Category: Consumer Lifestyle

#GETTOKNOW LAUREN TICKNER

This year we’re excited to bring you a monthly instalment of short interviews, with some of our favourite digital influencers. Hopefully this will help you get know the face behind the page, and how best to collaborate with these guys on upcoming campaigns! We’re kicking our #GETTOKNOW feature with one of our fitness and business…
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IS IT TIME TO DITCH NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS?

New Year’s Resolutions can purportedly be traced back to ancient times, from Romans making promises to the god Janus to medieval English knights making a post-Christmas commitment to chivalry. But has this ancient custom now run its course? Have people changed their focus to make smaller but more enduring steps towards better mental and physical…
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SOCIAL MEDIA PREDICTIONS FOR 2018

2017 was the year when Twitter finally gave us the long-awaited promise of 280 characters, Snapchat gave us superstalker-ish Snap Maps, Instagram let us go “live” with friends, which went down much better than its algorithm changes, and Facebook, well that let us go live too, however we’re yet to know anyone really make a splash with this…
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IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR…

Christmas, the time of year when we all discuss cutting back and vow not to get carried away with the hype… And you’d think this was the plan for 2017 given a YouGov Report looking into Christmas spending intentions which revealed that 30% of people expect to spend less this Christmas overall than they did…
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GETTING TO GRIPS WITH BEING #INSTAGOOD AT INSTAGRAM!

Instagram first launched with the aim to make mobile photographs “fast, simple and beautiful”. Fast forward just a few years, and it has quickly transformed into so much more than pictures. For many marketers, an Instagram campaign is fast becoming the number one choice of investment for social media and digital strategies. There are 15 million…
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CHRISTMAS 2018 ADVERT REVIEW – WHO’S LEFT US FEELING MOST FESTIVE!

Christmas adverts have fast become a staple part of the festive build up, so much so it’s hard to believe that it has only been nearly six years since John Lewis first released their iconic video ‘The Long Wait’, which seemingly spearheaded the start of the Christmas advert revolution! Back in 2011, the advert featuring a boy…
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THE TOP FIVE FOOD & DRINK TRENDS FOR 2018

In 2018, expect to see transparency and traceability for all, regardless of their income. From ingredient scares to political bombshells, self-care has become a priority for many and one that includes choosing food and drink that will address perceived nutritional, physical, and emotional needs. Opportunities also will be plentiful for natural, tantalising, and unexpected textures from chewy beverages to…
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LISTEN-UP…

The recent RAJAR Midas report for Q3, sparked a lively discussion in the Escapade office about just how much time we all spend listening rather than watching, despite the often lauded age of video. All of us listen to something on our commute to and from work, and either the radio or a streaming service…
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