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Tag: Consumer Behaviour

Consumer smiles down by 32% in COVID-19 era: What’s the new normal for brand advertisers?

April 3, 2020

By Praseeda Nair

How do you engage with consumers that reportedly smiling less and are a lot more distracted Here’s a look at what the new normal is for brand advertisers today.

RESEARCH: Gen Z female shoppers buck gender stereotypes more than any other generation

October 16, 2019

By Praseeda Nair

Female Gen Z shoppers are defying gender stereotypes more than any other generation of consumers, as revealed by a spike in purchases like power tools, motorcycles, and other ‘male’ goods. What does this mean for the future of marketing and retail?

Shoppers are set to spend £395m on Easter eggs this year

March 28, 2018

By Fred Heritage

Britain’s sweet-toothed consumers are expected to spend £395m on Easter eggs and other confectionary in 2018, a 5.3 per cent increase from last year, recent data has found.

Web traffic surges the 21st century’s tea break test

February 20, 2018

By Staff writer

Technology failures caused by web traffic surges can be expensive, yet they still occur with predictable regularity. Here, Hyve director Jake Madders examines the risks of failing to predict and cope with such spikes.

Seizing the opportunity: How FMCG companies can ensure food safety

February 16, 2018

By Staff writer

January’s headlines were dominated by a food hygiene scandal at one of the UK’s most prominent meat suppliers. The revelations have driven food safety to the top of the agenda for European FMCG companies.

Location is everything, but does the London label actually have a brand impact?

September 7, 2017

By Mike France

When we think about premium brands, it can be all too easy to be drawn in by the flashing lights of the city. London, Paris and Milan are hotbeds of the high-end, and buzzwords of bespoke after all.

Marketing firm MediaCom to track consumer emotions with UK tech startup Realeyes

January 12, 2016

By Zen Terrelonge

UK tech startup Realeyes has secured a global partnership with marketing giant MediaCom in a deal that will use its “emotion measurement technology” to understand how consumers feel about campaigns based on facial reactions.

Keep listening to the customer and their evolving tastes

September 21, 2015

By David Craik

Customers are buying an increasing number of retro products, so don’t be blinded by your digital strategies.

Meet the UK’s new breed of consumers: Return addicts, swap shoppers and bargain hunters

April 8, 2015

By Shane Schutte

While the British economy appears to be off the critical list, UK shoppers are still feeling the pinch. This has given rise to a new series of shopping behaviours.

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