All sustainableconsumer articles
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ArticlePolartec: A pioneer in supporting sustainable transformation
For decades, Polartec has been at the forefront of performance, comfort and sustainability with its innovative products. With the new “Beyond Begins Today” campaign, the company draws attention to the most important issues of our time, while celebrating its latest planet-conscious product innovations.
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ArticleThe New Creative Collectives: a strategic shift in outdoor and sports culture
How do consumers and their habits change? What do they expect from brands and with which kind of brands do they engage? In a mini-series of articles brand strategist Fredrik Ekström reveals not only consumer insights but gives advise how brands fully embrace this transforming consumer landscape. In this last out of four articles Ekström explains why Creative Collectives are a key to the active consumer.
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ArticleISPO Munich’s focus on the sustainable consumer: The Sustainability Hub in partnership with Patagonia
The Sustainability Hub in partnership with Patagonia at ISPO Munich showcases innovations and provides the latest information about ESG standards. Here is the program.
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ArticleFrom Fandom to Fundom: transforming brand engagement
How do consumers and their habits change? What do they expect from brands and with which kind of brands do they engage? In our mini-series brand strategist Fredrik Ekström explains the transformation of the consumer and in this third out of four articles introduces the expression of “Fundom” and what it means for brands.
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ArticleTrailfulness: Embracing mental well-being as a strategic imperative in the outdoor industry
In a mini-series of articles brand strategist Fredrik Ekström reveals not only consumer insights but shows strategic opportunities for brands how to evolve a deeper relationship with their customers. In this second out of four articles Ekström explains how (mental) well-being can become a crucial part for their products, services and storytelling. For this he also introduces the expression of “Trailfulness”.
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ArticleBrand activism: The strategic imperative of “what” over “why”
How do consumers and their habits change? What do they expect from brands and with which kind of brands do they engage? In a mini-series of articles brand strategist Fredrik Ekström reveals not only consumer insights but gives advise how brands get their positioning right and evolve a deeper relationship with their customers. In this first out of four articles Ekström explains why the “what” is nowadays more important than the eternal “why”.
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ArticleNemo: How customer centric design philosophy for meaningful action works
In an exclusive interview, NEMO Equipment shares how their customer-centric design philosophy fuels eco-conscious innovation in outdoor gear.
