11 Crucial Consumer Trends for 2011

With each new year we tend to think about the threats and opportunities that lie ahead, amidst currency wars, rates and defaulting nations there are more opportunities than ever for creative brands and entrepreneurs in 2011 to change consumer needs. These global trends are getting governments, consumers and businesses talking (recession or no recession), these trends are changing the way people think, act, shop and live.

11 Crucial Consumer Trends:

1. Random Acts of Kindness

2. Urbanomics

3. Pricing Pandemonium

4. Made for China

5. Online Status Symbols

6. Wellthy

7. Social-Lites and Twinsumers

8. Emerging Generosity

9. Planned Spontaneity

10. Eco Superior

11. Owner-Less

How do these trends affect you or is there other trends you think are changing the consumer market?