The practice of collecting and selling consumer data that tracks buying behaviors and monitors physical movements of every internet user is causing serious concern and consternation among the virtually connected. Effective digital marketing techniques depend greatly on understanding and utilizing the vast amount of data generated by social media users and the platforms that collect,...Read More

For over a year, warnings have been sounded that one of the greatest challenges for data collectors and marketers in 2021 will be complying with regulations concerning the collection and use of consumer data. After the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was enacted in Europe in 2018, many initially believed that the regulation was something...Read More

Fashion trends are typically cyclical, the most successful examples repeating every 20 years or every two-scores. Like blockbuster movies that often spawn an equally successful sequel, sellers of retro-fashions typically take a risk that the styles being resurrected will find favor in an era that is completely new. Most recurring fashions that find acceptance in...Read More

The revolutionary gravitation to social media has been ongoing for nearly two decades. In 2020, the world’s population used social media platforms for commerce, news, and personal connections and interactions every day. More than 4.2 billion people are active across multiple platforms, each spending an average of 2 hours and 25 minutes per day on...Read More

Perhaps the greatest challenge for data collectors and marketers in the coming year will be complying with the regulations concerning the collection and use of consumer data. After years of mega-breaches of internet websites, consumers have awakened to the amount of private information that was collected and distributed without knowledge. In the first six months...Read More

Image Credit: Chinnapong / Shutterstock.com In the beginning, it promised a new era of opportunity to advance the cause of free enterprise; a new pathway that promised a level field of competition where industries would compete for customers regardless of size, and where small, more disadvantaged marketers could meet larger, better-capitalized players on more even...Read More

Image Credit: Ascannio / Shutterstock.com It was a potentially explosive announcement for social media marketing, but it would appear that for advertisers and marketers, who rely on social media platforms to connect with customers, the news barely received notice. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced in December that they would be filing antitrust legislation against...Read More

Image Credit: Daniel Constante / Shutterstock.com At the end of each year, the Junction Creative Solutions (Junction) team members are asked to reveal a few things that have become favorites this year. “Things” by definition as a noun are; objects, articles, items, commodities, or gadgets. So, you can see that a “thing” can cover a...Read More

The newest contender in the social media app scene has been getting significant notice among established players in the field. TikTok is sweeping the internet with its user-made, 15-second short videos, capturing a mostly young audience, the majority of which are between the ages of 13 and 24. With a reported one billion active users...Read More

Image Credit: Andrey_Popov / Shutterstock.com The process of making wine has been around for more than 7,000 years. While the practice of making wine from grapes hasn’t changed over time, the business of marketing fermented juice has. As smaller American boutique wineries began to get noticed by consumers in the late 1970’s, the wine industry...Read More