Predicting Holiday Spending Across Consumer Types in the ‘New Normal’
Holiday shoppers will fall into one of five groups based on their existing financial and physical restrictions. Each will approach the reset of their holiday shopping behavior uniquely, and it will be imperative that companies align their plans with the new circumstances consumers find themselves...
Young, Diverse Audiences Are Leaning into TV News
The time Americans spend watching TV news has been rising since the fall of last year, and it peaked at just under nine-and-a-half hours each week in April of this year—the height of the stay-at-home period in the U.S. Younger generations are driving the growth of news consumption.
Why ‘Political Ratings,’ and Why Now
In today's shifting and divisive political climate, sophisticated voters are in search of relevant political messaging to better understand how their local, state and presidential candidates can best serve their needs.
Host-Read Podcast Ads Pack a Brand Recall Punch
Listeners’ affinity for podcast show hosts is just as important from an ad perspective as it is for show content. That’s because the ads that hosts read drive more brand recall than non-host-read ads.
Voter Registration is Key to Winning the Hispanic Vote
For the first time, Hispanics will form the largest voting bloc after the non-Hispanic White population. So the question on everyone's minds is whether the uncertainty of the times will drive more Latinos to the polls.
LGBTQ+ Gamers are an Untapped Demographic
Simulation games inherently move at a different pace than role-playing, adventure and sports games, but they’re a go-to favorite among many players in a key gaming demographic: the LGBTQ+ community.
What BASES Top 25 U.S. Breakthrough Innovations Can Teach Us About Innovating in the New Normal
Consumer appetite for new products is strong, but what is relevant today may be different in some categories and relatively unchanged in others. To remain competitive, manufacturers need to adapt their innovation pipeline to meet the evolving wants and needs of their buyers.
How Streaming Enablement in 2020 Has Changed the Media Landscape
While total media consumption has largely normalized since the peaks we saw in March and April, the massive streaming enablement during that period has brought streaming to the forefront of the media landscape.
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.
Backwards Compatibility Returns at the Right Time for the Video Game Market
After omitting backwards compatibility at the launch of 8th gen consoles, manufacturers are bringing backwards compatibility back with their 9th gen consoles, and the timing couldn’t be better for consumers.