PinnedWhat is post consumer branding?Just marketing hyperbole? Before we detail what post consumer branding hints at, can we even envisage a post consumer world? Our market oriented way of life seeks the rarification of want as a way of differentiation. Wants are engendered to be monetised such that would we know what to do with ourselves if…Conscious Consumerism9 min readConscious Consumerism9 min read
PinnedA movement to democratise creativityOriginally posted on Enterprise Good To create beyond the world of the consumer When market oriented we presuppose the world is just a given, there is a disavowal of creativity on our part. We accept ourselves as consumers so inadvertently legitimise the extent of the agency we animate. Want is primary because money is presupposed, as we are…Consciousness9 min readConsciousness9 min read
PinnedFrom the demand of the consumer to the command of a peopleOriginally posted on enterprisegood.com Beyond consumer sovereignty is… What would it mean if we no longer considered demand to be commensurable to consumer sovereignty, but rather command? Would this sovereignty initialise the post consumer world, as agency is progressively released from the captivity of wants primacy to implicate the world at large? …Consumer Activism8 min readConsumer Activism8 min read
Sep 6, 2021The production process of the consumerCheck https://enterprisegood.com/ for more articles What does it mean to be a conscious consumer? We often hear conscious consumption can facilitate change as people are more aware of their actions and so modify their behaviour accordingly. We come to understand the harm our actions contribute to, so take responsibility for our choices as we are conscious of the effect…Conscious Consumerism11 min readConscious Consumerism11 min read
Aug 6, 2021What is the story of marketing personalisation?A peculiar magic? The holy grail of marketing, what would this be? To get people to buy when they are ready, get people to buy when they don’t know they are? So future proof initiatives through the way specific actions or moments are pregnant with the intent they signal unbeknownst to the actual…Osiris11 min readOsiris11 min read
Jul 31, 2021People before profit — what gives?Is it possible to put people before profit? We often hear this demand though perhaps without considering what is presupposed when we think of profit. As a result the claim implicated within the demand is on the activity of business, what should legitimise enterprise. …People Before Profit12 min readPeople Before Profit12 min read
Jul 22, 2021Consuming want of self as wayOriginally published at https://enterprisegood.com Want induces what? How does want become primary such that its legitimacy can be the given of our sociality whereby we do not question why this is the case? Can want be seen as a consequence of a lack of culture that champions its primacy to obscure we are…Horseshit6 min readHorseshit6 min read