Typical Characteristics of a Teenage Girl in the 1970s

Lorna Lawrence Lorna Lawrence has worked in Clinical Research for over 40 years – with the Cancer Research Campaign, in the field of medical devices, and with a contract research organisation.  From 2000, Lorna became a freelance Medical Writer, alongside...
Was the Cinzano ad campaign a win for the entire category?

Was the Cinzano ad campaign a win for the entire category?

Sometimes a TV campaign can have a positive effect on an entire category as well as the brand in question. That’s what happened with the vermouth brand Cinzano in the 1970s and 1980s. Vermouth was considered a Christmas drink by many, and one of Cinzano’s strategy...
Is vinyl cool again?

Is vinyl cool again?

Vinyl is cool again. Long-playing records, or LPs, have become a measure of the British economy’s health. In March 2024 the Office for National Statistics (ONS) announced that vinyl would again become one of the 700+ items used in its calculation of inflation. Vinyl...
Have we changed in the last 50 years?

Have we changed in the last 50 years?

There is a massive number of old survey results from the last 50+ years which are included and easily accessible in the Archive of Market and Social Research. Above all, these serve to show how much we have changed as a people in that time: highlighting a few...
Were decimalisation and metrication bad for shoppers?

Were decimalisation and metrication bad for shoppers?

In the 1970s, price inflation was at least as big a political problem as it is today. Decimalisation of the currency was perceived to be a major influence. In the UK, although decimalisation of the currency and metrication of weights and measures had been under...