UCT Unilever Institute of Strategic Marketing has partnered with Ipsos to uncover a mass of information about a market that makes up more than 100 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa – the Urban Middle Class.
On the heels of African Youth in 2016, Ipsos is publishing an unprecedented study of African women* to mark the second year of its annual Africa conference at the Dapper Museum. Conducted in seven African countries, the study paints a picture of motivated, independent and optimistic women who are a driving force in this rapidly developing continent.
Key findings of the 4th bi-annual release of the Ipsos Affluent Survey Africa 2016. Social responsibility and being environmentally friendly are top-priorities, African Millennials are breaking economic barriers, Media and personal/wearable technology are vital to the African Affluent.
Ethnography is a qualitative research technique, characterised by spending extended periods of time with people. We immerse ourselves in their world so we can observe and understand what they say, what they do and how they do it.
Africa has the world’s youngest population. Young people account for 60% of the continent’s population. More specifically, there are 220 million young people aged 15-24 in Africa. According to a UNESCO forecast, there will be 350 million in 2030.
Over the past few years, we have seen an increased proliferation of mobile across the world. Not only have we seen the number of mobile users grow worldwide, but we’ve witnessed increased engagement of consumers with their mobile devices for a variety of everyday activities, whether it’s watching videos, shopping and making purchases, or simply accessing the internet. We are now past the mobile tipping point, with mobile overtaking fixed internet access in many markets, across developed and developing economies. Consumer interactions with brands are, more than ever before, fragmented and multi-layered. Consumers are leading busy lives, and multi-task routinely in their day. Consequently, many of the planned brand exposures are missed and recall relevancy is eroding faster than expected.
Social Intelligence delivers insights that drive strategic decisions and performance, from consumer expression and behaviours found in social media, search and other online data.
