Peter Brown - Participant in London life.
Interested in: social trends, environmental/consumption, community and multipurpose spaces, marketing ideas and health/fitness/lifestyle trends.
I cut my teeth in mystery shopping and covert observational techniques - it's surprising how much crossover there is with trendspotting! Previous projects included brand compliance, brand recommendation studies and secret product retrieval. Now I'm having more fun by writing up the things I see around me, rather than what I'm sent to see. Less [+/-]
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Hunting Since: February 2008
Peter Brown's Latest Trends
Hotel Bedtime Stories
London Hotel Offers Reader-in-Residence Program For Lonely GuestsOne London hotel is offering a new service alongside the more usual minibar and the breakfast tray: it has installed a ‘reader in residence’ who will come up to your room and read you a bedtime story.…
Published 1,742 Views
Rock’n’Roll Hotels (GALLERY)
The Sanctum Soho Boutique Hotel is Strictly for RockersLondon’s latest hotel offering is - wait for it - strictly for rock’n’roll superstars. But rock and roll seems to have grown up and the hotel is positioned as ‘sexy’ not ‘rowdy’. Out: throwing TVs from…
Published 2,841 Views
Overly Realistic Showhomes (VIDEO)
Messy Teenage Bedrooms to Market Real Easte In a More Honest WayForget scaled-down furniture, interior decor, flower arrangements and fluffy towels. In a time of downturn in the housing market, one housing developer has turned things around by presenting featured show…
Published 1,430 Views
Simplifying Food Labels
The UK's Omni-Standard SystemWhich is better for you? Brown rice or cheesecake? Which is better for people? Beans from the local region or beans from a developing nation? To help unpack some of these everyday questions and inform…
Published 1,137 Views
Calorie-Counting Cell Phones
Barclaycard Health Tech of the FutureAs part of a musing about the future of credit cards and the possibilities of contactless technology, the UK credit card company Barclaycard has floated the idea that a credit card chip embedded in a mobile…
Published 1,205 Views
18 Eco Tips For The Credit Crunch (CLUSTER)
With the credit crunch beginning to bite and belts starting to be tightened, we’re seeing a number of trends connected with spending less and spending wisely. There's been a nod to wartime economizing…Published 4,378 Views
Life Coaching for Intellectuals
The School of Life in LondonOne of London's newest shops is no ordinary shop. In fact, it may not even be a shop at all. Don't expect to pop in and be a passive consumer. Do expect to be challenged and intellectually stimulated.…
Published 1,371 Views
Green Guerrilla Bathroom Campaigns
"These Come from Trees" Stickers"These come from trees" is a part viral, part DIY campaign to jog people’s conscience just as they reach for yet another paper towel or napkin. The project features stickers on paper towel dispensers…
Published 1,724 Views
Fruit Dispensing Bus Stops
Pruhealth CampaignPruhealth, a UK health insurance provider, turned London bus stops into fruit dispensers. A piece of fruit is delivered to onlookers each minute while stock lasts. In an interesting example of experiential…
Published 2,965 Views
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 Human DumbbellsThis is from the same gym brand which designed an Orgasm Workout (that's preparing oneself for a better quality O, and not actually achieving it during the class...) and a Rave Workout complete with glowsticks. Even in exercise, someone's got to keep on innovating and keeping the boredom at bay. I might have to head down there to investigate, although I think bench pressing a granny is frankly beyond sensible. Comment by Peter Brown |
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