At 49.3, the Ipsos Global Consumer Confidence Index in May 2019 is up 0.3 point against last month, but still down 0.5 point over the past three months, and down 1.4 points over the past 12 months.
• Global predictions for the world economy are less optimistic than in 2018 • Many countries also expect public unrest in the coming year • After a hot 2018, most expect global temperatures to continue to rise
Ethnography is a research method made for investigating cultural practices, rituals, consumer behaviour, routines and social norms. It helps our clients identify previously unseen opportunities through looking at people’s worlds in a new way, through putting behaviour at the heart of our investigation.
From the Fitbit to Apple’s smartwatch: wearable tech is becoming increasingly popular across the globe. Early adopters of new technology, the world’s affluent are at the forefront of purchasing wearable tech, ownership reaching over 30% in Spain, Turkey and the USA.
It is hard to find a major audience measurement service that does not employ statistical wizardry of one sort or another. From simple weighting of survey results to correct for sample imbalances to modelling the audiences to hard-to-measure media, the use of statistics and algorithms is increasing. In this White Paper, Andrew Green and Mario Paic explore some of these techniques.
