Navigate the top challenges facing CPG and retail advertisers in 2022
The pandemic and supply chain disruptions continue to affect brands in the CPG and retail space. Learn how three factors—budgeting and growth, measurement and targeting—can help mitigate these factors in 2022 and beyond.
COVID-19 Elevated Convenience to a New Level, and That’s How it Will Stay
Now, after more than 16 months of consumer dependence on connectivity and omnichannel experiences, the baseline for convenience is higher than ever—and consumer expectations from retailers will be, too.
How CPG Marketers Can Adapt Amid Digital Disruption
Given the scope of change this year, the adjustments that brands and retailers need to make are widespread, spanning everything from communication methods to marketing messaging to varied product assortment—even the best times to communicate with consumers.
Digital games earned $3.9B worldwide between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, a decline of 10% year-over-year
Game spending is still on track for a record-breaking 2020, but consumer anticipation for next-generation consoles and the growing popularity of subscription services diminished demand during the holiday weekend.
The Power of the Black Community: From Moment to Movement
2020 has been a year of life-changing moments. The COVID-19 pandemic, politics and racial injustice have affected every single American. For African Americans, the reckoning has extended beyond any single moment, becoming a matter of life and death.
Understanding Consumer Sentiment Can Help Companies Adjust as the U.S. Begins to Re-Open
As businesses across the U.S. begin to re-open, companies need to understand evolving consumer sentiment before assuming that open-for-business means business as usual.
Advertising in the Age of COVID-19
Faced with uncertainty about the future, many companies are responding by trying to freeze all activity, from hiring to marketing. But stopping and cutting all activity can only persist for so long without dramatic downstream effects. Adaptation will be the key to survival.
It's in the bag: Black consumers' path to purchase
African Americans are powerful consumers, wielding $1.3 trillion in annual buying power. These consumers' path to purchase is non-linear and technologically driven.
The Database: What Omnichannel Really Means in Today's Retail Environment
Savvy retailers that view the retail landscape through an omnichannel lens are succeeding where others aren’t. So what does that look like exactly?
Connectivity Improves User Adoption of E-Commerce for Evolving Product Categories Like FMCG
As manufacturers and retailers seek to capitalize on the opportunity of e-commerce, they need to understand consumers’ online usage, behaviour and habits, as well as what’s driving e-commerce adoption.