other reasons as well. As one of the […]
Youth culture today is generationally at ease with computers, touchscreens, smart phones, video cameras, social networks, and gaming platforms. They are so entrenched in internet technology and new ways of social engagement, that they have a different thought process toward fashion, music, sports, spending, and communication patterns. Interestingly, while there’s significant hype on Apple’s iPad […]
Fresh research and analysis released today from Label Networks’ 13th Fall Youth Culture Study reveals where shifts in the youth marketplace and various declines have also created new opportunities across a range of industries, such as fashion, technology, sports, electronics, music, entertainment, non-profits, sustainability issues, among others, based on new consumer insights among 13-25-year-olds across […]
The Art of Video Games Exhibition launches on a 10-city nationwide tour this month of October and ending in January, 2013. The exhibition is one of the most comprehensive video gaming shows ever created, featuring 40 years of the evolution of video games as an artistic medium. The show, which started at the Smithsonian in […]
This week’s fresh report from Label Networks’ latest presentation is regarding youth culture and what’s changed in terms of major influences of music on today’s marketplace. There are many things going on in a variety of genres of music today that pertain to youth culture, from action sports to streetewear and fashion as a whole–from […]