Blog | Patricia Martin

Blogging at the intersection of commerce and culture since 2002.

A few years ago, after an amicable parting of the ways with my ex, I found myself single and as...

I spent more time talking to people for this year’s annual Trend Forecast Report 2020. Tuning into the subtle waves...

Welcome to the 2020 Trend Forecast Report! Today marks our 10th Trend Report and it gives me pause. When I...

Every day, we are writing the story of our lives. We don’t always think of it that way. Life happens...

The OJ Simpson murder trial. Pixar’s Toy Story. Mel Gibson’s Braveheart. What do they have in common? They launched during...

Last week, I spent a few days in New York. I was there to query agents for my next book,...

You know how it starts. You decide sometime in May that you’re going to read a novel or a memoir,...

I’ve been setting and forgetting resolutions my whole life. Like most people, I’ve had mixed results. Like the year I...

“Influencer” is the GenZ term for almost famous and it’s a ferociously competitive arena. The digital culture can’t seem to...