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Antistress Academia

Brands are promoting back to school with nonchalance

Implications - Recognizing the strain of back-to-school-blues, brands are combating feelings of stress through more lighthearted marketing. In the age of social media and constant connection, consumers are more receptive to strategies that ease anxiety caused by intense social situations. Humanization and simplicity will result in consumers enjoying a welcome reprieve from daily stress.
Workshop Question - How can your brand play a role in decreasing social anxiety among consumers? Consider events such as school, dining, shopping or transit.
Trend Themes
1. Humor-oriented Marketing - Brands are using humor-oriented marketing strategies to combat feelings of stress caused by intense social situations and back-to-school blues.
2. ASMR Marketing - ASMR marketing is gaining popularity as brands recognize the relaxing response it triggers in viewers, providing an opportunity to promote back-to-school essentials and relieve students' anxiety.
3. Text-based Support Services - Text-based support services like 'Shine' are helping students process their feelings and address the pressures of academic life, targeting a specific need for convenience and emotional support in young people.
Industry Implications
1. Marketing/advertising - Companies can benefit from incorporating humor-oriented marketing to ease anxiety and connect with students in an authentic way.
2. Education - Education professionals can explore ways to address student anxiety and provide emotional support through innovative support services such as Shine and other texting-based resources.
3. Retail - Retailers can explore ASMR marketing strategies to promote back-to-school essentials and leverage the relaxing response it triggers to promote back-to-school essentials.
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Date Range:
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Featured Examples

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Lunchtime LOL Notes is a unique set of cards that parents can use as a small pick-me-up for their children. The product comes with 180 individual cards (180 is the required number of school days... MORE
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‘Shine’ is a back-to-school texting service that’s aimed at helping kids and teenagers feel their best selves. The pressure of elementary and high school is often forgotten in... MORE
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Converse Launched 32 Branded GIFs to Be Used Across Social Media
For the back-to-school season, Converse created a fun campaign with Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown that introduces 32 branded GIFs for fans to use across social media. Knowing that... MORE
play_circle_filledRelaxing Back-to-School Commercials
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This 25-Minute 'Oddly IKEA' Ad is a Sponsored ASMR Video
Although the majority of back-to-school ads are designed to get students hyped up and excited about returning to class in the fall, the ‘Oddly IKEA: IKEA ASMR’ video takes a completely... MORE
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Staples' Dorm Decor Commercial Touches on Students' Separation from Pets
This clever college ad by office supply retailer Staples addresses a common problem many students face when going away to school—leaving their loving pets behind. The commercial centers around... MORE

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