Changing Trends in the Conversations Surrounding Earth Day and the Environment
by Hephzibah Dutt on April 29, 2022
From postponed weddings to the cancellation of international sporting events, the onset of the pandemic derailed events, movements, and agendas across the globe. For some, (like Tokyo’s ghost-town version of the Olympics) there are no redos. Others, like BTS and numerous entertainers, …
5 Key Factors For Spotting Consumer Trends With Social Listening
by Derek Franks on December 20, 2021
Fellow trendspotter! You live your life in data and you need to keep track of the next breakout consumer trends for your brand or business. You may have already turned to social analytics tools to watch a trend about to go viral online ahead of time. But sometimes social media researc …
The Beginner’s Guide to Spotting Consumer Trends Early
by Derek Franks on November 16, 2021
Avocado toast. The Instagram Aesthetic. Milk Crate Challenge. You know them. They exploded onto the cultural landscape with hardly any warning and became mainstream seemingly overnight. Some are still around. Some, thankfully, are not. In 2021 and beyond, consumer trends don’t wait …
15 Product Trend Questions Social Listening Can Answer
by Derek Franks on June 28, 2021
One of the top questions we get asked about our social listening platform is: “how can we use this data?” Well, one of the biggest, top-secret ways to use social listening is for predictive analytics. Believe it or not, social data shouldn’t just focus on performance and past data. …
Who are the World’s Most Trusted Brands and Why? (Updated for 2021)
by Derek Franks on May 25, 2021
Many of you out there may wonder: “is my company trusted?” In fact, it’s a question that leads many of our client partners to look into our social listening platform to find out. It’s a critical question because if people trust your brand, they will buy it. But not just that. They w …
State of Social Media 2021
by Derek Franks on November 30, 2020
Part 1: What Social Analytics Can Teach You About Consumer Behavior The online conversations that take place across the social media landscape reveal how audiences express themselves in different ways depending on the channel.
Consumer Experiences in a Pandemic World: What Brands Need to Know
by Derek Franks on October 26, 2020
Like it or not, 2020 changed consumers. Possibly for good. The sooner you accept it and adapt, the better. The pandemic upended normal life and crushed supply chains, presenting new and often unwelcome obstacles for businesses everywhere. No where else was this more felt than in ret …
How to Find CPG Insights with Social Listening
by Nicole Yancy on July 29, 2020
The ultimate challenge for CPG brands: understanding why people choose one product over the other. Is it the packaging? The ingredients? The flavors? Or does it have to do with something more profound?
Streaming Trends 2020: 4 Key Questions Answered by Social Listening
by Derek Franks on June 24, 2020
Netflix transformed the way we are entertained. You can now stream any show or movie you want to any device as long as you have a decent wifi signal. New innovators are cashing in. Disney+, AppleTV+, HBO Max recently joined Hulu and Amazon Prime Video as competitors to take on Netflix …
Build Brilliant Reports Using Social Listening (+ Free Templates)
by Derek Franks on May 11, 2020
Your task: find insights on your brand, brand’s campaign, customers, competitors, sales projections, or other key measurements using social data, then use that data in reports. You might already be familiar with how powerful social listening insights can be for your reporting, and t …
5 Tips for Analyzing Coronavirus Conversations on Social Media
by Infegy Research Team on April 7, 2020
Even with the best crystal ball on the market, no one could have predicted a pandemic would completely upend the way of life for people everywhere. The Coronavirus, and the disease COVID-19 have rapidly changed people’s experiences- how they consume, feel, buy and live their lives. …
Quarantine Life
by Infegy Research Team on March 30, 2020
How Consumers Talk About Their Lives While Social Distancing The Coronavirus has moved many people inside their homes transforming how they live, behave, interact, consume and buy. With one-third of the global population under lockdown, this is a strange time for people that all compa …
What Brands Need To Know About Coronavirus
by Infegy Research Team on March 24, 2020
Part I: Conversation Overview + Trends It’s an uncertain time. Understanding consumer conversation and how people feel is more important than ever. The coronavirus and the illness COVID-19 has moved into our world and swiftly changed how consumers and brands think, feel and act.
Social Insights Reveal How Gen Z Shops, Buys and Talks Online
by Derek Franks on February 24, 2020
Gen Z has an estimated $143 billion in buying power in the US alone. Unpredictable as they may seem, this generation talks online more than any other generation before them. If you listen to what they say about themselves, you can position your brand to compete for their coveted bu …
Social Insights Reveal Dramatic Shifts in Automotive Consumer Trends
by Derek Franks on January 20, 2020
The way people think about cars and the process of buying cars has changed. From electric vehicles to online car buying (and car delivery!) there has been a drastic shift in the car buying experience-- including the question of whether people will buy cars at all.
Who are the World’s Most Trusted Brands and Why? (Updated for 2020)
by Derek Franks on January 9, 2020
Consumer trust in a brand is almost as valuable as their dollars. If people trust your brand, they will buy it. They’ll remain loyal to you. They may even become brand advocates or super fans. If consumer trust isn’t maintained, people become disenfranchised from you. They may swi …