Blog | Patricia Martin

Blogging at the intersection of commerce and culture since 2005.

Every year, I bury myself. Not literally. I burrow into consumer data and devour breaking research and corporate forecasts. I...

Since moving to the woods last year, I’ve picked up a mild obsession: Looking up words I can re-purpose to...

To make the most of everyday life in 2019, I want to focus on the nexus of work and wellbeing....

Wow, 2018 was a year of countless unforeseen changes. You too? Rising to each challenge proved to be wearing. I...

While researching the #MeToo phenomenon, I discovered Kasia Urbaniak, a former Dominatrix. She was once paid $64,000 for a 10-minute...

Sometime in 2017, my husband and I decided to look for a home in the woods. After months of fruitless...

After 9 years, I’m excited to announce that beginning in January, the new format for our popular Trend Report will...

Month after month, Amazon rated Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale in its top 10 most-purchased novels during 2017. Hulu’s gripping adaptation...

Our future self has desires, ambitions, and big plans for us. Now it also has an app. Have you ever...