Recent developments and the imminent progress towards a COVID vaccine are promising, but most consumers surveyed are not waiting for a vaccine to travel—and an increasing number of travelers say it OK to travel now, according to new research from management consulting...
As purchase preferences continue to morph during the resurging COVID era, brands and businesses need to get on board with the fact that their customer service communications are emerging as the key factor for customer satisfaction and brand loyalty. Consumers across...
A majority of women in a new survey from fintech firm daVinci Payments do not expect everyday life post-COVID to return to normal until 2022 or beyond, and suggests that women will be overwhelmingly embracing online and mobile shopping this holiday season—and this...
Brands around the world are struggling to find ways to stay visible and stay relevant for consumers during the ever-evolving COVID crisis, and new research from language and behavioral science agency Schwa reveals which countries are having best results—and offers...
We’ve been living in the digital age for a while now, but not until 2020 has digital become so urgent and essential. Indeed, new research from enterprise strategy firm SAP, with research partner IDC Canada, reveals that companies that were well into their digital...
COVID depression is setting in again, and this time it’s likely to disrupt the most wonderful time of the year—and the most important, for brands and retailers. New research from professional services network KPMG found that consumers plan on buying fewer gifts and...
As journalists look for better ways to report in the COVID age, new research from PR and financial communications and marketing firm Prosek Partners offers insights on how business reporters find and work with sources as the impact of the pandemic continues to limit...
Content has long been king, and times of crisis are when a king’s full power is put on display. Smart communicators are taking notice of the rising reliance on digital during the COVID pandemic, and are reaching their audiences by boosting their digital content output...
Employees have been through the wringer this year, shifting for the first time to a virtually 100 percent work from home lifestyle. New research from employee experience software company Limeade revisits the firm’s 2020 Employee Care Report from March, comparing...
It’s certainly no surprise that “access and affordability to healthcare” and “communicable/infectious disease containment and prevention” were tied as the top two priorities of people worldwide during the COVID crisis, according to a new global survey. Unfortunately,...
As COVID once again infiltrates our societal fabric, brands and businesses must again pivot to remain relevant as consumers’ preferences are forced to change—and much of this adaptation will be in how they choose to communicate. New research from cloud communications...
As COVID gains strength again, and with brands facing an all-important holiday season, consumers are once more shifting their behaviors. The fact is, many are unsure what they should do now, and they’re looking to brands for help—and will surely be rewarding the ones...