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RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS · Hindsight | Envisioning

Hindsight
TrendWatching
Annual consumer trends
2011
Claim

RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS

Published 2010-12

Publishers Forecast vs actual Side by side

In 2011, there will be no excuses left not to be kind as a brand.

Verdict

fadedNot listed again within the publisher's next two editions, nor later (D33).

A trend is graded on whether the publisher keeps it, never as a hit or a miss (D6, D33).

All captured fields

rank: 1
subject: Brand kindness and surprise gestures
target year: 2011
confidence: high

Permalink

https://www.envisioning.com/hindsight/claims/trendwatching-2011-001

Cite

Hindsight, claim trendwatching-2011-001, faded as of 2026-10-03. Envisioning. https://www.envisioning.com/hindsight/claims/trendwatching-2011-001

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