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Mercedes-Benz unveils branded residence development in Miami

German automotive giant Mercedes-Benz is making waves beyond the roads, announcing its foray into real estate with the development of its own ‘urba...

Home : Retail : Mobility

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Mercedes-Benz combines fashion and automotive design

In collaboration with Berlin-based creative studio Acte, Mercedes-Benz has combined fashion with automotive design for its ACC01 collection.

Fashion : Automotive : Technology

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Proenza Schouler rethinks the great American road trip

With its latest collaboration, Proenza Schouler is exploring the possibilities of automotive apparel. Inspired by the great American road trip, the...

Fashion : Luxury : Mobility

Micro Trends

Health-conscious Cars

The automotive industry is embracing intuitive technologies in a bid to help drivers and passengers manage their wellbeing while on the move.

Auto : Wellness : Health

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Looking Back: Luxury in 2017

Neuroscience’s transformational effect on the hospitality industry, Mercedes-Benz’s overtures to Millennials, the rise of adventure travel and othe...

Luxury : Retail : Hospitality

Macro Trends

Brand Culture 2020

Responding to an increasingly unstable marketplace, tomorrow’s brands will seek to combine the benefits of automation with the creation of a work...

Workplace : Branding : Culture

Micro Trends

Adulting Ads

Notions of luxury have evolved beyond traditional status symbols, with brands creating new narratives that speak frankly to the emotionally driven ...

Advertising : Luxury : Millennials

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Brands are exploring creative applications of safety sound technology

Global – From installing safety sound capabilities in electric cars to detecting anomalies in heavy machinery, brands are exploring the potential o...

Auto : Product Design : Technology

Micro Trends

Safety in Sound

From installing safety sound capabilities in electric cars to detecting anomalies in heavy machinery, brands are exploring the potential of sound t...

Auto : Product Design : Technology

Big Ideas

Mercedes-Benz now connects to Amazon Echo and Google Home

US – The integration marks a significant step in the company’s connectivity strategy.

Automotive : Technology : Digital

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Preview: Veritas Media

Global – Consumers are hungry for media content they can trust to give them an accurate analysis of current affairs.

Civic Brands : Media : Digital

Design Directions

Grow Up

Mercedes-Benz’s largest marketing campaign to date explores the complexities of being a young adult.

Mercedes-Benz : Neo-kinship : Adulting

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All grown up

Stuttgart – Mercedes-Benz is rewriting the rules of growing up with a year-long campaign targeted at Millennials.

Mercedes-Benz : Automotive : Millennials

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Dressed for difference

London – Somerset House is hosting an exhibition of work by some of the most exciting new fashion designers from around the world.

Somerset House : British Fashion Council : Made In China

Big Ideas

Extreme funding

Global – Brands are facing a backlash as a result of online adverts appearing alongside terrorist, extremist and pornographic content.

The Times : Backlash Brands : Advertising

Big Ideas

Car park economy

Munich – Mercedes-Benz has launched Croove, a new car-sharing service.

Mercedes-Benz : Ride-share Market : Croove

Big Ideas

Safety in numbers

Germany – In an industry first, several German car-makers will share live sensor data between their vehicles to improve safety.

Mapping : Brand Collaboration : Connected Cars

Markets

Auto Market

The auto industry is on the brink of tremendous change, facing a shift towards self-driving vehicles, a continued search for sustainable sources o...

VW : Volkswagen : Self-driving Cars

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The Age of the Long Near: Whole-system Thinking preview

London – LS:N Global introduces Whole-system Thinking, the last of our three trends that we will present at our Spring/Summer 2015 Trend Briefing, ...

Whole System Thinking : The Age Of The Long Near : Whole Chain Thinking

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In short: Satirical Mercedes film explores the meaning of luxury

Los Angeles – In the second film of its short series, Fashion Creatives, Mercedes asked Los Angeles director Bo Mirosseni to examine the meaning of...

Luxury : Mercedes-Benz : Short Film

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Pedal power market

In October 2013 actor Ashton Kutcher headed into a meeting wearing a t-shirt that read ‘Bike is the new car’. By broadcasting that belief the Hol...

Ashton Kutcher : Bicycles : US PIRG Education Fund

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CES: CES shows connected cars are a stone’s throw away

Las Vegas – German car-maker Mercedes-Benz and smart watch start-up Pebble are planning a collaboration that will send road condition updates, soci...

CES : Mercedes-Benz : Pebble

Markets

German Luxurians

A large and affluent domestic market, falling unemployment and exports that are, despite recent stutters, still very healthy have all served to cus...

Germany : Zurich : Hotel Savoy Baur En Ville

Micro Trends

Electro Luxe Motors

In a bid to appeal to upmarket commuters seeking quicker, cleaner and more efficient congestion-beating transport, a few carmakers are diversifying...

Efficiency : Green : Sustainable

Big Ideas

BMW tops Russian searches for luxury online

Automotive : Billionaires : Volve