“American culture is no longer created by the people... A free, authentic life is no longer possible in AmericaTM today. We are being manipulated in the most insidious way. Our emotions, personalities and core values are under siege from media and cultural forces too complex to decode. A continuous product message has woven itself into the very fabric of our existence. Most North Americans now live designer lives-sleep, eat, sit in car, work, shop, watch TV, sleep again. I doubt there's more than a handful of free, spontaneous minutes anywhere in that cycle. We ourselves have been branded.” PeopleWayHas BeensTodayLife IsValuesCultureForceSleepEmotionExistenceWatchesDoubtMinutesMediaCarTvsProductsPersonalityMessagesComplexesCoreDesignerShopsCyclesFabricConsumerismSpontaneousHandfulAmerican CultureWovenOverconsumptionInsidiousCore ValuesSiegeBrandedAuthentic LifeUnder Siege Author:Kalle Lasn
“It is solely bigness in business which makes it possible to supply the masses with all those products the present-day American common man does not want to do without. Luxury goods for the few can be produced in small shops. Luxury goods for the many require big business.” MenWantDoeBigsCommonHe ManProductsMassLuxuryShopsGoodsPresent DayBig BusinessCommon ManLuxury Goods Book:An Interpretation of Social and Economic Evolution: The Economist Source: An Interpretation of Social and Economic Evolution: The Economist
“I like to shop. I don't always buy things when I shop, but I think it's fun to go out and look at the worlds of colors. I love to roam through supermarkets. I am a great lover of household products. I particularly like the packaging of cereal boxes.” ThinkingWorldLooksFunColorProductsLoversBoxesShopsHouseholdRamaGreat LoveSupermarketsCerealPackagingGreat Lovers Author:Frederick Lenz
“So we want to make it easier to shop and understand products because many people aren't educated about what's offered - do you know your premiums? Do you know your copays? Do you know your deductibles? And so figuring out ways that we help people understand what this is, how it works, and that they can shop to get what they need.” PeopleKnowsWayWantNeedsHelpingProductsEasierEducatedShopsDo You Know Author:Sylvia Mathews Burwell
“Products made in China are cheap through the exploitation of the workforce. Every time we shop, we are driving the nail further into the coffin of American manufacturing jobs.” MadeJobsProductsChinaDrivingShopsExploitationNailsManufacturingCoffinsWorkforceMade In China Author:Joe Baca
“You've to make consumers smart. An e-commerce portal doesn't sell a product at cheaper rates, instead an offline shop sells it at a costlier prices.” ProductsSmartSellsRateConsumersShopsCommerceCheaperPortalE CommerceOffline Author:Jack Ma