65% worldwide believe 2019 was a bad year for their country and half of them considered it a bad year for their family and themselves. And most of our respondents’ predictions worldwide are not very optimistic yet 75% of people polled in 33 markets are confident 2020 will be a better year for them.
As more and more consumers embrace innovations such as smart home speakers and appliances, it's clear the concept of connected or smart homes has finally entered the mainstream. In fact, in the US, 60% of Smart Home Affluencers are more interested in smart home technology than they were two years ago.
The ultimate fore-sighting syndicated study looking at the most important consumer trends across 9 countries in the MENA region: KSA, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia.
Online audience measurement body UKOM (UK Online Measurement Ltd.) has appointed Ipsos as the new supplier of the UK industry standard for online audience measurement from January 2021.
Globally, just 39% think their country is heading in the right direction; 61% say things are off on the wrong track. The top worries globally are Poverty/Social inequality, Unemployment, Crime and Violence and Financial/Political corruption.
