In this Ipsos Views white paper, updated and expanded for 2017, Tim Denison, Director of Retail Intelligence, takes us on a tour of the history of this prominent date in the retail calendar, identifies some successes (and failures) along the way, and offers some thoughts as to what the next few years might bring.
For many Brazilians, it’s the “Time for Truth”. Years of political scandals, government corruption and the omnipresent “false news” have become too numerous - people now trust only themselves to discover reality. Brands, advertising, companies are not spared by this new age of suspicion.
It should not be any wonder anymore for any marketer that advertising and creativity thrive on echoing real life trends to get people’s attention and engage. Thus it’s not a surprise to see so many of this year’s Cannes creativity winners embracing the concept of fake news in their own special way.
The average global economic assessment of national economies surveyed in 26 countries is up two points this wave with 47% of global citizens rating their national economies as ‘good’.
Device agnostic is the new research reality. Today, over half of the global population use smartphones – a number predicted to rise to 70% in 2021. There is no doubt that allowing respondents to take surveys on smartphones represents a critical tipping point for our industry. We must adapt quickly to stay connected to consumers, but with that comes risk as we need to rethink questionnaire design to meet respondents’ expectations on mobile.
At a time when technology has the potential to change the way we travel, this new white paper reveals global consumer attitudes towards the prospect of fully automated cars.
Artificial Intelligence is often mooted as the ‘future’ for our industry. Many lead us to believe that we are headed for an AI utopia; that ‘optimised’ ad experiences fuelled by big data insights gleaned solely by machines, tailored to individuals, and served to them programatically with impeccable timing in the right time and right context, is almost within reach. However, when we take a step back to consider this, how close are we really; and is it even what we want at all?
Technology has created an omnichannel world that is bringing together physical and digital shopping experiences and offering a proliferation of touchpoints that influence consumers’ brand opinions and buying behaviours.
