Nau, a new kind of clothing store, closes for lack of funding Chicago Tribune, United States - 1 hour ago Retail consultant Neil Stern, who included a case study of Nau in a coming book on green marketing, noted that a growing cadre of consumers like to buy ...

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TNS, a world leader in market insight and information, released the results of “The Green Life”, a groundbreaking global study assessing how consumers around the globe are responding to the challenge to “go green.” The study takes an in-depth look at global consumers and how environmental issues have impacted their lifestyles, attitudes and purchase behaviors. What I wanted to find out through my research was whether a green marketing strategy would be effective. I personally make every effor

1) Aliza Sherman-Risdahl, one of the pioneers of women in technology and author of several books (including her latest, The Everything Blogging Book), just launched the Small Biz Tech Girl podcast. Her years in the business, experience with her own entrepreneurship and ability to make technology accessible to even low-tech girls like me, makes this podcast well worth catching. 2) If you are curious about how larger brands handle building and managing a "customer advisory" board or panel, yo

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Some 71% of North Americans want to know about the socially responsible behavior of brands they buy - but most people cannot identify a list of major brands as socially responsible or irresponsible, according to a new poll, writes Environmental Leader. Some brands, such as Wal-Mart and GE, that have spent significant marketing dollars communicating [...]

This question has been asked again and again - just because consumers say the environment is important to them, does that translate to more dollars for eco-friendly products? A recent article from Ad Week ("Deflating a Myth") has a good and detailed analysis. The authors conclude that it's not easy to find the profit in green marketing, but with a careful search for the right market segments and attention to other consumer needs, the potential is still very real. And while the green trend

I am sure we’ve all been there, you have just broken up with your boy/girl friend (or been broken up with) and you need to move on….what do you do with all the stuff they gave you? You certainly don’t want it anymore (well, unless its present worth keeping like a nice Maserati or a big Diamond Ring), what do you do with all of it? Well now you can sell it! Classic idea. Sell all the stuff your ex gave you that you don’t want anymore. Although this site focuses just on jewelry and more specifi

I love Zappos…you know the online shoe store that ships your shoes to you for free and the returns are free too! The selection of shoes might be great but the free shipping both ways, rock! Wait and they don't just have shoes either! Most companies are raising the shipping prices because of the economy (or so they say) but not Zappos! I was doing a little twittering the other day and the CEO of Zappos was twittering so I gave him a little “tweet” and asked him just how “green” was Zappos? If mo

Sustaining the System J Mitchell McMahon The shift in business strategy runs far deeper than the shameless blitzkrieg of "green" marketing that's bombarding consumers.