Anatomy of a Trend - Hardcover

Vejlgaard, Henrik

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ISBN 10: 0071488707 ISBN 13: 9780071488709

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2007

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Why do millions of people end up wearing the same style of clothing?

What makes people change their tastes in food, music, and cars?

It's because of trends-the powerful process of change that affects every industry across the globe.

Drawing on his groundbreaking research, trend sociologist Henrik Vejlgaard unearths essential clues about how trends emerge and go mainstream and examines the influential individuals who make this happen.

Throughout are real-life stories of both famous and anonymous movers and shakers who have had worldwide influence in changing our styles of living, including business leaders, designers, and artists, while also conveying the fascinating development of little-known trends that perfectly illustrate the trend's life cycle. Anatomy of a Trend explores every level of this remarkable process-making it easy for you to benefit from the powerful social dynamic that causes trends to take off and spread.

Vejlgaard delivers the tools and knowledge you need to capitalize on every stage of the trend process. As you gain insight into this aspect of human behavior, you will better understand trends and how they affect society, and ultimately learn how you can predict future needs.

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Review:

If you are interested in trends, this book is essential reading, we loved it and would highly recommend it.
-- HotBrandandCoolPlaces.co.uk, November 2007

Better than THE TIPPING POINT -
This concise book is superior to Malcolm Gladwell's best-seller, The Tipping Point. Gladwell's popular book was based on an appealingly superficial premise: that a trend spreads like a disease, multiplying geometrically until it reaches a population "tipping point," whereafter it increases to epidemic proportions. While that handy metaphor describes how a trend spreads, it doesn't really explain why, nor does it explain why one phenomenon becomes an enduring trend while another becomes just a mere short-lived fad. Unlike Gladwell, who is a journalist, Vejlgaard is a trained social scientist. Like an epidemiologist, he examines modern trends under a microscope, discovering the source of their unique power. He detects, moreover, a traceable and predictable pattern that all true trends tend to follow. An especially valuable book for professionals in advertising, marketing, and product development, and for all the rest of us who want to better understand the material forces that shape our lives.
Dr. Stephen Bertman, author, Hyperculture: The Human Cost of Speed -- Amazon.com

Synopsis:

The trend bone's connected to the backbone ...of your market. How did Harley Davidson innovate their motorcycle's design after observing the Hell's Angels? How did Burberry revive their stuffy brand to create phenomenal success? And how could beer companies have prevented huge losses in the 90s? All by understanding the inner workings of trends. "Anatomy of a Trend" draws on 20 years of the author's consumer research to reveal the people, the places, and the motives behind the buying behavior that creates trends. Using the ingenious metaphor of a detective novel, global trend expert Henrik Vejlgaard reveals the essential clues for capitalizing on every stage of the trend process.

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