By Stephanie Mehta March 11, 2024 Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pages of Inc. and Fast Company. If you received this newsletter from a friend, you can sign up … Continue reading Exclusive: Consumers are putting themselves first, according to new research
The report uses Black Americans and not African Americans because it includes a growing number of immigrants and their children. Constantine von Hoffman on February 16, 2024 Attention marketers: America’s Black population is more diverse, more reachable and more demanding than ever before, according to a new survey. The report, “The Global Black Audience,” from … Continue reading American Black consumers: More diverse, demanding and reachable than ever
Here’s how financial brands can use reception marketing to build trust and equity by meeting consumers’ needs with helpful, relevant content. RJ Licata on February 7, 2024 Brands are accustomed to pointing their marketing megaphone at the audience and controlling the conversation even in the digital age. Now, it’s the consumer wielding the megaphone and … Continue reading Owned asset optimization: The key to connecting with financial consumers
60% expect brands to text them at least once a week, but 71% said too many messages are why they no longer want to get them. Constantine von Hoffman on February 6, 2024 Three-quarters of U.S. consumers say they buy things as a result of SMS messages from companies, according to a new study. What’s … Continue reading 75% of consumers made purchases as a result of SMS marketing
Sharing Personal Data Becomes Easier When Consumers Don’t Feel Prodded Or Pushed by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, February 1, 2024 Nearly one-third of consumers would decline non-essential website cookies if asked, and 58% would opt out of mailing lists regularly, but 47% said they will share data with a business on their own terms, … Continue reading Consumers Willingly Give Personal Data When They Don’t Feel Prodded Or Pushed
Brands Have A Problem Being Loyal To Consumers by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, January 22, 2024 There is a pretty wide gap between what consumers want and expect, and what brands believe are important and deliver on. Loyalty goes both ways. Marketers look for consumer loyalty without giving them what they want. Brands want … Continue reading Digital Gap Widens Between What Brands And Consumers Want
While influencer marketing is booming, new research suggests it might be a turnoff, especially for older, more valuable customers. Kim Davis on December 20, 2023 Influencer marketing is booming across social channels, with the value of the industry expected to surpass $ 20 billion in 2023 and over 80% of marketers attesting to its effectiveness. … Continue reading Celebrity influencers are a turnoff for some consumers
U.S. consumers spent $12.4 billion on Cyber Monday, up 9.6% YoY, demonstrating that consumers are willing to wait for substantial discounts. Chris Wood on November 28, 2023 Questions about consumer reluctance and lackluster discounts were answered by strong Cyber Week numbers this year. Over the five days from Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday online shoppers spent … Continue reading Strong Cyber Week sales show consumers are willing to spend
Data Shows Consumers Plan To Cut Holiday Spending by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, November 21, 2023 It’s never a good time for Google to confirm a reporting bug in Google Search Console — especially just days before the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend, when consumers have cut budgets and brands are trying to figure out … Continue reading Data Shows Consumers Plan To Cut Holiday Spending
70% of consumers agree that sustainability is more important to them now than it was two years ago, but there are significant differences in that group. Constantine von Hoffman on November 17, 2023 Climate change is a serious problem and marketers can play a serious part in combatting it. As we discussed last week, one … Continue reading How to talk to consumers about climate change
