# 34 Top US Christmas Gifts
December 16, 2011 by admin
Next Year jakepearce.com will be bringing you the top rating products via categories globally
Starting with Soft drinks in January
Top Selling US Christmas Toys – 2011
1 Lets Rock Elmo
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| This little guy is quite instinctive, not only playing his own instrument and singing, but he is also able to tell which instrument a little one is playing and plays right along! There are up to six songs that can be sung and he comes with a microphone, tambourine and drums (additional instruments sold separately). A very cute toy for kids preschool age, and it looks to be the favorite for this year’s Christmas season. |
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2 LeapFrog LeapPad Explorer Tablet
| This is the latest innovation in a lineup of very cool technology learning toys from LeapFrog, this one being sort of like a “kids iPad” – there are over 100 games available as well as digital books, videos, flash cards, a built in camera and camcorder. Truly an amazing toy that kids will have fun with and learn from a long time to come. |
3 Nerf Vortex Nitron Blaster
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| This is perhaps the most advanced Nerf blaster yet in terms of its technology, having features such as an electronic scope and pulsating lights to assist with targeting. Different from many other Nerf toys, this blaster utilizes disks and has additional storage for more firing power. |
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4 Air Hogs Hyperactives
| These are pretty special little hot rods, having the ability to upright themselves to maximize the amount of racing, and can be used inside or out. Remote control allows maximum control when racing, perform special stunts that defy gravity and reach speeds that are actually quite amazing, especially for toys! |
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5 National Products Chevy Camaro
| Able to seat two, this battery powered car has two forward speeds (2.5 and 5 miles per hour) as well as a reverse. Some other highlighted features include a real working FM radio, MP 3 player and realistic detailing and sounds. |
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6 LEGO Limited Edition Lightning Dragon
| The theme of this toy is to set up and execute a rescue of the character “Sensei Wu,” and to retrieve the nunchucks that were stolen, all while avoiding the danger from the enemy helicopter and missiles. A creative building and adventure toys for LEGO fans this year |
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7 Transformers Ultimate Optimus Prime
Dark of the Moon
| Coming from Transformers “Dark of the Moon,” this Optimus Prime character has a lot of kids pretty excited. He has electronic features such as noises and lights, and his “robot mode” is pretty amazing, Omega Combat Armor with Optimus Prime fitting inside |
8 Fijit Friends Interactive Toys
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| This is a series of mini interactive robot type toys that feature voice recognition with lifelike feel and movements. They seem to specialize in recognition of music as well, and can move right along with the rhythm, or play their own songs. Each one has more than 100 different responses built in. The different available characters include Willa, Sage, Serafina and Logan; accessory packs to go with them are also available. |
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| These little helis will fit right in the palm of your hand, and are specifically designed for flying indoors. They can fly for around 8 to 12 minutes per full charge, the charging time is around 25 or 30 minutes. Lots of fun for kids and adults too. |
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10 Animal Planet Flying Fish
Air Swimmers R/C
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1 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004S6DV2G
2http://www.amazon.com/LeapFrog-LeapPad-Explorer-Learning-Tablet/dp/B004Z7H07K/ref=dp_ob_title_toy
3 http://www.nerfvortexnitronblaster.com/
4 http://www.toysforsalewebsite.com/airhogsprorccars.html
5 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003FGW824
6 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005DGHL8K
7 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004SGLDM6
9 http://toysgamesfeatured.com/remotecontrolhelicopterssale/syma-s107s107g-rc-helicopter-red/
10http://www.buy.com/prod/air-swimmers-remote-control-flying-clownfish/224907690.html
#33 Chinese Digital Natives Research
August 7, 2011 by Jake Pearce
Welcome to jakepearce.com’s Generation C Blog.
World’s First Opt in Generation – a proven case by synovate (A global research firm) in China
This blog highlights the first piece of work conducted in China on the concept of Digital Natives, Gen C or Generation C.
jakepearce.com has been arguing for some time that we will see an evolution in how Generations operate and that Generation C is the first ‘opt in’ Generation. In other words it is the first Generation which is a psychographic Generation. We worked with synovate in China to obtain the data.
The key questions we asked were:
- Do you know your demographic Generation?
- Do you feel part of that Generation?
- Do you feel proud to be part of that Generation?
- Do you know what Generation C is?
- Now you know what it is do you feel part of that Generation?
Summary points
- Post 1980 – people feel much less part of a ‘generation’ – 40-50% of those post 1980
- All age groups feel part of the digital native group to some extent – irrespective of age
- Those born post 80′s or 90′s around 40% feel part of digital generation
- With those born post 60′s and 70′s around 30% feel part of a digital generation
- Yet if you ask which group is proudest to be part of a digital generation – it is by far and away those people who are older who feel prouder to be part of it than yougn people
- 80% of those who born after 1950 were proud to be part of the digital generation whereas only 35% of those born after 1990 were
- This contrast in age – shows clearly that this is a truly opt in Generation – since it is in fact those who are older who feel more like a Digital Native than those who are younge
These responses confirm jakepearce.com’s hypothesis – that stereotypes around ‘young people being digital’ need to be readdressed and more work needs to be done here to truly understand the nature of Generation C as a pyschographic generation.
We hope this was useful. For more information just email info@jakepearce.com
#32 Generation C competition launch – win USD 5000
March 28, 2011 by Jake Pearce
Hi there
Welcome back.
Watch this short 1 minute 11 second video to find out about a competition with a prize of USD 5000 for the best entry.
Answer the question ‘what does your digital world look like’ with a 3 minute video to enter to win a USD 5000 prize.
Explore who are the other Generation C in your world, what you and they are into and what your shared values are.
Just email info@jakepearce.com
if you want to enter.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Jake
#31 Find out if you are dual generational – complete our Generation C survey
September 2, 2010 by admin
We’ve teamed up with Synovate to find out if you are dual or single generational.
What does that mean for you? You’ve probably heard of Generation X or Y and “Boomers” but did you know that you can have two ‘generational passports?’ For example, you can be a member of the Silent Generation (55+ years old) and a member of Generation C (a pychographic generation).
When you fill out this survey you’ll find out if you have ‘two generational passports” and we will get some great info to share with you when the survey has finished.
Let’s face it – it’s all about identity – for too long marketeers and social scientists have focussed only on demographic generations to group humanity. It’s time for a change!
Please take a max of 5 minutes to fill out the survey and discover if you are dual generational.
If you want to know more before you fill out the survey, please watch this video, which is just under 3 minutes long.
Many thanks in advance
Jake
#30 Mini Series – How to influence Generation C “10″
May 30, 2010 by Jake Pearce
Hi there! Welcome back to the Gen C mini series on influence
In Mini Series “1″ we explored Malcolm Gladwell’s “Tipping Point” as a way to get a few influencing ‘the many’ with Mavens, Connectors and Sales people.
In Mini Series “2″ I identified that Connectors are only half of the picture when it comes to broadcasting a message – you also need Conductors,which I define in overview.
In Mini Series “3″ I broke down the four types of Conductors briefly to start to understand how they can influence people – naturally including Generation C
In Mini Series “4″ we investigated further the key differences between Connectors and Conductors and their relative regularity and visibility of influence
In Mini Series “5″ we reviewed the 4 types of Conductors (Information, Debate, Social and Club) and what kind of people they are how they influence their networks
In Mini Series “6″ we consider how Conductors and Connectors fit onto a map so we can effectively target particular groups
In Mini Series “7″ we had Christmas (!) and defined the map of human networks as looking like an airport with particular strong hubs of influence that are irregularly placed. Further we noted that the 80/20 rule applies when finding those influencer hubs.
In Mini Series “8″ we confirmed that the good ole airport map is the ‘right’ map for human networks – so it’s about unevenly powerful hubs that we need to find in order influence Generation. Once again the 80/20 rule applies when looking at relative importance of hubs. We also busted 6 degrees of separation as a global myth to help understand how message flow in human networks.
In Mini Series “9″ we looked at the number of links required between social groups to make information travel fast.
This week (video of 3 mins 55 seconds) we are looking at how to use these links to speed the passage of information and what that means for us a marketeers.
How do you think we should engage different social hubs to drive the speed of information movement?
I look forward to your answers
Jake