Year: 2020

By: Jackie Lorch Vice President of Global Knowledge Management Social, economic and health restrictions and lockdowns have changed so many facets of our daily lives, from how we consume entertainment to where we work and shop. Our Global Consumer Trends COVID-19 Edition: The New Normal explored many of these changes, including the advance of telemedicine…

Though concern about the coronavirus seems to both be abating slightly and becoming more polarized by partisanship in recent weeks, American voters are souring on President Trump’s handling of the crisis and coalescing around the idea that we will not be getting back to normal life any time soon. At the same time, despite Trump’s…

By: Steven Millman SVP Research and Operations – Dynata Advertising Solutions The COVID-19 pandemic has brands questioning what messages are most effective, and which ones might do more harm than good. How can brands stay authentic and stand out in a competitive landscape where everyone is trying to maintain their relevance? And most importantly, how…

Dynata CEO Gary Laben joined NBC Bay Area again to share findings from the Global Consumer Trends COVID-19 Edition: The New Normal. Part 1: Changing trends in working from home, telemedicine and live entertainment. How do these behaviors vary across geographical area, and which are likely to stay following the pandemic?   Part 2: How…

By: Jackie Lorch Vice President of Global Knowledge Management Alongside the dramatic changes in our daily lives brought on by the Coronavirus pandemic, our work lives have undergone a transformation as well. From where we “go to work” and how much we are getting done to how those unemployed during the pandemic plan to rejoin…

By: Jackie Lorch Vice President of Global Knowledge Management   The COVID-19 pandemic has created drastic change in the world around us, causing an unprecedented shift in consumer behavior across all parts of our lives. Now, with many countries approaching or passing the peak of infection, we’re thinking about our “new normal” – but what…

By: Pete Cape Director, Global Knowledge We all hope for a speedy exit to the current pandemic, and that perhaps we will be better prepared should the need arise again in the future. The question arises, what sort of world will we emerge into? Or will we simply revert to our previous state? In order…

By: Pete Cape Director, Global Knowledge I wrote in my first blog on March 26 on research in the time of COVID-19 why I believed our samples wouldn’t fundamentally change. Having had time to look at some hard data, I can tell you we are not observing large upward changes in what we call “starts,”…

By: Pete Cape Director, Global Knowledge A number of market research projects will be stalled, unable to do fieldwork. Almost all face-to-face fieldwork, most mall or hall tests and many telephone interviews (especially those using central location call centres) will not be happening. But the need for data now is, arguably, greater than ever. What…

By: Pete Cape Director, Global Knowledge This is the question on the minds of many brands today: In these times of pandemic, just how “normal” can we be? Say a company decides to do some new product research, although this could also apply to almost any form of market research. Should they consider: Just the…