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                                                                                           Spark Connections                    Waste Not
       Express Yourself                                                                    People  have  a deeply  set  desire   In the U.K., Kingsmill has


       For those with more followers than friends, brands have opportunities               to connect. How can your  brand      launched several smaller loaves
       to help people make a clear statement about who they are, and attract               facilitate  these    connections?    to avoid stale bread going to
       other like-minded individuals.                                                      Who    can   forget   Coca-Cola’s    landfi ll. With rising numbers of
                                                                                           attempts  to promote meaningful      single households, how can you
                                                                                           moments between friends?             downsize?
                                                     Celebrate Single


                                                     In  China,  November 11  th           Different Tribes
                                                     is Singles Day, with  young
                                                     people  celebrating  their            Shock! Single people are not all
                                                     relationship-free status by           the  same. Younger singles want
                                                     shopping,  big time!  This            to  delay  adulthood  and  place
                                                     consumer  event  is four              value  on fun. People in their
                                                     times bigger than the two             mid-thirties  want  to show that
                                                     biggest  shopping days in             they  are progressing  in life.
                                                     the  U.S.  Are you  playing           At what stage is your brand best
                                                     your part?                            placed to help - and how?


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