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Artifacts From The (Near) Future Is The Result Of A Six Month-Long Journey Exploring America's Evolving Culture.


DUBLIN Dublin, city, Republic of Ireland
Dublin, Irish Baile Átha Cliath, county borough (1991 pop. 915,516), Leinster, capital of the Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the Liffey River.
, Ireland Ireland, Irish Eire (âr`ə) [to it are related the poetic Erin and perhaps the Latin Hibernia], island, 32,598 sq mi (84,429 sq km), second largest of the British Isles.  -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c93517) has announced the addition of "Artifacts from the (Near) Future: What are the Emerging Trends for 2008?" to their offering.

What are the emerging trends for 2008?

Consumers are expressing themselves in ways previously unimagined. Our current consumer trends framework, for example, couches the most recent consumer developments in the long-evolving transition from traditional culture to consumer culture. The advantage is that rather than blithely exclaiming something like "organics" to be the next big thing, we can explain why and how this happened - information we believe is a must for all interested in successfully engaging such trends. The challenge with uncovering the leading trends for our 2008 report was seeking out new interests or concerns that might be percolating with consumers.

The goods?

Artifacts from the (Near) Future is the result of a six month-long journey exploring America's evolving culture. Based on extensive consumer research, 2008 trends were derived de·rive  
v. de·rived, de·riv·ing, de·rives

v.tr.
1. To obtain or receive from a source.

2.
 from the following topics:

-Ingredients

-Unique Ways of Eating

-Exercise and Movement

-Health Concerns

-Supplements

For each category, a deep dive was conducted to determine the topics that had most traction Traction Definition

Traction is the use of a pulling force to treat muscle and skeleton disorders.
Purpose

Traction is usually applied to the arms and legs, the neck, the backbone, or the pelvis.
 with leading edge Health and Wellness consumers. Key materials were derived from:

-Thorough Landscape Reviews

-Trend Tracking

-Ethnographic Research Groups

-Language Mapping

This unique, provocative 77-page Tinderbox tin·der·box  
n.
1. A metal box for holding tinder.

2. A potentially explosive place or situation: referred to the crowded prison as a tinderbox of suppressed violence.
 report presented in PowerPoint A presentation graphics program from Microsoft for Macintosh and Windows. It was the first desktop presentation program for the Mac and provides the ability to create output for overheads, handouts, speaker notes and film recorders.  format features more than a dozen consumer insight videos, extensive figures and charts, compelling language maps and visuals throughout. As consumer lifestyles continue to evolve Evolve may refer to several terms:
  • Evolve, as in Evolution.
  • Evolve Cars, an after-market manufacturer of sport-parts for Volvo cars.
 and as consumers pursue new levels of interests and preferences that transcend products and brands, Tinderbox Trends 2008 report: Artifacts from the (Near) Future provides manufacturers, marketers and retailers with the understanding (and implications) of the leading edge trends that will affect the marketplace of the coming year and beyond.

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c93517.
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