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European mums and their time management


According to a recent study led by P&G, European mums are today confronted with an almost “logistics” style management of their professional, family and conjugal life: we refer to them as “mum managers”.

This European study, carried out in 13 countries and amongst 10,000 mums, reveals great changes in society, as well as new forms of “tension” linked to the individualisation of society and the thirst for personal fulfillment of each individual.
Womenology provides a synopsis of the study through 15 distinguishable results:

1. Men / Women: differences remain over home life and the way its organised

Serge Hefez, a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and family therapist, observes fathers making a strong and continual investment, like mothers, within the family home. Differences between men and women persist, however, regarding the nature of this investment and the time dedicated to home life. For fathers, the family home still remains symbolically associated with well-earned rest. It’s a “cocoon”-like place that he goes into after the “conquest”, his fulfillment coming first and foremost from his professional universe. Even if fathers are investing more than ever in home life, they quite willingly attribute the responsibility of the home to the mother.
For mothers, the home remains the focus of their personal and family fulfillment, sometimes leading to a sense of guilt for those mums who would like to invest more in their careers. “The level of guilt is higher amongst men than amongst women,” notes Serge Hefez.

Posted on 6 March 2012 in Women's behaviour, Reflections, Health & Wellbeing, Sectors
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Mum Magazine: The first mother-daughter magazine for women


 In May 2011 a new bimonthly magazine appeared in the kiosks. Mum Magazine, which focuses on mother-daughter relationships.,  is the first to attract the attention of the world media.

Mum Magazine believes in mother-daughter collusions. For the journalists, interesting subjects to both mothers and daughters are numerous: fashion, psychology, celebrities, economic and political interviews, film and music news, beauty, health, and of course … articles on the sometimes conflictual mother-daughter relationships. These are the themes that frame the magazine, which hopes to be a link and a catalyst for discussion between mothers and their adolescents.

Posted on 19 June 2011 in Women's behaviour, Entertainment & Culture, Reflections, Sectors
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A mother and a daughter, but only one marketing campaign


The mother-daughter relationship is closer than ever… and marketers are making the most of it: since the beginning of the 21st century, adverts that target both mothers and daughters have been on the increase.

Source: RevueNews.

According to psychiatrists, the proliferation of divorced households where the mother brings her children up on her own is a major cause of this phenomenon. But at stake are the young girls who could end up struggling to establish their own identity because they’re always living in the shadow of their Wonder Woman mothers. According to Isabelle Decoopman, marketing lecturer at the EDHEC Business School, “It’s often the mothers who are searching for such closeness, they don’t intend to pass on the torch by giving up their femininity. They are therefore the ones who suggest clothes-swapping with their daughters.”Of course, not all single-parent households will find themselves in this situation but this youthism syndrome is becoming widespread.

Posted on 16 May 2011 in Women's behaviour, Reflections
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VocalPoint, Procter & Gamble’s content strategy geared towards moms


In launching VocalPoint.com, Procter & Gamble were experimenting to see how many visitors they could get through word of mouth. The gamble worked well, seeing as today over 500,000 moms are members of this online community focused on providing tips and advice.

The social network provides enriching content with real value added, which is one of the reasons its popularity exploded. The word-of-mouth strategy has also proven valuable in this specific case, because mothers are, in marketing terms, “connectors” who influence those around them in terms of spending decisions. Overall, the innovation and usefuleness of this service has helped Procter & Gamble’s brand reputation and can take it much further than it’s possible to measure.

Posted on 7 April 2011 in Women's behaviour, Entertainment & Culture, Sectors, Case Studies
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J&J presents Motherload: the real life of a mum


Posted on 5 December 2010 in Brands Analysis, Internet, Sectors, Case Studies
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Huggies creates the MomInspired grant for innovative women


“Mominspired“ is the name of the grant programme created by the Huggies brand. The idea is to encourage women to propose marketable ideas that will improve the lives of new parents.

In the US, twice as many women as men have created their own business but men are more likely to have access to credit. In 2010, Huggies thereby responded to a real problem in society by distributing $250,000 during the MomInspired campaign that rewarded 12 projects.

For instance, one of the winners invented a system to carry all the oxygen and medical items that babies born prematurely need. The grant programme was renewed in 2011.

Posted on 9 November 2010 in Brands Analysis, Parenting, Sectors, Case Studies
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