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Bake It Till You Make It: Baking Becomes A Popular Canadian Pastime During The Covid-19 Pandemic
Amid government-mandated social distancing and shelter-in-place policies across Canada, baking has become a popular pastime for consumers looking for an alternative to streaming video programs or playing video games.
COVID-19: Key questions all marketers should be asking
Staying put is what’s best for reducing the spread of the COVID-19, but home bound consumers are having an immediate impact on brands. Marketers now have to reduce spending while continuing to engage buyers. How can businesses support their brands and make money in such uncharted waters?
Asian Consumers Are Rethinking How They Eat Post COVID-19
Consumers across Asia have signaled their eating habits may change permanently once the world moves beyond the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). In an exclusive Nielsen study of 11 Asian markets, only Japanese consumers say they are less likely to change their eating habits as a result of...
COVID-19 Has Flipped the Value Proposition of Omnichannel Shopping for Constrained Consumers
Six months into the pandemic, an early reliance on e-commerce has expanded into a fundamental dependence on still-evolving omnichannel shopping experiences.
8 Consumer Behaviours Shaping Canada’s New Normal
The unparalleled upheaval set in motion by the prolonged pandemic has had cascading ripple effects that have accelerated the pace of change across all businesses and industries—but none more than grocery, where nearly every single aspect of the consumer experience is being put to the test.
Webinar: A Tale of Two Shoppers
While the COVID-19 health crisis presents a risk to all, not all shoppers are impacted equally. Globally, two core groups have emerged. Tune in to our webinar playback and discover how Nielsen can help you discover and unlock new opportunities in understanding the shopper needs in the future...
Innovating in the Digital Era: The Evolving Role of Digital Media on New Product Launches
When considering new launches, the role that advertising plays is consistent: Advertising drives awareness; awareness drives trial; and trial drives volume. It makes sense therefore, that when compared to existing products, new products are more reliant on advertising support to grow.
Unemployment is at the Heart of Long-Term Consumer Change
Two important narratives have been necessarily conflated as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has made its way around the world this year: the devastating impact of the deadly disease on the lives of millions and their loved ones and the almost immediate effect on the global economy.
Webinar: Hit the Right Notes for Your Customers
The power of “Wow!” moments cannot be underestimated; just like a good song, customers will keep wanting to play it on repeat. Discover the five key ingredients to a good song, and creating wow moments.
Recalibrated Consumption Dynamics in a COVID-19 Altered World
Many markets across the globe begin to ease living restrictions, and many consumers are returning to a world that's far different from the one they left at the beginning of the year. Nielsen has identified six major areas where consumption dynamics will change moving forward in this unprecedented...
Changing Times, Changing Needs: How Retailers & Manufacturers Can Pivot In A Pandemic
With Canadians resigned to new living conditions amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many expect the impact to last for quite some time. An extended period of lockdown policies means the exorbitant rise of in-home cooking will continue to greatly affect shopping baskets. In the months...
Become the Brand that People Remember: How to Increase Share of Market in Uncertain Times
Even during a crisis like the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, businesses need to consider strategic plans and continue to invest in their brands. Continuing to invest in advertising will help set your company up for success when life eventually settles into a new normal.
Scenarios Beyond COVID-19: Rebound, Reboot, Reinvent
Nielsen has identified three distinct time horizons for global market regeneration beyond the COVID-19 global health emergency and attached likely scenarios to each. The three-tiered framework identifies the conditions for businesses to rebound, reboot or reinvent as they confront expected...