It is clear, that when it comes to connecting meaningfully with audiences on social media, there is still a lot to learn. At Ipsos we’ve been exploring how brands can maximise their impact in this space. Our starting point was in depth examination of the people who are getting it right in order to identify what we can learn from them.
Last month Great Britain voted in a national referendum to leave the European Union. While the true impact of “Brexit” is not yet known, the global economic assessment average is up two points this month, with four in 10 (40%) global citizens rating their national economies as “good”. Except for Great Britain (37%, -11 pts.), most of the European countries are in the positive territory this month, most notably Sweden (74%, +9 pts.), Poland (38%, +7 pts.) and Belgium (33%, +6 pts.).
It’s the latest craze that has swept the nation since its launch last Thursday 14th July. Reports from SimilarWeb in the US already suggest that it’s overtaken Twitter in terms of daily active users, with the number engaged on the app reaching 5.92% of the US Android population. So what does this mean for the UK? And how can one phone app benefit retailers in the wake of Brexit?
Meeting the housing needs of disabled people and an increasingly ageing society is increasingly acknowledged by government to be of strategic importance. An estimated 20% of the adult population in Britain are disabled while around one in ten provide long-term care for someone that either lives with them or somewhere else.
What motivates people to go on holiday? When to go, and where? Focusing on people from mainland Europe, the US and Brazil, a number of trends emerge in the 2016 Ipsos/Europ Assistance Barometer.
Affluent interest in summer travel is hitting new highs, reflecting not only an enthusiasm for travel, but also shifting personal priorities and a broader sense of economic comfort.
