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Trends with Tension 2017

Trends with Tension 2017

10 August 2017 by Young & Rubicam

Emerging trends often to have two oppositional sides - a paradox or contradiction at the heart of what makes these social movements so compelling.

Our planners at Y&R have created a roundup of today’s most interesting trends and their inherent tension. By tapping into these unique insights, brands can set themselves apart and redefine category expectations.

The 'Trends with Tension' report takes on an array of topics from privacy and wellness to gender fluidity and the increasing role of robots and smart technologies in our day to day lives.

For example, "War for Wellness" uncovers how wellness is also no longer one size fits all. Consumers have adopted highly strategic, yet conflicting approaches to ultimate health. While some consumers seek natural purity, others want engineered efficiency.


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We create living brands that are present and participatory. Interesting and interested.

Engaged and responsive. Defining culture that drives capital for our clients.

Y&R’s BrandAsset® Valuator (BAV®) is the world’s leading quantitative study of brands and consumers.

As the largest database of brand perceptions, BAV represents over 56,000 brands across 75 metrics, 51 countries and more than 1.2 million respondents.

For 23 years, BAV has monitored the brand data points that matter to offer unique insights into how brands create momentum, drive consumer passion and become part of an evolving cultural marketplace.

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eXploring is our proprietary approach to insights through cultural immersion. It takes research from behind the focus group mirror and out into the world to find the simple human truths that connect brands and people.

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To deliver better brand stories, we are always in pursuit of partners who can elevate brand storytelling and experiences. Y&R’s global innovation incubator offers office space, resources and relationships to interesting companies and idea generators with zero equity fees.

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