Advertising best practice, evidence and insights

Bouncing back from COVID-19: Five data-driven strategies for SEA marketers

Article • Stephanie Caunter and Simon Samuel, WARC Exclusive, March 2020

Marketers can still bounce back despite the COVID-19 outbreak threatening an economic decline in Southeast Asia; digital marketing agency ADA shares five strategies for marketers to navigate through this period of economic uncertainty.

Nearly 90% of consumers have changed their behaviour because of COVID-19

Data • Rob Clapp, WARC Data Points, March 2020

An overview of changes in consumer behaviour because of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in eight Asia Pacific markets and the UK and US.

E-commerce shopping more frequent because of COVID-19

Data • Rob Clapp, WARC Data Points, March 2020

An overview of whether consumers are more frequently shopping online rather than in-store as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Spending less, living well: How consumers are redefining a good life

Article • Anna Shin, WARC Exclusive, May 2020

R/GA Singapore’s Anna Shin maps out how the consumer definition of happiness and satisfaction has changed thanks to COVID-19, and how brands need to adapt to thrive.

Overcoming fear and creating a sense of belonging: Brand purpose in the time of coronavirus

Article • Kunal Sinha , WARC Exclusive, March 2020

Kunal Sinha shares his insights on how brand purpose can be meaningfully pursued amid a context of fear and uncertainty.

How Alderfer’s E.R.G. Theory can inform post-coronavirus strategy for brands

Article • Dr. Mansur Khamitov, WARC Exclusive, February 2020

Psychologist Clayton Alderfer’s ERG motivational theory of human behaviour offers marketers a potential framework for charting steps forward in uncertain times – Nanyang Business School’s Mansur Khamitov talks through how brands can map out a positive path forward.