A Note From The Founder
Hello, it’s Tom. Welcome to Springboard Futures!
I know what you’re thinking: I picked the worst time to launch my new company. At first, I thought that too. Then I realized it’s really the perfect time. Yes, recent years have been a roller coaster for all of us, but we all know that moving forward--even as we find a new balance--is crucial to surviving change.
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The Housewares Connection to WFH
From the earliest days of the pandemic, everyone realized how essential a pleasant and comfortable work-from-home space is to efficiency, productivity and creativity. Those factors are still top-of-mind for consumers, since the number of people working permanently at...
Cool Christmas
Anyone who attended my Holiday-season webinars in the past two last years may remember that I emphasized the rise of green for Christmas. The big winner in this color family was mid-tone eucalyptus, a shade that has now been fully embraced. Fast forward to 2021, and...
Pets, the Pandemic and Holiday Décor
Pets, especially dogs and cats, are trending as a topic in fourth-quarter seasonal décor. Why? Because for many consumers, they were already valued members of the family. They truly deserved a role for the Holidays. During the pandemic, pets have become even more...
A Fresh Start
THIS is Consumer Centrism in Action. I had to share this with all of you. I’m no emotional pushover — but it moved me from smiles, on to laughs, then goosebumps, and finally — yes — tears. There is No New Normal, but the NOW Normal this ad presents will help me hold...
Connect SPRING Sessions- Material Matters
During Connect SPRING, industry leaders led educational sessions around the most pressing topics of the industry today. From an overview on the new Administration’s policy agenda to predictions on a post-pandemic world to trends in product materials and holiday décor,...
IHA’s Connect Spring- A Virtual Collaboration with NPD Group & Springboard Futures
The International Housewares Association, in partnership with The NPD Group and Springboard Futures, presented Connect SPRING from March 16-26, 2021. This virtual event focused on bringing the industry together around education, inspiration and product discovery. The...
Listen to Laura
Just as one of the more popular quotes going around these days is that “A good crisis should never go to waste” we are also hearing people saying, “The good times are about to end,” as they are feeling that the pandemic-induced boom in home furnishings will soon be...
Shows And The No-Shows
OK, first things first: industry trade shows and market events are not going away. They will be different and will serve new purposes when they return as the pandemic starts to wind down and we return to something resembling normalcy. But in the meantime, we remain in...
The Housewares Connection to WFH
From the earliest days of the pandemic, everyone realized how essential a pleasant and comfortable work-from-home space is to efficiency, productivity and creativity. Those factors are still top-of-mind for consumers, since the number of people working permanently at...
Cool Christmas
Anyone who attended my Holiday-season webinars in the past two last years may remember that I emphasized the rise of green for Christmas. The big winner in this color family was mid-tone eucalyptus, a shade that has now been fully embraced. Fast forward to 2021, and...
Pets, the Pandemic and Holiday Décor
Pets, especially dogs and cats, are trending as a topic in fourth-quarter seasonal décor. Why? Because for many consumers, they were already valued members of the family. They truly deserved a role for the Holidays. During the pandemic, pets have become even more...
A Fresh Start
THIS is Consumer Centrism in Action. I had to share this with all of you. I’m no emotional pushover — but it moved me from smiles, on to laughs, then goosebumps, and finally — yes — tears. There is No New Normal, but the NOW Normal this ad presents will help me hold...
Connect SPRING Sessions- Material Matters
During Connect SPRING, industry leaders led educational sessions around the most pressing topics of the industry today. From an overview on the new Administration’s policy agenda to predictions on a post-pandemic world to trends in product materials and holiday décor,...
IHA’s Connect Spring- A Virtual Collaboration with NPD Group & Springboard Futures
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Just as one of the more popular quotes going around these days is that “A good crisis should never go to waste” we are also hearing people saying, “The good times are about to end,” as they are feeling that the pandemic-induced boom in home furnishings will soon be...
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Get Ready for the Shiftshow
The likelihood of a 2023 burdened by recession has grown beyond realistic deniability. That means it’s time to take a deep breath and re-supply the creative and strategic storm cellars that saw us through the bombardment of a protracted global pandemic. Some might argue that domestic recession and global pandemic are incomparable. But examined objectively, the core survival skills are surprisingly analogous:
- Continual, actionable evaluation of consumer aspirations and stressors
- Strategic investment in responsive, differentiating product and service innovations
- Structural dexterity that supports rapid course correction
That said, the first crucial step is adjusting our perspective. The fact is recessions are a natural part of our economic cycle. According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, we have faced 12 recessions since World War II. Make no mistake, the times ahead will be challenging. But for the aware and adaptive, they will represent a period of tremendous opportunity.
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Embrace the Never Normal
Change is the only constant in today’s Home marketplace, Shifts in social, technological, environmental, and financial atmospheres are met by consumers who are more informed and empowered than ever.
In the Home & Housewares industries, industry, an informed understanding of consumers and their various aspirations and needs will separate the businesses that thrive from those which only survive.
That’s why we’re here.
Springboard Futures delivers world class perspective and insight, creating unique hybrids of primary industry research and analysis combined with secondary research from many of the worlds most renowned and reliable resources.
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We have an unsurpassed portfolio of resources and partnerships dedicated to exploring the obstacles, innovations and opportunities facing the Home & Housewares industry.
Whether you’re looking for truly actionable consumer insights that reach across demographics and industries or customized analytics and consulting, Springboard delivers the perspective and intel your team needs to make smarter, faster decisions.
Actionable Agility
The intersection of consumer, product, and technology is creating trends that evolve at blinding speed, while analytics and perspectives flood in daily. Too often, the sheer volume and velocity of all this information only creates strategic paralysis and inertia.
The Springboard team is dedicated to identifying the trends that matter to the Home and Housewares marketplace, providing truly actionable insights to our clients, and to the industry at large.
The Springboard Blog, as well as regular industry webinars and presentations will keep your team informed with relevant and exclusive content from myriad trusted, reliable, and influential sources
Focus & Forecast
At Springboard, we take the time to listen and then provide focused, actionable insights that are relevant to your business.
We deliver insights curated to move you forward with the intel you need to navigate important shifts in:
- Harmonized Retail Experience
- Social Media & Influence
- Consumer Mindset & Aspiration
- Consumer Spending & Lifestyle
- International Trade Shows & Markets
- Home Style & Design
Consumer and Lifestyle Insights
Data-driven, actionable perspectives reveal the social and economic forces driving today’s consumers, their shifting needs, expectations, and aspirations. Our ongoing generational updates keep you in step with crucial information on the shifting perspectives and economic influence of each.
Style & Design Trends
Directional trend guidance focused on key trends in style and design. Major trend themes are identified and presented in lifestyle with recommended color palettes, and directional product categories, patterns, materials, form, and function.
To find out how Springboard Futures can move your business through the Now to the Next, contact scharton@springboardfutures.com or call 802-4-FUTURE (802-438-8873) to set up a consultation.
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