Silverstein's book, which will come out next month, also chronicles the aspirational manners and consumer preferences of contemporary Americans, and it, too, bears the title "Trading Up".
Among the many night tables upon which sits a copy of "Trading Up," the new novel by Candace Bushnell that chronicles the aspirational manners and consumer preferences of contemporary New Yorkers, is that of Michael J. Silverstein, a retail analyst at the Boston Consulting Group and a soon-to-be-published author.
By Rebecca Mead Among the many night tables upon which sits a copy of "Trading Up," the new novel by Candace Bushnell that chronicles the aspirational manners and consumer preferences of contemporary New Yorkers, is that of Michael J. Silverstein, a retail analyst at the Boston Consulting Group and a soon-to-be-published author.
To some of his critics, Cosby represented black aspiration in a manner that was far more aspirational than black.
We use the temporal landmark of a new year to give ourselves a clean slate -- a fresh start, if you will -- and commit to a whole manner of aspirational behaviors.
The idea is to present the product in a manner "that's more aspirational," Ms. Lotas says, "not fish sticks on the go".
He was aspirational, too, in his way.
Given the current lag in consumer perkiness, we've seen all manner of discounting, BOGOFs and aspirational advertising as part of a sector-wide plea for us to part with cash in the name of economic growth.
It's hard to fault their efforts: 2008 and 2009 were not the years to sell from floor plans, not the years to believe in slick renderings or to trust that a grubby construction site would morph in a timely manner into a layer cake of aspirational apartments with lapidary finishes and values of more than $10 million.
It's a glorious achievement for Peter from Milton Keynes, who will also be forever remembered for being part of the finest piece of daytime television ever broadcast, a show that condenses competitive entitlement and aspirational anxiety into a 30-minute comedy of manners which delights all senses (at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, anyway).
