04/02/13 11:49 PM Filed in:
Video Vixens
Google Trends, Google’s
powerful forecasting tool for marketers, clearly
illustrates the demise of urban modeling. There
is hardly
any term associated with the
genre that is trending upward these days. With a
score of 100 representing the ultimate search
popularity of a term, consider this:
• In May 2004 Melyssa Ford scored a 100; in January
2013 she was a mere nine;
• In July 2005 KING magazine scored a 100; in January
2013 it was 14;
• In July 2004 Smooth magazine scored a 100; in
February 2013 it was a four; and
• In October 2009 Rosa Acosta scored a 100; in March
2013 she was a 33
Even the term “urban modeling” has consistently
trended downward, at 100 in February 2004 is now at
35. These numbers don’t represent sudden spikes and
downfalls. Rather, as the charts indicate, these
numbers represent a free fall over the last decade.
Not that we’re learning anything here we don’t
already know. It’s just a confirmation.
Tags: Urban Modeling