Ideas
Explore the world's #1 largest database of ideas and innovations, with 462,330 inspiring examples.
Trend Reports
Discover why 1,242 brands rely on our AI-powered Trend Reports to get better, faster insights.
Newsletter
Join 320,986 subscribers who rely on our weekly newsletter to keep up with need-to-know trends and insights.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Consumer Insights
Uncover major shifts and emerging opportunities with our exclusive PRO research.
Trend Reports
Discover why 1,242 brands rely on our AI-powered Trend Reports to get better, faster insights.
Newsletter
Join 320,986 subscribers who rely on our weekly newsletter to keep up with need-to-know trends and insights.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Advisory & Services
Accelerate innovation and ignite disruptive thinking with our award-winning programs and research.
Trend Reports
Get fast, customized trend reports, presentations and deep dives 20x faster than traditional research.
Plans
Get started today with a free consultation, our self-serve tools, or a dedicated program.
Articles & Magazine
Get inspired with our 4,213 innovation strategy articles, keynote, videos and innovation tools.
Innovation Awards
Trend Hunter’s Innovation Strategy Awards recognize the best innovation tactics gathered from our interviews with some of the world's most notable business leaders, authors and change makers.
Advisory & Services
Accelerate innovation and ignite disruptive thinking with our award-winning programs and research.
Innovation Assessment
Enhance your innovation potential with a deeper understanding of your unique innovation archetype and how your organization benchmarks.
FuturistU
Prepare for the years ahead with 100+ lessons, tactics, tools and frameworks with our full learning database.
Innovation Books
Join 20,000,000 people getting better and faster with our New York Times Bestselling books and keynote videos.
Jeremy Gutsche
Ignite your event or virtual event with our CEO, a NY Times Bestselling Author and one of the top innovation keynote speakers.
Our Team of Speakers & Virtual Presenters
Inspire your group with our most popular speakers on innovation, trends, change and futurism.
Custom Training & Events
Bring the Future Festival experience directly to your team or co-hosted custom event.
Custom Masterclasses
Join the world's leading brands who leverage our custom programs to accelerate innovation.
FuturistU 5-Day Program
Become a Futurist with our immersive 5-Day program at Future Festival World Summit.
Online eLearning
Learn the fundamentals of futurism and trends with 100+ online courses about innovation.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Contact
Get in touch to learn more, ask a question or submit a tip.
About Us
Learn more about Trend Hunter and how we accelerate innovation.
Follow-Us
Join our 3,500,000 social media followers, on the cutting edge.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
FAQ
Get answers to common questions about Trend Hunter.
Community
Stay on the cutting-edge with the help of the Trend Hunter community.
Team
Meet the team trusted by hundreds of leading businesses worldwide.
Jobs
Find opportunities to accelerate your career with the #1 Trend Firm.
News
Catch up on noteworthy Trend Hunter news and media mentions.
Join
Build a portfolio and put your trend-spotting abilities to the test.
Advertising
Supercharge your marketing by partnering with Trend Hunter.
Portfolio
Visit your public portfolio and browse your past articles.
Add a Trend
Write up an article and showcase your trend-spotting skills.
My Trends
Edit your articles and see how they stack up on the leaderboards.
Settings
Edit your profile, connect your social media accounts, and more.
Add a trend, customize your dashboard, or track topics.
Future Festival
Innovation Events
Join the world's top innovators at our in person events.
Free Webinars
Learn to innovate through chaos, navigate the new normal and maintain work culture from home.
Custom Training & Events
Bring the Future Festival experience directly to your team or co-hosted custom event.
Search our database of 462,330 cutting edge ideas.

Hyper-Targeted Hair Ads

A Platform Uses In-Image Advertising to Match Models' Hair Color Online

— June 9, 2014 — Marketing
If you've ever looked at an ad and wished for the exact hair color you see, an in-image advertising platform can tell you what shade of hair dye to buy. GumGum's digital ads can match the hair color of an online model, as well as infer your age, location and more.

This saves you from performing exhausting Google searches as well as from a lack of editorial sourcing. The real time process does not collect user data, only information from the page images. This in-image advertising tactic not only moves away from click bait and provides more value to advertisers, it also fits into bigger picture hyper-targeted advertising strategy. Beyond hair products, this method will work for any and all online-supported media, allowing for better monetization of digital advertising.
Trend Themes
1. In-image Advertising Platform - The trend of in-image advertising platforms is disrupting the traditional click bait advertising by providing real-time and personalized advertisements.
2. Hyper-targeted Advertising Strategy - The trend of hyper-targeted advertising strategy is disrupting the traditional digital advertising model by providing personalized and contextualized advertisements to specific demographics.
3. Monetization of Digital Advertising - The trend of monetization of digital advertising is disrupting the traditional revenue models by offering better business opportunities for online-supported media.
Industry Implications
1. Beauty and Personal Care - The beauty and personal care industry can benefit from in-image advertising platforms by offering personalized product recommendations based on the model's hair color or beauty preferences.
2. Technology - The technology industry can benefit from hyper-targeted advertising strategy by providing innovative solutions for real-time and personalized advertisements based on user demographics and context.
3. Digital Media and Advertising - The digital media and advertising industry can benefit from monetizing digital advertising and providing better business opportunities for online-supported media through hyper-targeted advertising and in-image advertising platforms.
0.9
Score
Popularity
Activity
Freshness