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Ipsos Update - February 2018
February’s edition of Ipsos Update features Flair India and new papers on brand growth, connected health, and food shopping habits. There’s also a global study looking at predictions for 2018, as well as recent research into consumer attitudes ahead of the launch of Open Banking.
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Engaging with Millennials in Canada
In a word or two, it can be said that Millennials are ‘image curators’. So what can brands do to better engage with them?
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[EVENT] IIeX 2018 Europe: Impressions of an Optimist
February 19-20 - For many years, the market research industry was based on sampling. This led to the production of information which was (reasonably) accurate and (relatively) inexpensive.
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Flair India 2018 - Aspiration to Action
In 2018, the Indian economy will be in fifth place worldwide, ahead of France and the UK. This dynamic, opening new balances of power, is part of a favourable trend for Asian countries that will be in the ranking of the ten largest economies in the next 15 years.
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Taking a stand – Do the rewards of corporate activism outweigh the risks?
Corporate activism is both an opportunity and risk, with council members acknowledging both sides of the debate in equal measure. There is widespread acknowledgement that corporate activism is expected by consumers, but is also very hard to do well. Authenticity is the key, with campaigns that are true to your corporate values having the greatest chance of success.
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Employer branding – corporate reputation and the war for talent
Having a strong employer brand is crucial to corporate reputation, giving companies not only a recruitment edge in the growing talent war but also the highest-quality long-term ambassadors to deliver on their brand promises. Employees are more demanding than ever when it comes to what they expect from their employer but this is not purely down to Millennials; employees at all life stages want a career with a deeper purpose. Getting it wrong and failing to deliver on the employee brand expectation can have consequences that extend well beyond employees; consumers too are demanding more from corporates.
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How Text Analytics can Reveal more Insights from Crowdsourced Ideas
In the era of Big Data, it is easier than ever for companies to interact with their customers and access their opinions over the internet. To capitalize on this, companies have created online communities or other platforms to hear feedback and/or recommendations from their most loyal consumers.
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Communicating with Millennials – attitudes and beliefs within the ‘echo-chamber’
Millennials can be challenging to communicate with, but corporate comunicators often do not think in terms of age, but rather attitudes and behaviours. The most worrying phenomenon concerns ‘echo-chambers’. Millennials trust companies and engage with those that are transparent, responsible and have something to say. however, true loyalty is hard to achieve.
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Smartificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence is often mooted as the ‘future’ for our industry. Many lead us to believe that we are headed for an AI utopia; that ‘optimised’ ad experiences fuelled by big data insights gleaned solely by machines, tailored to individuals, and served to them programatically with impeccable timing in the right time and right context, is almost within reach. However, when we take a step back to consider this, how close are we really; and is it even what we want at all?