A summary of the most exciting recent research in brand marketing in the U.S., U.S.-Hispanic and Latin American markets. If you’re trying to keep up, consider this your one-stop shop.
More than half of consumers age 54 and younger surveyed by Hubspot claimed to want to see more videos from brands they support. Some 47% of consumers age 55+ also want to see more videos from brands they support.
According to a study from YouGov Brand Index, the top 10 best-perceived brands of 2017 were: Amazon, Netflix, Amazon Prime, YouTube, Google, Nike, Dawn, M&Ms, iPhone and Apple. The brands with the highest ad awareness of 2017 are GEICO (repeating as number one), McDonald’s, Verizon, Walmart, AT&T, T-Mobile, Subway, DirecT, Progressive and Home Depot. The five brands with the biggest ad awareness gains in 2017 were Amazon Alexa, SlingTV, Lyft, Hulu and Blue Apron.
A survey from Sprout Social of 1,000 US internet users last September found that two-thirds want brands to take a stand on social and political issues.
According to marketing consultancy Vennli, more than one in three agencies (36%) say they’re always re-thinking the client’s entire strategy when developing a pitch during the review process, yet only 7% of marketers reported seeing this happen in all pitches. 34% of agencies say they think one of the most common reasons they win a pitch is because their “brand is recognized and respected in the market,” but only 15% of marketers asserted that this played a role when selecting an agency partner.
A new report from BI Intelligence, Business Insider‘s premium research service, found that influencer marketing ad spend is poised to reach between $5 billion and $10 billion in 2022. Taking the midpoint of $7.5 billion as a base case, this represents a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 38%. Nearly 40% of influencers believe that overly restrictive content guidelines are one of the biggest mistakes brands and agencies make when working with them.
According to a new market research study by Technavio, the global personal safety tracking devices market is expected to grow at a CAGR of close to 13% during the period 2018-2022.
According to new research from digital research firm L2, only 94 of 2,303 — or 4% — earned their “genius” moniker, a term reserved for brands that “leverage tech and data to personalize not just marketing but also products; render content like blogs and lookbooks shoppable; partner with e-retailers (and not just Amazon) to boost search and reach; evolve desktop display to mobile display and desktop video; and integrate online and store experience.”
