The Next Big Thing: Profiting From Change

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How can brands anticipate and prepare for consumer change?

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CONTACT US

Telephone: 020 3539 1398Email: [email protected]: @NextbigthingcoLinkedIn: William HighamOffice: The Hub, 5 Torrens St, Islington, London EC1V 1NQ

PERMANENT REVOLUTIONPROFITING FROM CHANGE

William Higham

CEO, Next Big Thing

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CONTACT US

Telephone: 020 3539 1398Email: [email protected]: @NextbigthingcoLinkedIn: William HighamOffice: The Hub, 5 Torrens St, Islington, London EC1V 1NQ

OUR CLIENTS COME FROM ALL SECTORS: MEDIA TO MUSIC, FINANCE TO FMCG, PUBLISHING TO PERSONAL TECHNOLOGY

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CONTACT US

Telephone: 020 3539 1398Email: [email protected]: @NextbigthingcoLinkedIn: William HighamOffice: The Hub, 5 Torrens St, Islington, London EC1V 1NQ

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CHALLENGES FOR THIS CONFERENCE:HOW TO PREDICT AND ENGAGE TOMORROW’S CONSUMER.

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• How might the future look, and shape the travel industry of tomorrow?

• Where will industry’s future growth come from?

• What will the customer of tomorrow look like, and what matter to them?

• How to connect with customers to suit ever-evolving needs and demands?

• How to generate emotional response to drive engagement and retention?

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Change is good

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Nothing enduresbut change Heraclitus, c.500 BC

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Telephone: 020 3539 1398Email: [email protected]: @NextbigthingcoLinkedIn: William HighamOffice: The Hub, 5 Torrens St, Islington, London EC1V 1NQ

A SELECTION OF SUCCESSFUL INTERNATIONAL BRANDS.BUT WHAT DO THEY ALL HAVE IN COMMON?

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SOME MORE SUCCESSFUL BRANDS.BUT WHAT DO THESE ALL HAVE IN COMMON?

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Attitudes

Economy

Behaviours

TechnologySociety

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Other industries

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Telephone: 020 3539 1398Email: [email protected]: @NextbigthingcoLinkedIn: William HighamOffice: The Hub, 5 Torrens St, Islington, London EC1V 1NQ

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TECHNOLOGY

• 45% of Internet users used mobile to connect to Internet in 2011 – ONS

• By 2014, more will connect to internet via mobiles than PCs - Morgan Stanley

• 51% [23m] mobile phone users have used m-commerce - IAB/IMRG/AIME

• Predicted 17% rise in location-based service use by end of 2012 - TNS

• 300bn emails pd - Mashable; 50% knowledge worker’s day is managing info – Basex

• E-Guides, Play & Display, Non Friction, M-Commerce, Brand Aid …

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CONTACT US

Telephone: 020 3539 1398Email: [email protected]: @NextbigthingcoLinkedIn: William HighamOffice: The Hub, 5 Torrens St, Islington, London EC1V 1NQ

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ECONOMICS

• 98% UK mums still search for discounts post-recession: 23% do so more – OnePoll

• 1 in 5 Britons follow brands or retailers for sale news – Price Waterhouse Cooper

• Number of Britons wanting to go back to learning is at 20-year high – NIACE

• There was a 20% increase in business start-ups in 2011 – Creditsafe

• 1 in 5 Britons will spend more on something they believe will last longer – Mintel

• Variable Value, Purposive Travel, Voluntourism, Extreme Escape, Prodsumers …

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CONTACT US

Telephone: 020 3539 1398Email: [email protected]: @NextbigthingcoLinkedIn: William HighamOffice: The Hub, 5 Torrens St, Islington, London EC1V 1NQ

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• UK now has twice as many single parents as co-habiting parents - ONS

• 46% of families with dependent children in 2011 have just one child - ONS

• UK will have the most multi-generation households ever by 2020 - Future Lab

• Only increase in sport participation between 2008-11 was among 35-54s - ONS

• Men now spend longer per day on grooming than women do - Travelodge

• Three times as many 20-34s live with their parents as live on their own – ONS

• Jigsaw Families, Beanpole Families, Young Old, Old Young, Gender Blending …

SOCIETY

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ATTITUDES

• 60% of Britons suffer from General Anxiety Disorder – Anxiety UK

• 42% Brits think 2 years+ before ‘feelgood factor’ back - Mintel

• 92% consumers globally trust earned media: up by 18% since 2007 - Mintel

• Just 53% of 10k biggest sites have ‘share’ buttons – BrightEdge

• 50% Brits self-diagnose – Reuters; Nutraceuticals $200bn 2016 – BCC

• 47% Britons want to spend time away from the Internet – FutureLab

• Meaning Of Life, Communal Leisure, One Night Only, Self Health, Digital Detox …

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Telephone: 020 3539 1398Email: [email protected]: @NextbigthingcoLinkedIn: William HighamOffice: The Hub, 5 Torrens St, Islington, London EC1V 1NQ

HUNT DOWN CHANGE WHEREVER YOU CAN.CHANGE OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES. CHANGE IS GOOD.

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Play & Display Brand Aid

Variable Value Purposive Travel

Jigsaw Families Young Old

Meaning Of Life Communal Leisure

One Night Only Digital Detox

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Telephone: 020 3539 1398Email: [email protected]: @NextbigthingcoLinkedIn: William HighamOffice: The Hub, 5 Torrens St, Islington, London EC1V 1NQ

Next Big Thing is one of Britain’s most respected trend & consumer strategy consultancies.

It was founded by consumer trends expert and author William Higham in 2002. Since then, we’ve worked with diverse blue chip clients across a wide range of sectors: BBC to HSBC to Universal.

Higham is one of Europe’s foremost trends experts and a popular conference speaker and media interview subject. He is also the author of The Next Big Thing: Spotting & Forecasting Consumer Trends for Profit (Kogan Page, 2009).

Thank you

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