Crowd Psychology

The nature of surging sales in luxury goods

19 Oct 2012

Despite the global economic crisis, sales of luxury goods are surging worldwide. Why? While marketing has contributed to the rise, the market's robust growth is actually rooted in biology.

2:12AM

Pointless flash mobs of the world - give it away now

26 Aug 2003

Photographer Spencer Tunick persuades people to strip naked in public places. These odd gatherings have attracted up to 7,000 participants, who for one day in their year, or possibly their lives,...

7:06AM

Pointless flash mobs of the world - give it away now

25 Aug 2003

Photographer Spencer Tunick persuades people to strip naked in public places. These odd gatherings have attracted up to 7,000 participants, who for one day in their year, or possibly their lives...

6:56AM

Mob rule brought a step closer to reality

12 Aug 2003

Forget sharp suits, Italian-inflected Noo Yawk accents and lightning machine-gun hits. In the digital sphere, 'the mob' comes equipped with friendship bracelets and mobile phones.

5:11AM

Mob rule brought a step closer to reality

11 Aug 2003

Forget sharp suits, Italian-inflected Noo Yawk accents and lightning machine-gun hits. In the digital sphere, 'the mob' comes equipped with friendship bracelets and mobile phones.

5:06AM

Putting a positive spin on PR spending

7 Sep 1999

The Government is about to recruit a public relations firm to help boost its international image. Seven agencies, including two which helped Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa's election campaign, are...

2:35PM

Opinion

Worrying economic parallels between China and India

4:13PM

Howard Winn

Elsie Leung caught up in Rusal's byzantine politics

3:35AM

Conjuring up the desired sentiment

An unprecedented sense of frustration seems to have driven some of the most vocal and resourceful sectors to resort to organised efforts to defend their rights and values, in the face of an...

7:36AM