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Accelerated Nostalgia

Brands re-release and remix iconic products to commemorate milestones

Implications - In order to commemorate the passing of time, many brands have begun re-releasing and remixing "throwback" products from years past. These products not only capitalize and accelerate a consumer tendency towards nostalgia, but their status as a limited-edition, or updated item also taps into a widespread consumer fear of missing out.
Workshop Question - How can your brand leverage nostalgic inclinations in the marketing or framing of its products/services?
Trend Themes
1. Retro Re-release - Brands are recreating and remixing throwback products from years past for a sense of nostalgia and fear of missing out.
2. Throwback Menus - Businesses are creating vintage menus and drinks to commemorate important anniversaries.
3. Infographic Heritage - Brands are developing infographics as a way of sharing their extensive history and changes for a transparent, visual element.
Industry Implications
1. Fast Food - Fast food chains are creating all-day breakfast menus and new multi-brand hybrid propositions.
2. Fashion - Fashion brands are bringing back iconic products, such as retro-inspired playing cards and reintroduced retro sneakers.
3. Food and Dining - Restaurants are creating celebratory throwback menus to honor important anniversaries and events.
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Featured Examples

Reintroduced Retro Sneakers
Reintroduced Retro Sneakers
The 'Nike Zoom Flight 95' Will Be Rereleased for Its 20th Anniversary
Nike will bring Christmas cheer to sneakerheads with the re-release of the Nike Zoom Flight 95, just in time for the holidays. As of late, the brand has opened its large vault and have generously re-... MORE
Nostalgic Hunter Boots
Nostalgic Hunter Boots
Red Wing's '2015 Huntsman' Boot Celebrates 110 Years with a Throwback Style
Red Wing’s 2015 Huntsman boot is a new take on an old classic. Despite rarely straying away from familiar silhouettes, Red Wing’s boot repertoire has vastly increased over its 110 year... MORE
Celebratory Throwback Menus
Celebratory Throwback Menus
The Melting Pot Created an Exclusive Menu for Its 40th Anniversary
The award-winning fondue franchise titled ‘The Melting Pot’ launched its limited-edition ruby menu to honor its 40th anniversary. The commemorative milestone menu will feature a variety... MORE
Historical Eatery Charts
Historical Eatery Charts
This Infographic Shows the Long History of McDonald's Brand Legacy
The McDonald’s brand is one of the most recognizable fast food chains around the world giving it a longstanding history undergoing a diverse amount of marketing, menu and business changes. To... MORE
All-Day Breakfast Menus
All-Day Breakfast Menus
McDonald's Now Serves All Day Breakfast to Eager Diners
It use to be that if you missed the 10:30 am cut off at Mcdonald’s you were no longer eligible to order off of the breakfast menu. This is no longer the case as stating this October, consumers... MORE
Retro-Inspired Playing Cards
Retro-Inspired Playing Cards
These Throwback Cards Let You Play Microsoft's Solitaire in Real Life
Bring back the ultimate nostalgia of a pre-social media world with these retro-inspired playing cards. Its hard for younger people to imagine that the world didn’t always have Internet and... MORE
Multi-Brand Burger Proposals
Multi-Brand Burger Proposals
This McWhopper Burger Invitation Honors International Peace Day
The dream of the McWhopper burger was sadly short-lived. Burger King’s revolutionary proposal to create a hybrid burger with long-time rival McDonald’s was rapidly rejected by the Golden... MORE

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