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How digital ethnography is critical to understanding the changing world of food and beverage
6 min readDigital ethnography has rapidly become a powerful tool for understanding consumer insights and motivations. For the food and beverage industry, it can deliver more precise, enduring, and actionable insights.
Culturally, we’re in a decidedly teenage era. So why do consumers behave in specific ways and buy certain product categories and brands?
Applying cognitive psychology models to marketing research ‘Beyond Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs’
6 min readAs consumer behaviour evolves with the changing paradigms of brands, technology and customer experience, the constructs of understanding consumer perceptions and motivations also need to evolve.
From zero-party data to the gaming gender divide, we find out how consumer's mobile app behaviour can give us new insights.
Mobile behavioural data is critical in the quest for human understanding - and for businesses seeking to stay ahead of the competition and remain relevant.
Empathy and its link to EBITDA
7 min readIn a world where consumers say that they wouldn’t care if 74% of the brands they use disappear and feel that less than 27% of brands improve their lives and well-being, the need to bond more closely with consumers is becoming more urgent.
Consumer behaviour in the era of AI
2 min readIn this episode, we delve into the pressing challenges businesses face in attracting new customers in the post-COVID world.
An eye-watering nine million adults in the UK are economically inactive. The UK is the only G7 country still with a smaller economy than pre-COVID.
Gen Z blah, blah, blah
5 min readOh good. Another article espousing the secrets of persuading young consumers.
New privacy regulations, lockdowns by big players like Apple and Google, and general consumer skepticism about sharing personal data are having profound impacts on audience understanding.
A focus in market research studies is sometimes on understanding customer or prospect optimal communications channels for hearing about a new, or existing, product or service.
The Illusion of Choice: 16 1/2 psychological biases that influence what we buy.
The Illusion of Choice: 16 1/2 psychological biases that influence what we buy.
a 3-part series which will explore key applications of three well-known behaviour change frameworks and models.
a 3-part series which will explore key applications of three well-known behaviour change frameworks and models.
The social media Behavior Equation
5 min readAnatomy of social for 18-25
a 3-part series which will explore key applications of three well-known behaviour change frameworks and models.
This year the application of behavioural science in the UK received a boost from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The regulatory body has been experimenting with behavioural science for a decade to improve outcomes for consumers.
Co-branding
6 min readHow to combat potential pitfalls using behavioural research
We’re more than our senses
6 min readTaking product development to the next level