Tag: youth

Volcom’s Revenues Down for 3rd Quarter But Beats Expectations So It’s All”Good”

Volcom’s one of those indicator brands for action sports-inspired youth culture fashion. Not to repeat what appears to be a highly polarizing topic from last week but%u2026

Manga and Anime Influences in Youth Culture Fashion

Influences from Manga, Anime, and Video Gaming continue to influence trends in youth culture fashion, creating a new demand for virtual designers and expanding concepts of retail opportunities.

Google, Facebook, MySpace Continue Scramble to Create a Business Model by Tapping Music Marketshare from Apple

Giant social networks are sick of watching Apple make a killing off music and they’re jealous as hell. Not to mention that they still don’t have a business model%u2026yet. Plus fresh data from LN’s Fall Study on music and technology.

LeSAPE Generation of Central Africa Is Redefining Modern-Day Sartorialists

When President Mobutu banned Western suits in the Congo in the %u201850’s, an entire zoot-suit backlash was launched, which today has been redefined with attitude inspiring new looks from top designers.

%u201CWhich Electronic Device Can You Not Live Without?” -Fresh Results from Label Networks’ Fall Study 2009

The differences by gender and age groups to key electronics within their lifestyles reveals much about where things are headed in youth culture when it comes to social media, communication, entertainment, and spending.

Press Release: Fall Youth Culture Study Reveals New Market Trends in Fashion, New Media, Advertising, Sponsorship Effectiveness, Technology, Sports, Spending, and More

Label Networks’ Fall Youth Culture Study 2009 is released! For brands looking to step-up their future business strategies, here’s the answer.

Japan’s Retail Warrior Uniqlo Posts 32% Revenue Increase, and Debut of Edgy Collection on its Way to Becoming”The New Gap but Different”

Deserving of its own story, this week’s Retail Round-up is just about Uniqlo. Here’s why.

Quantifying the Effectiveness of Word-of-Mouth a.k.a. Viral Marketing with Youth Culture and Where It Works Best

Certain demographics and campaigns work best with viral marketing, but it’s often hard for brand and agencies to quantify. Label Networks scores the proof in this excerpt from the Fall Study 2009.

Youth Culture’s Top Categories for Cutting Back in the Next 6 Months Reveals Who’s in For a Serious Blow -Fresh Data from Label Networks’ Fall Study 2009

For those able to attend Label Networks’ capacity-crowd presentation during MAGIC, this was the one data slide that had people gasping and others quietly figuring new strategies.

“What Sports Do You Most Want to Learn?”–Why Action Sports%uFFFD Greatest Market Opportunities Exist with Females

Label Networks%uFFFD North American Youth Culture Study 2009 reveals that aspirations among females still much higher than males to learn top action sports. Here%uFFFDs the data.