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Our Thought Leadership
Strengthen your long-term strategies by incorporating macro trends and broader industry insights. In our blog posts we share our thought leadership on various aspects of the Consumer Experience Journey plus other topics to enhance your decision making.
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Feb 21, 20244 min read
The 7+1 phases of your Consumer Journey — Essential insights brands need to succeed
Identify the insights you need for 7 phases of your consumer journey to grow loyalty, ROI and sales. Transform your strategies for success.
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Feb 2, 20241 min read
🔉 Podcast: Importance of Consumer and Market Insights
Uzma Rauf's "Consumer Insights Podcast" with Stravito delved into a variety of topics critical for marketers and insights professionals
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Jun 13, 20234 min read
Unlocking Your Full Customer Journey: Why Comprehensive Understanding is Essential
For brands to thrive they must know and activate across all critical touchpoints of their Consumers full experience journeys.
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May 31, 20233 min read
Go Beyond Demographics: Get Higher ROIs with Nuanced Consumer Journey Mapping
In today's dynamic business landscape, understanding your customers comprehensively is critical for driving higher returns on investment...
uzmakrauf
May 24, 20233 min read
Staying Ahead of the Curve: Decoding Unpredictable Customer Behavior
In the ever-evolving landscape of consumer behavior, one thing remains constant: change. Today's customers are more diverse, digitally...
uzmakrauf
May 11, 20232 min read
Trading Down or Trading Up: How Is Your Brand Managing Shifts in Consumer Loyalty?
Persistent inflation has sparked significant behavior changes across American income groups. The ongoing budget pressures have resulted...
uzmakrauf
Nov 8, 20223 min read
Consumers are excited for the holidays — how will inflation impact them?
With inflation at a four-decade high since March this year, consumers have been readjusting how they spend, including trading down to...
uzmakrauf
Sep 1, 20222 min read
Consumers are bifurcated – some pulling back, while others spend more. Why?
With record high inflation, lower income households are now cutting back or trading down, while higher income continue to buy almost like...
uzmakrauf
Aug 6, 20221 min read
Do you know why managing Consumer Confidence is so critical for managing inflation?
It’s because people behave based on how they “feel”. If we feel things are going to get worse, and prices will go up ↠ we could start...
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Aug 1, 20222 min read
How are insurgent brands winning disproportionately in Consumer Products?
Bain & Co define Insurgent brands as those with sales of $25 million+ and outgrowing their category 10 X. Their research (Mar 2022) found...
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Jul 6, 20222 min read
To better sell to Black consumers, understand their heritage
Where people come from and grew up eating and doing, matters to them. Most ethnic groups have strong buying preferences tied to their...
uzmakrauf
Jun 11, 20222 min read
Record inflation of +8.6% in May’22 challenging Consumers and Policy Makers
A new 40-year inflation growth record of +8.6% vs last year was set this May with ongoing price increases for gas, shelter, groceries,...
uzmakrauf
Mar 10, 20221 min read
10 lessons from the first two years of COVID-19
McKinsey shares 10 lessons from the first two years of COVID-19 on the 2nd anniversary of World Health Organization (WHO) declaring...
uzmakrauf
Feb 5, 20221 min read
Purchase decisions are often based on emotion vs logic - do you know which moments matter?
Getting a consumer to have the best emotional outcome in their journey for each moment that matters is key to driving sales. Forrester...
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Jan 4, 20222 min read
How does your BRAND resonate with today’s demanding, discerning customer?
With so much change, especially these last 2 years of the pandemic, it’s important to revisit your brand’s relevance for your customers...
uzmakrauf
Dec 16, 20212 min read
$300 billion revenue opportunity by serving the Black consumer
“For decades, Black consumers have been regularly overlooked by companies that don’t see them as a priority demographic. Black consumers...
uzmakrauf
Dec 4, 20211 min read
Asian Americans will be USA's largest immigrant group by 2055
US Demographics - Asian Americans growth
uzmakrauf
Nov 4, 20211 min read
Covid-19 shifted priorities to personal networks
COVID-19 Lockdown has led to a shift in people’s priorities, with more value now placed on family and health (smaller network), and less...
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