Category Archives: Consumer Behavior

Saks Study Analyzes Consumer Behavior, Finds Luxury Shoppers Ready To Spend

Saks Study Analyzes Consumer Behavior, Finds Luxury Shoppers Ready To Spend by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, November 4, 2022 Saks, a digital platform for luxury fashion, has unveiled its latest Saks Luxury Pulse survey of luxury shoppers. The company has an exclusive partnership with Saks Fifth Avenue stores. Emily Essner, Saks CMO, said 76% of the … Continue reading Saks Study Analyzes Consumer Behavior, Finds Luxury Shoppers Ready To Spend

Persado introduces new API to drive consumer behavior through words

The API will allow marketers to integrate Persado’s AI-generated motivational language suggestions with their other systems. Kim Davis on October 7, 2022 Persado, which uses AI to generate natural language with a persuasive edge, has announced the launch of its Motivation AI API, allowing marketers to integrate Persado directly into their other solutions. Having spent … Continue reading Persado introduces new API to drive consumer behavior through words

Consumers Are ‘Trading Down,’ Buying Less, Commerce Signals Data Shows

Consumers Are ‘Trading Down,’ Buying Less, Commerce Signals Data Shows by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, August 12, 2022 Commerce Signals, a TransUnion Company, released data on Friday analyzing how inflation affects discretionary and non-discretionary spending by consumers. As inflation rises, consumer spend on discretionary items like electronics and sporting goods fall. The data shows just less … Continue reading Consumers Are ‘Trading Down,’ Buying Less, Commerce Signals Data Shows

Economic Challenges Persist, But Consumers Still Spend

Economic Challenges Persist, But Consumers Still Spend by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, July 15, 2022 Rakuten Advertising in May 2022 surveyed more than 1,000 U.S. consumers who shopped for school-aged children and college students to better understand their shopping plans and incentives for this year’s back-to-school shopping season. “We are in an economically challenged … Continue reading Economic Challenges Persist, But Consumers Still Spend

‘Revenge Spending’ And The Groundswell Of Inflationaires

‘Revenge Spending’ And The Groundswell Of Inflationaires by Hunter Thurman , Op-Ed Contributor, June 24, 2022 Business media is awash in perspective on, in short, the perplexing nature of the challenges facing consumables brands and retailers. “The old playbook isn’t working.”  Businesses must future-proof.” “Inflationary pressures will have deep impact on consumer spending.” So while … Continue reading ‘Revenge Spending’ And The Groundswell Of Inflationaires

Tough times increasing consumers’ desire for reliable, trustworthy companies

74% say communicating honestly and transparently is more important now than pre-pandemic. Constantine von Hoffman on June 13, 2022 Ultimately, what all companies sell is trust and tumultuous times make earning and keeping that trust the most important thing a business can do.  This can be seen in a recent Salesforce report which found: 88% … Continue reading Tough times increasing consumers’ desire for reliable, trustworthy companies

Adapting Conversion Funnels to Suit Consumer Behavior in the New Normal

Adapting Conversion Funnels to Suit Consumer Behavior in the New Normal Dmytro Spilka / 21 Mar 2022   From a marketing perspective, digital acceleration has been accompanied by noticeable changes in the purchasing behavior of consumers. Data shows that consumers across several global institutions are shifting to more value-based purchasing – with a greater emphasis … Continue reading Adapting Conversion Funnels to Suit Consumer Behavior in the New Normal

Do Consumers Really Care About Socially Conscious Marketing?

Do Consumers Really Care About Socially Conscious Marketing? by Maarten Albarda , Featured Contributor, November 24, 2021 The following was previously published in an earlier edition of Media Insider. There is a growing body of research that says consumers care about their world and the impact businesses have on it. According to a Sogeti Cap … Continue reading Do Consumers Really Care About Socially Conscious Marketing?

Consumer tolerance for traditional advertising continues to fall

They’re especially growing weary of ads in digital video, says a new IAB report. Kim Davis on October 18, 2021 In a new report, “Outlook 2022: The US Digital Advertising Ecosystem,” the IAB spells out bluntly the changes in consumer expectations of advertising. As for traditional advertising, they are tired of it and especially when … Continue reading Consumer tolerance for traditional advertising continues to fall