Six in 10 US consumers believe that diversity in advertising is important. Added to that, showing diversity in advertising can also lead to trust: almost 4 in 10 respondents from the more than 1,000 adults surveyed [download page] by Adobe say they are more likely to...
Around half of American teens spend time in online groups or forums, with just 22% never frequenting such sites, according to a a recent study from Pew Research [download page] on teens' social media habits and experiences. Close to 1 in 8 teens say they often spend...
Fully 85% of US LGBTQ consumers agree that corporations that support LGBTQ equality are more important than ever, and 78% agree that they tend to support companies that market to and support the LGBTQ community. That's according to Community Marketing and Insights'...
Recent research has shown that retail marketers are increasing their spending on younger generations - and a new study indicates that it isn't just retail marketers prioritizing youth over older adults. A survey [download page] of almost 300 brand marketers by INTO...
Some 35% of American adults believe that CEOs have a responsibility to speak about issues that are important to society, and 42% believe that CEOs now have more of a responsibility to speak out than they used to, according to a study from Weber Shandwick [pdf]...
Advertisers may be missing out on the potential benefits of advertising that better represents the LGBT community, according to YouGov research. The market research firm finds that LGBT consumers are more apt than the public as a whole to respond to advertising by...
Amazon continues to sweep up the accolades: the brand is now the best-perceived among LGBT consumers, according to recent data from YouGov BrandIndex, unseating former champion Tesla, which fell to 35th place this year. PBS (25.5) comes in second, followed closely by...
For 16% of American adults, a company's reputation for social responsibility has a strong effect on the decisions about what to buy and who to do business with, per results from a Harris Poll survey of more than 2,000 US adults. While that's outweighed by the 20% for...
Source: Community Marketing, Inc. (CMI) [download page] Notes: LGBT websites and blogs remain the most popular form of media among Millennial (born 1981-1997) LGBTs, as they were last year, according to CMI's latest annual survey, which finds network and cable TV...
Source: Nielsen [download page] Notes: LGBT households (those with at least one member identifying as LGBT) are more likely than non-LGBT households to shop at specialty retail channels such as book stores (index of 172), beverage stores (155), convenience stores...
Amazon.com is this year's top-perceived brand among LGBT consumers, jumping from the #6 spot last year, according to the latest Buzz rankings from YouGov. Apple (#2) and Samsung (#5) both improved in cracking the top 5, while Subway (#7) made its first entry into the...
Apple is back on top as the world's most valuable brand, according to the 10th annual "BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands" report from WPP and Millward Brown. With a total brand value of almost $247 billion, representing a 67% year-over-year rise, Apple soared...
Navigating algorithm updates, platform changes, and new technology appear to be concerns for local marketers this...
More Americans are “stacking” subscription video-on-demand services (SVOD). While 84% of internet users have access to...
Baby Boomers still hold a significant portion of purchase power in the US. Approximately 1 in 6 Americans is...
The American affluent population is getting bigger and wealthier, reveals Ipsos in its latest study of the affluent...
Gay men and lesbians favor certain terms over others when it comes to their use by corporations, according to...
Americans settled into the Summer heat last month by increasingly visiting retail and gaming sites, according to the...