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Anti-Romance

Backlash against traditional unions sparks product & service innovations

Implications - Rebellion against traditional relationships and courting has blossomed, spawning a variety of sites, products and services that encourage the individuality and being comfortably single. While conventional weddings aren't going anywhere, the acceptance of life-long singledom has become much more commonplace especially with expanding gender roles.
Trend Themes
1. Anti-romance - Rebellion against traditional relationships and courting has blossomed and has sparked a variety of products and services that encourage individuality and being comfortably single.
2. Meme-inspired Accessories - From jewelry to cookies, memes are being translated into products accessible to audiences offline.
3. Anti-valentine's Day Movement - Anti-Valentine's Day packages and accessories offer a more relatable and humorous gifting alternative to single or brokenhearted individuals.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion - Brands can explore creating more products that reflect the spirit of individuality and anti-conformity.
2. Gift - The rise of anti-Valentine's Day gifts offers a new category for gifting institutions or brands to cater to.
3. Food - The humorous incorporation of memes and sarcastic statements into food items or packaging can provide a good set for an unconventional marketing approach.
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Featured Examples

Sarcastic Holiday Sentiments
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Angsty Amour Accessories
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Valentine’s Day can often be a hard time for those who are single or have recently ended a relationship, but don’t fret because the Valentine’s Day Bummer Basket is the perfect... MORE
Cat Meme-Tributing Treats
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These Grumpy Cat Cookies by Whipped Bake Shop Will Make Sourpusses Smile
These Grumpy Cat Cookies by Whipped Bake Shop are perfect for the crabby and cranky love of your life. Paying tribute to Grumpy Cat, a meme that has since exploded to Internet stardom thanks to... MORE
Rage Faces-Inspired Sculptures
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The Forever Alone Statue Depicts People's Sad Relationship Status
Inspired by Rage Faces, a website that curates hilarious illustrations of emotional expressions, the 3D Forever Alone Statue happens to portray particularly hopeful one. Amid the tears streaming... MORE
Love Day Protest Sites
Love Day Protest Sites
The Occupy Valentine's Day Blog Defies the Commercial Holiday
Many, many holidays are excuses for marketers to go all out, but perhaps one of the most commercialized holidays is Valentine's Day, something readers of the Occupy Valentine's Day blog want no part of.… MORE

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