• Ethnic Population in the UK – Infographic
  • Ethnography of British Indians – Part 1
  • ASDA launched Asian clothing range
  • Marketing beauty products to Muslims
  • Click on the image to enlarge. The big question: how does one define ‘the Ethnic Population’? From social science’s point of view, ethnic groups are defined as the large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background. That definition in...

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  • I am conducting an ethnography research in first and second generation British Indians to understand the level of acculturation and assimilation. The project is essentially academic but over a series of blogs I intend to translate and filter my findings for the marketing professionals. Hope the readers find this...

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  • In September 2009, George at Asda launched an Asian clothing range – a first for both supermarkets and the high street. The launch is in response to huge demand from Asda customers for authentic cultural clothing at affordable prices. (63% of Asda’ ethnic customers have called for affordable authentic...

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  • There are currently 2.8m Muslims in the UK (according to 2010 data from The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life). Earlier Census data shows that 45% of UK Muslim women were actually born in the UK and therefore are highly fashion conscious and well versed in current urban...

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ASDA launched Asian clothing range

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July 8, 2011
ASDA launched Asian clothing range

In September 2009, George at Asda launched an Asian clothing range – a first for both supermarkets and the high street. The launch is in response to huge demand from Asda customers for authentic cultural clothing at affordable prices. (63% of Asda’ ethnic customers have called for affordable authentic Asian clothing). The 13 piece...
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Government decides to scrap COI

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June 30, 2011
Government decides to scrap COI

The government has confirmed the axing of the Central Office of Information and revealed that its annual marketing and advertising spend has been slashed by nearly 70% to just under £170m. COI is the UK’s biggest advertiser thanks to its role co-ordinating the government’s marketing and communications activity and it also the biggest spender...
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Ethnic Population in the UK – Infographic

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May 16, 2012
Ethnic Population in the UK – Infographic

Click on the image to enlarge. The big question: how does one define ‘the Ethnic Population’? From social science’s point of view, ethnic groups are defined as the large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background. That definition in this context is not very...
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We and They

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March 22, 2012

Humans have a natural tendency to belong to a group and to see the people in their group as “we” and those outside the group as “they.”  It is usually implied that ‘They’ are not as good as ‘We’. I often hear from the Americans friends – “why do people in England drive on the...
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