In 2016, Black Friday falls on 25th November. Ipsos brings you 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.
How can brand campaigns leverage the interplay of attention, memory and emotion to influence people’s choices? We have always known that stories with the ability to stir our emotions get remembered. They also have the capacity to influence our behaviour. So emotion-based advertising can be highly effective, but to be truly effective it needs to be more than just a good story.
Ipsos was invited by the “Fifth Development of China Brand Chain Conference” (DCBC) organised by China Brand China Development Association and made a keynote speech entitled “A Best Brand Will Set Sail in Consumer Subconscious”.
Today, every new breakthrough in technology quickly becomes mainstream. In a landscape where start-ups often leap frog over legacy brands and audiences become accustomed to seeing a new innovation rapidly adopted and applied across platforms, the ways brands engage is in constant flux. This holds true for Market Research as well.
The Diamond Producers Association recently released a new set of ads. They reintroduce the idea of diamonds to the relationships and aspirations of Millennials. This is a group for whom “forever” is a meaningless concept along with tradition, eternity and commitment. Their focus is the journey, not the destination.
