The smartphone has dramatically changed the way people shop. Consumers have information machines in their pockets that can do more than ever. Smartphones give consumers the ability to: access abundant information at any time, communicate directly with brands (via social), and even make purchases right from their devices. Because of these innovations, brands must become more visible in this increasingly digital and mobile landscape.
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.
The seemingly harmless Danish 'hygge' trend is now damaging our health, such is the way in which the British have interpreted it. It has been mistranslated as the 'easy life' and is often used as a justification for being a bit lazy.
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.
