Each month we publish a series of four marketplace specific Trend Tracker newsletters that take a quick topical look into the banking, snacking, telecom and tourism industries. While we sometimes look at traditional stuff like new campaigns and promotions, we really tend to focus on interesting insights that relate to emerging technologies, digital and social happenings and consumer behavior.

Read below for the headline stories in each report and download the reports for free by clicking on the respective links.

Banking

•   Mobile Spenders Can Put Their Own Face On Virtual Cash
•   BofA Sponsors History Series; Replete With Examples Of Its Own Contributions To The Republic
•   WePay Helps Groups Share Expenses
•   In Protest, Americans Moving Their Money To Smaller Banks
•   Chase Sapphire Trailblazes New Ad Units Within New York Times iPad App
•   Bank Of America Rolls Out Texting Option
•   Starbucks Card Can Now Be Managed Via Facebook
•   Warren Buffet Becomes Cartoon Character To Teach Kids About Money
•   Amex Promo Helps Thank Admins

Snacking

•   Linking Customer Loyalty With Social Networking
•   Meet The Ecoist Frito-Lay Collection
•   Barnum’s Animal Crackers Go Designer For A Cause
•   Coke Taps Facebook Profiles For Earth Month Push
•   Good News If You Love That White Castle Smell
•   Kraft Heads To The Big Screen
•   Starbucks Launches However-You-Want-It Frappuccino Blended Beverage
•   Kraft Prepares To Launch iVend Machines

Telecom
•   Walmart Gets The Word Out On New Phone Service
•   Sprint Launches NFL 2010 Live App
•   Oprah Declares No Phone Zone Day
•   Sprint And Samsung Further Green Efforts With Restore
•   Blackberry Tablet Device To Arrive In 2011?
•   LG Partners With Iron Man 2 To Launch First Android Phone
•   Verizon Wireless To Offer Kin Phone
•   Nokia’s Ovi App Wizard Simplifies App Creation For The Masses

Tourism
•   Roadside America App Entertains And Connects
•   KLM Uses Facebook For Luggage Gag Promo
•   Travel Agents Bid On Consumer’s Dream Trips
•   Travel: On Sale Now
•   CarRentals.Com Takes The iPhone For A Spin
•   Curious Minds Check In With Fairmont’s Apprentice-Trips
•   High On The Travel Itinerary: Meet The People
•   Taking The Stumbleupon Idea And Putting It In Travel
•   Hotel Concierges Equipped With iPads
•   Post Recession Online Travel Trends
•   The Search Is On For England’s Best Minute

For a free subscription to Trend Trackers — or our other monthly newsletter, Generational News and Views — just drop David Stutts an e-mail at david.stutts@luckie.net