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How to navigate the ‘messy middle’ with video marketing

Opinion • Rohit Arora, February 2021

Using Google research on the ‘messy middle’ between intention and purchase, Rohit Arora delves into six ways to use video media to pull through the complexity.

The WARC Guide to communicating value

Article • WARC Best Practice, February 2021

A summary of new thinking and best practice on communicating value.

Behavioural science toolkit to aid pricing and value communication

Article • Crawford Hollingworth, Leoné Mescal and Liz Barker, The Behavioural Architects, February 2021

Looks at how to leverage behavioural science in communicating price and help signal or optimise value.

Alternative proteins: Nudging consumers toward adoption in the food-tech revolution

Article • Dr Boon Chong Lim and Jeremy Sim, WARC Exclusive, February, 2021

Nanyang Technological University’s Dr Boon Chong Lim and Prototyping Lab Aufhaven’s Jeremy Sim examine how alternative proteins, considered the next wave of food innovation, can be successfully marketed.

The use of branding strategies to increase the uptake of modern contraception among Kenyan youth

Research Paper • Alejandra Leyton, Paul Hutchinson and Anastasia Mirzoyants, Int. Journal of Market Research, Vol. 63, No. 1, 2021, pp. 15-26

Building brand equity is a strategic process that can boost normative and behavior change campaigns. However, the use of brand equity within the social and health sciences remains an under-researched field in lower income countries.

Using immersion research and people-driven design to improve behavior change programs

Research Paper • Dee Jupp, Int. Journal of Market Research, Vol. 63, No. 1, 2021, pp. 9-14

This research note describes the use of immersion research in combination with people-driven design as an alternative approach to tackling intransigent behavior change challenges.

Africa’s heterogeneous middle class: A 10-city study of consumer lifestyle indicators

Research Paper • James Lappeman, Lara du Plessis, Emma Ho, Ellen Louw and Paul Egan, Int. Journal of Market Research, Vol. 63, No. 1, 2021, pp. 58-85

Income and living standards measures have long been used in market research and marketing in Africa. This study examined a set of lifestyle indicators (both belongings and behaviors) to determine their success in profiling middle-class consumers in sub-Saharan Africa.

Co-designing social marketing programs with “bottom of the pyramid” citizens

Research Paper • David Schmidtke, Sharyn Rundle-Thiele, Krzysztof Kubacki and Georgette Leah Burns, Int. Journal of Market Research, Vol. 63, No. 1, 2021, pp. 86-105

The significant challenges associated with adapting and delivering the co-design process with Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP) citizens are considered in this article, which tests a new "Empathy Building" step within the Trischler et al.

redBus: Bang Toyib Returns

Case Study • MMA Smarties, Silver, Indonesia, 2020

redBus, an online bus ticketing platform, used digital video to convince Indonesians of the certainty that redBus provides to those looking to travel by bus.

How brand leaders can hold on to their advantage

Opinion • Andrew Wardlaw, January 2021

Throughout 2020, brand leaders in fast moving categories put on sales and share as shoppers defaulted to the familiar while challengers were put on the backburner. But the dynamics are set to change once again. MMR’s Andy Wardlaw talks to behavioural psychologist Dr Sara Bru Garcia to find out how things might play out in the year ahead.

ODEON: Digital Customer Experience

Case Study • DMA (UK), Gold, 2020

ODEON Cinemas, a cinema company, set out to extend the emotive, joyful experience of a cinema visit all the way from the ticket booking journey to the point of consideration.

The behavioural science guide to making and breaking habits

Article • Crawford Hollingworth and Liz Barker, The Behavioural Architects, January 2021

To get 2021 behavioural change goals off to a better start, The Behavioural Architects have brought together the latest thinking from behavioural scientists, neuroscientists, psychologists and practitioners to provide a practical toolkit for how to make and break habits in the new normal.

Where are we going to be?

Article • Trajectory, Research on WARC, January, 2021

This report by Trajectory looks at how the COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on daily life, particularly in terms of location and proximity.

The WARC Guide to new research in marketing

Article • WARC Best Practice, January 2021

A summary of new thinking and best practice on new research in marketing.

White Claw’s Twitch activation was the big bang of 2020 trends

News • 06 January 2021

With a livestream in which participants could control an arcade-style ‘claw’ to claim prizes delivered that same day, recent Twitch activity from White Claw, the US’s #1 hard seltzer brand, points a way to the future of live events.

The Post Pandemic Consumer

Article • Trajectory, Research on WARC, January, 2021

Trajectory has gathered extensive data on COVID-19's impact on consumer behaviour and psychology.

From DIY To DEY Economy: Behavioural shifts in the post-lockdown world

Opinion • Charu Aggarwal Harish, December 2020

Havas Group’s Charu Aggarwal Harish outlines the opportunities for brands in Asia in meeting the demands of a consumer base defined by “Do Everything Yourself”.

Disrupting system 1 thinking: Better science for smarter marketing

Research Paper • Rich Timpone, Vinod Venkatraman, Tamara Ansons, Davide Baldo, Manuel Garcia-Garcia, Ornella Godard, Martin Schoeller, Colin Strong, ESOMAR Conference papers, Insights Festival, 2020

Market research company Ipsos challenged conventional wisdom in System 1 and System 2 thinking, and its applications in marketing, to build a new model for understanding human experience and decision-making.

The power of bad: Turning bad news into transformative stories for business and brands

Research Paper • Grant Feller, Leanne Tomasevic, ESOMAR Conference papers, Insights Festival, 2020

Global strategic consultancy Truth Consulting took a journalistic approach and highlighted bad news in its storytelling to grab more attention and appeal to certain emotions.

The consumer matrix: How to save the humans – Placing humans at the heart of everything we do

Research Paper • Gabriela McCoy, ESOMAR Conference papers, Insights Festival, 2020

Spirits company Bacardi recruited a panel based on social media activity to discover how its brands could enhance 'moments that matter' among drinkers in the US.

Avoiding grocery greenwashing: how to activate sustainability effectively

Article • Callum Saunders, WARC Exclusive, December 2020

With sustainability more a concern to consumers, grocery brands need to avoid ‘greenwashing’.

Post COVID-19: A brand blueprint for the future

Research Paper • Rossana Dell’Isola, Veronica Mayne, ESOMAR Conference papers, Insights Festival, 2020

Beyond Research Italy, joined forces with insight agencies worldwide to develop global guidelines to empower brands in the post-COVID-19 age.

The role of culture in a global crisis: Understanding how identities and values shape behaviour

Article • Radhecka Roy, Research on WARC, December 2020

The global coronavirus pandemic has disrupted life, livelihoods and health across countries and cultures.

Lifebuoy: Delivering hygiene one meal at a time

Case Study • Ajay Mehta, Advait Purandare, Sanaa Jummal, WARC Media Awards, Entrant, Effective Use of Partnerships and Sponsorships, 2020

Soap brand Lifebuoy partnered with food-delivery app Swiggy to build relevance for Lifebuoy hand wash and bring about behavioural change in India by encouraging customers to wash their hands before eating.

BT: Democratising pricing insight

Research Paper • MRS Awards Papers, Winner, MRS Award for Insight Management, 2020

BT, a telecommunications brand, partnered with DecTech to create a single point of view on pricing, thereby democratising pricing insights across every level of the organisation.

The Marketer's Toolkit 2021: Navigate through uncertainty

Article • WARC Exclusive, November 2020

The Marketer’s Toolkit 2021 is a guide to six major challenges facing brands in the year ahead.
Which new behaviors will stick after the COVID-19 crisis ends?

Article • Stephen Whiteside, WARC Exclusive, April 2020

Kantar, the research firm, conducted in-depth analysis of how consumer habits are evolving due to COVID-19, and suggested some of these behaviors will remain in place.
The long-term impact of COVID-19 on consumer behaviour

Article • William Hanmer-Lloyd and Stephanie Watson, WARC Exclusive, April 2020

COVID-19 has the potential to disrupt consumer purchase behaviour, and to drive the uptake of new brands across all categories over the long-term.
Applying behavioural science to the coronavirus outbreak: Four key implications for brands

Article • Ashok Sethi, WARC Exclusive, February 2020

The novel coronavirus outbreak is causing one of the most widespread behaviour shifts in recent times – Illuminera Institute’s Ashok Sethi highlights what marketers can draw from behavioural science theories and how it can be applied to marketing strategies as new behaviours unlock new triggers.
The WARC Guide to e-commerce and the future of effectiveness

Article • WARC Best Practice, August 2020

A summary of new thinking and best practice on e-commerce and the future of effectiveness, from the WARC Guide.
The WARC Guide to Marketing in the gaming ecosystem

Article • WARC Best Practice, September 2020

A summary of new thinking and best practice on marketing in the gaming ecosystem, from the WARC Guide.