Culture: The Unintended Consequences of Looking Sideways

Luis Tsukayama-Cisneros's public scholarship, photography and visual documentation

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Never mind the wall! The future of marketing is immigrant and multicultural

February 06, 2019 by Luis Tsukayama Cisneros in Analysis, Market research, Social analysis, The joy of capitalism, Sociological imagination, Portfolio marketing

I've been writing this article for a few days, but after Trump's speech yesterday it seems all the more appropriate to publish it now. In this short piece, I show why the marketing industry and brand strategizing should focus on immigrant populations in the US and Europe (and well, Japan and China) in order to assure continued growth in the future, despite all the mediatic "noise" that seems to say the contrary. 

In this day and age of political and cultural xenophobia (and talks of walls and movement restrictions), it seems all the more urgent to show that social analysis and a solid understanding of how social processes occur are powerful tools for marketing teams and brands.

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February 06, 2019 /Luis Tsukayama Cisneros
marketing, brands, strategy, culture, economics
Analysis, Market research, Social analysis, The joy of capitalism, Sociological imagination, Portfolio marketing
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Big culture and people's lives: How can understanding culture drive momentum for brands?

January 22, 2019 by Luis Tsukayama Cisneros in Analysis, The joy of capitalism, Sociological imagination, Portfolio marketing

This is an article I just wrote on how brands can benefit from better understanding not only their consumer culture, but also how it is created and ever-changing. The case study I present in the article is based on a research project BAMM designed and developed for a major global sports brand.

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January 22, 2019 /Luis Tsukayama Cisneros
marketing, culture, popular culture, brands
Analysis, The joy of capitalism, Sociological imagination, Portfolio marketing
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Current focus: between the worlds of social research and the marketing

January 22, 2019 by Luis Tsukayama Cisneros in Sociological imagination, The joy of capitalism, Market research, Social analysis

Focusing on new directions: the intersections between social research and the field of marketing. New blog posts ahead!

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January 22, 2019 /Luis Tsukayama Cisneros
marketing, brands, strategy, culture, sociology, research, projects
Sociological imagination, The joy of capitalism, Market research, Social analysis
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